PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eisenstein Priestley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Wood
vs
Priestley

185 cm
25
216 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Wood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eisenstein Priestley!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priestley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priestley throws a push kick but Wood slaps the foot to one side.
Priestley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Priestley fakes the leg kick and cracks Wood in the body.
Wood is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priestley throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Priestley bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Priestley tries a head kick but it misses.
Wood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Priestley as he jumps to the side.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Priestley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Priestley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Priestley misses with a straight left.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Priestley.
Priestley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wood.
Priestley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wood takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Priestley sends Wood crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Priestley is motioning to the referee to let Wood up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Priestley looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.
Priestley lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Priestley lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Priestley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Priestley misses.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priestley.
Priestley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Priestley - that will leave a mark!
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Priestley throws a push kick but Wood slaps the foot to one side.
Priestley works Wood's body with a nice hook.
Priestley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Priestley does no damage.
Wood stuns Priestley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Priestley misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Priestley.
Wood walks into a straight right hand from Priestley.
Priestley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wood.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Priestley.
Priestley tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Priestley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Priestley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Priestley.
Priestley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Priestley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Priestley.
Wood misses with a hook to the body
and Priestley counters with a right hand to the body.
Wood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Priestley thows a body kick. Wood tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Priestley throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priestley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Priestley duly obliges.
Priestley misses with a body kick.
Priestley throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Priestley moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Priestley backwards.

Priestley manages to break the clinch.
Wood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Priestley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood misses with a shot to the body

and Priestley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Priestley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood dodges the punch combination from Priestley.
Priestley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Priestley.
Priestley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Wood scores with a jab.
Priestley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Priestley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wood will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wood blocks a head kick by Priestley.
Eisenstein Priestley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priestley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Wood closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Priestley did well to prevent Wood getting side control.
Priestley tries to roll over but Wood keeps him under control.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wood keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Priestley's head.
Priestley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wood.
Wood content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eisenstein Priestley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wood misses with a double jab
letting Priestley counter with a right hand.
Priestley throws the kick towards the body but Wood avoids it.
Wood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Priestley avoids it really well and circles away.
Priestley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wood counters with a right hand to the body.
Wood connects with a nice looking jab.
Eisenstein Priestley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wood swings away with a body shot that misses
and Priestley counters with a three punch combo that has Wood backing up. Wood nods at Priestley to acknowledge the strikes.
Priestley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Priestley throws a leg kick which misses Wood's front leg but catches the back leg as Wood tries to avoid it.
Priestley jabs Wood right on the nose. Wood blinks but takes it well.
Priestley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood throws a hook but Priestley blocks it.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Good leg kick by Priestley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Priestley.
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body kick there by Priestley.
Priestley lands a head kick. Wood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Priestley clinches.

Priestley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Priestley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Priestley tries to land a front kick but Wood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Priestley tries a head kick but it misses.

Priestley moves into the clinch.
Wood tries to pull guard but Priestley won't allow it.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.

Priestley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wood throws a right hand that Priestley ducks under and follows up with a left that Priestley also avoids with ease.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Priestley moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Nice body punch from Priestley.
Priestley throws a push kick but Wood slaps the foot to one side.
Wood blocks a head kick by Priestley.
Priestley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a body punch
and Priestley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Priestley scores with a nice body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Priestley tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.

Priestley clinches up with Wood and pushes him back against the cage.

Priestley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Priestley throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Priestley misses with a hook to the body
and Wood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Priestley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wood blocks a head kick by Priestley.
Priestley staying out of range there.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Priestley counters with a right hand to the body.
Wood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wood.
Priestley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priestley is looking to land body kicks.
Priestley throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Priestley throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Priestley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priestley moves away.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Priestley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Priestley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Priestley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Priestley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Priestley fails to land with a series of punches.
Priestley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Priestley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wood.
Priestley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wood lands a glancing blow to the side of Priestley's head.
Wood tries for a takedown but Priestley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood swings for the body but Priestley moves out of range.
A head kick from Priestley lands but Wood takes it in his stride.

Wood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wood is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Wood trying to control but Priestley is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood looking to sit in guard and control but Priestley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eisenstein Priestley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Priestley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Priestley throws a leg kick that misses.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Priestley. Priestley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Priestley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood avoids a kick to the body.
Priestley swinging wildly here.
George Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!

It looks like Eisenstein Priestley has been cut.
Priestley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.

Wood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wood throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Priestley because Wood loaded up on that one.
Wood looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Priestley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throwing strikes but Priestley recovers to half guard. A much better position.

Wood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Priestley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wood.
Priestley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Priestley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wood is controlling him.
Wood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wood working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wood working the ground and pound but Priestley is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Priestley wants to control but Wood postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Wood seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Priestley.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Priestley.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Priestley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Priestley clinches up against the cage.

Priestley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Priestley is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
Priestley drops his hands momentarily and Wood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A left lands for Wood.
Priestley avoids the body shot from Wood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priestley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Priestley, right into the meat.
Wood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Priestley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wood.
Priestley tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Priestley misses with a body shot.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Priestley's shoulder, as Priestley tries to avoid the shot.
Wood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Priestley cracks Wood with a good jab.
Priestley misses with a looping left.

Priestley closes the distance and clinches.
Priestley is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.

Priestley breaks the clinch.
Wood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Priestley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Wood clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eisenstein Priestley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Priestley looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Priestley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Priestley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Priestley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Priestley wants it to stay on the feet.
Priestley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Priestley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Priestley.
Wood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Priestley. That's going to slow Wood down.
Wood shoots for a takedown but Priestley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Priestley looks to land a body kick but Wood moved away.
Wood swings for the body but Priestley moves out of range.
Priestley lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Priestley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Priestley.
Priestley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Priestley is looking to clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A nice combination there by Wood.
Wood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priestley doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Priestley digs a good hook to Wood's body.
Priestley misses with a wild body shot.
Priestley scores with a jab to the head.
Wood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Priestley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt - Priestley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Priestley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Priestley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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

Priestley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wood lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priestley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Priestley slips a jab from Wood.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Priestley saw that one coming.
Priestley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Priestley counters by moving into the clinch.

Priestley breaks the clinch.
Priestley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.

Priestley clinches up against the cage.

Priestley manages to break the clinch.
Priestley looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Priestley has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Priestley has had enough of the clinch but Wood keeps him there for the moment.
Wood tries a body shot but Priestley blocks it.

Priestley manages to break the clinch.
Wood throws a hook but Priestley avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priestley misses with a body kick.

Priestley darts in and clinches Wood up against the cage.
Wood tries to circle away but Priestley has him pinned against the cage.

Priestley manages to break the clinch.
Wood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Priestley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wood connects with a body shot.
Wood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Priestley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Priestley can pounce on him.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Priestley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Priestley throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood takes a swing at Priestley's ribcage but misses.
Wood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priestley was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Priestley.
Knees to the body from Priestley.

Priestley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Priestley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Priestley misses with a wild combination.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood throws a one two combo.
Priestley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Priestley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Priestley.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Priestley pinned against the cage. Priestley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Priestley misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eisenstein Priestley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Eisenstein Priestley's cut.
That's time! Wood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Priestley staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wood.
Wood misses with a body punch
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Priestley finds it's way through Wood's defenses.
Nice body punch from Wood.
Priestley throws a low kick but Wood avoids it.
Wood avoids a kick to the body.
Priestley throws a body kick that misses.
A cross from Wood lands.
Priestley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Priestley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Priestley is rocked!
Priestley tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Priestley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Priestley's half guard.
Wood wants to take a breather but Priestley is having none of it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Priestley is looking to escape.
Wood controlling the action here.
Wood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wood throwing shots but Priestley is blocking nicely.
Wood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Priestley's head.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eisenstein Priestley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wood is stalling here. Priestley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wood seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Priestley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wood wants to control but Priestley postures up.
Wood is looking for a sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Priestley.
Priestley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Priestley misses with the combination.
Wood misses with a combination
and Priestley counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Priestley.
Priestley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Priestley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Priestley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Priestley throws a head kick that misses.
Priestley lands a jab.
Priestley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Priestley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wood takes a step back to recover.
Priestley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Priestley connects with a crisp jab.
Priestley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Priestley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priestley moves away.
George Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Priestley throws a lazy head kick

and Wood counters with a takedown into side control.
Wood misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wood is trying to ground and pound but Priestley uses the momentary lack of control by Wood to regain half guard.
Wood wants to take a breather but Priestley is having none of it.
Wood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood is looking to stall here but Priestley recovers full guard.
Wood stops Priestley from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Priestley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eisenstein Priestley!
Eisenstein Priestley is the new light heavyweight champion!