PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Driggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Two comes to the cage accompanied by North Korean Army Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Mark Two could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julio Driggs's chin.

Two
vs
Driggs

180 cm
34
180 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

180 cm
33
167 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Two!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Driggs!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Driggs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Two has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Two and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Decent striking displayed by Two there.
Two throws a body punch but Driggs moves out of range.
Two looks for the body kick but Driggs saw that one coming.
Driggs misses the jab.
Driggs lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick from Two misses.
Driggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Driggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Driggs moves out of range as Two throws a body kick.
Driggs throws a hook but Two avoids it easily.
Two keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Two slips under a jab.
Two displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Driggs throws out the jab.
Driggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Driggs wants to land a leg kick but Two is out of range.
Driggs throws a shot from downtown. Two moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Driggs misses.
Two throws out a loose jab but Driggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Two has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Two tries for a takedown but Driggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Driggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Two.
Two slips under a jab.
Two slips under a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Two is defended easily by Driggs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Two. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Two is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Driggs scores with a hook to the body. Two takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Driggs throws the kick towards the body but Two avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Two.
Two looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Two fails to land with a series of punches.
Two takes a swing at Driggs's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Driggs tests Two's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Two motions for Driggs to come forward. Two throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Driggs thows a body shot but no joy.

Two shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Two was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Two seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Two wants to lay and pray for a moment but Driggs keeps working.
Driggs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Driggs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Two has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Driggs parries the strikes from Two easily there. Two is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Driggs to escape.
Two with the ground and pound but Driggs regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two lands strikes from half guard.
Driggs wants to get back to his feet.

Driggs manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Good leg kick by Driggs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Two ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Two throws a body punch but Driggs moves out of range.
Driggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Two.
Two goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Driggs lands a big head kick that sends Two tumbling to the mat! Driggs takes a step backwards and waves Two back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Two is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Driggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Two checks a low kick from Driggs.
Driggs throws a push kick but Two slaps the foot to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Driggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Two fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Driggs checks it well.
Two takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Driggs throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Two misses.
Driggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Two.
Driggs scoring well with a low kick there.
Two takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Driggs, right into the meat.
Driggs tries to land a front kick but Two steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Two goes for a double leg but Driggs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Driggs continues to drive forward.
Driggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Two's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Driggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Two is breathing heavily.
Driggs has Two pushed against the cage.
Two takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Driggs dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Two walks into a stiff left hand from Driggs.
Driggs has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Driggs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Driggs fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Two is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Driggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Driggs there as he acknowledges the shot.

Driggs is rocked!
Driggs ducks under a wild hook from Two.
Two seems to have got his legs back now.
Driggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Two finish him?
Julio Driggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Driggs.
Two is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Driggs.

Two gets a big slam - oh, Driggs is out! Driggs is out! That's a nasty KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mark Two!
Mark Two decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.