PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hey zuss criste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis Driftwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driftwood has chosen Walk as his entrance music. hey zuss criste could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Otis Driftwood's chin.

zuss criste
vs
Driftwood

191 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, hey zuss criste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otis Driftwood!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - criste looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Driftwood shoots for a takedown but criste saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Driftwood fails with a takedown attempt.

criste gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Driftwood can't break the clinch.
criste lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
criste lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Otis Driftwood has been cut.

criste manages to break the clinch.

Driftwood looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Driftwood got a little sloppy there for a moment and criste has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Driftwood has managed to get both his arms back between criste's legs - danger averted.
criste striking off his back but it's not causing Driftwood any problems.

criste is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Driftwood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
criste wants to improve his position but instead Driftwood has moved into half guard.
criste is not content to let Driftwood control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed criste's head.
criste works his way to full guard. Good work.
Driftwood stops criste from standing up.

criste throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Driftwood escapes and throws criste's legs to the side, diving into side control!
criste is looking to regain half guard here but Driftwood keeps moving and retains side control.
criste struggling a bit here.
criste is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
criste keeps Driftwood under control for a moment.
Driftwood working the ground and pound but criste is defending the strikes.
criste is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
criste is breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
criste fails to land with a series of punches.
Driftwood tries to clinch up
and criste counters with a lovely straight right hand!
hey zuss criste is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Driftwood dodges the punch combination from criste.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
criste tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Driftwood counters with a nice body kick.
Driftwood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as criste backs up against the cage.

Driftwood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in criste's half guard.
Driftwood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Driftwood passes to full mount!
Driftwood landing shots from mount.
Driftwood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as criste is looking to escape.
criste is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Driftwood working the ground and pound effectively.
criste taking shots to the head.
Driftwood wants to control the pace but criste is squirming around nicely.
Driftwood might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control criste kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Driftwood scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Driftwood blocks criste's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Driftwood scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otis Driftwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otis Driftwood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

criste tries to clinch but Driftwood moves away

and Driftwood counters by moving into the clinch.

criste breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

criste instigates a clinch.
criste lands an elbow that stopped Driftwood in his tracks for a moment.
Driftwood fails to pull guard.
criste has Driftwood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Driftwood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, criste throws an elbow but misses.
Driftwood is trying to break the clinch but criste is controlling him.

Driftwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

criste gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Driftwood wants to control from the top but criste keeps moving.
Driftwood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
criste doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
criste controls Driftwood momentarily but Driftwood frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood wants to pass the guard but criste is keeping the position.
Driftwood is breathing heavily.
Driftwood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Driftwood trying to control but criste is working from the bottom.
criste is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Driftwood trying to control but criste postures up.
criste tries to pass the half guard into mount. Driftwood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Driftwood pushes criste off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

criste has Driftwood up against the cage in a clinch.
criste has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Driftwood wants a takedown.
Driftwood wants a takedown.
hey zuss criste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Driftwood.
criste creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Driftwood's defenses.
criste lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
criste is pushing Driftwood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
criste lands an elbow that stopped Driftwood in his tracks for a moment.
criste throws a knee to the head but misses.
Driftwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
criste lands an elbow that stopped Driftwood in his tracks for a moment.
Driftwood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as criste walks away with a smile on his face. Driftwood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
criste tries to clinch but Driftwood moves out of range.
criste tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Driftwood counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
criste looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

criste wriggles free and stands up.
criste misses with a head kick.
criste checks a leg kick.
criste falls off balance throwing a combination
and Driftwood counters with a stiff right hand.
criste throws a series of punches but Driftwood moves out of range.

criste gets caught flat footed, as Driftwood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

criste has his feet on Driftwood's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Driftwood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Driftwood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Driftwood or perhaps it was just good defense by criste which made him look bad.

criste darts in and clinches Driftwood up against the cage.

criste's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
criste keeps Driftwood at a distance using the push kick.
criste moves in looking to clinch but Driftwood pushes him off.
hey zuss criste is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
criste throws a head kick that misses
and Driftwood counters with a right hand to the body.
Driftwood throws a head kick that misses.
criste tries to land a front kick but Driftwood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Driftwood lands a front kick.
criste misses with a series of wild punches.
Driftwood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
criste darts in trying to clinch

and Driftwood counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for criste!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otis Driftwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Otis Driftwood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

criste displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Driftwood.
criste misses with a combination

and Driftwood counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for criste!
Driftwood prevents criste from getting the reversal.
criste is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
criste in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Driftwood.
criste is in a horrible position here. Driftwood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Driftwood unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
criste working to try and regain half guard.
criste prevents any damage by holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Driftwood.
criste really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Driftwood.

criste bucks Driftwood off and manages to get back to his feet!
criste is looking to clinch.
criste fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Driftwood.
criste stuffs the takedown attempt from Driftwood. Driftwood gets slowly back to his feet.
criste looks to clinch

and Driftwood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Driftwood.
criste controls Driftwood momentarily but Driftwood frees himself.
criste avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
criste tries to land a sweep but no joy.
criste is looking to stand up but Driftwood isn't so interested in that idea.
Otis Driftwood has got the better of the ground game so far.
criste is trying to hold Driftwood in close to prevent damage but Driftwood has managed to pass into half guard.
criste is refusing to be controlled, as Driftwood sits in half guard.
criste keeping control of the position.
Driftwood wants to lay and pray for a moment but criste keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
criste tries to close the distance and clinch but Driftwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Driftwood is trying to break the clinch but criste is controlling him.
criste creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Driftwood's defenses.
Driftwood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Driftwood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
criste lands an elbow inside.
criste lands a damaging elbow.
criste lands an elbow that stopped Driftwood in his tracks for a moment.
Driftwood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
hey zuss criste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otis Driftwood.
Driftwood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. criste gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

criste pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Driftwood blocks a head kick by criste.

That's four 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.
Driftwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before criste can pounce on him.

criste drives through and clinches with Driftwood against the cage.
hey zuss criste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
criste comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Driftwood throws an elbow but misses.

criste drags the fight down to the ground.
criste working a defensive guard here.
criste wants to sweep here but Driftwood controlling him for the moment.
criste not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

criste had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Driftwood is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. criste Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Driftwood's back instead.
Driftwood just trying to survive but criste is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otis Driftwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Driftwood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otis Driftwood!