PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Amanda Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courdoroy Shilenko (ranked 0 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.

Wood
vs
Shilenko

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amanda Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Courdoroy Shilenko!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood shoots for a double leg takedown but Shilenko sprawls well. He's pushed Wood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wood misses with a body kick.

Shilenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wood, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shilenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shilenko with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shilenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shilenko throws a knee to the head but misses.

Shilenko gets control of Wood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shilenko will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wood wants to pass the guard but Shilenko is keeping the position.

Wood stands up from Shilenko's guard - Wood perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shilenko is fending him off so far but Wood persists. Nope, Shilenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Shilenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Shilenko wants to clinch
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shilenko thinking.
Shilenko closes the distance but Wood moves to the side

and Wood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shilenko tries a knee to the head but Wood blocks it.
Shilenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shilenko looking to throw knees to the head but Wood is blocking nicely.
Shilenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shilenko to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amanda Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
Wood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shilenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shilenko keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shilenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wood is trying to push Shilenko away but Shilenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shilenko can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shilenko stalling.
Shilenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wood tries for a takedown but Shilenko manages to get underhooks.
Wood goes for a takedown attempt but Shilenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko wants to clinch but Wood slips to the side
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Shilenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wood is breathing heavily.

Shilenko pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood tries for a takedown but Shilenko manages to get underhooks.

Wood decides to pull guard.
Shilenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Shilenko from controlling successfully.
Wood trying to keep a closed guard but Shilenko is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Courdoroy Shilenko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wood shoots in but Shilenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shilenko wants to clinch
and Wood counters with a left to the body.
Shilenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shilenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shilenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shilenko scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Shilenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Courdoroy Shilenko 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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shilenko.
Shilenko looks to clinch
and Wood counters with a series of strikes. Shilenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shilenko.
Shilenko fails to land the takedown.
Wood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shilenko checks it well.
Amanda Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Shilenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shilenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Wood avoids the damage to the body.
Shilenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shilenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shilenko is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shilenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Shilenko breaks the clinch.
Shilenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Shilenko persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
Amanda Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Courdoroy Shilenko.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
Shilenko moves to clinch but Wood breaks away
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Wood clinches.
Wood jumps guard but Shilenko stands there with Wood around his waist. Wood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shilenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Shilenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shilenko lands a shoulder strike.
Wood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shilenko after a bit of a struggle.
Shilenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wood.
Shilenko tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shilenko misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shilenko fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to pull guard but Shilenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wood jumps guard but Shilenko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shilenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood is trying to pull guard but Shilenko has him pressed against the cage.
Wood is working for takedown but Shilenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Courdoroy Shilenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shilenko is trying to pull guard but Wood has him pressed against the cage.

Shilenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood throws a chopping leg kick but Shilenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shilenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Shilenko darts in trying to clinch

and Wood counters by moving into the clinch.
Shilenko tries to pull guard but Wood won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shilenko taking a breather.
Wood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shilenko jumps guard but Wood stands there with Shilenko around his waist. Shilenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shilenko tries to pull guard but Wood won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shilenko after a bit of a struggle.
Shilenko tries to break free but Wood pushes him back against the cage.
Wood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood tries to pull guard but Shilenko won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shilenko is looking to control Wood's arms but Wood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shilenko has his back to the cage.
Shilenko misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Courdoroy Shilenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Shilenko closes the distance and clinches.
Shilenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Wood pulls Shilenko into guard.

Wood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shilenko postures up.
Shilenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Wood has his feet on Shilenko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Shilenko is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wood's half guard.
Wood wants to sweep but Shilenko has passed to side control!
Wood can't do much from the bottom here.
Shilenko is trying to ground and pound but Wood uses the momentary lack of control by Shilenko to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shilenko tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wood.
Shilenko trying to advance position but Wood counters by regaining guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wood working a defensive guard here.
Shilenko wants to get up but he can't break Wood's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shilenko preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wood holds on and takes a little breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood trying to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Amanda Wood has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt - Shilenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shilenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shilenko.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amanda Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Courdoroy Shilenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wood misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Courdoroy Shilenko.
I've got Shilenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Courdoroy Shilenko!