PBP Commentary

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

Blah
vs
Draven

183 cm
21
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

173 cm
26
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamath Blah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blah checks a low kick from Draven.
Draven dodges the punch combination from Blah.
Blah misses with a left hand
and Draven counters with a nice body kick.
Blah really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Draven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blah moves out of range of the body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Draven - the referee stops the clock and Blah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Draven. Blah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draven misses with a lunging right hand
and Blah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Draven is looking to land body kicks.
Blah's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Blah duly obliges.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
Blah is breathing heavily.
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 moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blah avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Blah does no damage.
Blah blocks a head kick by Draven.
Blah avoids the head kick by Draven.
Blah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Draven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Blah just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draven scrambles back to his feet.
Blah misses the body punch
and Draven counters with a good low kick that Blah was not able to check.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven connects with a nice looking jab.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Draven. Blah shrugs it off though.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven takes a swing at Blah's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Draven.
Blah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Draven under the eye.
Blah misses the jab.
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Blah sees coming a mile off.
Draven misses with a double jab
and Blah counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blah connects with the punch.
Draven looks for the body kick but Blah saw that one coming.
Blah avoids the head kick by Draven.
Draven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Draven misses with a combination
and Blah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blah thuds his right hand into Draven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blah to score with a decent uppercut.
Draven throws a head kick but Blah moves out of range.
Blah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Draven throws a push kick but Blah slaps the foot to one side.
Blah connects with a single shot there.
Draven is looking to slow Blah down with leg kicks.
Draven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blah counters with a straight right hand.
Blah lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draven's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draven scrambles back to his feet.
Blah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blah misses with a double jab.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Blah - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blah.
Blah moves out of range of the body kick.
Blah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s 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 takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Blah does it's job there.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draven.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Blah thows a body shot but no joy.
Blah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draven's head backwards.
Blah scores with a jab to the body.
Draven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Draven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blah checks a low kick from Draven.
Blah lands with an overhand left.
Blah moves out of range as Draven throws a body kick.
Blah lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draven lands with a hook. Blah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Draven takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blah fails to land with a series of punches.
Blah swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Blah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Blah sees coming a mile off.
Blah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Draven throws a poor cross that misses
and Blah counters with a series of strikes. Draven will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blah works Draven's body with a nice hook.
Blah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Draven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab, jab by Blah - just one landing.
Draven throws a body kick that misses.
Draven tries to land a leg kick but Blah saw it coming and moves away.
Draven scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a series of punches but Blah moves out of range.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blah lands a right hook to the body.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blah throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Blah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Draven misses with a kick to the body.
Blah lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blah lunges at Draven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draven's hand.
Draven takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blah takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draven does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blah blocks a leg kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blah stuns Draven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Draven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blah connects with a right hand. Draven shakes it off.
Blah lands a nice looking body shot.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Draven misses with a body shot
enabling Blah to counter with a crisp jab.
Blah throws a shot to the body.
Blah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Draven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blah scores with the left hand. Draven knows he should have avoided that one.
Blah checks the leg kick.
Blah scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blah blocks the body kick.
Blah connects with a body shot.
Draven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Draven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draven throws a head kick but Blah moves out of range.
Blah tests Draven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blah lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blah lands a nice hook to Draven's body. Draven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draven closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blah circles away.
Blah 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.

Mamath Blah 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!

Draven throws a combination that misses
and Draven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Draven slips under a jab from Blah.
Draven throws a chopping leg kick but Blah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draven throws out a leg kick but Blah moves out of range and Draven only half commits.
Draven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blah lunges at Draven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draven's hand.
Draven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blah counters with a left to the body.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Blah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Draven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draven in his tracks.
Blah lands a nice shot that snaps Draven's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blah scores with a body shot.
Draven throws a body kick that misses.
Draven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blah moves out of range of the body kick from Draven.
Blah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Draven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blah lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice cross by Blah.
Draven throws a right hand that misses
and Blah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blah misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven needs to keep his hands up - Blah had a free shot at his head there.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Blah moves out of range easily.
Draven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Blah.
Blah with a hook.
A jab from Blah finds it's way through Draven's defenses.
Draven throws a solid leg kick but Blah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draven.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blah.
Draven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Some bone on bone action there as Blah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a lunging right hand
and Blah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blah connects with a jab.
Draven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Draven has time to react.
Blah cracks Draven with a good jab.
Blah lands the left hand.
Blah's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Blah duly obliges.
Draven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blah throws a one two combo.
Blah will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Draven tried to score with a low kick but Blah checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blah cracks Draven with a right hand to the side of the head.
Draven takes one to the chin there.
Draven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blah thuds a left hand into Draven's body.
Draven misses with a combination
and Blah counters with a series of strikes. Draven will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blah lands with a hook. Draven tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Blah finds it's way through Draven's defenses.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Blah lands.
Draven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Blah stuns Draven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamath Blah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blah 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamath Blah!