PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Trucks (ranked 166 p4p, 27 weight class) and Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 70 p4p, 11 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Trucks
vs
Mahmoud

183 cm
26
196 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

180 cm
33
193 lbs
31 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Kimura Klothing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Trucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mahmoud forces Trucks back against the cage and clinches.
Mahmoud landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trucks throws a head punch that misses.
Mahmoud cracks Trucks with a nice body shot.
Mahmoud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trucks avoids it.
Trucks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trucks.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud.
Trucks misses with some punches.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahmoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Trucks backwards.
Mahmoud with a knee to the head.

It looks like Derek Trucks has been cut.
Mahmoud lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trucks working aggressively here.
Mahmoud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mahmoud lands a left hand.
Trucks is trying to maintain a safe position but Mahmoud gets an underhook and turns Trucks into the cage.
Mahmoud lands a shoulder strike.
Trucks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trucks blocking some punches.
Trucks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmoud with a knee to the head.
Mahmoud just leaning against Trucks, taking a breather.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud digs a right hand underneath Trucks's ribcage. Trucks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trucks is breathing heavily.
Mahmoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trucks backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trucks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud gets through Trucks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Trucks is rocked!
Mahmoud lands a big right hand that drops Trucks! The killer instinct kicks in and Mahmoud finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mahmoud!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sameh Mahmoud!
A relieved looking Sameh Mahmoud thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.