PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Troyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Travis Lucas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Troyd
vs
Lucas

195 cm
23
223 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

187 cm
35
208 lbs
34 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Divinity 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ted Troyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Travis Lucas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Troyd.
Troyd cracks the inside of Lucas's front leg.
Troyd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucas's sensitive parts.
Troyd throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucas. That's going to slow Troyd down.
Lucas motions for Troyd to come forward. Lucas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troyd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Troyd moves out of range easily.
Lucas wants to slow Troyd down by chopping away at his legs.
Troyd takes one on the button.
Troyd needs to keep his hands up - Lucas had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas lands with an uppercut that bounces Troyd off the cage and back into range.
Lucas loads up on a big right hand but Troyd slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lucas staying out of range there.
Troyd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Troyd swings widly with a right hand
and Lucas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lucas wants to slow Troyd down by chopping away at his legs.
Lucas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Troyd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Troyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Troyd is looking to slow Lucas down with leg kicks.
Lucas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troyd misses with a low kick.
Lucas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucas throws an overhand right that lands on Troyd's shoulder, as Troyd tries to avoid the shot.
Lucas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lucas doesn't seem bothered though.
Troyd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lucas. Lucas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Troyd throws out a loose jab but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Troyd misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Troyd as he checks the leg kick.
Lucas throws a hook but Troyd avoids it easily.
Troyd is looking to clinch but Lucas is avoiding it.
Troyd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Troyd.
Troyd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Troyd lands a left and a right that send Lucas crashing to the mat, dazed. Troyd thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Travis Lucas has been cut.
Troyd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucas circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Troyd, as that shot connected.
Troyd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas cracks Troyd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lucas.
Troyd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lucas's calf.
Ted Troyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troyd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Troyd misses with a two punch combination.
Lucas looks for the body kick but Troyd saw that one coming.
Troyd digs a good hook to Lucas's body.
Troyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Troyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lucas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lucas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Troyd throws a series of punches but Lucas moves out of range.
Troyd throws a head kick but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas throws a leg kick but Troyd checks it.
Lucas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Troyd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troyd looks to land a combination but Lucas avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas blocks a head kick by Troyd.
Lucas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucas.
Lucas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Troyd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Lucas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lucas misses with a straight left.
Troyd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donk. Troyd catches Lucas right on the button with a cross.
Lucas takes one to the chin there.
Lucas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Troyd.
Troyd misses with a body shot.
Jab by Lucas.
Nice defenses there by Lucas.
Lucas thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troyd wants to slow Lucas down by chopping away at his legs.
Troyd scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Lucas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas looks to throw the jab but Troyd is out of range.
Troyd lands a head kick!
Lucas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Troyd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Lucas throws a wild body kick that Troyd sees coming a mile off.
Lucas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lucas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Troyd.
Ted Troyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Troyd moves out of range easily.
Lucas throws the kick towards the body but Troyd avoids it.
Troyd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucas at a distance.
Lucas looks to land a right hand but Troyd moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Troyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troyd can pounce on him.
Lucas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A leg kick checked by Troyd.
Lucas connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troyd. Lucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troyd feints and then cracks Lucas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucas down.
Troyd misses with an uppercut. Lucas saw that one coming.
Lucas looks to land a left hand but Troyd moved out of range nicely.
Troyd with a nice cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Troyd. Lucas shrugs it off though.
Lucas motions for Troyd to come forward. Lucas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Troyd checks the leg kick.
Troyd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Troyd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Troyd checks a leg kick.

Troyd lands a big head kick that sends Lucas tumbling to the mat! Troyd takes a step backwards and waves Lucas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troyd misses with a hook to the body
and Lucas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Troyd is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Troyd lands with a shot to the body.
Troyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Troyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Lucas throws a solid leg kick but Troyd takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lucas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyd scores with a nice right hand.
Troyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucas manages to avoid it.
Troyd lands a body shot.
Lucas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Troyd tries to clinch there but Lucas circles away.
Lucas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Troyd on the side of the head.
Troyd connects with a solid leg kick.
Troyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Troyd can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troyd thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lucas if he has to take too many more of those.
Troyd cracks the inside of Lucas's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Troyd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Lucas's cut.
That's time! Troyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Troyd clinches.
Lucas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Troyd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lucas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Troyd lands with a light punch inside.
Troyd working aggressively here.
Lucas is trying to break free.
Troyd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Troyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Troyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas blocks an uppercut.
Troyd lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Troyd.
Troyd lands a knee to the head.
Lucas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Troyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Troyd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lucas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.
Lucas blocks an uppercut.
Lucas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Troyd backwards.
Lucas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troyd.
Stalling in the clinch from Lucas.
Troyd is leaning against Lucas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Travis Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troyd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troyd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lucas can't find room to land a body shot as Troyd controls the action.
Troyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucas can do to turn this around?
Troyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Lucas controls his hands.
Troyd scores with a knee to the head.
Troyd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lucas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troyd misses with a knee strike.
Lucas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Troyd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Troyd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Troyd lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyd throws a head punch that misses.
Lucas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lucas is trying to push Troyd away but Troyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Troyd scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Troyd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucas.
Troyd lands a body shot.
Troyd blocks an uppercut.
Lucas misses with a punch to the body.
Lucas lands a hook that snaps the head of Troyd backwards.
Troyd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ted Troyd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Troyd.
Troyd is leaning against Lucas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troyd landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyd digs a right hand into Lucas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lucas's gas tank.
Troyd content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Troyd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lucas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Troyd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Lucas is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Troyd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lucas is still on wobbly legs! Can Troyd finish him?
Troyd has Lucas pressed against the cage.
Troyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lucas seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troyd blocking some punches.

Lucas manages to break the clinch.
Ted Troyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Troyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Lucas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Troyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Troyd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Troyd!
Ted Troyd thanked the fans post fight for their support.