PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry McCockiner (ranked 821 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Derek Trucks (ranked 118 p4p, 151 weight class). McCockiner comes to the cage accompanied by Farewell to Cheyenn. Barry McCockiner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

McCockiner
vs
Trucks

188 cm
30
187
9 - 5 - 0

183 cm
36
196
24 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry McCockiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Trucks!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trucks looks for the body kick but McCockiner saw that one coming.
McCockiner lands with a good body shot.

Trucks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trucks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trucks tries to work over McCockiner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

McCockiner breaks from the clinch.
Trucks lands a jab.

It looks like Barry McCockiner has been cut.
Trucks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCockiner.
McCockiner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trucks.
McCockiner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCockiner moves out of range as Trucks throws a body kick.
McCockiner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Trucks misses.
Trucks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trucks avoids the head kick by McCockiner.
Trucks thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from Trucks.
McCockiner is looking to counter with head kicks.
Trucks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
McCockiner walks into a left hand.
Trucks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trucks slips a straight right by McCockiner.
Trucks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCockiner doesn't seem bothered though.
Trucks misses with a leg kick
letting McCockiner counter with a right hand.
Trucks throws a leg kick
and McCockiner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trucks just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from McCockiner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trucks looks to land a left hand but McCockiner moved out of range nicely.
McCockiner tried to counter with a leg kick but Trucks avoided it.
Trucks swings widly with a right hand
and McCockiner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Trucks tries to land a front kick but McCockiner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Trucks looks to land a right hand but McCockiner moved out of range.
Trucks throws a leg kick
and McCockiner counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner avoids the body shot from Trucks.
McCockiner throwing a counter right hand but Trucks manages to avoid it.
McCockiner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Trucks blocks a head kick by McCockiner.
Trucks misses with a series of wild punches.
McCockiner scores with a hook.
Nice shot by McCockiner.
McCockiner misses with an uppercut. Trucks saw that one coming.
Trucks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
McCockiner moves out of range of the strikes.
McCockiner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Derek Trucks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trucks misses with a looping right.
Trucks takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCockiner half committed to a counter leg kick.
Trucks throws a nice outside leg kick.

McCockiner lands a big right hand that sends Trucks crashing to the mat! McCockiner stays standing though and waves Trucks back to his feet!

Trucks is rocked!
McCockiner lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Trucks up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs McCockiner from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Trucks's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Barry McCockiner!
Barry McCockiner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.