PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Samyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Samyl
vs
Wood

180 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Beast Body

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Samyl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Wood!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood delivers a nice body kick.
Marcus Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wood.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wood is defended easily by Samyl.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Samyl circles away.
Wood has his takedown stuffed

and Samyl moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Samyl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Samyl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wood's efforts to push away.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samyl.
Samyl misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Samyl lands with a short shot to the head.
Samyl scores with a shot to the side of Wood's head.
Samyl managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Samyl.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Samyl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wood tries to break the clinch but Samyl is controlling the position.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Wood looking to slow down the pace here.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Samyl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Samyl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Samyl improves position.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samyl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samyl lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Samyl blocks with his arms.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Samyl improves position.
Samyl managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
Samyl managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
Samyl lands with a light punch inside.
Samyl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood wants to stall.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Samyl lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samyl.
Samyl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Samyl clinches.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samyl blocks it with crossed arms.
Samyl throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Samyl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samyl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Samyl avoids the damage to the body.
Wood trying to control the position but instead, Samyl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wood into the cage.
Marcus Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Samyl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samyl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Samyl blocks with his arms.
Samyl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Samyl.
Samyl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Samyl improves position.
Samyl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samyl is keeping busy.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samyl is defending well for now.
Samyl misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samyl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood looking to slow down the pace here.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Samyl.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samyl.
Samyl lands with a short shot to the head.
Samyl lands a right hand.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Samyl improves position.
Samyl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Samyl.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Samyl improves position.
Samyl lands with a short shot to the head.
Samyl avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Samyl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Samyl improves position.
Samyl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samyl throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Samyl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wood looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samyl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samyl lands an uppercut.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Samyl blocks it.
Samyl lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Samyl.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Samyl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Samyl moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Samyl as Wood tries to tie him up.
Samyl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Samyl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Samyl fails to land.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Samyl managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
Wood taking a breather.
Wood lands an elbow that stopped Samyl in his tracks for a moment.
Samyl lands a shoulder strike.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Samyl blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Samyl throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samyl is defending well for now.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Samyl avoids a wild elbow strike from Wood.
Samyl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samyl has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood tries to stall but Samyl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice left hand lands by Samyl.
Samyl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samyl lands a nice uppercut.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samyl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samyl lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Samyl blocks it.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Samyl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Samyl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood taking a breather.
Wood is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Samyl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samyl scores with a shot to the side of Wood's head.
Wood is looking to control Samyl's arms but Samyl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wood has his back to the cage.
Samyl managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to control Samyl's arms but Samyl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wood has his back to the cage.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samyl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like Marcus Wood has been cut.
Samyl lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Samyl.

Wood is rocked!
Samyl gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Samyl finish him?
Wood taking a breather.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Samyl lands with a light punch inside.
Samyl lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Samyl dips a shoulder and cracks Wood with a mighty uppercut! Wood falls back against the cage and Samyl unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wood is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Samyl screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Samyl!