PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 287 p4p, 37 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 1589 p4p, 188 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Trucks
vs
Pendragon

183 cm
24
196 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Trucks misses.
Trucks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Trucks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trucks.
Pendragon moves out of range of the leg kick from Trucks.
Pendragon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pendragon. Trucks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trucks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pendragon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
Trucks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pendragon takes a swing at Trucks's ribcage but misses.
Trucks throws a hook but Pendragon avoids it easily.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Trucks moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trucks staying out of range there.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trucks missing with a left hand there. Pendragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trucks staying out of range there.
Trucks misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pendragon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trucks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Pendragon misses.
Trucks lands with a nice body punch.
Trucks throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
Trucks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Pendragon misses
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pendragon lands a jab.
Trucks lands with an overhand left.
Trucks missing with a left hand there. Pendragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Pendragon misses.
Trucks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pendragon. Pendragon obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trucks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trucks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trucks misses with a straight left.
Pendragon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pendragon slips under a jab from Trucks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trucks misses with an uppercut.
Pendragon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trucks lands with a cross.
Trucks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Pendragon connects with a body shot that sends Trucks's belly button to the back.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Trucks counters with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trucks manages to avoid it.
Trucks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Trucks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trucks throws a looping overhand right but Pendragon ducks down to avoid it.
Trucks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pendragon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pendragon there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
Trucks takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Pendragon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trucks throws a shot from downtown. Pendragon moves away and avoids it.
Trucks lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trucks throws a body shot but no joy.
Pendragon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trucks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trucks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Trucks cracks Pendragon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Trucks counters with a stiff right hand.
Pendragon jabs Trucks right on the nose. Trucks blinks but takes it well.
Trucks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pendragon, as that shot connected.
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses
letting Trucks counter with a right hand.
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!
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Trucks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trucks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Trucks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trucks moves away.
As Pendragon looks to move away, Trucks throws a big counter combo but Pendragon just gets out of the way.
Pendragon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Trucks is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pendragon misses with a left hand
and Trucks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trucks misses with a double jab
and Pendragon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pendragon throws a leg kick but Trucks sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Pendragon backs away, Trucks returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pendragon moves out of range as Trucks throws a body kick.
Pendragon lands a jab to Trucks's midsection.
Pendragon lands a body shot.
Pendragon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon blocks a jab.
Trucks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pendragon.
Trucks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Derek Trucks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Trucks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pendragon scores with a spinning back kick!
Trucks throws the left hand but Pendragon avoids the punch easily.
Pendragon jabs Trucks right on the nose. Trucks blinks but takes it well.
Trucks avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Trucks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pendragon tries to score with a low kick but Trucks moves his leg out of the way.
Pendragon throws a leg kick that misses.
Pendragon throws a jab but it's blocked by Trucks.
Pendragon throws an off balance right hand
and Trucks counters with a stiff right hand.
Trucks slips a jab from Pendragon.
Derek Trucks is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trucks looks to score with a jab to the body but Pendragon is just out of range.
Jab from Trucks.
Trucks lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pendragon loads up on a big right hand but Trucks slips the punch.
Pendragon clobbers Trucks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pendragon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Trucks misses the target.
Pendragon lands an overhand right.
Trucks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pendragon scores with a leg kick.
Trucks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Pendragon defending well as Trucks loads up on a big left hand.
Trucks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Trucks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
Pendragon throws an overhand right that lands on Trucks's shoulder, as Trucks tries to avoid the shot.
Pendragon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trucks.
Pendragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pendragon with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pendragon throws out a counter right but Trucks avoids it with no problem.
Pendragon scores with the left hand. Trucks knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Trucks.
Pendragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trucks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon misses with a jab to the body
and Pendragon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pendragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pendragon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trucks counters with a nice uppercut.
Trucks moves out of range of the strikes.
Trucks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pendragon.
Trucks scores with a nice head shot.
Pendragon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Trucks will feel that in the morning.
Pendragon throws an off balance right hand

and Trucks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trucks misses with some punches.
Trucks gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon controlling the action here for a moment.

Pendragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trucks throws a jab but it's blocked by Pendragon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
Pendragon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trucks.

Trucks closes the distance and clinches.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trucks has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Trucks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trucks blocks an uppercut.
Trucks lands a hook that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Trucks misses with a punch to the body.
Trucks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trucks blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon is trying to force a seperation but Trucks has the dominant position.
Trucks swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks misses with a punch on the inside.
Trucks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Trucks fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trucks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Trucks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trucks misses with a few strikes there.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut.
Pendragon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pendragon misses with a body kick.
Trucks misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Pendragon coming out on top.

Trucks clinches up with Pendragon and pushes him back against the cage.
Pendragon tries to break the clinch but Trucks is controlling the position.
Trucks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trucks throws a head punch that misses.
Pendragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Pendragon on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Trucks dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pendragon scores with a nice head shot.
Pendragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trucks.
Pendragon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon throws a big shot that misses.
Pendragon misses with a double jab.
Pendragon with a jab.
Trucks connects with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Trucks as he connects with a hook.
Pendragon throws a lazy right hand but Trucks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pendragon moves away from the strike by Trucks.
Pendragon misses with a jab to the body
and Trucks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pendragon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Trucks finds it's way through Pendragon's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trucks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pendragon in his tracks.
Pendragon misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Trucks misses the target.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trucks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trucks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon throws out a loose jab but Trucks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trucks takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Trucks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Trucks scores with the left hand. Pendragon knows he should have avoided that one.

Pendragon is rocked!
Pendragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pendragon is still on wobbly legs! Can Trucks finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Trucks. Pendragon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pendragon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pendragon seems to have recovered his senses.
Pendragon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trucks manages to avoid it.
Trucks lands a right hook to the body.
Pendragon scores with a one two! Trucks had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pendragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Pendragon misses with a hook. Trucks ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trucks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pendragon throws an off balance right hand
and Trucks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Trucks coming out on top.
Trucks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pendragon.
Trucks is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Pendragon flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pendragon is out cold! Trucks holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derek Trucks!
Derek Trucks retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Derek Trucks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.