PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle comes to the cage accompanied by VICTORY REMIX. On his way into the cage it seems that Dre Battle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dre Battle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Battle
vs
Wood

187 cm
29
197 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

190 cm
22
189 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Wood!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Battle checks a low kick from Wood.
Wood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Battle checks it well.
Battle scores with a jab. Wood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Danga de danga de dang - Battle scores with a four punch combination!
Wood misses with a low kick.
Battle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dre Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Battle slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Battle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wood's head.
Wood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood throws a series of punches but Battle avoids them all with ease.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
Battle misses with a looping left.
Battle misses with a body shot.
Battle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Battle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood counters with a head kick. That will keep Battle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Battle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battle throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wood.
Battle scores with a nice right hand.
Battle lands an overhand right.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battle throws out the jab.
Battle misses the body punch
and Wood counters with a head kick.
Battle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Battle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wood in his tracks.
Battle misses with a few strikes there.
Wood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wood throws the kick towards the body but Battle avoids it.
Battle misses with an uppercut.
Battle misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a nice kick to the body.
Battle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Battle.
Battle misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Battle avoids the head kick by Wood.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wood on the side of the head.
Wood throws a leg kick but Battle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wood throws a head kick that misses
and Battle counters with a stiff right hand.
Battle misses the shot to the body.
Battle misses with a head kick.
Wood connects with a leg kick. Battle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Battle avoids the head kick by Wood.
Battle lands a really nice looking cross but Wood seems unphased.
Battle connects with a nice looking jab.
Wood avoids the body shot from Battle.
Wood moves forwards but Battle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Battle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Battle lands with a shot to the body.
Battle lands a jab to the head.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
Battle lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Battle moves out of range easily.
Battle misses with a looping right.
Battle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Battle throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Battle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wood in his tracks.
Battle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Battle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wood lets loose with a powerful body kick. Battle will feel that in the morning.
Battle throws a shot from downtown. Wood moves away and avoids it.
Battle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood throws a head kick but Battle moves out of range.
Battle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Battle.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Battle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Battle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Battle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wood on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Battle.
Battle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice jab there from Battle.
Battle scores with a nice strike.
Battle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Battle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Battle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood throws a head kick that half lands.
Battle misses with a looping right.
Wood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Battle looks to land a combination. Wood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Battle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick misses from Battle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Battle.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Wood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wood defending well as Battle loads up on a big left hand.
Wood tries to bum rush Battle with a series of wild strikes but Battle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Battle throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wood slips a jab from Battle.
Battle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Battle blocks a head kick by Wood.
Battle misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Wood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Battle lands with a shot to the body.
Battle blocks a head kick by Wood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Battle moves out of range easily.
Battle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Battle.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Battle.
Wood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Battle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Battle is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Battle connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Battle finds it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Wood throws a series of punches but Battle avoids them all with ease.
Battle checks a leg kick nicely.
Battle connects with a body shot that sends Wood's belly button to the back.
Wood thows a leg kick but Battle checks it
and Battle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood connects with an inside leg kick.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Battle moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wood scores with the left hand. Battle knows he should have avoided that one.
Battle throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Dre Battle is winning the standup battle so far.
Battle blocks a head kick by Wood.
Battle misses with an uppercut
and Wood counters with a low kick, right behind Battle 's knee.
Battle swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Battle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Battle throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Battle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Battle swings widly with a right hand
and Wood makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Battle really felt that one!
Battle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wood slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Battle there.
Battle punishes Wood's body with a nice straight punch.
Battle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wood counters with a body kick that stops Battle in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Battle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Wood is looking to land body kicks.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Battle throws a head kick that misses
and Wood counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Battle lands with a nice body punch.
Wood throws a head kick that half lands.
Battle lands a jab.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Battle throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Battle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wood's head backwards.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Battle counters with a series of strikes. Wood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Battle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Battle cracks Wood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Battle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wood on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battle looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Battle.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Battle misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood counters with a head kick. That will keep Battle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Battle misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Battle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Battle misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Battle!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dre Battle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Wood.
Battle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battle.
Battle misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Battle throws a hook but Wood blocks it.
Nice straight punches there by Battle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Battle.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Battle.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Battle lands a jab to the nose.
Wood misses with a body kick.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood misses with a kick to the body
and Battle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Battle!
Battle lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Battle throws a right hand that misses
and Wood counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Battle.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Battle throws a one two combo.
Battle lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Battle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood throws a low kick but Battle moves out of range easily.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Battle thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick by Wood misses
letting Battle counter with a right hand.
Wood throws the kick towards the body but Battle avoids it.
Battle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Battle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a series of punches but Battle avoids them all with ease.
Battle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Battle lands a nice hook to Wood's body. Wood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Battle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Battle lands a jab to the head.
Wood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Battle eats them both and turns towards Wood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Battle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Wood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Battle lands an overhand right.
Battle looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wood.
Battle with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Battle misses with a left hand
and Wood counters with a nice body kick.
A left and a right from Battle both land. Nice combination.
Battle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wood throws a combination that misses
enabling Battle to counter with a crisp jab.
Battle scores with a nice strike.
Battle throws a right hand that misses
and Wood counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Battle scores with a punch to the head.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Battle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Battle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Battle.
Wood needs to keep his hands up - Battle had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle lands a lovely overhand right.
Wood lands a high kick!
Battle moves out of range of the body kick from Wood.
Wood throws a head kick that Battle semi-blocks.
Battle dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Battle throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Battle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battle throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Kurt Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dre Battle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wood throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Battle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Battle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Battle lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dre Battle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Battle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dre Battle!