PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 22761 p4p, 623 weight class) and Mauricio Gracie (ranked 22103 p4p, 636 weight class). Eric Draven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Draven
vs
Gracie

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie sizes up Draven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draven does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Draven looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Draven.
Gracie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Draven is out of range.
A jab lands there for Draven.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
Draven misses with a kick to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draven thinking.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Gracie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie cracks Draven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven misses with the body kick
letting Gracie counter with a right hand.
Draven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Draven.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draven.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Draven avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draven connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
As Gracie backs away, Draven returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Draven pushes him away.
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 takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Gracie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Draven throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Gracie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Draven throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draven's head backwards.
Gracie moves out of range as Draven throws a body kick.
Draven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draven takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draven. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Draven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Draven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Draven misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Draven.
Gracie wants to counter the offense by Draven and move into the clinch position.
Draven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draven walks into a jab.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Gracie jabs Draven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Draven scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie punishes Draven's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Draven scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Draven throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Draven had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Draven misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draven is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Draven counters with a straight right hand.
Draven throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Draven keeps it at a distance.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Draven is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gracie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Draven on the side of the head.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Draven cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven slips a jab from Gracie.
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draven scores with a body shot.
Draven throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
Draven misses with a kick to the body.
Draven dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Gracie is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Draven throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Draven.
Draven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie tries to clinch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven tried to counter with a leg kick but Gracie avoided it.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Draven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draven swinging wildly here.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draven.
Draven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to counter with a clinch but Draven shakes him off and moves away.
Draven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
Draven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Draven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Draven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie throws the kick towards the body but Draven avoids it.
Draven throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Draven on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draven misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Gracie.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draven moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Gracie lands a jab.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Draven on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Draven tries to keep at a distance but Gracie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Draven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Draven tries to pull guard but Gracie won't allow it.
Draven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Gracie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie pushes Draven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Draven has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie is struggling to control the position.
Draven fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Draven.
Draven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven working aggressively here.
Draven struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Draven has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Draven jumps guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Draven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Draven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gracie is looking to clinch.

Gracie has Draven up against the cage in a clinch.
Draven prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Draven gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie has Draven pushed against the cage.

Draven jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.

Draven escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Draven is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Draven has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.

Draven escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draven is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie passes Draven's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Draven won't allow it.
Draven is trying to control but can't.
Draven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie 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.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Draven trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Draven is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Draven is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
Draven gets back to half guard.

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

Draven looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven trying to control but Gracie postures up.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Draven is defending well.
Draven is looking to improve his position.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Draven does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Draven is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Draven defending well though.

That's four 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 is trying is best to control the position here.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Draven won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Draven does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Draven is trying to control but can't.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Gracie clinches with his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Draven blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Mauricio Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Draven gets control of Gracie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Draven will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Draven has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Draven!