PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver comes into the arena with Enter Sandman -Metallica blaring out of the sound system. Gregor Wilhelm will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Driver
vs
Wilhelm

190 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregor Wilhelm!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilhelm throws a sloppy head kick and Driver moves out of range easily.
Wilhelm moves out of range of the body kick from Driver.

Driver closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Driver are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Driver trying to control the position but Wilhelm is working away.
Driver working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Driver trying to control the position but Wilhelm is working away.
Driver working the ground and pound but Wilhelm is defending the strikes.
Driver taking a breather here.
Wilhelm defending against the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Wilhelm closes the distance and pushes Driver back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilhelm can't break the clinch.
Wilhelm wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Driver has him pressed against the cage.
Wilhelm lands a right hand.

Driver manages to break the clinch.
Wilhelm misses with a double jab.
Driver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilhelm's sensitive parts.
Wilhelm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilhelm slips under a jab.
Wilhelm looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilhelm with a hook.
Driver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Driver.
Driver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilhelm pinned against the cage. Wilhelm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilhelm lands with a cross.
Wilhelm throws a leg kick but Driver sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilhelm misses with a kick to the body.
Wilhelm throws a sloppy head kick and Driver moves out of range easily.
Wilhelm misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Wilhelm finds it's way through Driver's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver scores with a one two! Wilhelm had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wilhelm lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Driver can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Wilhelm and Driver drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Wilhelm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregor Wilhelm!