PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Filby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hood
vs
Filby

185 cm
25
199 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakob Filby!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Filby doesn't manage to clinch there - Hood circles away.
Filby moves to clinch but Hood breaks away
and Hood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Filby misses
and Hood counters with a straight right hand.
Hood just misses with a punch to the body.

Filby forces Hood back against the cage and clinches.
Hood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hood avoids it.
Hood is trying to push Filby away but Filby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Filby has Hood pressed against the cage, preventing Hood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hood can't break the clinch.
Hood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filby or not.
Filby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hood throws an elbow but it misses.
Hood managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
A bit of stalling here from Filby.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hood avoids it.
Filby crunches a lovely knee into Hood's ribcage.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood wants to get back to striking at distance but Filby won't allow it.
Filby is struggling to control the position.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
Filby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filby swings wildly with an uppercut but Hood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Hood blocks with his arms.
Filby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filby landing knees to the head.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hood is trying to force a seperation but Filby has the dominant position.
Hood lands with a short shot to the head.
Hood managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Hood tries to circle away but Filby has him pinned against the cage.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood tries to circle away but Filby has him pinned against the cage.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby is trying to maintain a safe position but Hood gets an underhook and turns Filby into the cage.
Filby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hood blocks it with crossed arms.
Hood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Filby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hood as Filby tries to tie him up.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Filby trying to stall but Hood improves his position.
Hood is trying to break the clinch but Filby is controlling him.
Hood is trying to push Filby away but Filby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hood avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Filby takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Filby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hood's efforts to push away.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Hood is trying to break free.
Hood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Hood blocks with his arms.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Hood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hood's face.

It looks like Lucas Hood has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Filby - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hood managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Hood lands a hook that snaps the head of Filby backwards.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filby has him pressed against the cage.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hood tries to break free but Filby pushes him back against the cage.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filby 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.
Hood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filby has him pressed against the cage.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filby prevents Hood from breaking the clinch.
Hood avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Hood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filby misses with an elbow strike.
Hood avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Hood tries to circle away but Filby has him pinned against the cage.
Hood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hood.
Hood is trying to push Filby away but Filby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakob Filby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Hood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Filby wants to clinch
and Hood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hood lands a jab to Filby's midsection.
Hood throws a nice looking combination but Filby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Filby wants to counter the offense by Hood and move into the clinch position.
Filby throws a leg kick but Hood moved away.
Jakob Filby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filby just misses with a punch to the body.
Filby throws a solid leg kick but Hood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Filby.
Filby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Hood misses its target.
Filby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hood.
An inside leg kick lands from Filby.
Hood with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood keeps the fight on the outside.
Hood seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Filby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Filby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Filby takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood throws a good cross that connects.
Filby tries to clinch up.
Filby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Filby tries to clinch but Hood moves away
and Hood counters with a three punch combo that has Filby backing up. Filby nods at Hood to acknowledge the strikes.
Filby moves in looking to clinch but Hood pushes him off.
Lucas Hood is winning the standup battle so far.
Hood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hood swats away the attempt to clinch by Filby.

Filby instigates a clinch.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Hood blocks with his arms.
Hood working hard to break the clinch.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filby 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.
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!
Hood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hood gets through Filby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hood lands a shoulder strike.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
Filby pushes off an throws an elbow but Hood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Filby.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hood tries a knee to the head but Filby blocks it.
Hood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hood is trying to break the clinch but Filby has him pressed against the cage.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Hood blocks with his arms.
Filby stalling in the clinch but Hood improves position.
Hood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hood lands a body punch.
Hood lands a left hand.
Hood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hood lands a nice uppercut.
Hood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Filby misses with a knee strike.
Filby has Hood pressed against the cage, preventing Hood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hood is trying to force a seperation but Filby has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hood.
Hood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filby's elbow.
Hood working hard to break the clinch.
Filby working Hood over with knees to the body.
Hood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Filby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hood's face.
Filby looking to throw knees to the head but Hood is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hood has had enough of the clinch but Filby keeps him there for the moment.
Hood tries to break the clinch but Filby is controlling the position.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hood avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Hood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hood as Filby tries to tie him up.
Hood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Filby has Hood pressed against the cage, preventing Hood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hood's face.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for Hood to work.
Hood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Hood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Hood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hood tries to bum rush Filby with a series of wild strikes but Filby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Filby closes the distance and clinches.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Hood is trying to force a seperation but Filby has the dominant position.
Hood gets through Filby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Filby looking to stall.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hood tries to circle away but Filby has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood wants to break free but Filby has control.
Jakob Filby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Filby avoids the elbow strike from Hood, against the cage.
Filby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hood has had enough of the clinch but Filby keeps him there for the moment.
Hood is trying to break free.
Filby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hood avoids it.
Hood is looking to break free of the clinch but Filby has double underhooks.
Hood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hood working hard to break the clinch.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hood avoids it.
Hood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filby looking to throw knees to the head but Hood is blocking nicely.
Filby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filby keeps control of Hood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Hood blocks with his arms.
Filby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hood's face.
Hood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Filby looking to throw knees to the head but Hood is blocking nicely.
Hood stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filby blocks an elbow strike from Hood.
Hood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filby blocks it with crossed arms.
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Hood can't find room to land a body shot as Filby controls the action.
Hood tries to break the clinch but Filby is controlling the position.
Hood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filby backwards.
Hood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filby has him pressed against the cage.
Hood managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filby taking a breather.
Hood avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Hood is trying to break the clinch but Filby has him pressed against the cage.
Hood avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Hood works on Filby's body with a couple of short punches.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood works on Filby's body with a couple of short punches.
Hood avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Filby misses with a knee to the head.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hood is trying to push Filby away but Filby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hood wants to break free but Filby has control.
Hood slowing the pace effectively.
Filby lands a knee to the head.
Hood is trying to break the clinch but Filby is controlling him.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hood is trying to break the clinch but Filby is controlling him.
Hood tries to circle away but Filby has him pinned against the cage.
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Hood lands a hook that snaps the head of Filby backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hood is trying to force a seperation but Filby has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Hood.
Filby prevents Hood from breaking the clinch.
Hood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filbys head.
Hood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filby or not.
Hood working hard to break the clinch.
Hood can't break the clinch.
Hood is trying to force a seperation but Filby has the dominant position.
Hood is trying to break free.
Filby prevents Hood from breaking the clinch.
Filby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hood takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Hood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hood is trying to break the clinch but Filby is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakob Filby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Filby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakob Filby!