PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otis B Driftwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking comes to the cage accompanied by War Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hosking
vs
B Driftwood

173 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Hosking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Otis B Driftwood!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driftwood throws a shot from downtown. Hosking moves away and avoids it.
Hosking looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Hosking tries to clinch up but Driftwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Hosking tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Driftwood misses.
Driftwood has a takedown stuffed.
Driftwood looks to throw the jab but Hosking is out of range.
Driftwood shoots in for a takedown but Hosking shows good takedown defense.
Driftwood throws a lazy right hand but Hosking sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Driftwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Driftwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Driftwood keeps the fight on the outside.

Driftwood scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Driftwood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Driftwood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Driftwood tries to advance to mount but Hosking denies him.
Driftwood trying to control the action but Hosking is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Driftwood might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hosking kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

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.
Driftwood is staying tight to Hosking's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Driftwood is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hosking is trying to escape and Driftwood transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hosking is forced to tap! Nice work there by Driftwood! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Otis B Driftwood!