PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and zorrito falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Draven
vs
falcon

180 cm
19
169 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, zorrito falcon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
falcon shoots for a double leg takedown but Draven sprawls well. He's pushed falcon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Draven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but falcon is out of range.
Draven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on falcon. That did some damage!
falcon fails in his attempt to clinch.
falcon shoots in for a double leg but Draven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
falcon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from falcon is defended easily by Draven.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of zorrito falcon.
falcon looks gassed!
falcon shoots in looking for a takedown. Draven tries to sprawl out of it but falcon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Draven manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to falcon's calf.
Draven defends well against a solid takedown attempt from falcon.
falcon shoots in and drives through. Draven sprawls well.
Draven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven lands with a nice body punch.
Draven cracks a nice hook into falcon's ribs.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
falcon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven scores with a three punch combo!
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
falcon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping falcon at a distance.

Draven clinches up with falcon and pushes him back against the cage.
falcon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Draven is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for falcon.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
falcon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Draven avoids it really well and circles away.
Draven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
falcon fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven punishes falcon's body with a nice straight punch.
Draven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of falcon's head.
Draven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and falcon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Draven.
falcon fails to land the takedown.
Draven digs a good body shot into falcon's ribs.
Draven ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draven cracks a nice hook into falcon's ribs.
Draven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
falcon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by falcon.
zorrito falcon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Draven.
falcon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draven finds it's way round the side to connect with falcon's head.
Draven scores with a decent looking hook.
Draven slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt falcon.
falcon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draven pinned against the cage. Draven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draven lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draven.
falcon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Draven lands a head kick!
Draven is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Draven moves into range and clinches up with falcon.

Draven breaks the clinch.
Draven scores with a jab to the body.
Draven lands a nice leg kick that just misses falcon's sensitive parts.
Draven lands the left hand.
Draven scores with a shot to the body.
falcon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Draven's waist but Draven gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing falcon off to one side.

Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
falcon looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draven prevents the takedown attempt.
Draven pushes falcon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Draven works falcon's body with a nice hook.
falcon fails with a takedown attempt.
falcon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Draven throws a right and a left that both miss.
falcon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Draven is looking to wear down falcon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
falcon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Draven circles away.
Jab, jab by Draven - just one landing.
falcon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of zorrito falcon.
falcon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draven is fending him off so far but falcon persists. Nope, Draven circles away and we're back to standing.
falcon tries to move into range but Draven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
falcon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Draven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that falcon can do to turn this around?
falcon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Draven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draven connects with a nice looking jab.
Draven cracks falcon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A low kick from falcon misses
and Draven counters with a left to the body.
Draven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. falcon doesn't seem bothered though.
falcon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Draven.
falcon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draven lands a lovely overhand right.
Draven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Draven scores with a jab to the body.
falcon with a poor takedown
and Draven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven cracks falcon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Draven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Draven feints and then cracks falcon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow falcon down.
Draven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Draven moves into the clinch.
falcon misses with a body punch.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Draven keeps the fight in the clinch, despite falcon's efforts to push away.

Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
falcon tries for a takedown but Draven circles away easily
and Draven counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven closes the distance and lands a one-two.
falcon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
falcon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Draven cracks a nice hook into falcon's ribs.
falcon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Draven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
falcon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Draven!
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Draven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
falcon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
falcon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
falcon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
falcon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
falcon misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.

Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.

Draven breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
falcon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Draven counters with a nice low kick that buckles falcon's knee momentarily.
Draven scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Draven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. falcon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that second round.
That's time! Draven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Draven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab lands there for falcon.
falcon throws out a loose jab but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good leg kick by Draven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
falcon throws a leg kick
and Draven counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
zorrito falcon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven lands a slapping body shot.
Draven jabs at falcon's body.
Draven scores with a jab to the body.

Draven closes the distance and pushes falcon back into the cage.

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
falcon misses with a takedown attempt
and Draven counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
falcon tries for a takedown but Draven circles away easily

and Draven counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Draven.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draven breaks the clinch.
Draven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches falcon on the side of the head.
Draven works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Draven clinches.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
falcon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and falcon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
falcon shoots and misses
and Draven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of zorrito falcon.
Draven slips a straight right by falcon.
Draven catches falcon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Draven lands a head shot.
falcon fails with the takedown
and Draven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
falcon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
falcon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Draven counters with a left to the body.
falcon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Draven closes the distance and lands a one-two.
falcon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Draven.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven is looking to slow falcon down with leg kicks.
falcon with a poor takedown
and Draven counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent falcon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
falcon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draven connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed falcon momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
falcon tries for a takedown but Draven circles away easily
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
falcon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
falcon tries for a takedown but Draven circles away easily
and Draven counters with a leg kick.
zorrito falcon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven catches falcon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Draven closes the distance and lands a one-two.
falcon has his takedown stuffed
and Draven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

falcon is rocked!
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and falcon moves out of range easily.

falcon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. falcon showed some decent athleticism there.

falcon 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

falcon seems to be working for a kimura but Draven defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
falcon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Draven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!