PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tod Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Hood has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Truck
vs
Hood

167 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Popeye Nutritional Supplement

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tod Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Hood!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck throws a leg kick
and Hood counters with a two punch combo.
Truck throws a poor cross that misses
and Hood counters with a nice uppercut.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
Hood tests Truck's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Truck shoots in and drives through. Hood sprawls well.
Hood is looking for the big counter here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Truck forces Hood back against the cage and clinches.
Truck has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Truck. Truck obviously looking to wear him down.
Hood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Truck closes the distance and pushes Hood back into the cage.
Truck unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Hood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Truck or perhaps it was just good defense by Hood, which made it look bad.

Hood gets tackled into the cage by Truck. Truck maintains the clinch.
Truck works on Hood's body with a couple of short punches.
Hood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hood breaks from the clinch.

Hood gets tackled into the cage by Truck. Truck maintains the clinch.

Hood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Truck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hood circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hood duly obliges.
Truck shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tod Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Truck moves into the clinch successfully.
Truck tries to land knees in the clinch but Hood avoids the damage to the body.

Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trucks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Truck takes the fight into the clinch.
Truck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.

Hood breaks from the clinch.
Hood works over Truck's head and body with a nice combination.
Truck misses with a two punch combination.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Truck drives through and clinches with Hood against the cage.

Truck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Truck misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Truck.
Truck darts in trying to clinch
and Hood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Truck misses.
Truck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Hood.
Despite the aggression on Hood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Truck eats them both and turns towards Hood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck works over Hood's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truck misses with a kick to the body
and Hood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Truck throws a body shot but no joy.
As Truck backs off Hood throws a huge counter combo but Truck manages to avoid it all.
Truck moves in looking to clinch but Hood pushes him off.
Hood is looking for the big counter here.
Truck fails with the takedown
and Hood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Truck is rocked!
Truck loads up on a big right hand but Hood slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Hood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Truck tries to clinch there but Hood circles away.
Hood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Truck throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hood.
Hood unleashes a big counter combination but Truck bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Truck throws a looping overhand right but Hood ducks down to avoid it.
Hood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucas Hood will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hood swinging wildly here.
Truck lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Truck has Hood up against the cage in a clinch.

Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Truck darts in trying to clinch
and Hood counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Truck clinches up against the cage.
Hood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Truck obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tod Truck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Truck lands a damaging elbow.
Truck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hood.
Truck trying to land knees to the body.

Hood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lucas Hood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Truck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
Truck misses with the body kick
and Hood counters with a two punch combo.
Truck wants to clinch up but Hood keeps it at a distance.
Truck wants to clinch up but Hood keeps it at a distance.
Hood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Truck.
Truck scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Truck tries to clinch up.
Truck misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Hood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck throws a series of punches but Hood moves out of range.
Truck lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tod Truck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hood slips a jab and a cross from Truck.
As Truck backs off Hood throws a huge counter combo but Truck manages to avoid it all.
Tod Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hood circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Hood counter with a right hand.

Truck has managed to clinch.

Hood manages to break the clinch.
Truck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hood! But no joy.

Truck closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hood manages to break the clinch.
Truck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hood.
Hood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Truck sets himself, and Hood steps forward looking for the clinch! Truck avoids it this time.
Truck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Truck tries to clinch but Hood moves out of range.
Truck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hood lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hood stuffs the takedown.
Hood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries to close the distance and clinch but Hood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Truck pushes Hood up against the cage in a clinch.
Truck digs a right hand into Hood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hood's gas tank.

Hood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Truck there.
Hood blocks a leg kick.
Hood is looking for the big counter here.
Truck misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Truck wants to clinch up but Hood keeps it at a distance.

Truck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hood, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Truck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tod Truck dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Truck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Truck misses with a takedown attempt
and Hood counters with a two punch combo.
Hood ducks under a wild hook from Truck.
Truck tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hood moves out of range of the body kick from Truck.
Truck goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck misses with a lunging right hand
and Hood counters with a nice body shot.
Truck takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Truck tries to clinch
and Hood counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Truck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hood connects with a superb combination that knocks Truck out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Hood before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Truck!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucas Hood!