PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Shelby (ranked 1616 p4p, 2376 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 224 p4p, 332 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Shelby
vs
Draven

176 cm
27
170
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
180
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

MKFC

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Shelby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shelby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draven.
Shelby defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand.
Shelby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shelby.
Draven throws a jab when Shelby was well out of range.
Shelby staying out of range there.
It looked like Shelby was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Draven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shelby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Draven misses.
Shelby slips a straight right by Draven.
Draven thows a left - swing and a miss!

Shelby closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Shelby throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.

Shelby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shelby throws the kick towards the body but Draven avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shelby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draven.
Draven takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shelby was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

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

Shelby is rocked!

It looks like Hugh Shelby has been cut.
Draven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh Shelby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shelby ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shelby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shelby seems to have got his legs back now.

Shelby clinches up with Draven and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.

Shelby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven drops Shelby with a straight right hand, right on the button! Draven follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Draven!