PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Clegg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegg comes to the cage accompanied by Il mercenario L'arena by Ennio Morricone. On his way into the cage it seems that Nathaniel Clegg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nathaniel Clegg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Clegg
vs
Woods

180 cm
27
165 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

180 cm
22
168 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Clegg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Woods!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clegg takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Clegg throws a lazy uppercut
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Woods throws a one two combo.
Woods shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Clegg throws a combination that misses
and Woods counters with a nice body kick.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woods swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clegg.
A right-left combo lands from Clegg.
Clegg ducks right into an uppercut from Woods.
Clegg throws a lazy uppercut
and Woods counters with a good low kick that Clegg was not able to check.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woods jabs Clegg right on the nose. Clegg blinks but takes it well.
Ross Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods scores with a nice body kick.
Woods jabs Clegg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Woods fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clegg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clegg walks into a jab.
Woods getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Clegg tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Clegg misses.
Woods scores with a punch to the head.

Woods moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woods's elbow.
Woods lands with a left to the head.
Clegg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Woods works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Woods landing with the ground and pound.
Clegg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Clegg wants to stand and escape but Woods is having none of it.
Clegg is breathing heavily.
Clegg has a closed guard, preventing Woods from standing up.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Clegg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Woods postures up in Clegg's guard and throws a big left but Clegg blocks it.

Clegg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Clegg throws a big shot that misses.
Woods is looking to clinch but Clegg is avoiding it.
Woods shoots in looking for a takedown. Clegg tries to sprawl out of it but Woods keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clegg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegg throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
Nice shot by Woods.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Woods.
Woods walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Clegg needs to keep his hands up - Woods had a free shot at his head there.
Woods tries for a takedown but Clegg sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Woods has closed the distance and engaged Clegg in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Woods as the two fighters clinch.
Clegg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clegg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
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!
Woods lands a right hand.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleggs head.
Woods tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clegg avoids it.
Clegg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods tries for a takedown but Clegg manages to get underhooks.
Nathaniel Clegg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Woods.
A short left from Clegg.
Clegg takes an elbow to the temple.
Woods tries to land knees in the clinch but Clegg avoids the damage to the body.
Clegg misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clegg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Clegg.
Clegg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Woods.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clegg.
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clegg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woods working Clegg over with knees to the body.
Woods landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Woods.
Woods lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Woods gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Woods softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clegg throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Clegg takes a knee to the side of the body.
Woods lands with a right to the head.
Woods tries for a takedown but Clegg manages to get underhooks.
Woods lands a shot to the body.
Clegg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Woods.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woods.
Woods lands an elbow that stopped Clegg in his tracks for a moment.
Woods lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clegg.
A left hand lands to the body for Clegg.
Clegg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clegg blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woods just misses with a elbow thrown towards Clegg's brow.
Clegg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woods backwards.

Clegg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woods is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Clegg had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Clegg swings widly with a right hand
and Woods counters with a right hand to the body.
Woods throws a hook but Clegg blocks it.
Clegg misses with a looping left.
Woods jabs at Clegg's body.
Clegg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nathaniel Clegg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clegg.
Woods throws a sloppy body shot
and Clegg counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Woods.
Clegg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods misses with a right hand
and Clegg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid body kick from Woods.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clegg scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Woods dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Clegg. Those never looked like landing.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woods throws a body punch but Clegg moves out of range.
Clegg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woods.
Woods turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Clegg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clegg misses with a left hand
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Woods.
Woods punishes Clegg's body with a nice straight punch.
Clegg misses with a left hand
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Woods feints and then cracks Clegg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clegg down.
Clegg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Woods looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Woods scores with a kick to the body.
Woods lands a really nice looking cross but Clegg seems unphased.
Clegg is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woods scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Woods coming out on top.
Clegg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woods connects with a body shot.
Woods thuds his right hand into Clegg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Woods scores with a jab. Clegg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Woods lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clegg misses with a left hand
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clegg misses with an uppercut
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woods throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Clegg on the side of the head.
Woods with a hook.
Clegg avoids the body shot from Woods.
Clegg avoids the body shot from Woods.
Woods scores with a decent looking hook.
Clegg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woods can pounce on him.

Woods shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Clegg is trying to defend but Woods finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Clegg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegg taking some punishment here, with Woods in his half guard.
Woods looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clegg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clegg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Woods scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Woods throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clegg trying to control from the bottom.
Woods throwing shots but Clegg is blocking nicely.
Woods stops Clegg from getting back to his feet.
Clegg trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Woods moves into full mount! Clegg won't be happy about that!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Woods with shots to the head and body - Clegg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Woods is landing with some decent strikes but Clegg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Woods scoring with strikes but Clegg is staying in there.

Clegg is rocked!
Woods in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Clegg is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods looking to control but Clegg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Woods.
Woods postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Clegg bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Woods and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Woods!