PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Proudmoore (ranked 1794 p4p, 238 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 4194 p4p, 458 weight class). Jacob Proudmoore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Proudmoore
vs
Draven

180 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Proudmoore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Proudmoore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Proudmoore lands a jab to Draven's midsection.
Proudmoore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Proudmoore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Draven cracks Proudmoore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Draven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Proudmoore wants to clinch up but Draven keeps it at a distance.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Draven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Proudmoore.
Draven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Proudmoore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Proudmoore throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
Draven throws a leg kick
and Proudmoore counters with a straight right hand.
Proudmoore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Draven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Proudmoore's corner calls for a 1-2. Proudmoore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Proudmoore is looking to counter punch.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Proudmoore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudmoore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draven is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Proudmoore with a body shot.
Proudmoore scores with a nice right hand.
Draven misses with a body kick.
Proudmoore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Draven delivers a nice body kick.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Proudmoore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Proudmoore misses its target.
Draven throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Proudmoore counter with a right hand.
Proudmoore throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
Proudmoore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Proudmoore.
Draven gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Draven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven throws a solid leg kick but Proudmoore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draven.
Proudmoore is looking to counter punch.
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.
Draven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Proudmoore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven slips a straight right by Proudmoore.
Proudmoore throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven delivers a nice body kick.
Draven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Draven lands a nice hook to Proudmoore's body. Proudmoore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Proudmoore misses with an uppercut.
Draven now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Proudmoore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Draven lands with a kick to the ribs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Draven.
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draven throws a predictable looking body shot
and Proudmoore counters with a stiff right hand.
Draven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Proudmoore's calf.
Proudmoore throws a poor cross that misses
and Draven counters with a low kick, right behind Proudmoore 's knee.
A big right from Proudmoore misses.
Draven appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Proudmoore misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proudmoore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draven.
Draven slips a jab from Proudmoore.
Draven scores with a hook to the body. Proudmoore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Draven finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Draven.
Proudmoore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draven in his tracks.
Draven throws a predictable looking body shot
and Proudmoore counters with a three punch combo that has Draven backing up. Draven nods at Proudmoore to acknowledge the strikes.
Draven tries to clinch there but Proudmoore circles away.
Draven throws a chopping leg kick but Proudmoore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Proudmoore.
Draven throws a front kick that sends Proudmoore stumbling back into the cage.
Draven looks to land a combination. Proudmoore sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Proudmoore misses with a straight left.
Proudmoore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Draven wants to clinch but Proudmoore slips to the side
and Proudmoore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Proudmoore throws a lazy uppercut
and Draven counters with a nice body kick.
Proudmoore misses with a looping right.
Draven delivers a nice body kick.
Draven lands a leg kick that knocks Proudmoore off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Proudmoore misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Draven.
Proudmoore with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Proudmoore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Proudmoore will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Proudmoore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Draven throws a low kick but Proudmoore moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Proudmoore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Proudmoore throws a big shot that misses.
Proudmoore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Proudmoore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draven counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Draven will probably get the nod.
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 slips a jab and a cross from Proudmoore.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Proudmoore catches Draven right on the button with a cross.
Draven throws a chopping leg kick but Proudmoore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Proudmoore loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Draven. That snapped Proudmoore's head back.
Draven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Draven feints and then cracks Proudmoore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Proudmoore down.
Proudmoore lands with a nice body punch.
Draven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Proudmoore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Draven counters with a nice body kick.
Draven lands a glancing blow to the side of Proudmoore's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Proudmoore.
Proudmoore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draven.

Proudmoore moves into the clinch successfully.
Proudmoore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Proudmoore misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proudmoore struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Proudmoore.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Proudmoore fails to land.
Proudmoore prevents a body shot from Draven.

Draven manages to pull guard.
Proudmoore trying to control but Draven is working from the bottom.
Proudmoore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Proudmoore is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Draven has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Proudmoore is looking to defend but Draven has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Proudmoore! Draven pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Proudmoore taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eric Draven!