PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Draven
vs
Rafael

176 cm
19
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nando Rafael!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rafael connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Draven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven throws a leg kick
and Rafael counters with a body kick that stops Draven in his tracks momentarily.
Draven throws a poor cross that misses
and Rafael counters with a thumping low kick.
Rafael connects with a solid leg kick.
Rafael throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Draven has his takedown stuffed
and Rafael counters with a good low kick that Draven was not able to check.
Draven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rafael. Rafael obviously looking to wear him down.
Rafael scores with a leg kick.
Rafael plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rafael counters with a nice low kick that buckles Draven's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Draven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Draven takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rafael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rafael throws a head kick that half lands.
Draven misses the body punch
and Rafael counters with a good low kick that Draven was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven shoots and misses
and Rafael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rafael lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draven takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rafael.
Rafael scores with a head kick. Draven tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Draven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Rafael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rafael plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rafael.
Rafael is looking to slow Draven down with leg kicks.
Draven takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rafael scores with a push kick.
Rafael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draven sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rafael.
Rafael lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.
A solid body kick from Rafael.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Draven crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rafael - the referee stops the clock and Draven gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rafael. Draven manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rafael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rafael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rafael connects with an inside leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Draven. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rafael.
Rafael lands a head kick!
Rafael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Draven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rafael is looking to slow Draven down with leg kicks.
Rafael throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rafael.
Rafael lands a nice looking body kick.
Rafael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Rafael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rafael lands a head kick. Draven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rafael lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafael connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rafael.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rafael, right into the meat.
Nando Rafael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rafael feints and then cracks Draven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draven down.
Rafael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rafael, right into the meat.
Rafael scores with a head kick.
Rafael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Draven. That did some damage!
Rafael feints and then cracks Draven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draven down.
Rafael pushes Draven away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rafael scores with a nice body kick.
Draven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rafael. Rafael obviously looking to wear him down.
Draven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Draven 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.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafael scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael thows a body kick. Draven tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rafael scores with a spinning back kick!
Rafael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rafael lands with a kick to the temple. Draven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rafael lands a high kick!
Rafael scores with a kick to the body.
Draven 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 takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rafael lands a high kick!
Draven misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rafael. That's going to slow Draven down.
Rafael lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rafael lands a nice looking kick to the body. Draven takes a step back to recover.
Rafael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nando Rafael dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rafael thumps Draven with a low kick.
Draven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rafael. Rafael obviously looking to wear him down.
Draven 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.
Rafael lands a head kick!
Nando Rafael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draven takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rafael.
Draven on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Draven might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rafael throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rafael.
Rafael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rafael throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Rafael.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rafael.
Rafael throws a nice outside leg kick.
Draven has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rafael.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Rafael.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rafael lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draven's sensitive parts.
Rafael feints and then cracks Draven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draven down.
Draven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rafael.
Rafael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rafael feints and then cracks Draven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draven down.
Rafael throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rafael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Draven's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rafael.
Rafael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draven sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rafael thuds his shin into the meat of Draven's side.
Rafael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rafael, right into the meat.
Rafael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rafael throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rafael throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draven's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rafael.
Draven will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rafael throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Draven takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Draven takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rafael lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.
Rafael connects with a leg kick. Draven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rafael throws a nice head kick!
Rafael cracks the inside of Draven's front leg.
Rafael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rafael connects with a leg kick. Draven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draven with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rafael lands a nice looking body kick.
Draven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Draven takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rafael feints and then cracks Draven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draven down.
Rafael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
Rafael lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rafael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rafael.
Rafael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
Draven throws a poor cross that misses
and Rafael counters with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rafael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rafael.
Rafael dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Draven. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rafael throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rafael. That's going to slow Draven down.
Draven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rafael.
Draven sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Draven.
Rafael is looking to slow Draven down with leg kicks.
Rafael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Draven's calf.
Draven with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rafael counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rafael.
Rafael lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rafael lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.
Rafael lands a head kick!
Draven shoots and misses
and Rafael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Draven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafael throws a front kick that sends Draven stumbling back into the cage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rafael.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafael throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rafael throws a leg kick which misses Draven's front leg but catches the back leg as Draven tries to avoid it.
Rafael lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.
Rafael scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nando Rafael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A thudding body kick lands there by Rafael!
Rafael lands a head kick. Draven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Draven crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rafael - the referee stops the clock and Draven gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rafael. Draven manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid body kick from Rafael.
Rafael scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rafael.
That kick from Rafael tenderised Draven's leg. Draven is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rafael scores with a spinning back kick!
Rafael connects with a leg kick. Draven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rafael thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Draven if he has to take too many more of those.
Draven 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.
Rafael cracks the inside of Draven's front leg.
Rafael lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draven's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rafael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draven takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rafael lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rafael throws a head kick that half lands.
Rafael scores with a head kick. Draven tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Draven doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rafael counters with a nice low kick that buckles Draven's knee momentarily.
Rafael throws a head kick that Draven semi-blocks.
Rafael lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rafael connects with a leg kick. Draven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rafael counters with a nice body kick.
Draven has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rafael.
Rafael connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Crunch! Rafael slams his shin into Draven's torso.
Rafael throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rafael.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Draven crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rafael - the referee stops the clock and Draven gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rafael. Draven manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick there by Rafael.
Rafael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Draven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rafael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rafael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rafael - that will leave a mark!
Rafael throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Draven.
Rafael keeps Draven at a distance using the push kick.
Rafael lands with a slapping head kick.
Draven tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rafael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Draven has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rafael.
Draven takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body kick there by Rafael.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rafael.
Rafael lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rafael.
Rafael throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rafael lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rafael scores with a head kick. Draven tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rafael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael throws a leg kick which misses Draven's front leg but catches the back leg as Draven tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Rafael.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rafael!
An inside leg kick lands from Rafael.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rafael throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rafael throws a head kick that half lands.
Rafael thumps Draven with a low kick.
Rafael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael lands with a slapping head kick.
Rafael throws a leg kick which misses Draven's front leg but catches the back leg as Draven tries to avoid it.
Rafael lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rafael lands with a kick to the temple. Draven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rafael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rafael connects with a leg kick. Draven looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good leg kick by Rafael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Draven on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rafael turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rafael lands a head kick!
Nando Rafael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rafael thuds his shin into the meat of Draven's side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rafael can pounce on him.
Rafael goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rafael scores with a spinning back kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nando Rafael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rafael 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando Rafael!