PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turner Hooch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Truck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Truck
vs
Hooch

155 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

179 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Turner Hooch!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Truck half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Truck looks for the body kick but Hooch saw that one coming.
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.
Hooch scores with a hook to the body. Truck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Truck throws a leg kick but Hooch sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hooch tries a head kick but it misses.
Truck tries to clinch there but Hooch circles away.
Hooch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooch throws a body punch but Truck moves out of range.
A jab from Truck misses.
Turner Hooch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truck feints and then cracks Hooch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hooch down.
Hooch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Truck. That's going to slow Hooch down.
Truck throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Hooch as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Truck misses the target.

Truck fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hooch sprawls well initially but Truck persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Hooch has one foot on Truck's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Hooch.
Truck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hooch manages to circle out of the way.
Hooch fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hooch gets tackled into the cage by Truck. Truck maintains the clinch.
Hooch has had enough of the clinch but Truck keeps him there for the moment.
Hooch is trying to push Truck away but Truck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Truck drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hooch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Truck tries to break free but Hooch pushes him back against the cage.
Hooch is a very stocky fighter. Infact he's such a weird shape that he's almost like some sort of comedy character - it's hard to believe he's real.

Truck manages to break the clinch.

Hooch has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Truck looking to throw knees to the head but Hooch is blocking nicely.
Truck throws an elbow that misses.
Truck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooch.
Hooch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hooch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hooch lands a nice hook to Truck's body. Truck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hooch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Truck tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turner Hooch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Hooch. Beautiful body shot.
Hooch scores with a sloppy right hand. Truck should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truck lands with a thumping leg kick.

Hooch takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck pushes off an throws an elbow but Hooch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Truck wants to break free but Hooch has control.
Hooch has had enough of the clinch but Truck keeps him there for the moment.

Hooch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Truck looks for the body kick but Hooch saw that one coming.
Hooch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hooch thuds a left hand into Truck's body.
Hooch cracks Truck with an open hand slap.

Hooch takes the fight into the clinch.
Truck stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooch blocks the elbow strike.
Truck effectively controlling the action here.
Truck is struggling to control the position.
Truck wants to stall.
Truck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hooch's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turner Hooch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hooch moves out of range of the body kick.
Hooch tries to work over Truck's front leg with a kick but Truck checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Truck.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hooch is trying to break the clinch but Truck has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Truck takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Truck breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hooch is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hooch moves out of range of the body kick from Truck.
Truck closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Truck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Hooch.
Truck tries to land a front kick but Hooch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooch is looking to clinch.
Hooch keeps the fight on the outside.
Hooch throws out a counter right but Truck avoids it with no problem.
Turner Hooch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Truck misses with a kick to the body.
Truck looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Truck fails to land the takedown.
Hooch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Truck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hooch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Hooch finds it's way through Truck's defenses.
Truck swings widly with a right hand
and Truck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hooch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Truck throws a body punch but Hooch moves out of range.

Hooch clinches.
Truck tries to land knees in the clinch but Hooch avoids the damage to the body.
Hooch has had enough of the clinch but Truck keeps him there for the moment.
Hooch can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truck prevents Hooch from breaking the clinch.

Hooch manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Truck gets a clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hooch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hooch has closed the distance and engaged Truck in a clinch.
Truck throws an elbow that misses.
Hooch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hooch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Truck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hooch is defending well for now.
Truck misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hooch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooch wants to break free but Truck has control.
Truck digs a right hand into Hooch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hooch's gas tank.
Tommy Truck has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Truck breaks from the clinch.
Truck misses with a body shot
and Truck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hooch tries to clinch but Truck moves out of range.

Hooch darts in and clinches Truck up against the cage.
Truck misses with an elbow strike.
Truck is trying to break the clinch but Hooch has him pressed against the cage.
Hooch managing to block the knees to the body from Truck.

Hooch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hooch lands a nice looking body shot.
Hooch swats away the attempt to clinch by Truck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hooch misses with a body shot.
Truck throws a body punch but Hooch moves out of range.
Hooch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Hooch. Beautiful body shot.
Truck wants to clinch up but Hooch keeps it at a distance.
Hooch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Truck is looking to clinch.
Hooch throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooch digs a good hook to Truck's body.
Truck throws out a leg kick but Hooch moves out of range and Truck only half commits.

Truck gets tackled into the cage by Hooch. Hooch maintains the clinch.
Hooch blocks the elbow strike.
Hooch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Truck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Hooch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Turner Hooch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Truck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Truck tries to clinch but Hooch is having none of it.
Hooch pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Hooch has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Truck.
Truck wants to stall.

Truck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tommy Truck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hooch fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hooch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Truck rather than just go for the knockout.
Hooch tries to close the distance and clinch but Truck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Truck is defended easily by Hooch.
Truck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Truck doesn't seem bothered though.

Hooch clinches up against the cage.
Truck taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hooch is trying to break the clinch but Truck has him pressed against the cage.
Truck throws a head punch that misses.
Hooch working hard to break the clinch.
Hooch managing to block the knees to the body from Truck.
Truck misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooch is pressed up against the cage. Truck has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hooch down to the mat. Hooch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hooch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Truck tried to counter with a leg kick but Hooch avoided it.
Hooch cracks a nice hook into Truck's ribs.
Hooch scores with a hook to the body. Truck takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hooch rushes Truck and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hooch is trying to push Truck away but Truck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hooch is trying to force a seperation but Truck has the dominant position.
Truck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Truck.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Truck breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Truck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Truck lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Hooch.

Hooch closes the distance and clinches.
Hooch is trying to push Truck away but Truck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hooch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hooch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Truck wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Truck keeps control of Hooch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Truck breaks the clinch.
Hooch blocks the body kick.
Hooch works Truck's body with a nice hook.
Hooch lands a body shot.
Hooch blocks a low kick nicely.
Hooch scores with a shot to the body.

Hooch instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hooch breaks the clinch.

Truck tries to keep at a distance but Hooch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hooch is looking to break free of the clinch but Truck has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hooch can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Turner Hooch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hooch 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Turner Hooch!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Turner Hooch!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Turner Hooch!

Turner Hooch wins by unanimous decision!