PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Atkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Hood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Atkinson
vs
Hood

183 cm
20
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Atkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Hood!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Atkinson.
Hood blocks a leg kick.
Atkinson tries to score with a low kick but Hood moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Hood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A good leg kick by Atkinson.
A good leg kick by Atkinson.
Atkinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atkinson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Atkinson throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atkinson.
Hood blocks a head kick by Atkinson.
It seemed like Hood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A combination from Hood does no damage.
Atkinson throws a big counter combination but Hood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hood misses with a few strikes there.
Atkinson scores with a push kick.
Atkinson misses with an uppercut. Hood saw that one coming.
Atkinson throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson misses the body punch
and Hood counters with a one-two to the body.
Atkinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkinson lands with a slapping head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkinson. Hood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atkinson misses with a low kick.
Atkinson misses with a low kick as Hood jumps back.
Hood unleashes a big counter combination but Atkinson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Clayton Atkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atkinson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atkinson connects with an inside leg kick.
Atkinson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hood drives through and clinches with Atkinson against the cage.
Hood has had enough of the clinch but Atkinson keeps him there for the moment.

Atkinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atkinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Atkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Hood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Atkinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hood throws a right and a left that Atkinson avoids nicely.
Atkinson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Atkinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hood is out of range and Atkinson settles back down.
Atkinson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atkinson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hood throws a counter combo.
Atkinson loads up on a big right hand but Hood slips the punch.
Atkinson loads up on a big right hand but Hood slips the punch.
Atkinson scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Atkinson as he jumps to the side.
Hood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Atkinson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atkinson misses with an uppercut. Hood saw that one coming.
Hood throws a counter combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Atkinson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Atkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Atkinson sets himself, and Hood steps forward looking for the clinch! Atkinson avoids it this time.
A low kick from Atkinson is predictable there
and Hood counters with a left and a right that stings Atkinson.
Atkinson dips to his left and cracks Hood with an uppercut!
Atkinson looks to throw the jab but Hood is out of range.
Hood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkinson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Atkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Atkinson. Those never looked like landing.
Hood blocks a head kick by Atkinson.
Atkinson throws a leg kick
and Hood counters with a two punch combo.
Atkinson misses with a head kick.
Hood blocks a head kick by Atkinson.
Hood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atkinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Atkinson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Atkinson misses with the body kick
and Hood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Atkinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hood can do to turn this around?
Atkinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Atkinson misses its intended target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Atkinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atkinson scores with a nice strike.
Atkinson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hood is out of range.
We've been informed that Hood has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Atkinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hood's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkinson throws a hook but Hood avoids it easily.
Hood moves away from the strike by Atkinson.
Hood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hood drops his hands momentarily and Atkinson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atkinson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lucas Hood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hood wants to clinch.
Atkinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Atkinson. That snapped Hood's head back.
Atkinson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson tests Hood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hood throws a right and a left that Atkinson avoids nicely.
It looked like Atkinson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Atkinson.
Hood fails to land with a series of punches.
Atkinson lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkinson misses with a right hand
and Hood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Atkinson.
Atkinson throws a leg kick but Hood checks it.
Despite the aggression on Hood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Atkinson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Atkinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atkinson.
An attempted straight right counter from Atkinson misses the target.
Atkinson scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Atkinson.
Atkinson is looking to slow Hood down with leg kicks.
Atkinson throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Atkinson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atkinson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkinson throws out a leg kick but Hood moves out of range and Atkinson only half commits.
Hood misses with a lunging right hand
and Atkinson counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atkinson.
Nice body kick there by Atkinson.
Atkinson misses with a leg kick

and Hood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Atkinson pushes Hood off looking to stand but Hood dives back in and keeps control.
Hood tries to stand and escape but Atkinson actually recovers to full guard.
Hood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Atkinson is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood wants to stand and escape but instead Atkinson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Atkinson works over Hood with some ground and pound from guard.
Hood wants to get back to his feet but Atkinson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hood can do anything to dispel that myth.

Atkinson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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!
No joy there for Hood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Hood misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atkinson.
Atkinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson thumps Hood with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atkinson.
Atkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Hood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atkinson throws a head kick but Hood moves out of range.
Hood wants to counter the offense by Atkinson and move into the clinch position.
Atkinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atkinson.
Hood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkinson throws a combination. Hood tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Atkinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hood is out of range and Atkinson settles back down.
Atkinson swings widly with a right hand
and Hood counters with a one-two to the body.
Hood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atkinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Atkinson. Those never looked like landing.
Hood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hood throws a right hand that Atkinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Atkinson also avoids with ease.
Hood punishes Atkinson's body with a nice straight punch.
Lucas Hood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atkinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hood manages to avoid it.
Clayton Atkinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atkinson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Atkinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atkinson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Atkinson!
A victorious Clayton Atkinson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.