PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaambi Ayouba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ayouba
vs
Woodley

180 cm
28
185 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

176 cm
36
182 lbs
17 - 15 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaambi Ayouba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayouba fails with a takedown attempt.
Woodley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ayouba.
Ayouba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Woodley counters with a straight right hand.
Ayouba tries for a takedown but Woodley circles away easily
and Woodley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayouba misses with a straight right.
Ayouba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Woodley in his tracks.
Ayouba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Woodley counters with a left and a right that stings Ayouba.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaambi Ayouba. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley moves out of range as Ayouba strikes.
Ayouba throws a sloppy head kick and Woodley moves out of range easily.
Woodley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ayouba throws a right hand that misses
and Woodley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick by Ayouba misses
and Woodley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ayouba thinking.
Woodley blocks a low kick nicely.
Ayouba thows a leg kick but Woodley checks it
and Woodley counters with a nice uppercut.
Ayouba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Woodley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ayouba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayouba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Woodley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ayouba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Woodley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ayouba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ayouba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ayouba throws a sloppy body shot
and Woodley counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ayouba throws a push kick but Woodley slaps the foot to one side.
Woodley throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayouba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodley manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woodley! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Ayouba misses
and Woodley counters with a straight right hand.
Ayouba misses with a body punch
and Woodley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ayouba's knee momentarily.
Ayouba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Woodley ducks under a wild hook from Ayouba.
Woodley blocks a jab.
Ayouba throws a body shot but no joy.
Woodley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ayouba takes a swing at Woodley's ribcage but misses.
Woodley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ayouba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Woodley to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayouba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Woodley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ayouba misses with the body kick
and Woodley counters with a nice uppercut.
Ayouba throws a hook to the side of Woodley's head but Woodley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Woodley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ayouba misses with a double jab
and Woodley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ayouba shoots and misses
and Woodley counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ayouba throws a poor cross that misses
and Woodley counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyron Woodley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ayouba throws a lazy head kick
and Woodley counters with a low kick, right behind Ayouba 's knee.
Ayouba with a poor takedown
and Woodley counters with a stiff right hand.
Ayouba tries for a takedown but Woodley circles away easily
and Woodley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ayouba throws an off balance right hand
and Ayouba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Ayouba is rocked!
Ayouba throws a nice looking combination but Woodley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Ayouba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodley drops his hands momentarily and Ayouba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ayouba seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayouba throws a right and a left that Woodley avoids nicely.
Woodley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Woodley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ayouba shoots and misses
and Woodley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaambi Ayouba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayouba shoots and misses
and Woodley counters with a crisp right that sends Ayouba to the canvas! Woodley follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyron Woodley!
A relieved looking Tyron Woodley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.