PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 2636 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 3835 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Kennedy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eric Draven's chin.

Draven
vs
Kennedy

180 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
36
178 lbs
17 - 28 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Kennedy misses
and Draven counters with a good, hard body kick but Kennedy shrugs it off.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kennedy is looking to land body kicks.
Kennedy throws a half hearted mid kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kennedy is defended easily by Draven.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draven moves away.
Kennedy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Draven. That one must have hurt.
Draven's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Draven duly obliges.

Kennedy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Draven did well to prevent Kennedy getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Draven looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Draven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.
Kennedy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kennedy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Draven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy postures up.
Draven has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kennedy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.

That's two 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.

Draven is looking for a triangle but Kennedy pushes his legs off easily.
Kennedy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kennedy drops back looking for a leg! Draven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Draven manages to kick Kennedy off! Kennedy jumps back into Draven's guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kennedy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kennedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draven counters with a thumping low kick.
Draven lands a right hook to the body.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Kennedy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy goes for a double leg but Draven avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Draven continues to drive forward.
Draven takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Draven lands a nice looking body shot.
Kennedy lands a right hook to the body.

Kennedy gets a clinch.
Kennedy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Draven walks away with a smile on his face. Kennedy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eric Draven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Kennedy.
Kennedy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draven.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draven manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kennedy misses with a body shot.
Draven swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Draven circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Draven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennedy with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Draven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Draven blocks a low kick nicely.
Draven is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kennedy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Draven misses with a series of wild punches.
Kennedy is looking for the big counter here.
Good exchange - Kennedy coming out on top.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
Draven feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kennedy throws a body kick that misses
and Draven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Draven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kennedy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven blocks a leg kick.
Kennedy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Kennedy shoots in and bounces Draven off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Draven keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Draven is looking for a triangle but Kennedy pushes his legs off easily.
Kennedy's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Draven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Draven looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kennedy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two 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.

Draven is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kennedy is aware though and is defending well.

Draven throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Draven wants to control but Kennedy passes easily into half guard.
Kennedy trying to control the action but Draven is working from the bottom.
Kennedy stalling away here and it's allowed Draven to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Draven looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kennedy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draven has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kennedy has managed to get both his arms back between Draven's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving.
Kennedy throwing strikes from guard but Draven blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kennedy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kennedy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Draven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kennedy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steven Kennedy has got the better of the ground game so far.

Draven is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kennedy frees his head nicely. Oh but Draven has switched to an armbar! Kennedy is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Eric Draven!
Our winner, Eric Draven, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.