PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saigon Driscol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banana Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Driscol's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Over by Drake. Saigon Driscol is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Driscol
vs
Man

190 cm
23
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Cobra Kai Nutrition (St. Pete's Best)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Saigon Driscol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Banana Man!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Driscol blocks a head kick by Man.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Driscol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Driscol lands a high kick!
Driscol blocks the body kick.
Driscol shoots in but Man avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saigon Driscol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a wild body kick that Driscol sees coming a mile off.
Man tries to work over Driscol's front leg with a kick but Driscol checks it.

Driscol decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Driscol wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Driscol is working for a kimura but Man is defending it quite comfortably.

Man has one foot on Driscol's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Driscol takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Man throws and low kick but Driscol moves out of range easily.

Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Driscol blocks with his arms.
Driscol looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Driscol is looking to control Man's arms but Man gets an underhook and turns him. Now Driscol has his back to the cage.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Driscol jumps guard but Man stands there with Driscol around his waist. Driscol gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Driscol up against the cage.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Driscol is blocking nicely.

Driscol breaks the clinch.
Man wants to clinch.
Driscol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Driscol throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Driscol thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice takedown defense from Man. No joy for Driscol on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Driscol moves out of range easily.
Driscol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Driscol misses with a head kick.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man scores with a nice body kick.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Driscol circles away.
Man throws and low kick but Driscol moves out of range easily.
Man tries to score with a low kick but Driscol moves his leg out of the way.
Driscol shoots and misses
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Driscol counters with a head kick. That will keep Man thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Man defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Driscol.
Driscol is breathing heavily.
Driscol shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Man misses
and Driscol counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Man is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Driscol's sensitive parts.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.

Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Driscol, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man misses with a knee strike.
Man stalling.
Driscol fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Driscol.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Driscol's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Banana Man dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Man throws a head kick that misses.
Banana Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Driscol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Driscol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Driscol fails with the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Man tries a knee to the head but Driscol blocks it.
Man lands a good knee to the midsection. Driscol won't want to take too many of those.
Driscol is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Driscol wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Driscol drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saigon Driscol. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throws a sloppy head kick
and Driscol counters with a head kick.
Banana Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Driscol or perhaps it was just good defense by Man which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Man.
Banana Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Driscol shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Driscol gets slowly back to his feet.
Man walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Driscol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Driscol blocks a head kick by Man.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Driscol's front leg but catches the back leg as Driscol tries to avoid it.
Man misses with a low kick.
Driscol moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driscol fails to land the takedown.
Driscol throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a body kick.

Man moves into the clinch successfully.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Driscol blocks it with crossed arms.

Man breaks from the clinch.
Driscol blocks a low kick nicely.

Man clinches up against the cage.
Driscol on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Driscol tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.
Driscol looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Driscol.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to throw a body kick
and Driscol counters with a nice kick to the body.
Driscol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Driscol sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Driscol crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Man - the referee stops the clock and Driscol gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Man. Driscol manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Driscol misses

and Man counters by moving into the clinch.
Man landing knees to the head.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Man.
Driscol is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Driscol blocks with his arms.
Driscol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Driscol shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Driscol gets slowly back to his feet.
Driscol shoots in for a takedown but Man shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man tries to clinch but Driscol moves out of range.
Driscol tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Banana Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Man throws a front kick that sends Driscol stumbling back into the cage.
Man tries to clinch up but Driscol circles away and keeps his distance.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man throws a front kick that sends Driscol stumbling back into the cage.

Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Man.
Man looking to throw knees to the head but Driscol is blocking nicely.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Driscol is defending well for now.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Driscol jumps guard but Man stands there with Driscol around his waist. Driscol gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Driscol being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driscol will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Driscol misses with a knee to the head.
Man with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Driscol can't break the clinch.
Man stalling in the clinch.
Driscol tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Driscol working hard to break the clinch.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Man.
Driscol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saigon Driscol. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Driscol managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Man manages to break the clinch.
Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Driscol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man's waist but Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Driscol off to one side.
Driscol throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Man counters with a head kick.
Driscol pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Driscol wants to clinch but Man slips to the side
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Driscol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Man connects with a high kick.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driscol tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man thuds his shin into the meat of Driscol's side.
Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Man
and Driscol counters with a head kick. That will keep Man thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Driscol fails with the takedown.
Banana Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man tries to land a body kick

and Driscol counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saigon Driscol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Driscol prevents Man from standing back up.
Driscol throwing shots but Man is blocking nicely.
Driscol is trying to control. Man wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Man has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Driscol is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Driscol looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Driscol stops Man from getting back to his feet.
Man moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Driscol misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Driscol throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Banana Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Banana Man!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Banana Man!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Banana Man!

Banana Man wins by unanimous decision!