PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yuyu Hakusho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Hakusho
vs
Wood

186 cm
25
183 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuyu Hakusho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grant Wood!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood scores with a hook to the body. Hakusho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
Wood jabs at Hakusho's body.
Hakusho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wood throws a low kick but Hakusho avoids it.

Hakusho clinches up against the cage.
Hakusho scores a nice knee to the body.
Wood tries to circle away but Hakusho has him pinned against the cage.
Wood is trying to force a seperation but Hakusho has the dominant position.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood lands with a light punch inside.
Hakusho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hakusho prevents Wood from breaking the clinch.
Hakusho blocks a body shot from Wood.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.

Wood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hakusho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood throws a series of punches but Hakusho avoids them all with ease.
Wood 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.
A head kick misses from Hakusho.
Wood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakusho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Hakusho tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Hakusho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wood on the side of the head.
Hakusho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
A head kick from Hakusho lands but Wood takes it in his stride.
Wood misses with the combination.
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood misses with the combination.
Wood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Hakusho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wood lands a lovely overhand right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hakusho - the referee stops the clock and Wood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hakusho. Wood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wood looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hakusho manages to avoid it.
Grant Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hakusho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Hakusho misses with a body punch
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hakusho thinking.
Hakusho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hakusho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick by Wood misses
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hakusho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood throws a right hand that Hakusho ducks under and follows up with a left that Hakusho also avoids with ease.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hakusho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Hakusho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hakusho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Hakusho misses.
A left lands for Wood.
Hakusho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Wood.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hakusho. That's going to slow Wood down.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hakusho was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Wood throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hakusho counters with an inside leg kick.
Hakusho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hakusho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Wood is rocked!

It looks like Grant Wood has been cut.
Wood misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood takes a swing at Hakusho's ribcage but misses.
Hakusho throws a push kick but Wood slaps the foot to one side.
Wood throws a right hand that Hakusho ducks under and follows up with a left that Hakusho also avoids with ease.
Hakusho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hakusho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hakusho throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood lands an overhand right.
Hakusho shoots in for a double leg but Wood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hakusho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hakusho checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hakusho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hakusho tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuyu Hakusho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Wood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hakusho.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Wood throws a leg kick but Hakusho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hakusho avoids a kick to the body.
Hakusho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hakusho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Wood misses with the body kick
and Hakusho counters with a leg kick.
Wood avoids the head kick by Hakusho.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Hakusho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hakusho rather than just go for the knockout.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hakusho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood lands a nice hook to Hakusho's body. Hakusho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hakusho at a distance.
Nice body punch from Wood.
Grant Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wood thows a leg kick but Hakusho checks it
and Hakusho counters with a stiff right hand.
Grant Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood throws a series of punches but Hakusho moves out of range.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Hakusho tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wood.
Wood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
A shot to de liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Wood thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hakusho at a distance.
Wood connects with a jab.
Hakusho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Wood tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wood tries to score with a low kick but Hakusho moves his leg out of the way.
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wood scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by Wood there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hakusho moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood tries to land a body kick
and Hakusho counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wood throws a solid leg kick but Hakusho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wood.
Crunch! Wood slams his shin into Hakusho's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Wood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hakusho.
Wood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hakusho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hakusho dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Nice defenses there by Hakusho.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Hakusho saw that one coming.
Hakusho dips to his left and cracks Wood with an uppercut!
Wood moves out of range of the body kick.
Hakusho takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Wood.
Yuyu Hakusho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Wood throws a right and a left that Hakusho avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood with a nice cross.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hakusho moves away.
Hakusho misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hakusho.
Wood is looking to score with low kicks.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Hakusho moves out of range easily.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakusho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wood's head.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Hakusho slips the punch.
Hakusho ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grant Wood's cut.
That's time! Hakusho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wood tries to bum rush Hakusho with a series of wild strikes but Hakusho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wood 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.
Wood has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hakusho.
Hakusho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hakusho misses with a head kick.
Hakusho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Wood coming out on top.
Hakusho misses with a head kick.
Hakusho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hakusho.
Hakusho moves away from the strike by Wood.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hakusho closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wood throws an elbow but misses.
Hakusho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakusho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood misses with the head strike.

Hakusho successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hakusho wants to sweep here but Wood controlling him for the moment.
Wood landing some decent shots from guard.
Wood throws a big right hand that misses.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood with a nice head shot there.
Wood thows a big elbow that misses.
Hakusho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wood.
Wood preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wood 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 Hakusho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hakusho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Hakusho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Hakusho counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Wood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wood is trying to work for a sweep but Hakusho has mounted him!
Wood working to try and regain half guard.
Hakusho manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wood to take his back!
Wood tries to escape the position.

Wood is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Hakusho has locked on a rear naked choke here! Wood is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yuyu Hakusho!
Yuyu Hakusho retains his welterweight title!