PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desert Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe has chosen Me name is Desert Island Joe as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hood
vs
Joe

190 cm
24
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
285 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Desert Joe!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hood half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Joe looks to land a combination. Hood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Lucas Hood has been cut.
Joe throws a jab when Hood was well out of range.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Joe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joe takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Desert Joe has been cut.
Hood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Joe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hood is looking to clinch.
Joe jabs Hood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Hood misses.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Hood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Desert Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe throws a series of punches but Hood avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Hood misses the target.
Joe misses with a straight left.

Hood has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood misses with a body punch.
Joe jumps guard but Hood turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hood misses with a short punch on the inside.

Joe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Hood lands with a nice body punch.
Hood throws out a powerful jab.

Hood forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.
Hood swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hood tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Hood back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hood fails to land.
Hood lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hood smiles and moves away.
Joe misses with a looping right.
Hood feinted with a counter takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood misses with a double jab.
As Hood backs off Joe throws a huge counter combo but Hood manages to avoid it all.
Joe throws a nice looking combination but Hood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hood staying out of range there.
Lucas Hood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe swings for the body but Hood moves out of range.
Joe misses with a hook
and Hood counters with a nice body shot.
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!
A jab from Joe misses.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Hood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Hood misses the shot to the body.
Joe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Hood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joe looks winded!

Oooooh!!! Hood has knocked Joe down with a huge combo! Hood steps away and waves a wobbly Joe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Hood rushes Joe and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hood.
Hood stalling.
Hood misses with the head strike.

Joe pulls guard successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Joe is working an open guard so Hood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hood.

Oooooh!!! Hood has knocked Joe down with a huge combo! Hood steps away and waves a wobbly Joe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Joe is rocked!
Hood jabs at Joe's body.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Hood finish him?

Hood closes the distance and clinches.
Joe seems to have recovered his senses.
Hood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Hood fails to land.

Hood drops Joe onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Joe is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That has opened up Desert Joe's cut even more.
Hood pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joe is looking to break free of the clinch but Hood has double underhooks.
Hood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hood scores with a shot to the side of Joe's head.
Hood lands a shot to the body.
Hood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hood working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hood.
Hood is stalling here.
Hood prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lucas Hood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desert Joe.
A right hand to the body from Hood.
Hood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hood.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hood is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Hood dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joe throws a hook but Hood avoids it easily.
Joe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joe circles away quickly and effectively.
Hood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lucas Hood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joe throws a hook to the side of Hood's head but Hood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Joe.
Joe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Hood feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Joe sprawling to the canvas! Joe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hood finish him?!
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!
Joe throws a right hand that Hood ducks under and follows up with a left that Hood also avoids with ease.
Joe misses with a double jab.
Hood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Hood punishes Joe's body with a nice straight punch.
Joe is breathing heavily.

Hood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hood has Joe pressed against the cage.
Hood prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hood - that landed with a thud.
Hood working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hood misses with a body punch.
Hood stops a takedown attempt from Joe.
Hood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hood misses with a punch on the inside.

Joe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Joe misses its intended target.

Oooooh!!! Hood has knocked Joe down with a huge combo! Hood steps away and waves a wobbly Joe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Joe looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hood lands a right hand from hell, dropping Joe. Hood pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Hood!
Desert Joe was interviewed post fight and said 'Well fuck me!!!'.