PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Michaels
vs
Driver

180 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
161 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

South Side Swagger

Attliction Inc. - badass sold out last night....

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Michaels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Driver!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Michaels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Driver is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Driver tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Driver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michaels thinking.
Driver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Driver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Driver misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels lands with a nice combination. Driver backs away looking to recover.
Driver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Michaels or perhaps it was just good defense by Driver which made him look bad.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Driver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Driver.
Driver connects with a looping right hand.
Driver throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Driver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michaels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michaels moves forwards but Driver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Driver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Michaels is rocked!
Driver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Driver misses with a hook
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Driver misses with a combination
and Michaels counters with a big head kick but Driver shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Driver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Michaels.
Michaels seems to have got his legs back now.
Brad Driver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels closes the distance looking to clinch
and Driver counters with a nice uppercut.
Driver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Driver's knee momentarily.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Driver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Driver as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Driver.
Horrible takedown by Michaels or perhaps it was just good defense by Driver which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michaels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice takedown defense from Driver. No joy for Michaels on that attempt.
Michaels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michaels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Michaels. 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.
Michaels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Driver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Driver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michaels fails with the takedown
enabling Driver to counter with a crisp jab.
Driver looks to land a combination but Michaels avoids it well.
Driver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michaels fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Driver misses with a jab, cross combination.

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.
Driver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michaels looks to clinch
and Driver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Driver misses with a wild combination.
Michaels wants to clinch but Driver slips to the side
and Driver counters with a one-two to the body.
Michaels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Driver's waist but Driver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michaels off to one side.
Brad Driver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels tries to clinch
and Driver counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Michaels! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Driver!
Brad Driver is the new lightweight champion!