PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kill Monger (ranked 1940 p4p, 246 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 23026 p4p, 556 weight class). Kill Monger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Draven's chin.

Monger
vs
Draven

188 cm
22
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Monger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monger throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Kill Monger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven is trying to counter with his kicks.
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 Monger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Monger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Monger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Monger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Draven looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Monger pushes past his half guard into mount!
Monger with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Draven can't escape the position.
Monger avoids the attempt from Draven to control.
Draven might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Monger haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Monger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Draven manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Monger tries for a kimura but Draven is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven is trying to work for a sweep but Monger has mounted him!

Monger looking for a guillotine from mount but Draven is having none of it.
Monger looking to control but Draven is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Draven regains half guard.

Draven actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Monger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Draven sees it coming and defends easily.
Monger is trying to control the action in half guard but Draven is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven wants to control but Monger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Draven is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Monger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Monger's back!

Monger showing good submission defense here.

Draven looking for the choke from the back.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Draven has got his arm under Monger's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Monger has spun round into Draven's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Draven controls Monger momentarily but Monger frees himself.
Monger tries to free his leg and advance position but Draven is retaining full guard.

Draven working for submissions but it's allowed Monger to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monger tries to pass to full mount but Draven defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Monger is working for a submission of some sort.
Draven wants to control but Monger is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Draven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Monger seems to be working for a kimura but Draven defends the submission attempt.

Draven has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Monger escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Monger!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Draven prevents Monger from moving into mount.
Draven wants to control but Monger postures up.
Draven prevents Monger from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Draven's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Monger looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draven looks to move to half guard but instead Monger has passed into mount! Damn!
Draven tries to reverse the position but Monger maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kill Monger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Monger throws a nice head kick!
Monger closes the distance and clinches up with Draven, looking for a takedown. Monger pushes Draven against the cage but Draven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Draven misses.
Monger swings widly with a right hand
and Draven counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Draven throws the left hand but Monger avoids the punch easily.
Draven is looking to land body kicks.

Monger has closed the distance and engaged Draven in a clinch.
Draven taking a breather.
Draven effectively controlling the action here.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven scores with a hook to the body.

Monger has hold of one of Draven's legs. Draven is fighting the takedown attempt but Monger gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Draven looking for a guillotine here but Monger defends easily.
Draven working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draven has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Monger has managed to get both his arms back between Draven's legs - danger averted.
Draven looking to control.
Monger trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draven not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Draven working for a triangle but Monger defends it easily.
Monger slips nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Draven wants to control but Monger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Draven is looking for a sweep. Monger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Draven defending well though.
Monger passes to full mount!
Draven tries to hold on but Monger pushes him away.
Monger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draven can do to turn this around?
Monger fails to move to back control.
Draven tries to hold on but Monger pushes him away.
Monger controlling from the full mount.

Monger has control of Draven's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Draven regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to hold on but Monger postures up.
Draven is working to get back to half guard.
Draven tries to hold on but Monger postures up.

Monger jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Draven manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Monger is looking to take a break and control but Draven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Draven gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Draven is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Monger pulls his head out easily.

Monger wants to work for an arm triangle but Draven is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Draven is trying to maintain the position but Monger is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Draven is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Monger pulls his head out easily.

Draven looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kill Monger dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Monger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Draven quickly recovers to half guard.
Draven wants to improve his position but Monger is controlling well.
Draven is looking to control Monger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Draven avoid being mounted?
Monger passes the guard and advances to mount!
Monger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven wants to hold on but Monger pushes him away.
Monger wants to take his opponent's back but Draven doesn't allow it.

Monger working for a guillotine from mount but Draven is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven tries to hold on but Monger pushes him away.
Draven wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Draven trying to control the position but Monger manages to sink in the hooks.
Draven is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Monger is staying active.
Kill Monger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Monger's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Monger is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Draven defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Monger avoiding Draven 's attempts to control his hands.

Monger is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Draven is defending well though. Monger let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven is in bad spot here.
Draven trying to control the hands but Monger breaks the grip.
Draven is in bad spot here.
Kill Monger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monger avoiding Draven 's attempts to control his hands.
Monger has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Draven's body.
Draven trying to control but not successfully.
Monger is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Monger struggling to keep hold of the position.
Draven manages to reverse the position and now he's in Monger's guard. Nice work there by Draven.
Monger keeping moving, preventing Draven from controlling successfully.
Draven wants to pass the guard but Monger is keeping the position.
Draven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Monger has control of Draven's left arm, preventing Draven from doing any damage.
Draven postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kill Monger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Monger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kill Monger!