PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Padraig McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen True Love Clubstar's True Club Mix as his entrance music. Padraig McNamara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McNamara
vs
Wood

177 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Padraig McNamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Wood!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Wood looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McNamara is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
Wood thuds a left hand into McNamara's body.
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McNamara moves out of range as Wood strikes.
McNamara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.

McNamara moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
A bit of stalling here from McNamara.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

McNamara gets a trip takedown into half guard.
McNamara working the head and body with strikes.
McNamara slips a nice elbow through Wood's hands, connecting with Wood's forehead.
McNamara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara working the head and body with strikes.
McNamara throwing shots but Wood is blocking nicely.
Wood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McNamara scores with a couple of nice shots.
McNamara is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McNamara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McNamara lands strikes from half guard.
McNamara passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wood!
McNamara unloading with bombs!
McNamara lands a big shot there that rocks Wood but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNamara lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNamara has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wood's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNamara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McNamara raining down shots from the mount!

Wood is rocked!
McNamara postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Wood out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! McNamara goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Padraig McNamara!