PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sylus Sativa (ranked 1087 p4p, 2805 weight class) and Cole Driscoll (ranked 124 p4p, 349 weight class). Driscoll has chosen Can’t be touched as his entrance music. Cole Driscoll has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sativa
vs
Driscoll

173 cm
24
160
8 - 3 - 0

176 cm
23
151
4 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sylus Sativa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cole Driscoll!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sativa.
Nice defenses there by Sativa.
Sativa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Driscoll.
Sativa connects with a body shot.
Sativa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sativa cracks a nice hook into Driscoll's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Driscoll takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Driscoll misses with a wild body shot.
Sativa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Driscoll misses.
Driscoll has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sativa scores with a kick to the midsection.

Sativa gets tackled into the cage by Driscoll. Driscoll maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sativa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Driscoll lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sativa tries a body shot but Driscoll blocks it.
Sativa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sativa.
Driscoll lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sativa backwards.
Driscoll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sativa lands a nice shot to the body.
Sativa misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Driscoll as the two fighters clinch.
Driscoll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sativa misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa misses with a punch on the inside.
Driscoll scores with a shot to the side of Sativa's head.
A head punch on the inside from Driscoll fails to land.
Sativa swings wildly with an uppercut but Driscoll uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sativa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Driscoll lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sativa.
Sativa misses with some punches.
Sativa lands a body punch.
Sativa is leaning against Driscoll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sativa gets through Driscoll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Driscoll blocking some punches.
Sativa scores with a hook to the body.
Sativa scores with a hook to the body.
Driscoll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Driscoll swings wildly with an uppercut but Sativa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sativa.
Driscoll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sativa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sativa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sativa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sativa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sativa.
A short left from Sativa.
Sativa misses with a body punch.
Sativa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sativa lands a hook that snaps the head of Driscoll backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Sativa.
Driscoll looks winded!
Sativa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Sativa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Driscoll blocks a body shot from Sativa.
Sativa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sativa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sativa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Driscoll backwards.
Driscoll struggles to land a body shot inside as Sativa controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Sativa.
Sativa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sativa works on Driscoll's body with a couple of short punches.
Sativa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sativa scores with a shoulder strike.
Driscoll misses with the head strike.
Driscoll takes a shot to the head.
Sativa pushes Driscoll back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Sativa.
Sativa blocking some punches.
Sativa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Driscoll lands a nice uppercut.
Driscoll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sativa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Driscolls head.
Sativa scores with a shot to the side of Driscoll's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Driscoll.
Sativa lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Sativa.
Driscoll lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sativa misses with a body punch.
Sativa lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sativa can't find room to land a body shot as Driscoll controls the action.
Sativa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Driscoll throws a head punch that misses.
Driscoll misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sativa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Driscoll's elbow.
Driscoll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Sativa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Driscoll has a couple of punches blocked by Sativa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sativa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Sativa.
Driscoll doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sativa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sativa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Driscoll backwards.
Driscoll throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Sativa.
A short left from Sativa.
Driscoll misses with a punch on the inside.
Sativa is leaning against Driscoll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sativa is leaning against Driscoll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sativa tries to throw a body punch but Driscoll avoids it by throwing Sativa back against the cage.
Driscoll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sativa's elbow.
Sativa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Driscolls head.
Sativa presses Driscoll against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sativa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Driscolls head.
Sativa lands a hook that snaps the head of Driscoll backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Sativa as the two fighters clinch.
Driscoll misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sativa scores with a shot to the side of Driscoll's head.
Driscoll misses with a punch on the inside.
Sativa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sylus Sativa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Driscoll misses with an uppercut
and Sativa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Sativa.
Sativa lands a nice shot to the body.
Sativa looks to throw the jab but Driscoll is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Driscoll! But no joy.
Driscoll feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sativas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Sylus Sativa has been cut.
Driscoll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sativa.
Sativa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sativa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Driscoll manages to avoid it.
Driscoll slips under a jab.
Sativa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Driscoll at a distance.
Sativa lands a nice hook to Driscoll's body. Driscoll takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sativa lands a head shot.
Driscoll loads up on a big right hand but Sativa slips the punch.
Sativa lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Driscoll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sativa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sativa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sativa catches Driscoll with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sativa is looking to wear down Driscoll with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sativa misses with a straight right.
Driscoll throws a lazy uppercut
and Sativa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Driscoll misses with an uppercut. Sativa saw that one coming.
Driscoll takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sativa moves forwards but Driscoll connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Driscoll misses the target.

Sativa rushes Driscoll and presses him up against the cage.
Sativa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sylus Sativa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sativa.
Driscoll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sativa blocking some punches.
Sativa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sativa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Driscoll scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sativa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Driscoll throws a punch but it's blocked by Sativa.
Sativa can't find room to land a body shot as Driscoll controls the action.
Sativa takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sativa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Driscoll misses with a punch on the inside.
Sativa throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sativa.
Good body shot from Sativa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sativa.
Driscoll fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Driscoll tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sativa's elbow.
Driscoll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sativa works on Driscoll's body with a couple of short punches.
Driscoll is breathing heavily.
Driscoll scores with a shoulder strike.
Sativa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sativa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sativa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sativa blocks an uppercut.
Driscoll misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Sativa as the two fighters clinch.
Sativa lands an uppercut.
Driscoll swings wildly with an uppercut but Sativa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Driscoll blocks a body shot from Sativa.
Sativa can't find room to land a body shot as Driscoll controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Driscoll.
A short uppercut from Sativa.
Driscoll misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sativa struggles to land a body shot inside as Driscoll controls his hands.
Sativa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Driscolls head.
Sativa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sativa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sativa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sativa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Driscoll backwards.
Sativa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sativa lands with a right to the head.

Driscoll is rocked!
A short left from Sativa.
Driscoll is still on wobbly legs! Can Sativa finish him?
Sativa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Driscoll can do to turn this around?
Sativa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sativa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sativa creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Driscoll's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Driscoll drops to his knees and Sativa pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sylus Sativa!
During a confident post fight interview, Sylus Sativa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.