PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tae Shik Cha (ranked 2999 p4p, 295 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 9879 p4p, 595 weight class). Cha comes to the ring accompanied by Emancipator - When I Go. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eric Draven enters the ring!

Shik Cha
vs
Draven

178 cm
23
164 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tae Shik Cha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven scores with a kick to the body.
Cha looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cha looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cha misses with a right hand
and Draven counters with an inside leg kick.
Cha misses with a looping left.
Draven scores with a nice strike.
Cha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Draven cracks the inside of Cha's front leg.
Cha 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.
Cha misses with a looping left.
Cha missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cha. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven connects with a jab.
Draven has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cha is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Draven cracks the inside of Cha's front leg.
Draven tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cha lands with a straight right. Draven didn't see that one coming.
Draven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cha there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cha throws out a loose jab but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cha's hands.
Cha takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draven.
Draven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Draven digs a good body shot into Cha's ribs.
Cha throws out a loose jab but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven scores with a jab. Cha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draven connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Cha throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
Cha cracks Draven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
The crowd cheers as Draven lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cha doesn't seem phased though.
Draven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Draven lands with a shot to the body.
Cha misses with a wild body shot.
Draven is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cha had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cha.
Draven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cha swinging wildly here.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven lands a lovely overhand right.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Cha throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cha looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven motions for Cha to come forward. Draven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Draven lands with a nice body punch.
Draven misses with a low kick as Cha jumps back.
It looked like Cha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cha's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draven throws a push kick but Cha slaps the foot to one side.
Draven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Draven works Cha's body with a nice hook.
Draven lands with a cross.
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!

Cha throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Draven throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Cha to counter with a crisp jab.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cha.
Draven scores with a head kick.
Draven connects with a single shot there.
Cha takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Draven connects with an inside leg kick.
Cha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cha.
Draven misses with a kick to the body.
Cha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Draven is looking for the big counter here.
Cha scores with a hook.
Cha takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cha walks into a straight right hand from Draven.
A big left from Cha misses.
Draven tries a quick counter leg kick but Cha is wise to it.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
Draven throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cha on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cha swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Draven scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cha in his tracks.
Draven slips a jab from Cha.
A slapping body kick lands there for Draven.
A good leg kick by Draven.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draven lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Cha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draven counters with a body kick.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Draven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cha takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Draven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cha lands with an uppercut that bounces Draven off the ropes and back into range.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Draven.
A swing and a miss from Cha.
Draven misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cha checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cha, as that shot connected.
Cha cracks Draven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Draven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cha misses the shot to the body.
Cha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draven scores with a sloppy right hand. Cha should have avoided that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Draven.
Cha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Draven moves in looking to clinch but Cha pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cha misses with a straight right.
Draven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cha throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cha swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draven.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Draven looks to land a combination. Cha sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cha.
Cha looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Draven throws a push kick but Cha slaps the foot to one side.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cha.
Cha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Draven.
Draven jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draven manages to avoid it.
Cha walks into a straight right hand from Draven.
Cha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cha's calf.
Cha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven misses with a low kick as Cha jumps back.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draven avoids the body shot from Cha.
Cha misses with a left hand
and Draven counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Draven scores with a sloppy right hand. Cha should have avoided that one.
Draven feints and then cracks Cha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cha down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
Cha throws a combination. Draven tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cha looks to land a right hand but Draven moved out of range.

Draven closes the distance and pushes Cha back into the ropes.
Cha lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draven.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cha's sensitive parts.
A bone on bone clash there as Cha blocks the leg kick.
Cha is looking for a counter combo.
Draven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draven throws a front kick aimed at Cha's knee but Cha avoids it well.
Draven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cha throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven avoids the body shot from Cha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draven moves away.
Cha looks to throw the jab but Draven is out of range.
Draven scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Draven tenderised Cha's leg. Cha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Cha down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
Cha lands a jab to the head.
Draven thumps Cha with a low kick.
Draven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cha.
Cha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Draven lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cha doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Draven.
Draven jabs at Cha's body.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draven scores with a sloppy right hand. Cha should have avoided that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Draven winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven thanked the fans post fight for their support.