PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otis Driftwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iggy Maranello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driftwood's entrance music is Walk. A fine choice. Iggy Maranello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Driftwood
vs
Maranello

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otis Driftwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iggy Maranello!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maranello misses with a jab, cross combination.

Maranello gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Driftwood to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Driftwood throws a big right hand that misses.
Driftwood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maranello keeping moving, preventing Driftwood from controlling successfully.
Maranello controlling the position.
Driftwood pushing down on Maranello's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maranello blocking the ground and pound attempt from Driftwood.
Maranello tries to get to full guard but Driftwood has control of the leg.
Driftwood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Driftwood trying to control the action but Maranello is working from the bottom.
Driftwood perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maranello pushes Driftwood off but Driftwood dives into side control.
Maranello is trying to improve his position.
Maranello taking a bit of punishment here - Driftwood scoring with strikes.
Maranello tries to buck Driftwood off but Driftwood is having none of it.
Driftwood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Driftwood controlling the position.
Maranello tries to bench press Driftwood off him but Driftwood keeps the position.
Maranello looks gassed!
Maranello is trying to escape the position but Driftwood is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maranello can do anything to dispel that myth.
Driftwood scores with a couple of short elbows.
Driftwood scores with punches from side control.
Driftwood controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Maranello's face as Driftwood controls the position.
Maranello is not content to let Driftwood control the position.
Maranello takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Driftwood controlling the position.
Driftwood scores with punches from side control.
Maranello taking a bit of punishment here - Driftwood scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood lands a few punches from side control.
Maranello is not content to let Driftwood control the position.

Driftwood has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Driftwood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maranello manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Driftwood stops Maranello from standing up.
Driftwood pushing down on Maranello's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Driftwood lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Driftwood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood works his way into full mount!
Driftwood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Driftwood working the ground and pound effectively.
Driftwood controlling from the full mount.
Driftwood dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otis Driftwood dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Driftwood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Driftwood stands up out of Maranello's guard for a moment - Maranello manages to land a nice upkick.
Maranello keeping moving, preventing Driftwood from controlling successfully.
Driftwood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Otis Driftwood just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Driftwood gets a takedown into half guard.

Maranello makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Driftwood shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood wants to take a breather but Maranello is having none of it.
Maranello really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Driftwood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Driftwood is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Driftwood slips a nice elbow through Maranello's hands, connecting with Maranello's forehead.
Maranello has a hand on Driftwood's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Driftwood takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Driftwood controlling the position easily from mount.
Driftwood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maranello is in a horrible position here. Driftwood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Driftwood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Driftwood looking to finish Maranello with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maranello!
Maranello is squirming around, avoiding Driftwood's attempts to control the action.
Maranello is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Maranello tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Driftwood controlling the position easily from mount.
Maranello is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maranello tries to hold on but Driftwood postures up.
Driftwood working Maranello over with strikes here.
Driftwood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Driftwood looking to control but Maranello is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four 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.
Driftwood breaks from Maranello's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maranello tries to buck Driftwood off but he can't manage it.
Maranello is desperately trying to improve his position but Driftwood has a good base and remains in mount.
Maranello wants to hold on but Driftwood pushes him away.
Maranello in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Driftwood landing strikes from the mount.
Driftwood landing strikes from the mount and Maranello is in trouble!
Driftwood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maranello hang on?
Driftwood with shots to the head and body - Maranello looks very uncomfortable down there.
Driftwood raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otis Driftwood dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Driftwood clinches with his opponent.
Driftwood leaning against his opponent.

Driftwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maranello connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Driftwood's hands.
Maranello shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Driftwood counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Driftwood wants to control from the top but Maranello keeps moving.
Maranello is wriggling around but Driftwood manages to pass to half guard.
Maranello is trying to escape back to his feet but Driftwood uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maranello is not content to let Driftwood control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood cracks Maranello with a big elbow.
Driftwood scoring with punches and elbows.
Maranello being controlled for a moment.
Driftwood has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Maranello!
Maranello is bucking up trying to escape but Driftwood cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Driftwood looking to control but Maranello is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Driftwood cracks Maranello with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maranello is trying to escape the mount.
Driftwood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Driftwood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Driftwood.
Maranello is trying desperately to improve position.
Driftwood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood working Maranello over with strikes here.
Driftwood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Driftwood looking to finish Maranello with some ground and pound. This is bad for Maranello!

Driftwood working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Maranello turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Driftwood off and cradles Maranello's limp body as Driftwood celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Otis Driftwood!