PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crump comes to the cage accompanied by Highway into the Danger Zone. Gordon Hood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crump
vs
Hood

195 cm
27
270 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

194 cm
26
230 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Crump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crump cracks the inside of Hood's front leg.
Crump throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crump misses with a head kick.
Hood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crump goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crump displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hood.
Crump misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hood.
Crump throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crump falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hood counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crump's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crump bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hood's guard.
Crump stopping the sweep attempt from Hood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood has Crump pulled in close to control his posture.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crump keeps working.
Hood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crump works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood trying to control the position from guard on top but Crump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Crump has wrist control.
Hood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hood throws and elbow that misses. Crump uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hood's guard. Nice move by Crump!
Crump trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hood's guard.
Hood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hood is controlling Crump's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crump's guard.
Crump can't keep his opponent in guard - Hood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crump knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hood on the ground.
Hood working the head and body with strikes.
Hood looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hood.
Hood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crump defending well though.
Hood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crump's head.
Hood wants to control but Crump is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crump is looking to escape.

Hood stands up from half guard.
Crump misses with a double jab.
Hood has his takedown stuffed
and Crump counters with an outside leg kick.
Alan Crump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Hood moves out of range of the body kick.
Hood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hood shoots for a double leg takedown but Crump sprawls well. He's pushed Hood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crump pinned against the cage. Crump gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hood has his takedown stuffed
and Crump counters with a leg kick.
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 Alan Crump will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crump looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crump tries a low kick but Hood avoids it.
A good leg kick by Crump.
Crump rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hood counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crump won't be happy with that.
Crump tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hood wants to take a breather but Crump manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hood.
Hood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hood postures up and lands a big shot to Crump's brow.
Crump on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crump tries to get out of the position.
Hood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood throwing strikes from guard but Crump blocks nicely.
Hood throws a strike but Crump rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hood trying to keep a closed guard but Crump is proving a slippery customer.
Crump wanted to stand there but Hood had control of the position.
Crump preventing the sweep.
Hood has control of Crump's left arm, preventing Crump from doing any damage.
Hood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hood seems keen to control Crump's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gordon Hood wasn't active enough on the ground.
Crump walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crump throws a head kick that Hood semi-blocks.
Hood moves out of range of the leg kick from Crump.
Hood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crump.
Crump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crump throws a sloppy head kick and Hood moves out of range easily.
Crump fakes the leg kick and cracks Hood in the body.
Hood is breathing heavily.
Crump scores with a head kick. Hood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hood shoots in for a takedown but Crump shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hood prevents Crump from standing back up.
Crump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hood.
Hood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crump defending well though.

Hood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crump doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hood.
Hood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crump avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood is thwarting Crump's attempts to control the position.
Hood wants to pass to mount but Crump is defending the position.
Hood thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Crump to regain full guard.
Hood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hood stands up over Crump, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hood throws a big right hand that misses.
Hood won't allow Crump to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Crump has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hood off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Horrible takedown by Hood or perhaps it was just good defense by Crump which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alan Crump will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Crump thows a leg kick but Hood checks it

and Hood counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Crump!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hood pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hood is landing with some decent strikes but Crump is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hood lands a nice shot to the head.
Crump is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Crump takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hood postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Crump in real trouble here! The ref calls for Crump to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Hood!