PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Draper (ranked 4277 p4p, 2917 weight class) and Edgar Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draper comes to the cage accompanied by Asshole. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Draper
vs
Bravo

180 cm
24
158
1 - 3 - 0

176 cm
30
155
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sterling Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper connects with a right hand. Bravo shakes it off.
Draper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Draper cracks Bravo with a good jab.
Draper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bravo tries to counter with a clinch but Draper shakes him off and moves away.
Draper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draper misses the jab.
Bravo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Draper.
Nice uppercut there from Draper.
Bravo leaves Draper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Draper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Draper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draper has his takedown stuffed
and Bravo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sterling Draper. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sterling Draper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draper throws a hook but Bravo avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draper.
Bravo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Draper fails with a takedown attempt.

Draper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bravo pushes Draper off looking to stand but Draper dives back in and keeps control.
Draper is trying to control. Bravo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to get back to his feet.

Draper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Draper stops Bravo from getting back to his feet.
Draper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Draper trying to control the action but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Draper is nestled in close to Bravo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Draper wants to pass the guard but Bravo is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draper.
Bravo pushes Draper off looking to stand but Draper dives back in and keeps control.

Draper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bravo defends it well.
Draper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Draper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bravo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Draper trying to control the action but Bravo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draper moves nicely into side control.
Draper trying to control the action but Bravo is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Draper lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bravo defending against the ground and pound.
Bravo is pushing Draper's head away, looking to escape. Draper manages to hold on to the position though.
Draper postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Draper working the body and head with strikes.
Draper controls the position from side control.
Bravo pushes Draper away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Draper gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Draper landing strikes.
Draper passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bravo!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Draper dominated that round.
That's time! Draper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Draper shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Draper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Bravo is looking to escape.
Bravo is not content to let Draper control the position.
Draper drops an elbow to the side of Bravo's head.
Bravo is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draper has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bravo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bravo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bravo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Draper lands a nice shot to the head.
Draper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bravo is looking to escape.
Draper landing shots from mount.
Draper landing punches.

Draper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Draper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bravo hang on?
Draper breaks from Bravo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draper lands a big shot there that rocks Bravo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Draper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bravo is in a horrible position here. Draper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Bravo is rocked!

Draper is working for a guillotine from mount but Bravo frees his head quite easily.
Draper trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Draper goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bravo is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Draper has an active guard here but Bravo has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bravo lands a nice short elbow.
Sterling Draper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draper tries to get to full guard but Bravo has control of the leg.
Bravo is keen to just control but Draper is a slippery customer.
Draper is looking to control Bravo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Draper avoid being mounted?

Bravo stands up out of the half guard.
Sterling Draper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo checks a leg kick.
Bravo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Draper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Draper trying to control the action but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Draper is pressing down on Bravo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bravo is holding on for now.
Draper controlling the action here.
Draper wants to take a breather but Bravo is having none of it.
Bravo is trying to stand up here but Draper is controlling him well.
Draper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bravo is trying to stand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Draper dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Draper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravo counters with a nice body shot.
Bravo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bravo tries to counter with a clinch but Draper shakes him off and moves away.
Draper shoots in and drives through. Bravo sprawls well.
Bravo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Draper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bravo napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Bravo throws Draper to one side and escapes!
Draper lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Draper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sterling Draper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draper misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
Bravo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Draper shoots in and gets a takedown into Bravo's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper passes Bravo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Draper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draper is trying to control. Bravo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Draper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bravo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Bravo kicks off Draper and gets to his feet.
Draper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bravo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bravo defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bravo. No joy for Draper on that attempt.
Bravo tries to counter by closing the distance.

Draper drives through with a takedown into Bravo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Draper from controlling successfully.
Draper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Draper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bravo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bravo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Draper is controlling him.
Draper trying to move into half guard but instead Bravo has managed to sweep!

Draper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper thows a huge punch but Bravo dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Draper lands a nice short elbow.
Draper lands with a punch from half guard.
Draper is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Draper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Draper trying to control the action but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Draper stops Bravo from getting back to his feet.
Draper working Bravo over with strikes.
Sterling Draper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper is looking to take a break and control but Bravo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draper moves nicely into side control.
Draper content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Draper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bravo is trying to buck Draper off.
Edgar Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sterling Draper.
Well Draper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sterling Draper!
Sterling Draper thanked the fans post fight for their support.