PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Cassius Scaeva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cassius Scaeva
vs
Truck

182 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

155 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Cassius Scaeva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Truck!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Truck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scaeva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Truck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scaeva circles away quickly and effectively.
Scaeva dodges the punch combination from Truck.
Truck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Truck gets tackled into the cage by Scaeva. Scaeva maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Truck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scaeva tries to work over Truck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Truck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scaeva letting Truck take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scaeva looking to stall.

Scaeva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scaeva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truck wants to counter the offense by Scaeva and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scaeva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scaeva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scaeva throws a series of punches but Truck moves out of range.
Truck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Truck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Truck misses with a wild body shot.
Truck shoots for a double leg takedown but Scaeva sprawls well. He's pushed Truck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Scaeva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Scaeva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Scaeva swats away the attempt to clinch by Truck.
A punch combination from Truck misses.
Truck lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Marcus Cassius Scaeva has been cut.
Scaeva slips a jab and a cross from Truck.
Truck tries to bum rush Scaeva with a series of wild strikes but Scaeva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Truck. Scaeva does a little dance to reset his feet.

Truck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Truck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Truck tries to pull guard but Scaeva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Scaeva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Truck content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scaeva throws a combination that misses
and Truck counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Truck looks to score with a jab to the body but Scaeva is just out of range.
Truck throws a big shot that misses.

Truck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scaeva, pushing him back against the cage.

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

Truck instigates a clinch.
Truck digs a right hand underneath Scaeva's ribcage. Scaeva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Truck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Scaeva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries to throw a body punch but Scaeva avoids it by throwing Truck back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scaeva as Truck tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Truck.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Truck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Truck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Truck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Truck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scaeva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcus Cassius Scaeva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truck motions for Scaeva to come forward. Truck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Truck has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Truck closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Truck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Scaeva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Truck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Truck is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scaeva is keeping busy.
Truck is looking to control Scaeva's arms but Scaeva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Truck has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Truck.

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

Truck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Truck misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Truck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Truck will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scaeva up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Truck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Cassius Scaeva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Truck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scaeva dodges the punch combination from Truck.
Truck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Truck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scaeva doesn't seem bothered though.
Truck looks to land a combination. Scaeva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marcus Cassius Scaeva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scaeva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Truck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Truck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Scaeva.

Truck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Truck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Truck.

Truck breaks from the clinch.
Truck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Truck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scaeva rather than just go for the knockout.
Scaeva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Truck.
Scaeva tries to clinch but Truck is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Truck wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Truck throws a jab when Scaeva was well out of range.
Truck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Truck misses with a few strikes there.
Truck misses with a double jab.
Scaeva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Truck walks into a stiff left hand from Scaeva.
Scaeva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Truck.
Truck wants to clinch up but Scaeva keeps it at a distance.
Truck works over Scaeva's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Truck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Truck pushes Scaeva up against the cage in a clinch.
Truck's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Truck wants to stall.
Truck has a couple of punches blocked by Scaeva.
Truck misses with the head strike.

Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Truck is looking to clinch.
Truck dives in and grabs Scaeva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scaeva pushes down on Truck's head and hops out.
No joy there for Scaeva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Truck steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Scaeva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scaeva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Truck.
Ted Truck seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Truck instigates a clinch.
Truck misses with a punch to the body.
Truck tries to pull guard but Scaeva won't allow it.
Truck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Truck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Truck effectively controlling the action here.
Truck misses with a knee strike.
Truck is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Scaeva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcus Cassius Scaeva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck is looking to clinch.
Truck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scaeva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Truck misses the target.
It looked like Scaeva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scaeva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scaeva moves away.
Truck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scaeva.
Truck tries to clinch up but Scaeva circles away and keeps his distance.
Truck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Truck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Scaeva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Truck closes the distance and clinches.
Truck leaning against his opponent.
Truck misses with the head strike.

Truck breaks the clinch.
Truck tries to bum rush Scaeva with a series of wild strikes but Scaeva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ted Truck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Cassius Scaeva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Scaeva tries to clinch but Truck is having none of it.
A combination from Truck does no damage.
Truck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Scaeva swats away the attempt to clinch by Truck.
Truck doesn't manage to clinch there - Scaeva circles away.
A quick step to the side and Scaeva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scaeva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Truck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scaeva, pushing him back against the cage.

Truck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scaeva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Truck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Truck has managed to clinch.

Scaeva breaks from the clinch.
Truck tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck looks to land a combination but Scaeva avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Truck looks to land a combination but Scaeva avoids it well.
Truck wants to clinch up but Scaeva keeps it at a distance.
Truck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Truck tries to clinch but Scaeva moves out of range.
Truck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Truck misses the shot to the body.
Truck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scaeva circles away quickly and effectively.
Truck misses with the combination.
Truck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scaeva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Truck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Truck!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Truck decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Truck controlling the action here.
Truck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scaeva defending well though.
Truck is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Truck trying to control the action but Scaeva is working from the bottom.
Truck is thwarting Scaeva's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck prevents Scaeva from standing back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Truck works his way into full mount!
Truck thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Truck looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Truck tries to control but Scaeva wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Scaeva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Truck on the ground.
Truck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ted Truck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Truck tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ted 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Truck!