PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Osborne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osborne has chosen DMX - We Right Here as his entrance music. Wayne Osborne has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ron Wood's chin.

Wood
vs
Osborne

175 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

169 cm
22
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayne Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborne dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Osborne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Osborne clinches.
Wood drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wood avoids a wild elbow strike from Osborne.
Osborne working Wood over with knees to the body.
Osborne lands a damaging elbow.

Osborne manages to break the clinch.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Osborne shows good takedown defense.
Wood is breathing heavily.

Osborne moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
Wood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wood drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Osborne scores a nice knee to the body.
Osborne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wood's defenses.
Wood gets underhooks to prevent Osborne's takedown attempt.
Wood looking to stall.
Wood can't get the takedown.
Wood takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Osborne.
Osborne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Osborne is trying to maintain a safe position but Wood gets an underhook and turns Osborne into the ropes.
Osborne landing knees to the head.
Osborne lands a nice elbow.
Osborne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Osborne scores a nice knee to the body.
Osborne lands a knee to the head.
Osborne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Osborne breaks from the clinch.

Osborne bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wood tries to improve position but can't.
Wood is trying to work for a sweep but Osborne has mounted him!
Osborne scoring with strikes but Wood is staying in there.
Osborne in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Osborne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wood is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is working hard here to advance position.
Osborne wants to control the pace but Wood is squirming around nicely.
Osborne working Wood over with strikes here.
Osborne with a couple of short strikes.
Osborne cracks Wood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!
Wood is squirming around, avoiding Osborne's attempts to control the action.
Wood is looking to improve his position but Osborne isn't that keen on the idea.
Osborne looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Osborne working the ground and pound effectively.
Osborne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wood is desperately trying to improve his position but Osborne has a good base and remains in mount.
Osborne scoring with strikes but Wood is staying in there.
Osborne controlling from mount.
Osborne wants to control the pace but Wood is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Osborne trying to control but Wood is having none of it.
Osborne looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Osborne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wood is looking to escape.
Osborne has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wood's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osborne misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Osborne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood throws a right and a left that Osborne avoids nicely.
Osborne slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
The fight stays on the outside here - Osborne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Osborne avoids the head kick by Wood.
Osborne wants to clinch but Wood slips to the side
and Wood counters with a left and a right that stings Osborne.
Osborne has a takedown stuffed.

Wood tries to keep at a distance but Osborne has taken the fight into the clinch.

Osborne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osborne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Osborne dives in and grabs Wood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes down on Osborne's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Osborne misses with a wild combination.

Osborne gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Osborne.
Osborne lands an elbow inside.

Osborne manages to break the clinch.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Osborne moves away and avoids it.
Wood stuffs the takedown attempt from Osborne. Osborne gets slowly back to his feet.
Ron Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Osborne.
Osborne feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Ron Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Osborne tries to clinch up.
Ron Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood throws the kick towards the body but Osborne avoids it.
No luck for Osborne with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Osborne.
Osborne fails with a takedown attempt.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Osborne rushes Wood and presses him up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Osborne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Osborne moves out of range of the body kick from Wood.
Osborne tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Osborne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Osborne wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Osborne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Osborne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood misses with a double jab

and Osborne moves into the clinch.
Osborne lands an elbow inside that Wood shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Osborne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne misses with a knee to the head.
Osborne has Wood pressed against the ropes, preventing Wood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Osborne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Osborne shoots in and drives through. Wood sprawls well.
Osborne tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Osborne drives through and clinches with Wood against the ropes.

Osborne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Osborne looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Osborne fails with a takedown attempt.
Osborne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Osborne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wood tries for a takedown but Osborne manages to get underhooks.

Osborne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osborne is looking to clinch.
Osborne tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Osborne counter with a right hand.
Wood tries to clinch up
and Osborne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Osborne.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Osborne dives in and grabs Wood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes down on Osborne's head and hops out.
Osborne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wood's head backwards.
Osborne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wood as he avoids it easily.

Wood clinches.
Wood prevents the takedown attempt.
Osborne prevents Wood from breaking the clinch.
Osborne looking to slow down the pace here.
Osborne lands an elbow inside that Wood shrugs off.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Osborne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Osborne wants to clinch.

Osborne darts in and clinches Wood up against the ropes.
Osborne content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Osborne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Osborne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Osborne pushing down on Wood's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Osborne is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wood sees it coming and defends easily.
Wood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Osborne prevents Wood from getting back to his feet.
Osborne is stalling in the full guard.
Osborne trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Osborne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Osborne manages to get himself to full guard.

Osborne is working an open guard so Wood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Osborne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Osborne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wood throws a leg kick

and Osborne counters by moving into the clinch.
Osborne drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wood gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Osborne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Osborne tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Osborne has managed to clinch.
Osborne landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Osborne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wood tries to keep at a distance but Osborne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wood tries to circle away but Osborne has him pinned against the ropes.
Osborne tries to stall but Wood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Osborne.
Osborne prevents Wood from breaking the clinch.
Osborne tries to stall but Wood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wood can't get the takedown.

Osborne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osborne moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Osborne shoots in for a double leg but Wood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Osborne looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wood!
Wood working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Osborne looking to control but Wood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ron Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood is trying desperately to improve position.
Osborne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wood is looking to escape.
Wayne Osborne has got the better of the ground game so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Osborne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Osborne 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Osborne!