PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between donald driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for donald driver has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

driver
vs
Thunder

187 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, donald driver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Thunder!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
driver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
driver looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
driver shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

driver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thunder working some strikes from top position.
Thunder not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thunder distracts driver with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thunder scoring with some ground and pound.
Thunder not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thunder advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thunder is taking a breather. driver says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thunder's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thunder is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thunder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thunder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Thunder decides to stand and escape the position.

driver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
driver throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Thunder makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
driver looking for a sweep. Not yet driver, not yet.
driver trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
driver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thunder on the ground.
Thunder postures up and lands a big shot to driver's brow.
Thunder stands and throws driver's legs to the side, diving into side control.
driver is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder landing shots from mount.
driver is looking to get to half guard.
driver is working hard here to advance position.
Thunder with good strikes from the mount here!
Thunder raining down shots from the mount!
driver is looking to improve his position but Thunder isn't that keen on the idea.
driver wants to control but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder controlling the pace for now.
driver is bucking up trying to escape but Thunder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

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.
driver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thunder postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. driver looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Thunder connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thunder with good strikes from the mount here!
driver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
driver takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thunder working the ground and pound effectively.
driver is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Thunder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

driver takes the fight into the clinch.

Thunder manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Thunder manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thunder with a couple of short strikes.
Thunder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thunder is landing with some decent strikes but driver is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thunder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
driver is trying to escape the mount.
Thunder controlling from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder breaks from driver's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thunder controlling from the full mount.
driver tries to hold on but Thunder pushes him away.
Thunder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish driver?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thunder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish driver?
Thunder controlling the position easily from mount.
Thunder landing punches.
Thunder lands with some strikes.
driver taking shots to the head.
Thunder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can driver hang on?
Thunder looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thunder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can driver hang on?
A nice elbow there by Thunder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
driver wants to hold on but Thunder pushes him away.
Thunder with good strikes from the mount here!
driver is trying to escape the mount.
driver is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thunder wants to control the pace but driver is squirming around nicely.
Thunder lands a nice shot to the head.
Thunder landing strikes from the mount and driver is in trouble!
driver is looking to improve his position but Thunder isn't that keen on the idea.
Thunder is landing with some decent strikes but driver is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thunder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as driver is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thunder lands a big shot there that rocks driver but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Thunder.
Thunder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thunder prevents driver from getting the reversal.
driver is in a horrible position here. Thunder smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
driver is squirming around, avoiding Thunder's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thunder landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thunder trying to control but driver is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Thunder 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

driver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Thunder counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thunder.
Thunder passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thunder creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
driver is trying to improve his position.
Thunder working away.
Thunder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Thunder cracks driver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
driver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thunder is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down driver's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Thunder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. driver sprawls well initially but Thunder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Thunder sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thunder trying to pass the guard but driver defending well.
Thunder prevents driver from improving his position.
driver is looking to get back to full guard here but Thunder has managed to pass to side control instead.
Thunder dominating with strikes here.
Thunder controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
driver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thunder controlling from the full mount.
Thunder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
driver is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Thunder connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
driver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thunder tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
driver is desperately trying to improve his position but Thunder has a good base and remains in mount.
Bob Thunder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thunder landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thunder cracks driver with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thunder tries to control but driver wriggling away.

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.
driver is trying desperately to improve position.
Thunder landing shots from mount.
Thunder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Thunder with good strikes from the mount here!
Thunder with the ground and pound from mount.
donald driver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thunder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can driver hang on?
Thunder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as driver is looking to escape.
driver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Thunder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thunder 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Thunder!