PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frenky Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Concesco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Concesco has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wood
vs
Concesco

195 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
217 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frenky Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Albert Concesco!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Concesco avoids it really well and circles away.
Concesco looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A punch combination from Concesco misses.
Concesco with a poor takedown

and Wood counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Concesco keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
Wood is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Concesco is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wood is really struggling to control Concesco but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wood won't allow Concesco to sweep him here.

Wood gets to his feet - Concesco follows without any prompting.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.
Concesco misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wood is defended easily by Concesco.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frenky Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Concesco circles away.
Wood dives in and grabs Concesco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Concesco pushes down on Wood's head and hops out.
Wood fails with the takedown
and Concesco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Concesco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wood.
Crunch! Wood slams his shin into Concesco's torso.
Wood throws a head kick that half lands.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Concesco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wood throws a strike aimed at the side of Concesco's head but Concesco avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to control but Concesco is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Concesco is trying to get back to his feet.
Concesco wants to control but Wood postures up.
Concesco is not content to let Wood control the position.

Wood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Concesco keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Concesco digs a good hook to Wood's body.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Concesco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood fails with the takedown

and Concesco counters with a single leg into guard. Wood didn't expect that.
Wood wants to get back to his feet but Concesco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Concesco must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Wood pushes Concesco off and scrambles back to his feet.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Concesco.
Concesco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wood counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Concesco's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood trying to control but Concesco is working from the bottom.
Concesco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Concesco looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Wood gets to his feet - Concesco follows without any prompting.
Wood has a takedown stuffed.
Concesco lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Concesco lands with a thumping leg kick.

Concesco closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frenky Wood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Some wild striking there from Concesco.
Wood has a takedown stuffed.
Concesco misses with a leg kick
and Wood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wood dives in and grabs Concesco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Concesco pushes down on Wood's head and hops out.
Wood tries to clinch up.
Wood dives in and grabs Concesco's left leg, looking for a takedown. Concesco pushes down on Wood's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frenky Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Concesco tries to bum rush Wood with a series of wild strikes but Wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Concesco.
Wood is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Concesco asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Wood sneaks out the side door and pushes Concesco away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Concesco misses with a head kick.
Wood has his takedown stuffed

and Concesco counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Concesco has him pressed against the cage.
Concesco working hard to break the clinch.
Concesco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Concesco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wood keeps control of Concesco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wood tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Concesco smiles and moves away.

Concesco drives through and clinches with Wood against the cage.
Wood keeps control of Concesco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Concesco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Concesco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Concesco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wood.
Concesco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Concesco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wood tries to pull guard but Concesco won't allow it.

Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Concesco.

Concesco has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Concesco can't get the takedown.

Wood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Concesco doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.

Concesco shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wood napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Concesco wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.

Concesco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to control but Concesco postures up.
Wood tries to buck Concesco off but Concesco is having none of it.
Concesco wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.

Concesco stands up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wood.

Concesco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Concesco seems to be looking for submissions.
Concesco is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Concesco missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Concesco not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Wood kicks Concesco off and gets back to his feet.
Wood wants to clinch.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Concesco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wood throws a right hand that Concesco ducks under and follows up with a left that Concesco also avoids with ease.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Concesco misses with a low kick.
Concesco blocks a head kick by Wood.
Wood tries to clinch up.

Wood takes the fight into the clinch.
Wood is pressed up against the cage. Concesco has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wood down to the mat. Wood avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Concesco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wood is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wood rushes Concesco and presses him up against the cage.

Wood decides to pull guard.
Wood trying to keep a closed guard but Concesco is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Concesco preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Concesco manages to get himself to full guard.
Concesco has a closed guard, preventing Wood from standing up.
Wood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Concesco looking for a guillotine here but Wood defends easily.
Wood sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Concesco's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wood frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wood wants to control the pace but Concesco is squirming around nicely.
Concesco tries to reverse the position but Wood maintains control.
Concesco is squirming around, avoiding Wood's attempts to control the action.
Wood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Concesco tries to reverse the position but Wood maintains control.
Concesco tries to hold on but Wood pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concesco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Frenky Wood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wood trying to control but Concesco is having none of it.
Wood landing punches.
Concesco squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wood unloading with bombs!
Concesco throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Wood lands a big shot there that rocks Concesco but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wood controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Concesco is trying to escape the mount.
Concesco is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wood prevents Concesco from getting the reversal.

Wood jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Concesco manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Concesco throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.

Concesco feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frenky Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frenky Wood!