PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 1657 p4p, 1979 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 186 p4p, 228 weight class). Bruce White Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Draven
vs
White Jr

175 cm
36
158
22 - 10 - 2

170 cm
28
155
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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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 22 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven misses with a body punch
and White Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good standup being displayed there by White Jr as he connects with a hook.
White Jr avoids the head kick by Draven.

White Jr tries to keep at a distance but Draven has taken the fight into the clinch.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
White Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Draven lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draven.
White Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Draven gets underhooks to prevent White Jr's takedown attempt.
White Jr letting Draven take a breather here.
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Draven - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Draven leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Draven for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
White Jr looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Draven manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce White Jr.

Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Draven seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
White Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Draven moves out of range as White Jr strikes.
Draven throws a big counter combination but White Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Draven thows a body kick. White Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Draven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Draven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

White Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
White Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draven wants to control but White Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Draven wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Draven kicks off White Jr and gets to his feet.
Draven displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Draven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White Jr lands a high kick!

Draven moves into the clinch.
Draven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White Jr digs a right hand underneath Draven's ribcage. Draven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Draven tries to land knees in the clinch but White Jr avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven slows down the pace here.

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Draven, looking for a takedown. White Jr pushes Draven against the cage but Draven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draven swivels and escapes.
White Jr is looking to clinch.
Draven seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
White Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but White Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

White Jr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White Jr lands in his opponent's guard.

Draven manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Draven breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to clinch but White Jr moves out of range.
Draven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draven tries to clinch there but White Jr circles away.
Draven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
White Jr connects with a body shot.
White Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draven throws a right and a left that White Jr avoids nicely.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draven misses with a jab to the body
and White Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Draven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr misses the jab.
Draven went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Draven swats away the attempt to clinch by White Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

White Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Draven circles away.
Draven takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
Draven swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White Jr thuds his right hand into Draven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

White Jr moves into the clinch.
White Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Draven pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
Draven is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Draven takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Draven taking a breather.
Draven is pushing White Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Draven.
Draven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

White Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
White Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Draven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Draven holds on and takes a little breather.
Draven being controlled here, momentarily.
Eric Draven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven wants to stand but White Jr is controlling the position.
White Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
White Jr won't allow Draven to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Draven stuffs the takedown attempt from White Jr. White Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce White Jr.
Draven misses with a wild combination.
White Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Draven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Draven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr tries for a takedown but Draven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White Jr blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven slips under a jab.
Draven tries to counter by moving into the clinch but White Jr manages to circle out of the way.
Draven is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but White Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
White Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Draven bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
White Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
White Jr has his takedown stuffed

and Draven holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White Jr fails to pull guard.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Draven manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

White Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Draven prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven stalling in the clinch.
Draven taking a breather.
Eric Draven has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Draven stalls.
White Jr is trying to drag Draven to the mat but Draven just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Draven trying to stall but White Jr improves his position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eric Draven.
White Jr moves out of range as Draven throws a body kick.
Draven avoids the head kick by White Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce White Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Draven pushes White Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
White Jr looking for a takedown.
White Jr misses with a body punch.

White Jr lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Draven manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Draven - that will leave a mark!
White Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draven moves away from the strike by White Jr.
Draven's corner calls for a 1-2. Draven obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves 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!
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
A head kick from White Jr lands but Draven takes it in his stride.
Draven tries to clinch but White Jr is having none of it.
It seemed like White Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White Jr throws out a counter right but Draven avoids it with no problem.
Draven slips a straight right by White Jr.
Draven takes a shot right to the bread basket.

White Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draven looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! White Jr has picked Draven up and slammed him! Draven can't keep hold of the triangle and White Jr manages to pass to side control!
White Jr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Draven tries to bench press White Jr off him but White Jr keeps the position.
White Jr cracks Draven with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Draven wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
White Jr scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Draven to see if he's OK.
Draven can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from White Jr crashes against the mat.
White Jr cracks Draven with an elbow. That is naaassty.
White Jr lands an elbow.
White Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

White Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Draven parries the strikes from White Jr easily there. White Jr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Draven to escape.

White Jr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Draven is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr is looking to take a break and control but Draven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draven is trying to get back to half guard.
Draven wants to control but White Jr postures up.
White Jr lands some shots froms side control.
Draven tries to improve position but can't.

That's four 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 is working hard here to advance position.
White Jr working the head with strikes.
White Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Draven to see if he's OK.
The referee asks White Jr politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. White Jr prefers to stall for the moment though.
White Jr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
White Jr working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Draven sneaks out the side door and pushes White Jr away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
White Jr tries to clinch but Draven moves out of range.
White Jr avoids the head kick by Draven.
White Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White Jr misses with a low kick.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce White Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think White Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce White Jr!
Our winner, Bruce White Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.