PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emile Hood (ranked 25030 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Frecyzk (ranked 5909 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hood
vs
Frecyzk

176 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

172 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emile Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Frecyzk!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frecyzk throws a head kick that misses
and Hood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frecyzk throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Frecyzk throws a jab but it's blocked by Hood.
Hood dives in and grabs Frecyzk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frecyzk pushes down on Hood's head and hops out.
Frecyzk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Frecyzk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frecyzk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frecyzk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hood.
Frecyzk throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Hood tries to counter with a takedown but Frecyzk is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hood moves into the clinch.
Hood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hood jumps guard but Frecyzk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emile Hood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frecyzk.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frecyzk is trying to force a seperation but Hood has the dominant position.
Frecyzk tries to break free but Hood pushes him back against the cage.
Hood tries to pull guard but Frecyzk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hood prevents Frecyzk from breaking the clinch.
Hood tries to pull guard but Frecyzk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hood jumps guard but Frecyzk stands there with Hood around his waist. Hood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Frecyzk manages to break the clinch.

Hood drives through with a takedown into Frecyzk's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Frecyzk is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Hood presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frecyzk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hood is keeping busy.
Hood blocks an uppercut.
Hood fails to pull guard.
Hood is trying to break the clinch but Frecyzk is controlling him.
Frecyzk misses with a knee strike.
Frecyzk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frecyzk's efforts to push away.

Hood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frecyzk lands a high kick!

It looks like Emile Hood has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frecyzk throws a head kick that Hood semi-blocks.
Frecyzk thows a leg kick but Hood checks it

and Hood counters with a single leg into guard. Frecyzk didn't expect that.
Frecyzk looks winded!
Frecyzk trying to control the position.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Frecyzk has wrist control.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Frecyzk has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood throws an elbow that misses. Frecyzk uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hood's guard. Nice move by Frecyzk!

Hood throws a couple of heel strikes.
Frecyzk trying to control but Hood is working from the bottom.
Hood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frecyzk manages to get himself to full guard.

Hood throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Frecyzk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emile Hood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hood misses with a takedown attempt - Frecyzk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frecyzk tried to score with a low kick but Hood checks it.

Hood forces Frecyzk back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hood tries to pull guard but Frecyzk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emile Hood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood goes for a takedown attempt but Frecyzk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Frecyzk misses.
Hood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hood appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hood fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frecyzk swings for the body but Hood moves out of range.
It looked like Hood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Frecyzk cracks the inside of Hood's front leg.
Hood lands a nice shot to the body.
Frecyzk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Frecyzk misses with a straight right.
Frecyzk is looking to chop away at Hood's legs.
Vic Frecyzk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frecyzk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hood.
Frecyzk is breathing heavily.

Hood shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Frecyzk napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Frecyzk bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Emile Hood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Frecyzk throws a body punch but Hood moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood shoots in looking for a takedown. Frecyzk tries to sprawl out of it but Hood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frecyzk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frecyzk misses with a double jab.
Vic Frecyzk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Frecyzk misses
and Hood counters with a two punch combo.

Hood takes the fight into the clinch.
Hood is trying to pull guard but Frecyzk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hood landing knees to the body.
Hood jumps guard but Frecyzk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Frecyzk is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frecyzk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Frecyzk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frecyzk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hood being controlled against the cage.

Frecyzk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hood shoots for a double leg takedown but Frecyzk sprawls well. He's pushed Hood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frecyzk shapes to counter with a head kick.
Frecyzk misses with a straight left.

That's four 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.
Frecyzk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frecyzk with a hook.
Frecyzk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Frecyzk tried to score with a low kick but Hood checks it.
Hood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frecyzk.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Frecyzk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Hood rushes Frecyzk and presses him up against the cage.
Frecyzk tries to circle away but Hood has him pinned against the cage.
Frecyzk is trying to break free.
Hood scores with a knee to the head.
Hood working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Hood gets control of Frecyzk's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hood will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vic Frecyzk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emile Hood's cut.
That's time! Hood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hood feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Hood stands up and waves to Frecyzk to follow him.
Frecyzk digs a good hook to Hood's body.
Frecyzk looks to throw the jab but Hood is out of range.
Hood looks for a takedown but Frecyzk sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood slips a straight right by Frecyzk.

Hood closes the distance and clinches.
Frecyzk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Hood has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Frecyzk uses from the top position.
Frecyzk stopping the sweep attempt from Hood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood trying to keep a closed guard but Frecyzk is proving a slippery customer.
Hood wants to stand but Frecyzk is controlling the position.
Hood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Frecyzk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Frecyzk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hood keeps working.
Frecyzk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hood defending well though.
Frecyzk prevents Hood from standing back up.
Hood is pressing down on Frecyzk's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frecyzk is fighting to break Hood's control of his arms but Hood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frecyzk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hood working a defensive guard here.
Hood wants to stand up but Frecyzk is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frecyzk misses with a body shot.
Frecyzk throws a nice looking combination but Hood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frecyzk leaves Hood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Frecyzk's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vic Frecyzk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frecyzk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frecyzk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hood seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Frecyzk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hood is out of range and Frecyzk settles back down.
Frecyzk misses with a straight left.

Hood clinches up against the cage.
Hood tries to pull guard but Frecyzk holds him up against the cage and eventually Hood drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emile Hood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hood tries to pull guard but Frecyzk won't allow it.
Hood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frecyzk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vic Frecyzk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hood effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frecyzk is looking to break free of the clinch but Hood has double underhooks.
A short right from Hood on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hood.
Hood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frecyzk keeps control of Hood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hood is struggling to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Emile Hood.
I think Frecyzk 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Frecyzk!