PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aingot Nofud (ranked 101 p4p, 354 weight class) and Shaquan Woods (ranked 14 p4p, 56 weight class). Nofud comes to the cage accompanied by Van Hackson 5 - Mean Machine. Woods has chosen BACK IN BLOOD as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nofud
vs
Woods

193 cm
25
178
10 - 4 - 1

183 cm
25
180
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR
Voodoo Nutrition

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aingot Nofud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaquan Woods!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nofud drops his hands momentarily and Woods takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nofud has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG TRAINING GROUNDS in the buildup to the fight.
Woods dips to his left and cracks Nofud with an uppercut!
Woods moves out of range of the body kick from Nofud.
We've been informed that Woods has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nofud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nofud lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Nofud's shoulder, as Nofud tries to avoid the shot.
Woods scores with a jab. Nofud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Nofud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woods throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Nofud.
Woods lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nofud misses with a looping right.
Woods sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nofud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Nofud.
Nofud swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Woods looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Nofud's shoulder, as Nofud tries to avoid the shot.
Nofud quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nofud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nofud misses with a straight left.
Woods moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nofud lands a body shot.
Nofud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nofud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woods fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nofud.
Nofud checks a leg kick.
Nofud appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nofud throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods scores with a jab to the body.
Nofud tries a head kick but it misses.
Nofud cracks Woods with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

It looks like Shaquan Woods has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods throws an off balance right hand

and Nofud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nofud or not.
Nofud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nofud misses with some punches.
Woods blocks an elbow strike from Nofud.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nofud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Nofud.
Woods gets through Nofud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nofud lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Woods fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Woods successfully pulls guard.
Woods trying to control the position.

Nofud got a little sloppy there for a moment and Woods has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nofud has managed to get both his arms back between Woods's legs - danger averted.
Nofud sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Woods's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nofud keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nofud passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nofud avoids the attempt from Woods to control.
Nofud content just to control the position here.
Woods is looking to get to half guard.
Nofud tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is working to get back to half guard.
Nofud controlling the position easily from mount.
Nofud wants to control the pace but Woods is squirming around nicely.
Woods is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aingot Nofud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nofud scores with a hook to the body. Woods takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nofud lands a body shot.
Nofud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
A big left from Woods misses.
Nofud moves forwards but Woods connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nofud takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Woods.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Nofud moved out of range.
Woods sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nofud throws a series of strikes that have Woods backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nofud.
Woods lands the left hand.
Nofud lands with an overhand left.
Nofud lands a nice hook to Woods's body. Woods takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Nofud is looking to wear down Woods with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woods feints a counter leg kick.
Woods throws a lazy uppercut
and Nofud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Nofud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Nofud.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Nofud gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Woods counters with a right hand to the body.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Woods lands a nice hook to Nofud's body. Nofud takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Nofud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woods can do to turn this around?
Nofud on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nofud thows a leg kick but Woods checks it
and Woods counters with a low kick, right behind Nofud 's knee.
A lazy body kick from Nofud
and Woods counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nofud throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nofud is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woods paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woods misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Woods.
Woods rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nofud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Nofud misses its target.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nofud is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nofud.
Woods lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nofud at a distance.
Nofud swings widly with a right hand
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
Woods takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Woods works Nofud's body with a nice hook.
Woods scores with a sloppy right hand. Nofud should have avoided that one.
Woods misses with a jab to the body
and Nofud makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nofud.
Woods cracks a nice hook into Nofud's ribs.
Woods cracks Nofud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woods lands with a cross.
Nofud gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Nofud.
Nofud throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nofud with a jab.
Nofud scores with a nice strike.

That has opened up Shaquan Woods's cut even more.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Nofud as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nofud misses with a body punch
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
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 is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Nofud ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nofud looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Nofud does it's job there.

The cut above Shaquan Woods's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Woods tests Nofud's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nofud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Woods.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nofud throws a sloppy head kick and Woods moves out of range easily.
Woods blocks the body kick.
Nofud blocks a jab.
Nofud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shaquan Woods will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Woods misses with a straight left.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woods lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick from Woods, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woods takes a swing at Nofud's ribcage but misses.
Nofud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nofud throws a half hearted mid kick.
Woods slips a jab from Nofud.
Nofud tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Woods is able to avoid easily.
Nofud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nofud stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woods.
Nofud misses with a left hand
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Woods swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Woods with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud lands a head kick. Woods smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nofud misses with a body shot.
Nofud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Shaquan Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Nofud was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Woods.
Woods takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nofud keeps the fight on the outside.
Nofud quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Woods takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nofud looks to land a body kick but Woods moved away.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Woods.
Nofud looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nofud throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woods's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nofud under the eye.
Nofud takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nofud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woods under the eye.
Woods takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nofud ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Nofud scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woods doesn't seem bothered though.
Woods checks a leg kick.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Nofud's shoulder, as Nofud tries to avoid the shot.
Nofud misses with a kick to the body
and Nofud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woods throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woods jabs Nofud right on the nose. Nofud blinks but takes it well.
Woods avoids the head kick by Nofud.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Nofud takes a kick to the side of the head.
Woods on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nofud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nofud moves forwards but Woods connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Woods wants to land a leg kick but Nofud is out of range.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Nofud is out of range.
Nofud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nofud takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nofud throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nofud throws a body shot but no joy.
Nofud throws a front kick that sends Woods stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Woods.
Woods takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nofud lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Nofud lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Woods takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nofud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woods under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nofud looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
Nofud scores with a punch to the head.

Shaquan Woods's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice leg kick lands there from Woods.
Nofud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woods.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Woods crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nofud - the referee stops the clock and Woods gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nofud. Woods manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nofud misses the shot to the body.
Woods looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Nofud.
Nofud takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Woods.
Nofud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Nofud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Aingot Nofud did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nofud paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nofud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Woods works the jab nicely.
Woods takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Woods has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nofud.
Nofud misses the shot to the body.
Nofud lunges at Woods with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Woods's hand.
Woods digs a good body shot into Nofud's ribs.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nofud manages to avoid it.
Woods dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nofud lands a jab to Woods's midsection.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Nofud is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nofud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods dips to his left and cracks Nofud with an uppercut!
Nofud tries a head kick but it misses.
Nofud misses with a hook to the body
and Woods counters with a good low kick that Nofud was not able to check.
Woods tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nofud pushes Woods away with a front kick.
Woods throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nofud stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nofud misses with a kick to the body
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Woods takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nofud swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nofud was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nofud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Woods's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods moves out of range of the body kick.
Woods tries a quick counter leg kick but Nofud is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods's corner calls for a 1-2. Woods obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Woods sizes up Nofud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Woods pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Nofud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nofud just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods lands with a good body shot.
Woods bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nofud thinks about countering with a body kick.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick from Nofud.
Nofud throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nofud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nofud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nofud on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woods bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nofud's head.
Nofud swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
It looked like Nofud was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nofud keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Woods lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nofud will feel that in the morning.
Nofud misses the jab.
Woods flicks out a counter leg kick but Nofud steps away.
Nofud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Woods misses.
Nofud throws a big counter combination but Woods scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Woods swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nofud.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nofud manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nofud.
Nofud looks to land a body kick but Woods moved away.
Nofud tries to land a body kick
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Crunch! Nofud slams his shin into Woods's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nofud misses with a body shot.
Nofud misses the shot to the body.
Woods cracks Nofud with an open hand slap.
Nofud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nofud is looking to counter with a body kick.
Woods avoids the body shot from Nofud.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nofud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nofud throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Nofud throws an off balance right hand
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaquan Woods dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Woods checks a low kick from Nofud.
Nofud tries a head kick but it misses.
Nofud misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Woods looks to land a combination but Nofud avoids it well.
A big right from Nofud misses.
Woods stuns Nofud with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Woods throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nofud counters with a nice uppercut.
Nofud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Nofud moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Woods.
Nofud moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud misses with a body kick.
Woods throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nofud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Nofud.

Nofud lands a big head kick that sends Woods tumbling to the mat! Nofud takes a step backwards and waves Woods back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Woods is rocked!
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Woods is still on wobbly legs! Can Nofud finish him?
Nofud swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Woods counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woods scores with a nice right hand.
Woods seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nofud ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Nofud scores with a decent looking hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shaquan Woods's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aingot Nofud!
Aingot Nofud retains his welterweight title!
Aingot Nofud thanked the fans post fight for their support.