PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ko Dong Man (ranked 4736 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bayden Wood (ranked 4467 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dong Man
vs
Wood

194 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ko Dong Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bayden Wood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Dong Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood blocks a head kick by Dong Man.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dong Man. That's going to slow Wood down.
Dong Man misses with a low kick.
Wood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dong Man attempts a counter takedown but Wood avoids it well and moves away.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dong Man lands a head kick. Wood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Man.
Dong Man throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Bayden Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dong Man.
Dong Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood swings for the body but Dong Man moves out of range.
Dong Man misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Dong Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood misses with a hook. Dong Man ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Wood in the body.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Dong Man misses with a head kick.
Wood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wood misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Dong Man.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Dong Man is looking to counter the offense by Wood and move into the clinch.
Dong Man lands a leg kick that knocks Wood off balance momentarily.
Wood throws a shot to the body.
Wood takes a swing at Dong Man's ribcage but misses.
Wood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dong Man rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Wood.
Wood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dong Man throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Dong Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dong Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a hook but Dong Man avoids it easily.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dong Man is just out of range.
Dong Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Dong Man saw that one coming.
Wood looks winded!
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Wood looks to land a combination but Dong Man avoids it well.
Dong Man scores with a head kick.
Dong Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dong Man misses with a head kick.
Dong Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice side step and Wood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wood throws a body punch but Dong Man moves out of range.
Dong Man misses with a body kick.
Wood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dong Man throws a wild body kick that Wood sees coming a mile off.
Dong Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong Man tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wood manages to circle out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dong Man throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Dong Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wood lands a body shot.
Dong Man throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dong Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Dong Man throws a head kick that Wood semi-blocks.
Dong Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wood throws the left hand but Dong Man avoids the punch easily.
Dong Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dong Man looks to land a body kick but Wood moved away.
Dong Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Wood in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Man throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dong Man lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wood takes a step back to recover.
Dong Man throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Dong Man moved out of range.
Dong Man throws a big counter combination but Wood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dong Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick from Dong Man.
Wood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dong Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dong Man scores with a kick to the body.
Wood blocks a head kick by Dong Man.
Dong Man blocks a jab.
Dong Man throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dong Man tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wood manages to circle out of the way.
Dong Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong Man throws a body kick that misses.
Wood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dong Man.
Dong Man scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ko Dong Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Dong Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dong Man throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Ko Dong Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Wood. Those never looked like landing.
Wood throws a body punch but Dong Man moves out of range.
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dong Man attempts a counter takedown but Wood avoids it well and moves away.
A head kick misses from Dong Man.
Dong Man misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dong Man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Dong Man counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dong Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dong Man scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Dong Man avoids the body shot from Wood.
Dong Man lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dong Man.
Dong Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong Man fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wood just manages to avoid it.
Wood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dong Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
A jab from Wood finds it's way through Dong Man's defenses.
Dong Man scores with a head kick. Wood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dong Man lands with a kick to the temple. Wood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ko Dong Man is winning the standup battle so far.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dong Man - the referee stops the clock and Wood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dong Man. Wood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dong Man staying out of range there.
Wood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dong Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dong Man throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dong Man tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Dong Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood swings for the body but Dong Man moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dong Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wood if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood lands an overhand right.
Wood avoids the head kick by Dong Man.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong Man looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wood might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dong Man has got the better of the exchanges.
Dong Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dong Man.
Dong Man throws a head kick that misses.
Dong Man misses with a leg kick.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Dong Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
Wood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dong Man.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Dong Man lands a head kick. Wood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wood avoids the head kick by Dong Man.
Wood checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Man lands a head kick!
Wood is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dong Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dong Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Wood blocks a head kick by Dong Man.
Dong Man misses with a head kick.
Dong Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dong Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wood.
Dong Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Dong Man lands a leg kick that knocks Wood off balance momentarily.
Dong Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood connects with a body shot.
Wood takes a swing at Dong Man's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Dong Man was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dong Man throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong Man avoids the body shot from Wood.
Dong Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice body kick there by Dong Man.
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!
Dong Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wood lands a nice hook to Dong Man's body. Dong Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wood throws a shot from downtown. Dong Man moves away and avoids it.
Dong Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dong Man lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Dong Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong Man feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Dong Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Wood thuds a left hand into Dong Man's body.
Dong Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wood blocks a head kick by Dong Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ko Dong Man dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dong Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dong Man tries to counter by clinching up but Wood breaks away and moves out of range.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong Man feinted with a counter takedown.
Wood cracks a nice hook into Dong Man's ribs.
Dong Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dong Man is looking for a counter combo.
Dong Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dong Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Dong Man looks to land a body kick but Wood moved away.
Wood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dong Man in his tracks.
Wood connects with the punch.
Dong Man throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood throws a hook but Dong Man blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood lands a nice looking body shot.
Wood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dong Man doesn't seem bothered though.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Wood throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong Man throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Dong Man throws a head kick that half lands.
Wood lands the left hand.
Dong Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Dong Man misses with a head kick.
Wood connects with a right hand. Dong Man shakes it off.
Wood throws the left hand but Dong Man avoids the punch easily.
Dong Man throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Dong Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Wood blocks a head kick by Dong Man.
Wood scores with a jab to the body.
Dong Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong Man moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood connects with a right hand. Dong Man shakes it off.
Dong Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wood blocks a low kick nicely.
Wood throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Dong Man.
Wood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dong Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Wood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wood takes a swing at Dong Man's ribcage but misses.
Wood throws the left hand but Dong Man avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong Man.
Wood misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood avoids the head kick by Dong Man.
Both fighters circling a little - Dong Man finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wood blocks a head kick by Dong Man.
A nice side step and Wood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Dong Man moved out of range nicely.
Wood avoids the head kick by Dong Man.
Wood dips to his left and cracks Dong Man with an uppercut!
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Dong Man's shoulder, as Dong Man tries to avoid the shot.
Dong Man tries to counter by clinching up but Wood breaks away and moves out of range.
Dong Man lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood avoids the head kick by Dong Man.
Dong Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dong Man at a distance.
Wood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Dong Man there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dong Man misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dong Man.
Wood throws a body punch but Dong Man moves out of range.
Dong Man lands with a slapping head kick.
Dong Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Dong Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dong Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bayden Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dong Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ko Dong Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dong Man.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bayden Wood.
Well Dong Man 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ko Dong Man!