PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Jose De La Cus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Draven might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead Souls. Jose De La Cus has chosen OnCue - 3AM as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Draven
vs
Jose De La Cus

180 cm
30
153 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

173 cm
25
146 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Jose De La Cus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jose De La Cus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Jose De La Cus with the counter takedown but Draven avoids it easily.
Draven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jose De La Cus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Draven throws a lazy right hand but Jose De La Cus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jose De La Cus checks the leg kick.
We've been told by Draven's head coaches at WIGGLEBOTTOM'S that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Draven throws a head kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jose De La Cus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Draven.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven throws a leg kick which misses Jose De La Cus's front leg but catches the back leg as Jose De La Cus tries to avoid it.
Draven throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Jose De La Cus does no damage.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Draven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jose De La Cus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven looks to land a body kick but Jose De La Cus moved away.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Jose De La Cus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jose De La Cus misses with an uppercut.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven feints and then cracks Jose De La Cus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jose De La Cus down.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
A combination from Jose De La Cus does no damage.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jose De La Cus scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Draven as he connects with a hook.
Jose De La Cus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Jose De La Cus. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a head kick that Jose De La Cus semi-blocks.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Jose De La Cus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jose De La Cus's head.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice straight punches there by Jose De La Cus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus looks to land a combination but Draven avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Draven misses the target.
Draven connects with an inside leg kick.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jose De La Cus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Draven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Draven clobbers Jose De La Cus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Draven lands a slapping body shot.
Draven scores with a nice body kick.
Draven throws a leg kick but Jose De La Cus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draven gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jose De La Cus.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven scores with a push kick.
Draven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Draven lands a high kick!
Jose De La Cus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jose De La Cus staying out of range there.
Draven fakes the leg kick and cracks Jose De La Cus in the body.
Jose De La Cus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Draven.
Draven slips under a jab from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Draven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jose De La Cus finds it's way round the side to connect with Draven's head.
Jose De La Cus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Draven ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Draven slips a jab from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Jose De La Cus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jose De La Cus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Jose De La Cus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
Jose De La Cus loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Jose De La Cus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jose De La Cus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven avoids the body shot from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jose De La Cus misses with a double jab.
Jose De La Cus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jose De La Cus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jose De La Cus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.
Draven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus misses with a few strikes there.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range as Draven throws a body kick.
Jose De La Cus with the counter takedown but Draven avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Draven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Draven connects with a leg kick. Jose De La Cus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draven is looking to wear down Jose De La Cus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Draven blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter Jose De La Cus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Jose De La Cus swings widly with a right hand
and Draven makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jose De La Cus really felt that one!
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
Draven lands with a nice body kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
Draven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jose De La Cus lunges at Draven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draven's hand.
Jose De La Cus feints a jab promting Draven to slip. Jose De La Cus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Draven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jose De La Cus lands with a good body shot.
Jose De La Cus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jose De La Cus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draven can pounce on him.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose De La Cus.
Draven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jose De La Cus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jose De La Cus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven throws the kick towards the body but Jose De La Cus avoids it.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jose De La Cus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jose De La Cus misses with a two punch combination.
Draven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Draven misses.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Draven throws a head kick that Jose De La Cus semi-blocks.
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jose De La Cus moves out of range of the body kick.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus avoids a kick to the body.
Jose De La Cus misses with an uppercut.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Draven.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draven.
Draven lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jose De La Cus misses with the combination.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jose De La Cus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Draven scores with a jab. Jose De La Cus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A good leg kick by Draven.
Jose De La Cus misses with a body shot.
It appears Draven was looking to counter with a kick there.
Jose De La Cus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand.
Jose De La Cus feints the counter takedown.
Draven throws a series of punches but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus misses the jab.
Draven is looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters circling - Jose De La Cus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jose De La Cus scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
That kick from Draven tenderised Jose De La Cus's leg. Jose De La Cus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
Draven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Draven scores with a push kick.
Jose De La Cus throws a right hand that Draven ducks under and follows up with a left that Draven also avoids with ease.
Jose De La Cus is breathing heavily.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven scores with a head kick.
Draven connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draven.
Jose De La Cus scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jose De La Cus.
Draven is looking to slow Jose De La Cus down with leg kicks.
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draven explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands a front kick.
Draven throws a body kick that misses.
Draven throws a head kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Jose De La Cus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draven circles away quickly and effectively.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
Jose De La Cus avoids the head kick by Draven.
A left lands for Draven.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jose De La Cus with the counter takedown but Draven avoids it easily.
Draven jabs Jose De La Cus right on the nose. Jose De La Cus blinks but takes it well.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Jose De La Cus scores with a three punch combo!
Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jose De La Cus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draven.
A solid body kick from Draven.
Jose De La Cus scores with a shot to the body.
Jose De La Cus looks to throw the jab but Draven is out of range.
It looked like Draven was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jose De La Cus.
Jose De La Cus swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jose De La Cus tries to bum rush Draven with a series of wild strikes but Draven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draven scoring well with a low kick there.
Jose De La Cus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Jose De La Cus scores with a one two! Draven had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Draven throws a head kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus blocks the body kick.
Jose De La Cus with the counter takedown but Draven avoids it easily.
Jose De La Cus pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Draven back to the cage. Jose De La Cus follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Jose De La Cus's side.
Jose De La Cus stalks Draven and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Draven's face. Draven staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Draven misses.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Draven throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draven throws a front kick that sends Jose De La Cus stumbling back into the cage.
Jose De La Cus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jose De La Cus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Draven.
Draven scores with a jab.
Draven just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draven.
A punch combination from Jose De La Cus misses.
Draven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Draven pushes Jose De La Cus away with a front kick.
Jose De La Cus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draven misses with a double jab.
Jose De La Cus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Draven defends it well.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draven appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
Jose De La Cus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Jose De La Cus moves out of range easily.
Jose De La Cus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draven throws out a loose jab but Jose De La Cus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven looks to land a body kick but Jose De La Cus moved away.
Some wild striking there from Jose De La Cus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jose De La Cus.
Draven fakes the leg kick and cracks Jose De La Cus in the body.
Draven turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draven slips a jab and a cross from Jose De La Cus.
Draven dodges the punch combination from Jose De La Cus.
Draven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Jose De La Cus's side.
Jose De La Cus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
Jose De La Cus avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Jose De La Cus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draven scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Jose De La Cus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Draven misses with a double jab.
Draven's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jose De La Cus under the eye.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven avoids them all with ease.
Draven lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jose De La Cus will feel that in the morning.
Draven lands a right hook to the body.
Carter Jose De La Cus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jose De La Cus walks into a stiff left hand from Draven.
Jose De La Cus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jose De La Cus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Jose De La Cus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jose De La Cus takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
A head kick from Draven lands but Jose De La Cus takes it in his stride.
Jose De La Cus throws a series of punches but Draven moves out of range.
Draven scores with a kick to the body.
Jose De La Cus ducks under a wild hook from Draven.
Draven throws a head kick but Jose De La Cus moves out of range.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jose De La Cus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Jose De La Cus's side.
Draven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jose De La Cus's head.
Jose De La Cus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Jose De La Cus does no damage.
Draven half committed to a counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jose De La Cus might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Draven has got the better of the exchanges.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jose De La Cus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
Draven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Jose De La Cus down.
Jose De La Cus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jose De La Cus throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Draven jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Draven tenderised Jose De La Cus's leg. Jose De La Cus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven is looking to slow Jose De La Cus down with leg kicks.
Draven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jose De La Cus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Carter Jose De La Cus stepped up to the mic, saying 'Whatever...'.