PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jermey Hritzkowin (ranked 19694 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 5092 p4p, 0 weight class). Draven has chosen Dead Souls as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hritzkowin
vs
Draven

170 cm
35
150 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

180 cm
39
153 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermey Hritzkowin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hritzkowin 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 throws a wild body kick that Hritzkowin sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Draven tenderised Hritzkowin's leg. Hritzkowin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draven.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Hritzkowin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Draven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Draven throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hritzkowin tries to clinch up but Draven circles away and keeps his distance.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Hritzkowin is looking to counter punch.
Hritzkowin is looking to clinch.
Hritzkowin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Draven. Draven obviously looking to wear him down.
Hritzkowin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hritzkowin 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 Draven has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Draven and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Draven keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Draven on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Draven thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hritzkowin if he has to take too many more of those.
Draven connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hritzkowin is looking to clinch but Draven is avoiding it.
Draven only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hritzkowin scores with a leg kick.
Hritzkowin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Draven is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Draven lands a high kick!
Draven lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hritzkowin throws a hook but Draven blocks it.
Draven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hritzkowin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hritzkowin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hritzkowin throws a leg kick that misses.
Draven connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Draven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hritzkowin manages to avoid it.
Draven blocks a jab.
Hritzkowin moves out of range as Draven throws a body kick.
Draven dips to his left and cracks Hritzkowin with an uppercut!
Hritzkowin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draven was well out of range. Poor timing from Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin avoids the head kick by Draven.
Hritzkowin throws a leg kick but Draven sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good work by Draven as he checks the leg kick.

Draven closes the distance and pushes Hritzkowin back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hritzkowin backwards.
Draven creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hritzkowin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hritzkowin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hritzkowin lands with a short shot to the head.
Draven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hritzkowin backwards.
Hritzkowin lands with a left to the head.
Hritzkowin misses with an elbow strike.
Hritzkowin blocks a body shot from Draven.
Hritzkowin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draven misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Hritzkowin swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Draven.
Hritzkowin digs a right hand underneath Draven's ribcage. Draven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Draven has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Draven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draven lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hritzkowin.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
Hritzkowin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven blocks an elbow strike from Hritzkowin.
Draven lands with a short shot to the head.
Hritzkowin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hritzkowin works on Draven's body with a couple of short punches.
Hritzkowin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draven scores with a shoulder strike.
Hritzkowin misses with the head strike.
Hritzkowin scores with a shot to the side of Draven's head.
Hritzkowin lands with a light punch inside.
Hritzkowin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven misses with some punches.
Draven has a couple of punches blocked by Hritzkowin.
Draven lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Hritzkowin on the inside.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hritzkowin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Draven feints and then cracks Hritzkowin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hritzkowin down.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hritzkowin.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hritzkowin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draven sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hritzkowin scores with a nice head shot.
Draven scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hritzkowin throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Hritzkowin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Hritzkowin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draven slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hritzkowin throws a push kick but Draven slaps the foot to one side.
Hritzkowin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Draven.
Draven lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hritzkowin will feel that in the morning.

Draven clinches up against the cage.
Draven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draven can't find room to land a body shot as Hritzkowin controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hritzkowin working aggressively here.
Hritzkowin digs a right hand underneath Draven's ribcage. Draven let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hritzkowin blocks the elbow strike.
Draven throws a punch but it's blocked by Hritzkowin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hritzkowin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draven.
Draven blocking some punches.
Hritzkowin lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Draven.
Hritzkowin 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.
Hritzkowin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hritzkowin.
Draven lands with a light punch inside.
Hritzkowin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hritzkowin avoids a wild elbow strike from Draven.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hritzkowin misses with an elbow over the top.
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Hritzkowin on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven throws a head kick that Hritzkowin semi-blocks.

It looks like Jermey Hritzkowin has been cut.
Hritzkowin looks to land a right hand but Draven moved out of range.
Draven thinks about the counter body kick.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Draven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hritzkowin misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hritzkowin.
Draven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Draven blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Draven tries to keep at a distance but Hritzkowin has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Draven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draven tries to throw a body punch but Hritzkowin avoids it by throwing Draven back against the cage.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Hritzkowin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Hritzkowin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draven dodges an elbow strike from Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Draven lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hritzkowin lands a shoulder strike.
Hritzkowin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
Hritzkowin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hritzkowin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hritzkowin can't find room to land a body shot as Draven controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hritzkowin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hritzkowin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hritzkowin lands with a short shot to the head.
Draven lands a shoulder strike.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hritzkowin is working Draven over against the cage.
Hritzkowin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hritzkowin lands a left hand.
Hritzkowin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hritzkowin prevents a body shot from Draven.
Draven takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draven.
Hritzkowin lands an elbow just above Draven 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin lands a nice uppercut.
Hritzkowin lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven struggles to land a body shot inside as Hritzkowin controls his hands.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hritzkowin's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hritzkowin pushes Draven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Hritzkowin throws a head punch that misses.
Hritzkowin can't find room to land a body shot as Draven controls the action.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draven.
Hritzkowin tries to throw a body punch but Draven avoids it by throwing Hritzkowin back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Draven.
Draven tries to work over Hritzkowin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Hritzkowin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dravens head.
Hritzkowin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hritzkowin is working Draven over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hritzkowin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hritzkowin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Draven.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hritzkowin tries a body shot but Draven blocks it.
Hritzkowin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hritzkowin blocks an uppercut.
Draven dodges an elbow strike from Hritzkowin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Draven throws a punch but it's blocked by Hritzkowin.
Nice body punch from Hritzkowin - that landed with a thud.
Draven tries a body shot but Hritzkowin blocks it.
Draven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hritzkowin is leaning against Draven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hritzkowin has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.
Hritzkowin can't find room to land a body shot as Draven controls the action.
Hritzkowin misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hritzkowin struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
Draven works on Hritzkowin's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin dodges an elbow strike from Draven.
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 Jermey Hritzkowin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jermey Hritzkowin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Draven walks into a stiff left hand from Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
That kick from Draven tenderised Hritzkowin's leg. Hritzkowin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hritzkowin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Draven throws a push kick but Hritzkowin slaps the foot to one side.
Draven digs a good hook to Hritzkowin's body.
Draven slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Draven moves into the clinch.
Hritzkowin blocks a body shot from Draven.
Hritzkowin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
Draven scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hritzkowin blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Hritzkowin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hritzkowin throws a head punch that misses.
Hritzkowin lands a right hand.
Draven scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draven tries a body shot but Hritzkowin blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hritzkowin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hritzkowin misses with the head strike.
Hritzkowin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draven.
Draven blocks an elbow strike from Hritzkowin.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
Hritzkowin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hritzkowin lands an elbow that stopped Draven in his tracks for a moment.
Hritzkowin lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hritzkowin lands with a short shot to the head.
Draven blocking some punches.
Hritzkowin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hritzkowin has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.
A shot in the inside from Draven.
Hritzkowin is leaning against Draven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hritzkowin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dravens head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hritzkowin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hritzkowin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Draven misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hritzkowin.
Draven digs a right hand into Hritzkowin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hritzkowin's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Hritzkowin.
Draven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hritzkowin lands a right hand.
Draven tries to throw a body punch but Hritzkowin avoids it by throwing Draven back against the cage.
Hritzkowin blocks a body shot from Draven.
Hritzkowin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hritzkowin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hritzkowin works on Draven's body with a couple of short punches.
Draven throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hritzkowin blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hritzkowin lands with a light punch inside.

Draven is rocked!
Draven tries to work over Hritzkowin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hritzkowin prevents a body shot from Draven.
Hritzkowin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hritzkowin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Draven's brow.
Hritzkowin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hritzkowin scores with a shot to the side of Draven's head.
Hritzkowin swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hritzkowin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Draven tries to throw a body punch but Hritzkowin avoids it by throwing Draven back against the cage.
Hritzkowin misses with the head strike.
Hritzkowin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draven's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hritzkowin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hritzkowin.
A right hand to the body from Hritzkowin.
Hritzkowin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hritzkowin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Hritzkowin.
Draven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Draven is still on wobbly legs! Can Hritzkowin finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven.
Draven seems to have recovered his senses.
Hritzkowin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Draven - that landed with a thud.
Hritzkowin misses with the head strike.
Draven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hritzkowin misses with the head strike.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hritzkowin lands with a light punch inside.
Hritzkowin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hritzkowin.
A short right from Draven on the inside.
Draven lands a nice uppercut.
Draven misses with a body punch.
Draven misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hritzkowin tries a body shot but Draven blocks it.
Hritzkowin takes a shot to the head.
Draven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hritzkowin backwards.
Draven pushes Hritzkowin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hritzkowin scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jermey Hritzkowin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hritzkowin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jermey Hritzkowin!
After winning the bout, Jermey Hritzkowin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Eric Draven stepped up to the mic, saying 'It can't rain all the time. '.