PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luca Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jude Driscoll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kicker
vs
Driscoll

175 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luca Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jude Driscoll!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driscoll lands with a cross.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Driscoll swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Driscoll clinches up against the cage.
Kicker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Driscoll stalls.

Driscoll's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kicker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Driscoll counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Driscoll breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kicker tries to clinch up but Driscoll circles away and keeps his distance.
Kicker tries to clinch up

so Driscoll counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kicker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Driscoll's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker trying to control the position from guard on top but Driscoll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Driscoll working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kicker.
Kicker trying to control but Driscoll is working from the bottom.
Driscoll looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Driscoll looking for a guillotine here but Kicker defends easily.
Kicker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Driscoll swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker is working Driscoll over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Driscoll looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kicker is one step ahead there.

Driscoll pushes Kicker off and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kicker is defended easily by Driscoll.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luca Kicker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Driscoll but Driscoll pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kicker misses with a takedown attempt
and Driscoll counters with a nice uppercut.
Kicker shoots in for a takedown but Driscoll shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Driscoll feints and as Kicker raises his hands in defense, Driscoll changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kicker is breathing heavily.
Kicker looking for a sweep. Not yet Kicker, not yet.

Driscoll stands up from Kicker's guard - Driscoll perhaps looking for a knockout.

Driscoll pushes Kicker up against the cage in a clinch.
Driscoll lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Driscoll jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Driscoll is pulling down on Kicker's head. It's preventing any offense from Kicker, at least for the moment.
Driscoll punching from the bottom - just letting Kicker know he's still in a fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Driscoll looking for a guillotine here but Kicker defends easily.

Driscoll has his feet on Kicker's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Driscoll. That's going to slow Kicker down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jude Driscoll dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Driscoll throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kicker was covering up waiting for the punch and Driscoll finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Driscoll got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kicker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Driscoll has managed to get both his arms back between Kicker's legs - danger averted.
Jude Driscoll has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kicker being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Driscoll wants to control from the top but Kicker keeps moving.
Kicker working a defensive guard here.
Driscoll wants to pass the guard but Kicker is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driscoll throws a big elbow that misses.
Driscoll postures up in Kicker's guard and throws a big left but Kicker blocks it.
Driscoll is stalling in the full guard.
Driscoll trying to control the position from guard on top but Kicker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jude Driscoll.
Kicker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Driscoll as he avoids it easily.
Driscoll misses with a two punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Driscoll. That's going to slow Kicker down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Driscoll shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kicker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Driscoll has hold of Kicker's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kicker tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Driscoll cranks the arm and Kicker screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kicker, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jude Driscoll!