PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Ako ay Pilipino. Draven has chosen Dead Souls as his entrance music. Eric Draven will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kruger
vs
Draven

177 cm
29
155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

180 cm
32
153 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddy Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruger misses with a straight left.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger misses with a hook.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draven.
Kruger lunges at Draven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draven's hand.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Draven fails to land with a series of punches.
Draven moves out of range of the strikes.
And Draven responds with a good body kick, but Kruger manages to step out the way in time.
Draven blocks a jab.
Draven scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Draven lands a jab to Kruger's midsection.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruger's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven lands with a nice body punch.
Draven moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger misses with a hook
and Draven counters with a nice kick to the body.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Draven scores with a head kick. Kruger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kruger.
Kruger throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven lunges at Kruger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruger's hand.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draven. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruger misses with a wild body shot.
Kruger misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Draven is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kruger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Draven - the referee stops the clock and Kruger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Draven. Kruger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Draven is looking to slow Kruger down with leg kicks.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Kruger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kruger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draven feints a counter leg kick.
Kruger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draven at a distance.
Nice body punch from Kruger.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Draven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kruger avoids the head kick by Draven.
A little feinted left hand from Kruger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That kick from Draven tenderised Kruger's leg. Kruger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draven tries to move into range but Kruger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kruger misses with a hook.
Kruger misses with a hook.
Kruger lands with a right hand.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven slips a straight right by Kruger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Draven does it's job there.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Kruger's side.
Kruger walks forward, straight into a front kick from Draven.
Kruger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draven slips under a jab from Kruger.
Draven lands a head shot.
Draven moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven throws a big counter head kick but Kruger avoids it with no problem.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven connects with a body shot that sends Kruger's belly button to the back.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kruger rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven connects with a high kick.
Draven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruger takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Kruger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Draven is looking to slow Kruger down with leg kicks.
Kruger throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Kruger misses with a looping left.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Kruger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Draven scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruger misses with a two punch combination.
Draven connects with a leg kick. Kruger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draven slips a jab from Kruger.
Draven throws out a counter right but Kruger avoids it with no problem.
Kruger throws a big shot that misses.
Draven counters with a body kick.
Draven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kruger takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Draven throws a nice head kick!
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Kruger loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Kruger moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Draven finds it's target.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Kruger is rocked!

It looks like Freddy Kruger has been cut.
Kruger misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Draven tries a quick counter leg kick but Kruger is wise to it.
Oh Kruger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circle, before Draven throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kruger's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Draven lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Eric Draven!
A relieved looking Eric Draven thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Freddy Kruger was interviewed post fight and said 'it was a great match. The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. It is not up to me whether I win or lose. Ultimately, this might not be my day. '.