PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draiman has chosen stricken as his entrance music. David Draiman struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Felix Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smith
vs
Draiman

190 cm
19
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Draiman!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Draiman looks gassed!
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Draiman. Draiman gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith lands a nice hook to Draiman's body. Draiman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Draiman shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith digs a good hook to Draiman's body.
Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smith lands a nice hook to Draiman's body. Draiman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!

Smith drops Draiman with a beautiful combination! Draiman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!

It looks like David Draiman has been cut.
Smith lands a jab to Draiman's midsection.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a jab to Draiman's midsection.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Felix Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Draiman is defended easily by Smith.
Felix Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Draiman.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draiman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Draiman backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Draiman. Draiman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Draiman is just out of range.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Draiman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith stalks Draiman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Draiman's face. Draiman staggers backwards, shaken.
Draiman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a hook. Draiman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Draiman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draiman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Draiman takes one to the chin there.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Draiman doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith looks to land a combination but Draiman avoids it well.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draiman in his tracks.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Draiman backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Draiman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith clobbers Draiman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith cracks Draiman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Draiman fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Draiman off the cage and back into rage.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draiman.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Draiman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith throws a series of punches but Draiman moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith digs a good hook to Draiman's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Draiman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Draiman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Felix Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Smith.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith throws a body punch but Draiman moves out of range.
Draiman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Felix Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Draiman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a hook.
Smith scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Draiman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draiman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Draiman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Draiman takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Draiman needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Draiman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Draiman avoids the body shot from Smith.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Draiman's head back.
Draiman shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Draiman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith swings for the body but Draiman moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draiman fails with a takedown attempt.
Felix Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Draiman.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith is working the combinations to good effect here.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Draiman shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Draiman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Draiman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Draiman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draiman dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Draiman's head and hops out.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draiman moves away.
Draiman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draiman can do to turn this around?
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Draiman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draiman looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Felix Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Draiman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Draiman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a series of punches but Draiman avoids them all with ease.
Draiman dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Draiman shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Draiman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Draiman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draiman circles away quickly and effectively.
Draiman avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith leaves Draiman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Draiman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David Draiman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draiman shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draiman at a distance.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Draiman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Draiman.
Smith lands a nice hook to Draiman's body. Draiman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that Draiman avoids nicely.
Draiman shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Draiman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith thuds his right hand into Draiman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Draiman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Draiman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
David Draiman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felix Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Smith!