PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Szymon Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Wood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wood
vs
Nowak

192 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Szymon Nowak !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wood drives through and clinches with Nowak against the cage.
Nowak looking to slow down the pace here.
Wood is working Nowak over against the cage.
Nowak trying to control the position but instead, Wood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nowak into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wood.
Wood just leaning against Nowak , taking a breather.
Nowak can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nowak backwards.
Wood taking a breather.
Wood digs a right hand into Nowak 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nowak 's gas tank.
Nowak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nowak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Wood has closed the distance and engaged Nowak in a clinch.

Wood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wood with a jab.
Wood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Szymon Nowak has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nowak looks gassed!
Wood is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Nowak like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Nowak from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Wood!