PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milos Petrasek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Draiman looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Petrasek
vs
Draiman

182 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
28
184 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milos Petrasek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Draiman!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draiman throws the kick towards the body but Petrasek avoids it.
Petrasek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Draiman defends it nicely.
Draiman swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrasek.
Petrasek tries a head kick but it misses.
Draiman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draiman tries to clinch but Petrasek is having none of it.

Petrasek looking to score a takedown here. Draiman is defending well but Petrasek drives through and ends up in Draiman's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Draiman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrasek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Petrasek trying to control but Draiman is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrasek postures up in Draiman's guard and throws a big left but Draiman blocks it.

Petrasek stands up and waves to Draiman to follow him.
Draiman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrasek.

Draiman clinches with his opponent.

Draiman gets control of Petrasek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Draiman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Draiman is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Petrasek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Petrasek won't allow Draiman to sweep him here.
Draiman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Draiman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Petrasek wants to stand but Draiman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Petrasek stays in close to Draiman's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carl Draiman.
Petrasek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Draiman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrasek misses with a series of wild punches.

Petrasek manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Draiman on his heels. He'll look to pass Draiman's guard now, I'm sure.
Draiman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Petrasek is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman wants to get back to his feet.
Petrasek throws a strike from the bottom but Draiman passes into side control!
Draiman tries to stand but Petrasek is controlling his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrasek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Draiman is controlling him well.
Draiman tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milos Petrasek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Draiman swinging wildly here.
Petrasek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Draiman's waist but Draiman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petrasek off to one side.
Draiman throws a sloppy head kick and Petrasek moves out of range easily.
Draiman tries to clinch up but Petrasek circles away and keeps his distance.
Draiman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrasek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrasek tries for a takedown but Draiman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Draiman gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Draiman gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Petrasek tries to roll over but Draiman keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Draiman is going to stand back up.
Petrasek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Draiman on the ground.
Petrasek is trying to control but can't.
Petrasek preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Petrasek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrasek pushes Draiman off looking to stand but Draiman dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Draiman throws a right and a left that Petrasek avoids nicely.
Draiman keeps the fight on the outside.
Draiman blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrasek shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draiman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the liver by Draiman. Beautiful body shot.
Carl Draiman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petrasek.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milos Petrasek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draiman throws a low kick but Petrasek avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman stuffs the takedown.
Draiman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draiman doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrasek circles away.
Jab from Draiman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draiman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Draiman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrasek is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Draiman is keeping busy.

Draiman drags the fight down to the ground.
Draiman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrasek connects with a couple of short punches.
Petrasek wants to control from the top but Draiman keeps moving.
Draiman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrasek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draiman controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Draiman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Draiman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Petrasek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petrasek shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Draiman defends it nicely.
Draiman wants to clinch up but Petrasek keeps it at a distance.
Draiman tries to clinch up but Petrasek circles away and keeps his distance.
Draiman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrasek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Petrasek darts in looking for a takedown but Draiman gets double underhooks and turns Petrasek into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milos Petrasek. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Draiman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draiman decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Petrasek darts in looking for a takedown but Draiman gets double underhooks and turns Petrasek into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Draiman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Draiman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Petrasek is looking to stand up but Draiman won't let him.
Petrasek throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrasek's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Petrasek wants to control from the top but Draiman keeps moving.
Draiman is trying to control the position but Petrasek postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Milos Petrasek.
Draiman tries to clinch but Petrasek moves out of range.
Petrasek misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Petrasek.
Milos Petrasek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draiman moves out of range of the body kick from Petrasek.
Draiman misses with the combination.
A leg kick checked by Petrasek.
Draiman moves in looking to clinch but Petrasek pushes him off.
Draiman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Draiman takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman tries to pull guard but Petrasek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Draiman drags the fight down to the ground.
Petrasek wants to stand and escape but instead Draiman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Petrasek looking to control.
Draiman tries to stand but Petrasek is controlling from the bottom.
Draiman stopping the sweep attempt from Petrasek.
Draiman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Petrasek's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrasek looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrasek, not yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Petrasek throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Draiman wants to stand and escape but instead Petrasek has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Draiman throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrasek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Petrasek seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Draiman for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Draiman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Draiman 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Draiman!
An out of breath Carl Draiman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.