PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davon Davis (ranked 1189 p4p, 1220 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 165 p4p, 166 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Davis
vs
Draven

190 cm
25
210
11 - 6 - 0

188 cm
25
210
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary

PWNAGE™
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis looks to throw the jab but Draven is out of range.
Draven throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Draven is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Draven closes the distance and clinches.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Draven avoids it.
Davis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Draven counters with a body kick.
Draven throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
Draven checks a low kick from Davis.
Draven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Draven takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Draven misses.
Draven throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draven misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Draven moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Draven misses
and Davis counters with a nice leg kick.
Draven with a jab.
Davis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davis tries to score with a low kick but Draven moves his leg out of the way.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Draven throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis backing away here, and Draven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Draven lands with a nice body punch.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Draven misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Draven throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Davis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Draven throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a quick counter head kick but Draven was just out of range.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
Draven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Davis throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Draven is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Draven scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.
Draven throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Draven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Draven delivers a nice body kick.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Draven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis moves away from the strike by Draven.
Draven throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Davis.
Draven moves out of range as Davis strikes.
A big right from Davis misses.
Draven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Draven doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Davis swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.

Draven instigates a clinch.
Draven fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Draven tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draven.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draven's elbow.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis blocking some punches.
Draven throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Draven scores with a shoulder strike.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis tries to work over Draven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis avoiding damage as Draven throws knees to the body.
Draven blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draven misses with an elbow strike.
Draven lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
Draven lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Draven jumps guard but Davis stands there with Draven around his waist. Draven gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Draven throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Draven blocks with his arms.
Draven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Draven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms.
Draven tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Draven drops back down to his feet.
Davon Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Draven.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis gets through Draven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draven lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Davis lands a knee to the head.
Draven tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Draven loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Draven momentarily.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
Davis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Draven takes a jab right on the kisser.
Draven tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Davis.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Draven.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davis misses with a looping right.

Draven takes the fight into the clinch.
Draven with a knee to the head.

Draven pulls guard.
Draven controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Davis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Draven's guard.

Davis stands up and waves to Draven to follow him.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis moves out of range as Draven strikes.
Davis scores with the left hand. Draven knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draven.
Draven moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Draven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
Draven throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Draven looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis thinks about countering with a head kick.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Draven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Draven slips a straight right by Davis.

Draven pushes Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Draven has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Davis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Draven can turn it around.
Draven gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Draven misses with an elbow over the top.
Draven lands an elbow that stopped Davis in his tracks for a moment.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis misses with a knee strike.
Draven tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dravens head.
Draven tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davis smiles and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis backing away here, and Draven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis scores with a leg kick.
Davon Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Draven misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Donk. Davis catches Draven right on the button with a cross.
Draven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis lands with a cross.
Draven throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis slips under a jab.
Draven has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Davis slips a straight right by Draven.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
Draven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Draven loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Draven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davis throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Davis.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis takes one to the chin there.
Davis slips a jab from Draven.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Davon Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Davis walks into a jab.
Draven lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Davis thuds his right hand into Draven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Draven.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draven throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Draven lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Davis scores with a head kick.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Davis down.
Draven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Draven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Draven has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.

Draven manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Davis gets to his feet - Draven follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven lands an overhand right.
Davis thuds his right hand into Draven's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draven tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis throws a leg kick but Draven checks it.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Draven's front leg but catches the back leg as Draven tries to avoid it.
Draven takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis wants to slow Draven down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Davis misses.
Draven swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Draven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Draven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draven's head backwards.
A big right from Davis misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A counter left hand to the body from Davis misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis tries to move into range but Draven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Davis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draven finds it's way round the side to connect with Davis's head.
Draven with the inside leg kick.
Draven avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Draven throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Draven misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Draven misses its intended target.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Davis.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Draven doesn't seem bothered though.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Draven follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davis checks a low kick from Draven.
Davis sizes up Draven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
Draven moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draven scores with a kick to the body.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Draven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Draven checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
As Draven backs away, Davis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Draven throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Davis checks a low kick from Draven.
Draven jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a low kick, looking for Draven's leg but Draven calmly moves out of range.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Draven throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Draven connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davis's hands.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Draven off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven scores with a leg kick.
Draven connects with an inside leg kick.
Draven slips under a jab.
Draven avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis throws a leg kick but Draven checks it.
Draven cracks Davis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. Draven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Draven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Draven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
Draven checks a low kick from Davis.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Draven.
I think Draven 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eric Draven!
After winning the bout, Eric Draven thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.