PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jensen Chelios (ranked 399 p4p, 561 weight class) and Shaquan Woods (ranked 51 p4p, 71 weight class). Chelios kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shabba. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chelios
vs
Woods

179 cm
36
177
22 - 13 - 1

183 cm
33
180
24 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaquan Woods!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods tries a low kick but Chelios avoids it.
Woods throws a hook but Chelios blocks it.
Chelios will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chelios throws out a leg kick but Woods moves out of range and Chelios only half commits.
Shaquan Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Woods.
It looked like Chelios was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Woods.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Chelios pushes him off.
Woods dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Woods does it's job there.
Chelios throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Chelios misses its intended target.
Woods moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chelios's head.
Chelios has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The House Of Pain in the buildup to the fight.
Woods lands with a nice body punch.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Chelios ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Woods clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chelios.
Chelios lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Chelios fails to land.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Chelios.
Nice body punch from Woods - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
Woods lands an uppercut.
Woods lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Woods.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
Woods goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chelios's elbow.
Woods blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chelios tries to work over Woods's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chelios.
A hook to the body from Woods.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chelios.
Chelios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.
Chelios working aggressively here.
Chelios blocks a body shot from Woods.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
A shot in the inside from Chelios.
Chelios stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Woods misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Chelios - that landed with a thud.
Woods has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chelios seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Woods can turn it around.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
Chelios blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Chelios misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Chelios.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chelios tries to work over Woods's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woods lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chelios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Chelios controls his hands.
Woods pushes Chelios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chelios lands a body shot.
Woods is leaning against Chelios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
Chelios misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chelios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chelios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods lands a body punch.
Chelios struggles to land a body shot inside as Woods controls his hands.
Chelios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woods creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chelios has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
Woods lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Chelios lands with a right to the head.
Chelios blocks an uppercut.
Chelios throws a head punch that misses.
Chelios blocking some punches.
Woods lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chelios backwards.
Woods lands a body shot.
Woods misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Chelios.
Chelios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woods.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Woods.
Woods lands a body shot.

Chelios breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chelios throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Chelios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chelios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chelios's head backwards.
Woods misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Woods.
Woods sizes up Chelios with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A low kick lands for Woods.
Woods is looking to slow Chelios down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Woods misses.
Woods misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaquan Woods dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chelios's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Woods connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chelios scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Chelios misses the target.
Woods checks a leg kick nicely.
Shaquan Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chelios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods throws a front kick aimed at Chelios's knee but Chelios avoids it well.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods lands a jab-cross combination.
Chelios throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chelios connects with a good right hand that stumbles Woods. Woods circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woods has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chelios slips a jab and a cross from Woods.
Woods bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chelios's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chelios misses with a low kick.
Woods scores with a jab. Chelios acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Chelios checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
Chelios connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Shaquan Woods has been cut.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chelios.
Woods lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Chelios lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Woods tries to clinch but Chelios is having none of it.
Chelios on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chelios throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woods lands with a nice body kick.
Chelios avoids the body shot from Woods.
Woods swings for the body but Chelios moves out of range.
Chelios on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chelios takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Chelios lands with a nice body kick.
Woods throws a leg kick but Chelios checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws a wild body kick that Woods sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Woods.
Woods thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chelios if he has to take too many more of those.
Chelios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Woods.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Chelios was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Woods. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woods.
Woods throws a good cross that connects.
Woods takes a swing at Chelios's ribcage but misses.
Chelios misses with a low kick.
Chelios wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Chelios is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chelios throws a nice looking combination but Woods bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Woods misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Chelios.
Chelios lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick from Woods, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woods works over Chelios's head and body with a nice combination.
Chelios swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Woods lands with a right hand.
Chelios cracks Woods with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Woods throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Woods chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chelios goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Woods misses.
Chelios is looking to slow Woods down with leg kicks.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chelios manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Woods coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Chelios tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chelios is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chelios blocks the body kick.
Chelios finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woods bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chelios's head backwards.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chelios tried to counter with a leg kick but Woods avoided it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woods looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chelios on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chelios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Woods lands.
Woods's corner calls for a 1-2. Woods obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
and Chelios counters with a good low kick that Woods was not able to check.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaquan Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Woods misses the shot to the body.
A head kick by Woods misses
and Chelios counters with an outside leg kick.
Woods scores with a sloppy right hand. Chelios should have avoided that one.
Chelios fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Woods was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woods swings for the body but Chelios moves out of range.
Chelios throwing a counter right hand but Woods manages to avoid it.
Chelios looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chelios looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
Woods rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chelios moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Chelios.
Chelios dodges the punch combination from Woods.
Chelios seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and Chelios counters with a body kick that stops Woods in his tracks momentarily.
Chelios throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.
Woods throws a jab when Chelios was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods looks to land a body kick but Chelios moved away.
A shot to the liver by Chelios. Beautiful body shot.
Woods checks a low kick from Chelios.
Woods was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chelios misses with a straight right.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Chelios feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
Chelios misses with a low kick.
Chelios throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.
Woods digs a good hook to Chelios's body.
Chelios avoids a kick to the body.
Woods connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chelios momentarily.
Woods throws a head kick that misses
enabling Chelios to counter with a crisp jab.
Chelios looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
Jensen Chelios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios slips a straight right by Woods.
Woods 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chelios.
Chelios throws a half hearted mid kick.
Woods sizes up Chelios with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Woods swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods misses the jab.
Chelios has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Woods finds it's way round the side to connect with Chelios's head.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chelios throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woods stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woods takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Chelios ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios checks a leg kick.
Chelios looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chelios.
Woods throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chelios makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Chelios.
Chelios misses the shot to the body.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chelios.
Jab from Woods.
Chelios misses with a body kick.
Chelios blocks a low kick nicely.
Woods tried to score with a low kick but Chelios checks it.
Chelios swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Woods gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chelios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chelios scores with a shot to the side of Woods's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chelios pushes Woods back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods works on Chelios's body with a couple of short punches.
Chelios misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woods.
Shaquan Woods seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Woods prevents a body shot from Chelios.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chelios blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chelios lands a shot to the body.
Woods working aggressively here.
Chelios throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Chelios misses with some punches.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chelios misses with a punch to the body.

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 Jensen Chelios.
Well Woods 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaquan Woods!
An out of breath Shaquan Woods thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.