PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murska Puro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood comes into the arena with Wardruna - Blood Eagle blaring out of the sound system. Thor Wood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wood
vs
Puro

187 cm
17
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
208 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Murska Puro!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Puro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puro throws a leg kick but Wood checks it.
Wood throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Puro. Puro obviously looking to wear him down.

Wood takes the fight into the clinch.
Puro throws a head punch that misses.
Wood lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Murska Puro has been cut.
Puro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Puro.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puro blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Puro throws a head punch that misses.
Wood blocks a body shot from Puro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wood drops Puro with a big knee straight up the middle! Puro is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wood misses with a kick to the body.
Wood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood scoring well with a low kick there.
Puro throws out a leg kick but Wood moves out of range and Puro only half commits.
Wood tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Puro manages to circle out of the way.
Wood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wood scores with a head kick. Puro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Puro cracks the inside of Wood's front leg.
Puro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puro throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Wood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Puro moves out of range easily.
Puro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murska Puro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Puro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wood.
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!
Wood moves out of range as Puro strikes.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Puro cracks the inside of Wood's front leg.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Puro sees coming a mile off.

Wood darts in and clinches Puro up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Puro.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Puro has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Puro blocks the elbow strike.
Puro tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Puro back against the cage.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Puro tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Puro back against the cage.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Puro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Puro is blocking nicely.
Wood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puro struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Puro misses with a punch to the body.
Wood misses with an elbow over the top.
Puro misses with a body punch.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puro is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.
Puro trying to stall but Wood improves his position.
Puro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Puro stalling in the clinch but Wood improves position.
Puro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wood lands a nice elbow.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Puro is defending well for now.
Puro is working Wood over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puro misses with the head strike.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Puro blocks it.
Puro is trying to stall.
Wood connects with a knee to the head.
Wood lands an elbow inside that Puro shrugs off.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Wood landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wood throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Wood dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wood clinches with his opponent.
Puro misses with some punches.
Puro misses with a body punch.
Wood connects with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Puro is blocking nicely.
Puro dodges an elbow strike from Wood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Puro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood lands an elbow inside that Puro shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Puro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood connects with a knee to the head.

Puro is rocked!
Wood lands a big knee! That's hurt Puro! Oh, he's all over the place! Wood lands another knee that sends Puro to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Wood!
Thor Wood really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.