PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Blaze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eric Draven's chin.

Blaze
vs
Draven

162 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Draven!
Blaze missing with a left hand there. Draven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draven connects with a solid leg kick.
Blaze checks the leg kick.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Blaze moves out of range easily.
Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaze takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick.
Draven with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Draven throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draven throws a head kick that Blaze semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Blaze down.
Draven throws a front kick that sends Blaze stumbling back into the cage.
Blaze lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Draven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaze.
A swing and a miss from Blaze.
Draven blocks a jab.
Draven gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaze scores with a jab. Draven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaze.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Draven throws a body kick that misses.
Blaze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Draven.
Draven slips a jab from Blaze.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Blaze avoids the head kick by Draven.
Blaze misses with a wild combination.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Blaze misses.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blaze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draven at a distance.
Blaze is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blaze throws a jab when Draven was well out of range.
Draven misses with a kick to the body.
Blaze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaze throws a body punch but Draven moves out of range.
Draven ducks right into an uppercut from Blaze.
Both fighters circling a little - Draven finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Draven.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draven blocks a leg kick.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Draven avoids nicely.
Draven walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven scores with a spinning back kick!
Draven lands the left hand.
Draven scores with a head kick.
Blaze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blaze bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draven's head backwards.
Draven looks gassed!
Draven throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
Draven walks into a straight right hand from Blaze.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaze.
Blaze scores with a sloppy right hand. Draven should have avoided that one.
Blaze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draven looks to land a body kick but Blaze moved away.
Draven with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Draven looks for the body kick but Blaze saw that one coming.
Blaze lands a two punch combo.
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 with a jab.
Draven lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blaze takes a step back to recover.
Draven on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Blaze.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blaze!

Draven is rocked!
Blaze throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Draven's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Blaze dives in looking to finish as Draven flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Blaze's strikes! Blaze is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Draven's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Draven was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Blaze!