PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Red Bush (ranked 22508 p4p, 635 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 10276 p4p, 684 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Eric Draven enters the ring!

Bush
vs
Draven

165 cm
22
156 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

World class MT
Very quick

World class boxer
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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
Bush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bush throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
Bush wants to clinch.
Draven has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Draven looks to land a body kick but Bush moved away.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bush.
Bush misses with a straight left.
Bush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draven loads up on a big right hand but Bush slips the punch.
Bush takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bush 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 misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Draven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bush doesn't seem bothered though.
Draven misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
Bush 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.
Draven wants to land a leg kick but Bush is out of range.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bush scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draven in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven throws a leg kick but Bush moved away.
Bush tries to clinch up but Draven circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bush misses with an uppercut.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Bush misses.
Bush throws a looping overhand right but Draven ducks down to avoid it.
Draven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bush wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Draven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bush defending well as Draven loads up on a big left hand.
Bush is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Draven.
Bush tries to clinch up but Draven circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush 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.
A low kick from Draven misses

and Bush counters by clinching up.
Draven lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Draven tenderised Bush's leg. Bush is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draven with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bush at a distance.
Bush misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draven throws a hook to the side of Bush's head but Bush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bush tries to counter by clinching up but Draven breaks away and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Draven throws an overhand right that lands on Bush's shoulder, as Bush tries to avoid the shot.
Bush moves out of range as Draven throws a body kick.
Bush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bush staying out of range there.
Bush misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Bush lands with a straight right. Draven didn't see that one coming.
Bush slips under a jab from Draven.
Bush moves in looking to clinch but Draven pushes him off.
Draven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Draven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bush is out of range and Draven settles back down.
Bush scores with a jab.
Bush takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven connects with a looping right hand.
Bush connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Draven momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Draven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bush 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
That's time! Bush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Draven throws a body kick that misses.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Bush moves out of range of the leg kick from Draven.
Draven throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Draven staying out of range there.
A big right from Bush misses.
Bush is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bush.
Bush misses with a looping right.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bush has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bush and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bush tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Draven manages to circle out of the way.
Bush walks into a jab.
Bush checks the leg kick.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bush.
Draven only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bush connects with a jab.
Draven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Draven circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Draven.
The crowd cheers as Bush lands an impressive looking overhand right. Draven doesn't seem phased though.
Bush misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven scores with the left hand. Bush knows he should have avoided that one.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Bush looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Bush misses the jab.

Bush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bush takes one on the button.
Bush avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Draven moves away from the strike by Bush.
Draven is looking to slow Bush down with leg kicks.
Bush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bush is looking to clinch but Draven is avoiding it.
Bush 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.
Bush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Bush throws a shot from downtown. Draven moves away and avoids it.
Bush swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Bush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven throws a jab when Bush was well out of range.
Bush scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Bush.
Draven throws a leg kick but Bush sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bush tries to clinch there but Draven circles away.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draven throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bush checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bush throws out the jab.
Bush misses with a looping right.
Bush blocks the body kick.
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Bush is looking to clinch but Draven is avoiding it.
Draven looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Draven scores with a punch to the head.
Draven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Bush misses.
Draven is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bush with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush digs a good body shot into Draven's ribs.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draven throws out the jab.
Draven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bush.
Bush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bush throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Red Bush will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bush is looking to clinch.
Draven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bush checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bush keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bush misses with a looping left.
Draven keeps the fight on the outside.
Draven looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Draven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bush throws out the jab.
Draven scores with a nice body kick.
Draven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Bush moves out of range easily.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Draven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Draven walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draven.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bush.
Draven connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Draven misses.
Bush scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bush.
Draven connects with a jab.
Draven defending well as Bush loads up on a big left hand.
Draven was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Draven misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Draven misses with a looping right.
Bush tries to clinch but Draven is having none of it.
Draven throws a hook to the side of Bush's head but Bush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters circling a little - Draven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big right from Bush misses.
Draven feints a counter leg kick.
Draven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bush takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bush tries to clinch up but Draven circles away and keeps his distance.
Bush throws a hook to the side of Draven's head but Draven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Bush.
Bush throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Draven.
Bush checks the leg kick.
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!
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush avoids a kick to the body.
Bush takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bush swings widly with a right hand
enabling Draven to counter with a crisp jab.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bush.
Draven scores with a hook to the body. Bush takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Bush misses with a looping right.
Bush looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Draven wants to land a leg kick but Bush is out of range.
Draven motions for Bush to come forward. Draven throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bush throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
Bush getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bush takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Draven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Draven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bush.
Bush getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draven appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Bush misses.
Bush throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
A victorious Eric Draven thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.