PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and damien cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Draven had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Draven
vs
cook

175 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, damien cook!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
cook lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Daniel Draven has been cut.
A punch combination from Draven misses.
cook tries to clinch up but Draven circles away and keeps his distance.
cook has a takedown stuffed.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for cook with that takedown attempt.

Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
cook is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

cook breaks the clinch.
Draven throws out a loose jab but cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Draven.
Daniel Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven misses with a few strikes there.
cook tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draven swivels and escapes.
Daniel Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of damien cook.
cook closes the distance and clinches up with Draven, looking for a takedown. cook pushes Draven against the cage but Draven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
cook looks gassed!

Draven has cook up against the cage in a clinch.

Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cook tries to clinch up

and Draven counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Draven.
cook misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Draven.

cook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven throws a right and a left that cook avoids nicely.
No joy there for Draven, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
cook misses with the combination.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven misses with the combination.
Draven misses with a wild combination.
cook throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Draven counters with a nice double leg into side control. cook won't be happy with that.

Draven decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a combination

and cook counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
cook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
cook prevents Draven from standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
cook is nestled in close to Draven, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Draven is trying to control but can't.
cook missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Draven taking some punishment here, with cook in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. cook lands a nice short elbow.
Draven might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Draven pushes cook off looking to stand but cook dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
cook dodges the punch combination from Draven.
cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
cook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Draven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in cook's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Draven won't allow cook to get back to his feet.
cook trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
cook being controlled here, momentarily.
cook throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
cook throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
cook can't keep his opponent in guard - Draven advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Draven wants to take a breather but cook is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Draven in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
cook moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
cook throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Draven slips nicely into half guard.
Draven tries to stand but his hand is stuck under cook.
Draven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks cook with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
cook has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Draven is keen to just control but cook is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. cook manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cook trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Draven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Draven wants to pass the guard but cook is keeping the position.
cook throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Draven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Draven's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Draven misses with a jab, cross combination.
Draven misses with a few strikes there.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but cook moves away.
cook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
cook with a poor takedown
and Draven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Draven lands a jab to the head.
Draven scores with a three punch combo!
Draven takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Draven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draven misses with a double jab

and cook counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Draven's guard now.
damien cook has got the better of the ground game so far.
cook postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
cook landing some decent shots from guard.
Draven wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cook is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
cook prevents Draven from getting back to his feet.

Draven pushes cook off and scrambles back to his feet.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Draven uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
cook tries to clinch up
and Draven counters with a series of strikes. cook will be more careful next time no doubt.
cook throws a left and a right that both miss

and Draven counters with a shoot takedown. cook fights it but they end up in guard.
cook throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Draven is pushing down on cook's leg trying to pass to half guard. cook is fighting to maintain full guard but Draven has managed to sneak the leg through.
cook flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Draven stops cook from getting back to his feet.
cook is trying to maintain the position but Draven is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Draven is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
cook trying to control but Draven postures up.
cook looks like he's trying to stand up.
cook punching from the bottom.
Draven controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cook throws a combination that misses

and Draven counters with a single leg into guard. cook didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
cook is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Draven is controlling him.
Draven slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
cook wants to stand and escape but Draven is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook throws a couple of heel strikes.
cook has momentary wrist control but Draven slips an elbow through the middle.
cook is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
cook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Draven has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of cook is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cook gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Draven counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
cook lands some strikes from the bottom.
cook trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Draven trying to control but cook is working from the bottom.
cook throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
cook trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Draven stands up and waves to cook to follow him.
cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick

and cook counters with a nice double leg into side control. Draven won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
cook wants to lay and pray for a moment but Draven keeps working.
cook lands a few punches from side control.
cook lands a few punches from side control.

cook decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Draven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draven wants to break free but cook has control.
Draven wants to break free but cook has control.
cook misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Draven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Draven's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Draven throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cook.
cook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
cook closes the distance looking to clinch

and Draven counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Draven.
cook throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
cook striking off his back but it's not causing Draven any problems.
cook throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Draven prevents cook from getting back to his feet.
Draven trying to control but cook is working from the bottom.
Draven pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. cook is keeping the position for now.
cook is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Draven is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Draven stands up from cook's guard - Draven perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven tries to clinch up but cook circles away and keeps his distance.

Draven drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
cook keeping full guard, as Draven tries to pass.
cook can't keep his opponent in guard - Draven advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
cook misses with some strikes from the bottom.
cook is trying to maintain the position but Draven is very close to passing his half guard.
cook tries to roll over but Draven keeps him under control.
Draven trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cook misses with some strikes from the bottom.
cook flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Draven there.
Draven seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but cook does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cook takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
cook tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Draven counters with a two punch combo.
cook moves in looking to clinch but Draven pushes him off.

Draven darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
cook is pressing down on Draven's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Draven's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draven wants to control from the top but cook keeps moving.
cook thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
cook thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
cook throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A chopping leg kick lands by Draven.
Draven fails to land with a series of punches.
cook throws a left and a right that both miss

and Draven counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for cook!
Draven scoring with strikes but cook is staying in there.
cook wants to hold on but Draven pushes him away.
Draven lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cook wants to control but Draven is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Draven cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Draven is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. cook can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Draven controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draven scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Draven connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
cook throwing hammer fists to the chest of Draven. What's that going to do exactly?
cook is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Draven controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Draven!