PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 2007 p4p, 2230 weight class) and Bisping City (ranked 233 p4p, 261 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bisping City enters the cage!

Draven
vs
City

175 cm
42
160
32 - 19 - 2

177 cm
27
162
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bisping City!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
City lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
City looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draven is fending him off so far but City persists. Nope, Draven circles away and we're back to standing.
City misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
City misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Draven misses with a head kick.
City takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Bisping City has been cut.
City throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draven misses with a looping left.
City misses with a takedown attempt - Draven sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
City fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bisping City.
City shoots for a double leg takedown but Draven sprawls well. He's pushed City's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Draven wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - City looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draven appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
City tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
City has a takedown stuffed.
Draven pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces City back to the cage. Draven follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Draven lands with a cross.

That has opened up Bisping City's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Draven.
City walks into a stiff left hand from Draven.
City sizes up Draven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown attempt by City or perhaps it was just good defense by Draven, which made it look bad.

City closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Draven did well to prevent City getting side control.

Draven manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. City keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven lands a head kick!
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
City goes for a double leg but Draven avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Draven continues to drive forward.
Draven half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Draven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
City tries to clinch up but Draven circles away and keeps his distance.
City shoots in for a takedown but Draven shows good takedown defense.
Draven throws a head kick that half lands.
City moves in looking to clinch but Draven pushes him off.
Draven shoots in but City avoids the takedown attempt easily.
City changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Draven tries to avoid it but City manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Draven to the ground. Draven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Draven throws a head kick but City moves out of range.
City changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Draven darts in looking for a takedown but City gets double underhooks and turns Draven into the cage.
Draven tries to stall but City uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven slowing the pace effectively.
Draven lands with a right to the head.
City is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
City can't get the takedown.

Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven throws a head kick but City moves out of range.
City tries to counter by closing the distance.
City tries to clinch there but Draven circles away.
Draven appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
City avoids the head kick by Draven.
City lands a high kick!

Draven tries to keep at a distance but City has taken the fight into the clinch.
City tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draven.
Draven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven working aggressively here.
Draven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. City is defending well for now.
Draven avoiding damage.
Draven lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
City connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draven's face.
Draven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Draven working aggressively here.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draven lands a hook to the side of the head.
City has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Draven seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if City can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
City is looking for a takedown.
Draven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bisping City's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No joy there for Draven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

City pushes Draven up against the cage in a clinch.
City avoids the elbow strike from Draven, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
City will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Draven up against the cage.
Draven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

City ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. City no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Draven gets to his feet - City follows without any prompting.
Draven slips a jab and a cross from City.
City is looking to clinch but Draven is avoiding it.
Draven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that City can do to turn this around?
City shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draven pinned against the cage. Draven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
City tries for a takedown but Draven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Draven scores with a spinning back kick!
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven throws a head kick that half lands.
Draven stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Draven wants it to stay on the feet.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bisping City.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draven scores with a nice right hand.

The cut above Bisping City's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head kick misses from Draven.
City showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draven.
City feints the counter takedown.

City shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Draven is trying to defend but City finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Draven kicks off City and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Draven lands but City takes it in his stride.
City throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
City throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
Draven connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Draven. No joy for City on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Bisping City's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Draven. City shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - City looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
City takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Draven connects with the punch.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

City 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.

Draven is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. City presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Draven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

City escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
City shoots in but no luck this time.
City tries to clinch up.
City 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - City looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draven dodges the punch combination from City.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Draven.
City darts in looking for a takedown but Draven gets double underhooks and turns City into the cage.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
City shoots in for a double leg but Draven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Draven swings for the body but City moves out of range.
City misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
City is breathing heavily.
City misses with a kick to the body

and Draven counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Draven stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
City throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven dips to his left and cracks City with an uppercut!
Draven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
City looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bisping City's cut.
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. This is the final round!

City dives in and grabs Draven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Draven pushes down on City's head and hops out.
Draven scores with a head kick.
City tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draven swivels and escapes.
City on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Draven throws a head kick that misses

and City holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
City has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Draven is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bisping City.
City blocks the elbow strike.
City is looking to take this one to the mat.
City tries for a takedown. No joy.

Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven shoots in for a double leg but City sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Draven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
City takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
City slips a straight right by Draven.
Draven throws a right hand that City ducks under and follows up with a left that City also avoids with ease.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract City.
City is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.

City closes the distance and clinches.
Draven gets underhooks to prevent City's takedown attempt.
City pushes off an throws an elbow but Draven leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
City blocking some punches.

Draven manages to break the clinch.
City shoots in for a double leg but Draven sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
City takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
City takes a swing at Draven's ribcage but misses.
City takes one on the button.
Draven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
City moves in looking to clinch but Draven pushes him off.

A momentary lapse in concentration from City enables Draven to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. City manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Draven is standing up over City. City looks to escape but Draven dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
City is looking for a sweep.

Draven thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Draven stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from City is defended easily by Draven.

City drives through with a takedown into guard.

Draven has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. City has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

City's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
City takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
City is looking to clinch.
City tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
City drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Draven defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
City lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Draven misses with a hook. City ducked under it nicely.
Draven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Draven misses
and City counters with a slapping leg kick.
City bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
City looks like he wants to counter punch here.
City moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick by Draven misses
and City counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

City shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Draven is looking for a triangle but City pushes his legs off easily.
City working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bisping City has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
City preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draven has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
An out of breath Eric Draven thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.