PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sole
vs
Hood

195 cm
24
270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
230 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole throws and low kick but Hood moves out of range easily.
Hood fails to land the takedown.
Sole looks to score with a jab to the body but Hood is just out of range.
Hood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sole was well out of range. Poor timing from Hood.

Hood looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sole keeping moving, preventing Hood from controlling successfully.
Hood won't allow Sole to sweep him here.
Sole controls Hood momentarily but Hood frees himself.
Hood throws a strike but Sole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hood has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sole off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sole swinging wildly here.
Sole takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sole takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheers as Sole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hood doesn't seem phased though.
Hood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sole.
Sole misses with a few strikes there.
Hood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sole paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hood throws a leg kick but Sole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sole sprawls well. Sole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hood gets slowly back to his feet.
Sole thuds his right hand into Hood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sole throws a leg kick but Hood checks it.
Sole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hood.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Sole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hood.
Jacks Sole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hood.
Hood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sole.
Sole misses with a body shot.
Hood lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Sole as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood moves away from the strike by Sole.
Hood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sole.
Hood throws a body punch but Sole moves out of range.
Hood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hood ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Hood misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Hood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sole misses with a wild combination.

Hood feints and as Sole raises his hands in defense, Hood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hood throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Sole has wrist control.
Hood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hood wants to control from the top but Sole keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hood trying to control but Sole is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sole avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hood.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hood jabs Sole right on the nose. Sole blinks but takes it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hood!
Sole lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sole.
Hood lands a nice hook to Sole's body. Sole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hood shoots in but no luck this time.
Hood connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sole.
Sole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sole avoids it really well and circles away.
Hood throws out a loose jab but Sole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gordon Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Hood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sole defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hood.

Hood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hood trying to control from half guard but Sole is working away.
Hood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sole is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Hood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good exchange - Hood coming out on top.
Hood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sole moves forwards but Hood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hood shoots in but Sole avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hood throwing shots but Sole is blocking nicely.
Sole is positioning himself well to prevent Hood advancing to mount.
Sole regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sole is pulling down on Hood's head to control his posture.
Sole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sole has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sole throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sole sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hood fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Hood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Hood throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sole was covering up waiting for the punch and Hood finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood trying to control the position from guard on top but Sole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sole seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Sole has wrist control.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Sole has wrist control.
Hood throws and elbow that misses. Sole uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hood's guard. Nice move by Sole!
Sole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sole won't allow Hood to get back to his feet.
Sole wants to pass the guard but Hood is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sole is controlling him.
Hood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hood is nestled in close to Sole, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hood controlling the action here.
Hood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sole slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hood trying to control but Sole is working from the bottom.
Hood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hood throws a strike but Sole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hood is pulling down on Sole's head. It's preventing any offense from Sole, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gordon Hood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hood.
Gordon Hood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Hood misses.
A shot to the body from Sole misses
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
Sole throws an overhand right that lands on Hood's shoulder, as Hood tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Sole.
Sole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hood misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sole misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hood to score with a decent uppercut.
Sole moves out of range as Hood strikes.
Sole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sole misses with a hook.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
Hood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sole manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Sole misses
and Hood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sole displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hood throws a hook to the side of Sole's head but Sole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Hood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sole moves out of range of the strikes.
Hood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hood throws a jab when Sole was well out of range.
Hood takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Sole lands with a nice body punch.
Sole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hood finds it's way round the side to connect with Sole's head.
Hood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hood dodges the punch combination from Sole.
Sole misses with a straight right.
Sole throws a nice looking combination but Hood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sole looks to land a body kick but Hood moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hood, right into the meat.
Sole slips under a jab from Hood.
Sole tries to bum rush Hood with a series of wild strikes but Hood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Hood with that takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sole.
Sole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hood.
A bone on bone clash there as Sole blocks the leg kick.
Hood staying out of range there.
Hood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sole but Sole pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacks Sole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Sole needs to keep his hands up - Hood had a free shot at his head there.

Hood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sole!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sole is looking to improve his position but Hood isn't that keen on the idea.
Gordon Hood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hood landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood punching from mount but Sole doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sole is looking to escape.
Hood thowing shots but they're missing.
Sole wants to control but Hood is having none of it.
Hood looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sole wants to hold on but Hood pushes him away.
Hood thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sole wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hood.
Gordon Hood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
Hood looking to ground and pound but Sole is blocking nicely.
Sole has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Hood's lack of action.
Sole blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hood.
Sole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sole controlling the position well.
Jacks Sole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hood can pounce on him.
Hood throws an overhand right that lands on Sole's shoulder, as Sole tries to avoid the shot.
Hood lunges at Sole with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sole's hand.
Sole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Hood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Hood!