PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gordon
vs
Hook

190 cm
23
209 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
26
213 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

NEMESIS CAGE CLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roy Hook!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook tries to clinch there but Gordon circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Gordon. Those never looked like landing.
Hook checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gordon lands with a good body shot.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Gordon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hook throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hook misses with a hook.
Gordon looks to land a combination but Hook avoids it well.
Gordon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hook stuns Gordon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Hook misses.
Gordon throws a nice looking combination but Hook bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hook lands a nice hook to Gordon's body. Gordon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hook pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gordon is out of range and Hook settles back down.
Gordon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gordon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Hook avoids them all with ease.
Hook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gordon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gordon misses with a looping left.
Gordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon scores with a nice body kick.
Gordon fails to land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Gordon scores with a four punch combination!
Gordon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gordon fails with a takedown attempt.
Gordon throws a leg kick but Hook sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hook tries to clinch up but Gordon circles away and keeps his distance.
Gordon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hook circles away.
Hook misses with a straight left.
Hook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hook scores with a sloppy right hand. Gordon should have avoided that one.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Hook.
Hook ducks under a wild hook from Gordon.
Gordon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Gordon.
Hook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hook scores with a punch to the head.
Hook avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Gordon misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gordon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hook wants to control but Gordon postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hook regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gordon's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Gordon is keen to just control but Hook is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon trying to control from Hook's half guard. Hook has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gordon passes Hook's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gordon tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hook controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gordon is keen to just control but Hook is a slippery customer.
Gordon is pressing down on Hook's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hook is holding on for now.
Hook is not content to let Gordon control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Hook dominated that round.
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.

Gordon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hook throws a looping overhand right but Gordon ducks down to avoid it.
Gordon scores with a one two! Hook had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gordon slips a jab and a cross from Hook.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hook checks a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hook in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gordon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gordon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gordon tries to land a leg kick but Hook saw it coming and moves away.
Hook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hook.
Gordon looks to land a combination. Hook sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hook swinging wildly here.
Hook moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.
Gordon misses with a leg kick.
Tony Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hook looks to land a combination but Gordon avoids it well.
Hook tries to clinch but Gordon is having none of it.
Hook scores with a hook to the body. Gordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gordon, as that shot connected.
A jab from Hook finds it's way through Gordon's defenses.
Gordon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hook is out of range and Gordon settles back down.
Hook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gordon keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Hook moves into the clinch.
Gordon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hook is defending well for now.
Gordon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hook trying to control the position but instead, Gordon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hook into the cage.
Hook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hook.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hook.
Gordon taking a breather.
Hook controlling the action here for a moment.
Gordon stalling in the clinch but Hook improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gordon can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hook throws an elbow but misses.
Hook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hook lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Hook.
Gordon avoids the elbow strike from Hook, against the cage.
Gordon just leaning against Hook, taking a breather.
Gordon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hook.
Gordon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Gordon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hook controls his hands.
Hook is looking to control Gordon's arms but Gordon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hook has his back to the cage.
Hook prevents Gordon from breaking the clinch.
Gordon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hook avoids it.
Gordon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hook is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hook crunches a lovely knee into Gordon's ribcage.
Come on Gordon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon missing with knees to the body.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hook gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hook throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gordon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hook is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gordon tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon scores a nice knee to the body.
Hook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gordon avoids it.
Hook throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hook gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gordon's brow.
Gordon trying to stall but Hook improves his position.
Gordon lands a body shot.
Hook pushes Gordon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon gets through Hook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon trying to control the position but instead, Hook has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gordon into the cage.
Gordon lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Gordon.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hook avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
Hook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hook lands an elbow just above Gordon 's eye.
Hook scores with a hook to the body.
Hook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hook is looking to control Gordon's arms but Gordon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hook has his back to the cage.
Gordon stalling in the clinch but Hook improves position.
Hook throws an elbow that misses.
Gordon taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Hook lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Gordon dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Hook's corner calls for a 1-2. Hook obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gordon lands a leg kick that knocks Hook off balance momentarily.
Hook is looking to clinch.
Gordon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hook has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gordon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gordon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hook chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gordon can pounce on him.
Gordon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab lands there for Gordon.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Gordon moves out of range as Hook strikes.
Gordon lands with a kick to the temple. Hook shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hook tries to clinch up.
Gordon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hook on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gordon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hook connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gordon scrambles back to his feet.
Gordon throws a leg kick which misses Hook's front leg but catches the back leg as Hook tries to avoid it.
Gordon throws a chopping leg kick but Hook manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Hook slips the punch.
Hook moves in looking to clinch but Gordon pushes him off.
Roy Hook seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gordon keeps the fight on the outside.

Hook has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gordon breaks the clinch.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Hook avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Hook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hook avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Gordon does no damage.
Gordon staying out of range there.
Gordon slips a straight right by Hook.
Hook might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gordon.
No joy there for Hook, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Gordon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hook lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gordon.
Gordon throws a series of punches but Hook avoids them all with ease.
Gordon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Hook misses.
Hook just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a jab but it's blocked by Hook.
Hook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hook blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Gordon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A combination from Gordon does no damage.
Hook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
Hook takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gordon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gordon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gordon wants to clinch.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hook was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Gordon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gordon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hook.
Gordon ducks under a wild hook from Hook.
Hook throws a jab but it's blocked by Gordon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook doesn't manage to clinch there - Gordon circles away.
A big left from Hook misses.
Gordon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gordon connects with a crisp jab.
Hook checks a leg kick nicely.
Hook tests Gordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hook on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gordon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hook.
Gordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hook.
Hook doesn't manage to clinch there - Gordon circles away.
Hook dodges the punch combination from Gordon.
Hook drops his hands momentarily and Gordon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hook misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by Gordon or perhaps it was just good defense by Hook which made him look bad.
Gordon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gordon throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a front kick aimed at Hook's knee but Hook avoids it well.
Hook's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gordon tries to clinch but Hook moves out of range.
Hook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gordon throws a right and a left that Hook avoids nicely.
Gordon swats away the attempt to clinch by Hook.
Gordon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hook is looking to clinch but Gordon is avoiding it.
Hook throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hook looks to land a left hand but Gordon moved out of range nicely.
Gordon lands with a kick to the temple. Hook shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hook tries to clinch but Gordon is having none of it.
Gordon lands with a good body shot.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Hook fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left lands for Hook.
Some wild striking there from Gordon.
Gordon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hook connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tony Gordon.
I think Gordon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tony Gordon!