PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Born to Kill. Hood has chosen Carlos - The Silmarillia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vos
vs
Hood

177 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

172 cm
23
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raymond Hood!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hood slips under a jab.
Vos throws a series of punches but Hood moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Vos. That snapped Hood's head back.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hood wants to clinch.
Hood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vos looks to score with a jab to the body but Hood is just out of range.

Vos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hood manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos throws a big right hand that misses.
Hood wants to stand but Vos is controlling the position.
Vos throws a big right hand that misses.
Vos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hood wants to stand and escape but Vos is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vos throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hood throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Vos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vos takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Bill Vos has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Vos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vos looking to throw knees to the head but Hood is blocking nicely.
Hood trying to control the position but instead, Vos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hood into the cage.
Hood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vos avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood managing to block the knees to the body from Vos.
Hood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hood blocking some punches.
Hood throws an elbow but it misses.
Hood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Hood managing to block the knees to the body from Vos.
Vos tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
Vos throws a punch but it's blocked by Hood.
Hood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vos's defenses.
Vos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hood avoids it.
Vos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vos missing with knees to the body.
Hood lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.
Hood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vos.
Hood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vos has Hood pressed against the cage.
Hood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vos up against the cage.
Hood lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Vos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hood is defending well for now.
Vos missing with knees to the body.
Vos trying to land knees to the body.
Hood has Vos pressed against the cage.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Vos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hood is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hood blocks an elbow strike from Vos.
Hood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hood.
Hood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hood with a knee to the head.
Vos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vos misses with a knee to the head.
Vos is breathing heavily.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vos missing with knees to the body.

Vos is trying to trip Hood. He has hold of a leg but Hood is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vos persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hood pushes Vos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Vos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Vos's cut.
That's time! Vos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hood closes the distance but Vos moves to the side

and Vos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Hood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hood tries a knee to the head but Vos blocks it.
Hood slows down the pace here.
Vos takes an elbow to the temple.
Hood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hood stops a takedown attempt from Vos.
Hood prevents Vos from breaking the clinch.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hood tries to land a knee to the head but Vos blocks with his arms.
Hood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vos is looking to control Hood's arms but Hood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vos has his back to the cage.
Hood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Bill Vos's cut is getting worse.
Vos trying to land knees to the body.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vos trying to land knees to the body.
Hood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
Vos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vos avoiding damage as Hood throws knees to the body.
Vos blocks the elbow strike.
Vos missing with knees to the body.
Hood lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.
Hood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hood is pressed up against the cage. Vos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hood down to the mat. Hood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vos avoids a kick to the body.
Hood slips under a jab.
Hood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vos misses with a straight left.
Hood tries to clinch up
and Vos counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood wants to clinch

and Vos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vos's face.
Vos avoiding damage as Hood throws knees to the body.
Hood stalling.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hood lands an elbow just above Vos 's eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hood avoids it.
Hood prevents a body shot from Vos.
Vos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vos blocks it with crossed arms.
Vos takes an elbow to the forehead.

Bill Vos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Vos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hood looking to throw knees to the head but Vos is blocking nicely.
Hood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vos missing with knees to the body.
Vos missing with knees to the body.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood has Vos pressed against the cage.
Vos dodges an elbow strike from Hood.
Hood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hood lands a knee to the body.
Hood missing with knees to the body.
Vos misses with a knee strike.
Hood pushes off an throws an elbow but Vos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vos is defending well for now.
Vos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hood keeps control of Vos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hood obliges.
Hood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vos looking to throw knees to the head but Hood is blocking nicely.
Hood landing knees to the body.
Hood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Bill Vos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hood obliges.
Hood lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.
Vos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hood utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Hood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bill Vos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hood closes the distance looking to clinch

and Vos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vos.
Hood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vos working hard to break the clinch.
Hood pushes off an throws an elbow but Vos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hood lands an elbow that stopped Vos in his tracks for a moment.
Hood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vos throws an elbow that misses.
Vos swings wildly with an uppercut but Hood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vos missing with knees to the body.
Hood taking a breather.
Hood managing to block the knees to the body from Vos.
Hood avoiding damage as Vos throws knees to the body.
Vos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vos.
Raymond Hood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hood lands a nice elbow.
Hood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood lands an elbow just above Vos 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bill Vos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raymond Hood!