PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle by Guns and Roses. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lee
vs
Draiman

190 cm
27
197 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Draiman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Draiman misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Draiman.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Draiman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Draiman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
As Draiman backs away, Lee returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Draiman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch but Draiman is having none of it.
Draiman throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee wants to clinch up but Draiman keeps it at a distance.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draiman throws out the jab.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draiman lands a right hook to the body.
Draiman scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lee is predictable there
and Draiman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draiman connects with a looping right hand.
Myles Draiman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Draiman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Draiman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Draiman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draiman misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Draiman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Draiman sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Draiman finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Draiman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Draiman looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draiman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, jab by Draiman - just one landing.
Draiman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Draiman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draiman blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Draiman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lee defending well as Draiman loads up on a big left hand.
Lee tries to clinch up but Draiman circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draiman.
Lee throws a big counter combination but Draiman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draiman.
Draiman scores with a nice strike.
Draiman 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.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee misses with a double jab
letting Draiman counter with a right hand.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Draiman avoids it really well and circles away.
Draiman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Draiman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Draiman breaks the clinch.
Draiman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
A big right from Draiman misses.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Draiman pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries to pull guard but Draiman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Draiman is working Lee over against the cage.
Draiman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Draiman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Draiman moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
A right hand to the body from Draiman.
Draiman lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Draiman digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Draiman lands a body punch.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draiman.

Draiman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Draiman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd cheers as Draiman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Draiman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Draiman coming out on top.
Draiman lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
A swing and a miss from Draiman.
Draiman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Draiman lands with a nice body punch.
Donk. Draiman catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Draiman scores with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
Draiman misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee tries to work over Draiman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draiman misses with a hook to the ribs.

Draiman breaks from the clinch.
Draiman looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Draiman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lee throws a right hand that Draiman ducks under and follows up with a left that Draiman also avoids with ease.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Draiman counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draiman works the jab nicely.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Draiman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Draiman.
Draiman connects with a crisp jab.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Draiman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Draiman misses its intended target.
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!
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Draiman counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee moves away from the strike by Draiman.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Draiman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draiman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Draiman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Draiman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Draiman drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Draiman.
Draiman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Draiman.

Draiman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Draiman clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.

Draiman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draiman scores with a body shot.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Draiman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

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!
Draiman works the jab nicely.
Lee moves forwards but Draiman connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Lee is rocked!
Draiman lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draiman throws an overhand right that drops Lee like a sack of potatoes! Draiman dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myles Draiman!
Myles Draiman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated William Lee had this to say: 'I'll be back stronger than ever.'.