PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Castle Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Draven told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Irons
vs
Draven

176 cm
26
168 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
169 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Castle Irons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irons ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Irons misses with a double jab.
Irons is looking to slow Draven down with leg kicks.
Crunch! Draven slams his shin into Irons's torso.
Irons darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draven.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irons.
Draven throws a right and a left that Irons avoids nicely.

Irons gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irons as Draven tries to tie him up.
Draven lands a hook that snaps the head of Irons backwards.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven presses Irons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Irons working aggressively here.
Irons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Irons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draven blocks a body shot from Irons.
Draven lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draven landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Irons is breathing heavily.
Draven pushes Irons back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irons working hard to break the clinch.
Draven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irons.
Draven throws an elbow that misses.
Irons misses with a body punch.
Draven lands a nice uppercut.
Draven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draven looking to stall.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons stalling in the clinch but Draven improves position.
Irons takes an elbow to the temple.
Draven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ironss head.
Irons keeps control of Draven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Irons tries to throw a body punch but Draven avoids it by throwing Irons back against the cage.
Draven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Draven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Irons has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.
Draven lands an elbow just above Irons 's eye.

It looks like Castle Irons has been cut.
Draven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irons lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irons as Draven tries to tie him up.
Irons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irons prevents a body shot from Draven.
Draven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Irons can't find room to land a body shot as Draven controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Draven.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Draven breaks from the clinch.
Irons misses with a jab to the body
and Draven counters with an inside leg kick.
Irons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irons throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
Irons tries to clinch but Draven is having none of it.
Irons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irons jabs Draven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Draven there.
Irons tests Draven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Draven scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Draven scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons misses with a hook to the body
enabling Draven to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven dodges the punch combination from Irons.
Irons misses with a wild body shot.
Draven moves out of range as Irons throws a body kick.
Draven walks forward, straight into a front kick from Irons.
A big right from Irons misses.
Irons tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Draven counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Castle Irons's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Irons checks a leg kick.
Irons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castle Irons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Irons feints and then cracks Draven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draven down.
Irons swinging wildly here.
Draven fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draven keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Draven chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irons can pounce on him.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Irons avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven connects with a single shot there.

Irons is rocked!
Irons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irons misses with a series of wild punches.
Draven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irons darts in trying to clinch
and Draven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irons throws a leg kick but Draven checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
Draven works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Irons misses its intended target.
Irons throws a sloppy head kick and Draven moves out of range easily.
Irons walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Irons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Draven.
Draven connects with a looping right hand.
Irons connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Irons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irons misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Irons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Draven.
Irons seems to have got his legs back now.
A decent looking cross lands there for Draven.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draven. Irons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irons.
Nice shot by Draven.
Draven swats away the attempt to clinch by Irons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irons throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Draven looks for the body kick but Irons saw that one coming.
Irons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irons is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Draven - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Draven lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draven misses the shot to the body.
Draven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Castle Irons's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Irons misses with a body kick.
Irons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draven avoids a kick to the body.
Irons is looking to clinch.
Irons throws an off balance right hand
and Draven makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Draven slips a straight right by Irons.
Irons throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Draven works Irons's body with a nice hook.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draven connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven throws a leg kick but Irons checks it.
Irons misses with an uppercut

and Draven counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Draven tries to land knees in the clinch but Irons avoids the damage to the body.
Irons has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Draven just leaning against Irons, taking a breather.
Draven scores with a shoulder strike.
Draven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Draven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irons backwards.
Draven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Draven trying to control the position but instead, Irons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Draven into the cage.
Irons avoids the elbow strike from Draven, against the cage.
Castle Irons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Irons scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irons blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Draven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irons swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irons misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draven lands with a right to the head.
Draven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irons avoids it.
Irons blocks an uppercut.
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draven wants to stall.
Irons pressing his opponent against the cage.
Irons misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irons trying to stall but Draven improves his position.
Draven prevents a body shot from Irons.
Irons lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irons struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
Draven lands with a right to the head.
Irons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irons misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Draven managing to block the knees to the body from Irons.
Irons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draven lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Irons.
Draven is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons misses with the head strike.
Draven pushes off an throws an elbow but Irons leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Irons is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draven is defending well for now.
Irons throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draven.
Draven lands a hook that snaps the head of Irons backwards.
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 digs a right hand into Irons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irons's gas tank.
Draven lands an uppercut.
Draven working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Irons.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Irons tries to throw a body punch but Draven avoids it by throwing Irons back against the cage.
Draven lands a shoulder strike.
Irons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irons is working Draven over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

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