PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ignas Dirmeikis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tod Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirmeikis comes to the cage accompanied by Tribe Society - Kings. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Dirmeikis
vs
Truck

190 cm
18
172 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

167 cm
18
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ignas Dirmeikis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tod Truck!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dirmeikis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Truck, pushing him back against the cage.
Truck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Truck is trying to break free.
Truck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dirmeikis avoids it.
Truck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dirmeikis blocks a low kick nicely.

Truck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dirmeikis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Truck breaks the clinch.
Truck just misses with a punch to the body.
Dirmeikis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Truck.

Dirmeikis darts in and clinches Truck up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Truck lands a nice shot to the body.
Truck trying to land knees to the body.
Dirmeikis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Truck missing with knees to the body.
Dirmeikis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Truck stalling in the clinch.
Dirmeikis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Truck lands a nice knee to the body.
Truck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries to land knees in the clinch but Dirmeikis avoids the damage to the body.

Truck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Truck leaves Dirmeikis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dirmeikis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Truck circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignas Dirmeikis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truck throws a sloppy head kick and Dirmeikis moves out of range easily.
Dirmeikis attempts a counter takedown but Truck avoids it well and moves away.

Truck has Dirmeikis up against the cage in a clinch.

Truck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Truck misses the body punch
and Dirmeikis counters with an outside leg kick.
Dirmeikis tries to clinch there but Truck circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Truck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Truck trying to land knees to the body.
Truck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dirmeikis avoids it.

Dirmeikis manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Truck has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Truck misses with a low kick as Dirmeikis jumps back.
Good leg kick by Truck there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Truck should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Truck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dirmeikis counters with a straight right hand.
Dirmeikis goes for a double leg but Truck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Truck continues to drive forward.
Dirmeikis shoots in but Truck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Truck let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Truck rushes Dirmeikis and presses him up against the cage.
Truck misses with a knee strike.
Truck slows down the pace here.
Truck misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Truck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dirmeikis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Truck prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tod Truck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Truck is looking to score with low kicks.
Dirmeikis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Truck clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dirmeikis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Truck's brow.
Truck stops a takedown attempt from Dirmeikis.
Truck tries to throw a body punch but Dirmeikis avoids it by throwing Truck back against the cage.
Tod Truck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Truck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Truck just leaning against Dirmeikis, taking a breather.

Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Truck moves into the clinch.
Dirmeikis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Truck's defenses.

Dirmeikis has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Truck is trying to keep an underhook but Dirmeikis manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Truck kicks Dirmeikis off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Truck moves into the clinch.
Dirmeikis wants a takedown.
Truck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dirmeikis or not.

Truck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dirmeikis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Truck.
Truck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dirmeikis swivels and escapes.
Dirmeikis tried to counter with a leg kick but Truck avoided it.
Dirmeikis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dirmeikis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Truck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Truck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dirmeikis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Truck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Truck throws a right and a left that Dirmeikis avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Dirmeikis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Truck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Truck throws a right hand that Dirmeikis ducks under and follows up with a left that Dirmeikis also avoids with ease.
Dirmeikis feinted with a counter takedown.
Truck is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirmeikis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignas Dirmeikis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truck throws a combination that misses
and Dirmeikis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Truck's knee momentarily.
Truck misses with a hook
enabling Dirmeikis to counter with a crisp jab.
Truck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dirmeikis paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Truck moves into range and clinches up with Dirmeikis.
Dirmeikis avoiding damage as Truck throws knees to the body.

Dirmeikis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Truck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dirmeikis moves into the clinch.
Dirmeikis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Truck is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dirmeikis blocks an elbow strike from Truck.
Dirmeikis is trying to maintain a safe position but Truck gets an underhook and turns Dirmeikis into the cage.

Truck's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Truck wants to clinch.
Truck moves in looking to clinch but Dirmeikis pushes him off.
Dirmeikis feinted with a counter takedown.
Truck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dirmeikis checks a leg kick nicely.
Dirmeikis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No joy there for Truck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Truck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dirmeikis feinted with a counter takedown.
Truck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dirmeikis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Truck sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tod Truck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

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

Truck rushes Dirmeikis and presses him up against the cage.
Truck trying to land knees to the body.
Truck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dirmeikis avoids it.
Truck misses with a body punch.
Truck stalling in the clinch.
Truck lands a good knee to the midsection. Dirmeikis won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck gets underhooks to prevent Dirmeikis's takedown attempt.
Dirmeikis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dirmeikis is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirmeikis managing to block the knees to the body from Truck.
Dirmeikis tries to score a body lock takedown but Truck shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Truck breaks the clinch.
Tod Truck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy body kick from Truck
letting Dirmeikis counter with a right hand.
Truck throws a head kick but Dirmeikis moves out of range.

Truck clinches with his opponent.
Truck misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Truck.

Truck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dirmeikis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ignas Dirmeikis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Truck swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dirmeikis counters with a series of strikes. Truck will be more careful next time no doubt.
Truck throws a series of punches but Dirmeikis avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Truck is predictable there
and Dirmeikis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Truck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Truck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dirmeikis, pushing him back against the cage.
Dirmeikis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Truck after a bit of a struggle.
Dirmeikis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Truck gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Truck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Truck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Truck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dirmeikis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dirmeikis is looking for a counter combo.
Dirmeikis has his takedown stuffed
and Truck counters with a big head kick but Dirmeikis shrugs it off.
Truck misses with a double jab.
Dirmeikis shoots in but Truck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ignas Dirmeikis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Truck closes the distance and clinches.

Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Truck moves into range and clinches up with Dirmeikis.

Truck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Truck instigates a clinch.

Truck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Truck.
Dirmeikis is looking for a counter combo.
Tod Truck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Truck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tod Truck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Truck has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tod Truck!
Ignas Dirmeikis spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, my opponent was better than me this time... I'm just going to get back to the gym and keep working and improving. I hope everything will go okay and I should get back in the cage soon. Thank you.'.