PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hollowman Gee (ranked 6124 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Draven (ranked 4797 p4p, 0 weight class). Draven has chosen The Bombshell - Powerman 5000 as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gee
vs
Draven

177 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hollowman Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xander Draven!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee swinging wildly here.
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gee.
Draven lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Gee misses.
Gee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Gee.
Draven lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Draven lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Draven lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven moves out of range as Gee strikes.
Gee misses with a lunging right hand
and Gee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gee misses with the head strike.
Draven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gee avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Draven.
Gee misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draven breaks from the clinch.
Draven scores with a body shot.

Draven clinches up against the cage.
Gee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gee is looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gee.
Draven misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Draven - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Draven.

Draven manages to break the clinch.
Gee takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
Gee fails with the takedown.

Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gee swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Draven.
Gee throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven.

Draven breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Draven.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gee loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Draven lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gee blocks a head kick by Draven.
Gee misses with a straight left.
Gee looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Draven slips a jab from Gee.
Draven shoots in but Gee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draven.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gee tries to keep at a distance but Draven has taken the fight into the clinch.

Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Draven scores with a four punch combination!
Draven tries to bum rush Gee with a series of wild strikes but Gee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gee swings widly with a right hand
and Draven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gee eats them both and turns towards Draven to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Draven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Draven presses Gee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Draven manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Draven.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Gee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Draven!
Draven looks winded!
Draven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Draven slips under a jab.
A shot to the body from Gee misses
and Draven counters with a nice uppercut.
Draven bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gee's head backwards.
Draven shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gee eats them both and turns towards Draven to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gee throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.

Draven gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gee to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven keeping moving, preventing Gee from controlling successfully.
Draven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Draven dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Draven misses with a few strikes there.
Gee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Draven throws a series of strikes that have Gee backpedaling.

Gee is rocked!
Gee loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
No luck for Gee with that takedown attempt.
Gee swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Draven cracks Gee with an open hand slap.
Oh Gee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gee throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
Gee seems to have got his legs back now.

Draven has managed to clinch.
Gee misses with a punch on the inside.

Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gee throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.

Gee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gee showed some decent athleticism there.

Draven kicks Gee off and gets back to his feet.
Gee leaves Draven with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gee throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.

Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Gee misses with a hook from the clinch.

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven misses with a wild combination.
Xander Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Draven as Gee shoots in.
Gee has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hollowman Gee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Gee attempts a counter takedown but Draven avoids it well and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Draven.
Gee misses with a few strikes there.
Draven is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Draven feints a jab promting Gee to slip. Draven then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Draven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Draven is breathing heavily.
Gee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Draven tries to counter it with a takedown but Gee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice shot by Draven.
Gee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven jabs at Gee's body.
Draven scores with a decent looking hook.
Draven scores with a jab.
Gee blocks a head kick by Draven.
Gee throws a big shot that misses.
Draven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Draven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Draven as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Draven.
Gee misses with a jab to the body
and Draven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gee dives in for a single leg takedown but Draven sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Gee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draven lands a two punch combo.
Gee throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.

Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.

Draven breaks the clinch.
Draven works over Gee's head and body with a nice combination.
Draven fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven slips a jab from Gee.
Gee misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
As Gee backs off Draven throws a huge counter combo but Gee manages to avoid it all.
Draven thuds his right hand into Gee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gee misses the jab.
Gee throws a big shot that misses.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gee.
Xander Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draven scores with a decent looking hook.
Draven connects with a right hand. Gee shakes it off.
Gee misses with a straight right.
Gee misses with a wild body shot.
Xander Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Gee like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Gee from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Draven!
Xander Draven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.