PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kev Wooten (ranked 1684 p4p, 190 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 4051 p4p, 385 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wooten might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gods gonna cut you down- Johnny Cash. Draven has chosen Dead Souls as his entrance music. Kev Wooten could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Draven's chin.

Wooten
vs
Draven

176 cm
24
165 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

180 cm
36
153 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

424 Co.
Dauntless

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kev Wooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooten throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooten gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Draven clinches.
Draven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wooten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooten takes a shot to the head.
Draven has a couple of punches blocked by Wooten.

Wooten breaks the clinch.
Draven throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wooten on the side of the head.
Wooten looks to throw the jab but Draven is out of range.
Draven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wooten looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Wooten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Draven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draven defending well as Wooten loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven throws a leg kick but Wooten sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Wooten misses the target.
Wooten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wooten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooten avoids the body shot from Draven.
Wooten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wooten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy body kick from Draven
and Wooten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooten walks into a left hand.
Draven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wooten is out of range and Draven settles back down.
Wooten throws a head kick but Draven moves out of range.
Draven lands a nice looking body kick.
Draven connects with an inside leg kick.
Draven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Wooten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Draven lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Wooten.
Draven now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a head kick but Wooten moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wooten.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Draven fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Draven looks to move away, Wooten throws a big counter combo but Draven just gets out of the way.
Draven throws a low kick but Wooten avoids it.
Wooten is looking to counter punch.
Draven tried to score with a low kick but Wooten checks it.
A quick step to the side and Wooten tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draven throws a leg kick which misses Wooten's front leg but catches the back leg as Wooten tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
Draven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wooten moves away.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Wooten.

Draven rushes Wooten and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Draven has Wooten pressed against the cage, preventing Wooten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wooten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooten throws a right hand that misses
and Draven counters with a body kick that stops Wooten in his tracks momentarily.
A low kick from Draven is predictable there
and Wooten counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Wooten.
Wooten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wooten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draven throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven tried to score with a low kick but Wooten checks it.
Wooten throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wooten needs to keep his hands up - Draven had a free shot at his head there.
Draven lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Wooten is just out of range.
Wooten throwing a counter right hand but Draven manages to avoid it.
Wooten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Draven finds it's way through Wooten's defenses.
Draven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wooten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A cross from Draven lands.
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Draven swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wooten counters with a left to the body.
Draven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kev Wooten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven misses with a kick to the body
and Wooten counters with a nice body shot.
Draven throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wooten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven throws a wild body kick that Wooten sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Draven does it's job there.
Draven scores with a leg kick.
Wooten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Draven under the eye.
Draven motions for Wooten to come forward. Draven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Draven!
Wooten will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooten throws a head kick that misses.
Wooten misses with a straight left.
Wooten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooten takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Draven tried to score with a low kick but Wooten checks it.
Draven throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wooten on the side of the head.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooten checks a low kick from Draven.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Wooten moves out of range easily.
Wooten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven connects with a body shot.
Jab from Draven.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Draven lands a front kick.
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wooten's head.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wooten will feel that in the morning.
Draven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven connects with a right hand. Wooten shakes it off.
Draven connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draven scores with a head kick. Wooten tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Wooten misses the target.

Oooooh!!! Wooten has knocked Draven down with a huge combo! Wooten steps away and waves a wobbly Draven back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Draven is rocked!

It looks like Eric Draven has been cut.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Wooten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draven is still on wobbly legs! Can Wooten finish him?
Wooten takes a kick to the side of the head.

Wooten is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven digs a good body shot into Wooten's ribs.
Oh Wooten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooten misses with a series of wild punches.
Draven clobbers Wooten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draven seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Wooten seems to have got his legs back now.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Wooten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooten throwing a counter right hand but Draven manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wooten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooten misses with a straight right.
Draven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooten on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooten is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Wooten down.
Draven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wooten manages to avoid it.
Draven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Draven cracks Wooten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Draven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wooten is out of range and Draven settles back down.
Wooten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven scores with a sloppy right hand. Wooten should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from 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.
The cut man is working on Eric Draven's cut.
That's time! Wooten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wooten's calf.
Wooten avoids the head kick by Draven.
A little feinted left hand from Wooten on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Draven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wooten.
Draven scores with a hook to the body. Wooten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Draven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Wooten has had enough of the clinch but Draven keeps him there for the moment.
Draven struggles to land a body shot inside as Wooten controls his hands.
Draven working aggressively here.
Wooten blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Wooten counter with a right hand.
Draven misses the body punch
and Wooten counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Wooten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Draven.
Draven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Wooten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Draven throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Wooten was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Wooten takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooten blocks a head kick by Draven.
It looked like Wooten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Wooten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooten looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands with a slapping head kick.
Draven throws a body kick that misses
and Wooten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 throws a leg kick that misses.
Wooten was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the liver by Draven. Beautiful body shot.
Draven lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wooten will feel that in the morning.
Draven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooten throws a big counter combination but Draven scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Draven throws a low kick but Wooten moves out of range easily.
Draven throws a body kick that misses

and Wooten counters with a crisp right hand that drops Draven! Wooten lets Draven back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Draven throws a body kick that misses.
Wooten throwing a counter right hand but Draven manages to avoid it.
Wooten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Draven swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wooten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooten looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven misses with a body shot.
Draven misses the body punch
and Wooten counters with a stiff right hand.
Draven throws a lazy body kick
and Wooten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Wooten appears to be looking for a big counter.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Wooten moves out of range easily.
Draven misses with a jab to the body
and Wooten counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Draven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wooten.
Kev Wooten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wooten counters with a nice right hand that sends Draven toppling to the canvas! Draven scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wooten finish him?!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven thumps Wooten with a low kick.
Wooten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draven throws a head kick but Wooten moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draven.
It looked like Wooten wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Wooten tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Draven misses
and Wooten counters with a huge left! Draven is in big trouble! He's backing up but Wooten isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Draven from any more damage. A dominating finish by Wooten!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kev Wooten!
A victorious Kev Wooten thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Eric Draven spoke after the fight, saying 'It can't rain all the time. '.