PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Royce Bosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bosco
vs
Draven

178 cm
27
145 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

173 cm
29
143 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Resistance

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 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Royce Bosco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
Draven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Draven wants it to stay on the feet.
Bosco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Bosco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draven swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Draven rushes Bosco and presses him up against the cage.
Bosco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Draven.
Draven connects with a knee to the head.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bosco.
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosco is trying to break the clinch but Draven is controlling him.
Draven landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Draven tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bosco smiles and moves away.
Bosco tries to clinch but Draven moves out of range.

Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
Draven tries to pull guard but Bosco won't allow it.
Draven tries a knee to the head but Bosco blocks it.
Bosco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Draven breaks the clinch.
Bosco wants to clinch.
Bosco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bosco misses with a double jab.
Bosco with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.

Draven clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Draven jumps guard and drags Bosco to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bosco trying to control but Draven is working from the bottom.
Bosco would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Bosco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bosco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bosco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bosco drops back looking for a leg! Draven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Draven manages to kick Bosco off! Bosco jumps back into Draven's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Draven can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bosco pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draven is keeping the position for now.
Bosco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Bosco is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Draven is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Bosco tries for a kimura but Draven is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bosco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bosco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Draven knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Bosco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bosco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Royce Bosco dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bosco's calf.
Bosco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Draven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Draven drives through and clinches with Bosco against the cage.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosco's elbow.
Draven landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Draven lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Draven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bosco letting Draven take a breather here.

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bosco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Bosco down.
Draven tries to clinch but Bosco moves out of range.
Draven swats away the attempt to clinch by Bosco.
A slow jab from Bosco misses its intended target.
Bosco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bosco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bosco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Draven throws a leg kick which misses Bosco's front leg but catches the back leg as Bosco tries to avoid it.
Bosco tries to clinch up.

Draven moves into the clinch.
Draven tries for a takedown. No joy.
Draven working Bosco over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands a knee to the head.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosco blocks a head kick by Draven.
Bosco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Draven tries to clinch up.

Draven gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven lands an elbow just above Bosco 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Bosco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Draven misses with a knee strike.
Draven jumps guard but Bosco stands there with Draven around his waist. Draven gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bosco avoiding damage as Draven throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Draven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Draven defends it nicely.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Bosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bosco tests Draven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Draven lands a leg kick that knocks Bosco off balance momentarily.
Bosco lands a nice shot that snaps Draven's head back.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bosco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Draven avoids it really well and circles away.
Bosco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bosco tries to clinch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven tries to clinch up but Bosco circles away and keeps his distance.
Draven scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bosco closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Draven quickly recovers to half guard.
Bosco is looking to take a break and control but Draven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bosco is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Draven doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bosco.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draven tries to roll over but Bosco keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Draven staying out of range there.

Draven rushes Bosco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Draven with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Draven using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Draven lands a nice elbow.
Draven is pushing Bosco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Draven.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosco's elbow.
Draven stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Draven.
Draven stalling.
Bosco tries to break free but Draven pushes him back against the cage.
Draven unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bosco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Draven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draven creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosco's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Draven.
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draven tries a knee to the head but Bosco blocks it.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Bosco's side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draven leaves Bosco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Draven slips a jab and a cross from Bosco.
Bosco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bosco has a takedown stuffed.
Bosco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Draven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.

Draven closes the distance and pushes Bosco back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bosco just stands there and leans against the cage.

Bosco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven connects with a high kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Draven has time to react.
Bosco throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draven.
Draven lands with a nice body kick.

Draven clinches.
Bosco avoiding damage as Draven throws knees to the body.
Bosco tries to break the clinch but Draven is controlling the position.
Draven stalling.
Draven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries for a takedown. No joy.
Draven unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bosco is looking to break free of the clinch but Draven has double underhooks.
Draven stalling in the clinch.

Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
Bosco throws a hook but Draven blocks it.

Draven closes the distance and clinches.
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 taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draven lands a hook to the side of the head.

Draven breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Draven has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

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