PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between German Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coach Eddie Boxing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hood
vs
Eddie Boxing

195 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Aspire Nutrition

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 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, German Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Coach Eddie Boxing!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxing scores with a jab to the body.
Boxing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hood tries to counter by clinching up but Boxing breaks away and moves out of range.
Boxing misses with a double jab.

Boxing darts in and clinches Hood up against the cage.
Hood jumps guard but Boxing turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hood managing to block the knees to the body from Boxing.
Boxing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hood has him pressed against the cage.
Hood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Boxing manages to break the clinch.

Boxing changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hood looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hood manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hood is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hood lands with a punch from half guard.
Boxing is controlling Hood's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing is looking to improve his position.

Boxing kicks off Hood and gets to his feet.

Boxing shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Hood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hood wants to control but Boxing is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Boxing stands up out of the half guard.
Hood fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxing throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hood tries to counter by clinching up but Boxing breaks away and moves out of range.
Boxing throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hood tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Boxing manages to circle out of the way.
Boxing scores with a jab.
Hood lands with a kick to the temple. Boxing shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Coach Eddie Boxing has been cut.
Hood checks a leg kick.
Hood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Boxing gets a clinch.
Hood prevents Boxing from breaking the clinch.

Boxing wants the takedown. Hood is fighting it off but Boxing persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hood's guard against the cage.
Boxing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boxing content to stall in guard here.
Hood is pulling down on Boxing's head. It's preventing any offense from Boxing, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boxing throwing strikes but missing.
Hood has his hands on Boxing's head, controlling the position.
Hood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boxing's guard.

Boxing is trying to keep Hood in close.
Boxing is looking to stand up but Hood isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hood landing some decent shots from guard.
Boxing controls Hood momentarily but Hood frees himself.
Hood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boxing is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coach Eddie Boxing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coach Eddie Boxing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boxing pushes Hood up against the cage in a clinch.
Hood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boxing smiles and moves away.
Boxing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Boxing rushes Hood and presses him up against the cage.

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

Boxing takes the fight into the clinch.

Boxing has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hood uses from the top position.

Boxing uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Boxing throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hood wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Boxing's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Boxing.
Hood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boxing.

Boxing clinches.
Boxing has had enough of the clinch but Hood keeps him there for the moment.

Boxing manages to break the clinch.

Boxing shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hood's guard.
Hood keeping moving, preventing Boxing from controlling successfully.
Boxing stopping the sweep attempt from Hood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hood is on top in guard.

Boxing wants to stand and escape but Hood is having none of it.
Hood cracks Boxing with a solid left hand.
Hood lands a couple of digs.
Boxing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hood.
Hood postures up.
Boxing looking for a sweep. Not yet Boxing, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxing wants to stand and escape but Hood is having none of it.
Boxing has control of Hood's left arm, preventing Hood from doing any damage.
Hood stands up over Boxing, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boxing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boxing keeping moving, preventing Hood from controlling successfully.
Coach Eddie Boxing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boxing has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boxing stuns Hood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Boxing gets the takedown into side control.

Boxing stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Boxing forces Hood back against the cage and clinches.
Boxing is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coach Eddie Boxing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Coach Eddie Boxing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Boxing throws a low kick, looking for Hood's leg but Hood calmly moves out of range.

Hood clinches up against the cage.
Boxing is trying to break the clinch but Hood is controlling him.
Boxing stops a takedown attempt from Hood.
Boxing is trying to break the clinch but Hood has him pressed against the cage.
Boxing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hood is defending well for now.
Hood is trying to drag Boxing to the mat but Boxing just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Hood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Boxing rushes Hood and presses him up against the cage.
Hood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Boxing pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Hood. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Boxing takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxing's efforts to push away.

Boxing manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Boxing is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hood distracts Boxing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Boxing scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Boxing throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hood.
Boxing misses with a low kick.
Hood tries to counter by clinching up but Boxing breaks away and moves out of range.
Hood tries to clinch there but Boxing circles away.
Coach Eddie Boxing is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boxing shoots in and gets a takedown into Hood's guard.
Hood looking for a sweep. Not yet Hood, not yet.
Hood tries to strike from the bottom.
Hood keeping moving, preventing Boxing from controlling successfully.
Boxing is looking to stand up but Hood won't let him.
Hood looking to control.
Boxing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hood keeping moving, preventing Boxing from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Boxing has Hood up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood tries to pull guard but Boxing holds him up against the cage and eventually Hood drops back down to his feet.
Boxing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boxing to keep the fight standing.
Hood tries to pull guard but Boxing holds him up against the cage and eventually Hood drops back down to his feet.

Boxing breaks from the clinch.
Hood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Boxing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boxing is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boxing smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boxing fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hood to the ground. Boxing is now in Hood's guard.
Boxing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boxing is still trying to improve position.
Hood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Boxing gets to his feet - Hood follows without any prompting.
Hood blocks a head kick by Boxing.
Boxing throws a series of strikes that have Hood backpedaling.
Coach Eddie Boxing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boxing is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Coach Eddie Boxing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boxing 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coach Eddie Boxing!