PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caesar Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driver has chosen Pepper - Butthole Suffers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Baker
vs
Driver

186 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

186 cm
25
265 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Caesar Baker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Driver!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Driver finds it's way through Baker's defenses.

It looks like Caesar Baker has been cut.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Driver has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Driver throws a big shot that misses.
Driver looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Baker staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Driver. Baker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Driver.
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Driver.
Driver does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Driver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Driver throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baker on the side of the head.

Caesar Baker's cut is getting worse.
Driver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Driver steps in with a hook that catches Baker right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Driver follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Baker looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusty Driver!
Rusty Driver is the new heavyweight champion!
Rusty Driver took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm ready Next please. '.