PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Halloween (ranked 21894 p4p, 2067 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Halloween
vs
Draven

172 cm
29
150
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
37
158
24 - 12 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Halloween!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halloween connects with a body shot that sends Draven's belly button to the back.
Halloween takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Draven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Halloween's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Draven connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halloween scrambles back to his feet.

Draven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halloween takes a knee to the side of the body.
Halloween lands a nice uppercut.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Draven has closed the distance and engaged Halloween in a clinch.
Halloween misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halloween goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halloween misses with a body punch.
Draven leaning against his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halloween misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halloween struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
Halloween looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Halloween misses with a punch on the inside.
Halloween goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halloween swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halloween lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draven slowing the pace effectively.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloween lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.

Halloween tries to keep at a distance but Draven has taken the fight into the clinch.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Halloween misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Halloween down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halloween. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halloween looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.

Draven forces Halloween back against the cage and clinches.
Halloween misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Halloween fails to land.
Halloween tries to work over Draven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draven taking a breather.
Draven holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Draven.
Draven blocking some punches.
Halloween throws a head punch that misses.
Draven is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Halloween pushes off an throws an elbow but Draven leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draven lands with a cross.
Draven delivers a nice body kick.
Halloween misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Halloween connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Halloween lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.
Draven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halloween at a distance.

Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Halloween fails to land.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloween throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloween throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halloween swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draven scores with a head kick. Halloween tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Halloween throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draven counters with a nice leg kick.
Draven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halloween to score with a decent uppercut.
Draven takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick there by Draven.
Halloween swinging wildly here.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halloween.
Max Halloween seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloween with a jab.
Draven scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloween throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draven counters with a nice leg kick.

Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Halloween tries to work over Draven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halloween throws a head punch that misses.
Halloween tries to work over Draven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draven is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven effectively controlling the action here.
Halloween tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draven blocks an elbow strike.
Draven slows down the pace here.
Draven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Draven landing knees to the body.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halloween shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Draven counters by moving into the clinch.
Halloween tries a body shot but Draven blocks it.

Draven breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Halloween misses its intended target.
Halloween takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Draven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Draven scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Halloween looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
A big right from Halloween misses.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Halloween's side.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halloween.
Draven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Halloween.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Draven moves into the clinch.
Halloween misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halloween misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice defenses there by Draven.
Draven throws a fast counter high kick but Halloween manages to duck under it in time.
Draven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Halloween.

Halloween is rocked!
Halloween swings widly with a right hand
and Draven counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Halloween is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Halloween seems to have got his legs back now.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Halloween swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Halloween was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Draven.

Draven moves into range and clinches up with Halloween.
Halloween drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draven pulls his leg out and moves away.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halloween.
Halloween takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Draven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halloween loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Halloween. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halloween swings widly with a right hand
and Draven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Draven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Halloween fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Halloween misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halloween misses with the head strike.
Halloween tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halloween struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
Halloween wants to take the fight to the mat but Draven manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Halloween gets tackled into the cage by Draven. Draven maintains the clinch.
Draven blocking some punches.
Halloween tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Halloween. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Halloween being controlled against the cage.
Draven prevents a body shot from Halloween.
Halloween fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draven stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Draven is trying to stall.
Halloween misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Halloween.
Halloween tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven scores with a body shot.
Halloween connects with a jab.

Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halloween thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halloween works Draven's body with a nice hook.
Halloween comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Halloween tries to clinch up.
Halloween fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Halloween lands a jab to Draven's midsection.
Halloween closes the distance and clinches up with Draven, looking for a takedown. Halloween pushes Draven against the cage but Draven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Draven wants to counter with a clinch but Halloween pushes him away.
Draven cracks Halloween with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven throws a front kick that sends Halloween stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Draven rushes Halloween and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Draven just leaning against Halloween, taking a breather.
Halloween misses with an elbow over the top.

Draven breaks the clinch.
Halloween avoids the head kick by Draven.
A punch combination from Halloween misses.
Draven throws a fast counter high kick but Halloween manages to duck under it in time.
Halloween swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Halloween backs up against the cage.
Halloween takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Halloween lands a lovely overhand right.
Draven tries to clinch up but Halloween circles away and keeps his distance.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halloween throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven avoids the body shot from Halloween.
Halloween connects with a crisp jab.
Halloween throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Halloween gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Draven throws a right and a left that Halloween avoids nicely.
Halloween misses with a series of wild punches.

Draven moves into the clinch.
Halloween misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halloween lands a body punch.
Draven avoids the elbow strike from Halloween, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Draven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Draven breaks from the clinch.
Halloween walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halloween swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halloween throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halloween lands a really nice looking cross but Draven seems unphased.
Draven moves forwards but Halloween connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draven forces Halloween back against the cage and clinches.
Draven looking to stall.
Draven blocking some punches.
Come on Draven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Halloween has Draven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Draven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Draven stalls.
A short right from Halloween.
Draven is pushing Halloween up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Draven pushes Halloween back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halloween misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halloween will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Draven effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Draven.
Halloween misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Draven.

Draven gets tackled into the cage by Halloween. Halloween maintains the clinch.
Halloween tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draven's elbow.
Halloween struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
Draven holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven moves in looking to clinch but Halloween pushes him off.

Halloween moves into the clinch.
Halloween letting Draven take a breather here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halloween tries a body shot but Draven blocks it.
Draven is struggling to control the position.
Halloween misses with a body punch.
Max Halloween has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halloween throws a head punch that misses.
Halloween struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Halloween fails to land.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven looks to land a combination. Halloween sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Halloween just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven throws a head kick that Halloween semi-blocks.
Halloween lunges at Draven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draven's hand.
Halloween misses with a straight left.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halloween throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halloween lands a head shot.
Halloween misses with a looping right.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halloween.
Draven stalks Halloween and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Halloween's face. Halloween staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloween throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halloween pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halloween looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halloween misses with a left hand
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halloween throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draven throws a series of strikes that have Halloween backpedaling.
Halloween misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Draven scores with a kick to the body.
Draven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halloween manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draven connects with a body shot that sends Halloween's belly button to the back.
Draven thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Halloween if he has to take too many more of those.
Halloween swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Draven counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Halloween pushes Draven up against the cage in a clinch.
Halloween has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.
Halloween misses with a short punch on the inside.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halloween takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halloween throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Draven.
Well Draven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.