PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Borris Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bob Truck was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Truck
vs
Truck

158 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Borris Truck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Truck!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob Truck scores with a nice head shot.
Bob Truck tries to clinch but Borris Truck is having none of it.
Borris Truck misses with a double jab
and Borris Truck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob Truck throws the kick towards the body but Borris Truck avoids it.
Borris Truck seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Borris Truck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bob Truck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bob Truck doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bob Truck tries to work over Borris Truck's front leg with a kick but Borris Truck checks it.
Bob Truck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borris Truck.
Borris Truck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Bob Truck tries to keep at a distance but Borris Truck has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bob Truck manages to break the clinch.
Borris Truck slips a jab and a cross from Bob Truck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borris Truck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borris Truck. Bob Truck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borris Truck misses the shot to the body.
Borris Truck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bob Truck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Borris Truck swivels and escapes.
Bob Truck misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borris Truck misses with a body shot.

Bob Truck takes the fight into the clinch.
Borris Truck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bob Truck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Borris Truck prevents Bob Truck from breaking the clinch.
Bob Truck throws an elbow that misses.
Bob Truck digs a right hand into Borris Truck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borris Truck's gas tank.
Borris Truck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob Truck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Borris Truck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bob Truck gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bob Truck tries to work over Borris Truck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borris Truck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob Truck gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Borris Truck.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borris Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borris Truck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Borris Truck drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bob Truck gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Bob Truck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borris Truck tries to clinch but Bob Truck moves out of range.

Bob Truck closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Borris Truck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borris Truck avoids a wild elbow strike from Bob Truck.
Nice body punch from Borris Truck.
Borris Truck pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Borris Truck gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bob Truck makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bob Truck.
Bob Truck is trying to control the position but Borris Truck postures up.

Bob Truck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Borris Truck defends it easily.
Bob Truck wants to sweep here but Borris Truck controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borris Truck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borris Truck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Borris Truck postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borris Truck with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Borris Truck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bob Truck is looking to sweep but instead, Borris Truck has passed into half guard.
Borris Truck trying to mount his opponent but Bob Truck defends it.
Borris Truck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bob Truck told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bob Truck wants to get back to full guard.
Bob Truck controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Borris Truck takes one on the button.

Bob Truck has Borris Truck up against the cage in a clinch.
Borris Truck is looking to take this one to the mat.
Borris Truck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bob Truck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Borris Truck effectively controlling the action here.
Borris Truck is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bob Truck is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borris Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borris Truck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bob Truck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borris Truck changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bob Truck fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bob Truck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Borris Truck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Borris Truck throwing a counter right hand but Bob Truck manages to avoid it.
Bob Truck is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Bob Truck drives through and clinches with Borris Truck against the cage.
Bob Truck wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borris Truck is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borris Truck trying to land knees to the body.
Borris Truck goes for a takedown attempt but Bob Truck pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Borris Truck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bob Truck misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob Truck scores with a jab to the body.

Bob Truck moves into the clinch.
Bob Truck managing to block the knees to the body from Borris Truck.
Bob Truck gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Borris Truck.
Bob Truck wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borris Truck avoiding damage as Bob Truck throws knees to the body.
Bob Truck is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borris Truck is defending well for now.
Bob Truck gets underhooks to prevent Borris Truck's takedown attempt.
Borris Truck throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bob Truck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bob Truck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Borris Truck.
Borris Truck takes a knee to the side of the body.

Bob Truck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bob Truck with a nice cross.
Bob Truck wants to clinch up but Borris Truck keeps it at a distance.
Bob Truck closes the distance and clinches up with Borris Truck, looking for a takedown. Bob Truck pushes Borris Truck against the cage but Borris Truck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Bob Truck darts in and clinches Borris Truck up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob Truck prevents Borris Truck from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borris Truck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob Truck's elbow.
Good body shot from Borris Truck.
Bob Truck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borris Truck's elbow.
Borris Truck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bob Truck walks away with a smile on his face. Borris Truck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bob Truck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Borris Truck.
Borris Truck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borris Truck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bob Truck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And Bob Truck tries to counter it with a takedown but Borris Truck pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bob Truck throws out a leg kick but Borris Truck moves out of range and Bob Truck only half commits.
As Bob Truck looks to move away, Borris Truck throws a big counter combo but Bob Truck just gets out of the way.
Bob Truck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bob Truck cracks the inside of Borris Truck's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bob Truck clinches up with Borris Truck and pushes him back against the cage.
Borris Truck cracks Bob Truck with a nice body shot.
Borris Truck tries for a takedown. No joy.
Borris Truck tries to throw a body punch but Bob Truck avoids it by throwing Borris Truck back against the cage.
Bob Truck is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Borris Truck throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob Truck.
Borris Truck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Borris Truck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bob Truck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bob Truck fails to pull guard.
Bob Truck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Borris Truck or not.
Bob Truck cracks Borris Truck with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Truck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bob Truck throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Borris Truck on the side of the head.
Bob Truck with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Borris Truck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borris Truck tries to clinch but Bob Truck moves out of range.

Bob Truck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Borris Truck's guard.
Bob Truck won't allow Borris Truck to sweep him here.
Bob Truck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bob Truck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borris Truck is keeping the position for now.
Borris Truck keeping moving, preventing Bob Truck from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob Truck sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob Truck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borris Truck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bob Truck advances position into side control!
Bob Truck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borris Truck keeps working.
Borris Truck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Borris Truck is trying to control Bob Truck's posture but Bob Truck avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Borris Truck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bob Truck wants to control but Borris Truck is keeping him busy.
Bob Truck staying calm.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Borris Truck tries to buck Bob Truck off but Bob Truck is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borris Truck gets back to half guard.
Borris Truck trying to control from the bottom.
Borris Truck is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bob Truck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bob Truck clinches up with Borris Truck and pushes him back against the cage.
Bob Truck is trying to break the clinch but Borris Truck has him pressed against the cage.
Borris Truck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Borris Truck can't get the takedown.
Bob Truck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Borris Truck lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bob Truck looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borris Truck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bob Truck pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borris Truck. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bob Truck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bob Truck is trying to force a seperation but Borris Truck has the dominant position.

Borris Truck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bob Truck connects with a solid leg kick.
Borris Truck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Borris Truck scores with a nice head shot.
Borris Truck misses with a double jab.
Bob Truck tries to clinch up but Borris Truck circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Borris Truck has closed the distance and engaged Bob Truck in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borris Truck looking for a takedown.
Borris Truck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Truck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borris Truck managing to block the knees to the body from Bob Truck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Truck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bob Truck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Bob Truck!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Bob Truck!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Bob Truck!

Bob Truck wins by unanimous decision!