PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kev Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Woodsmall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rubio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to turn down for what. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rubio
vs
Woodsmall

180 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
16
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kev Rubio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Woodsmall!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodsmall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rubio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Woodsmall rushes Rubio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rubio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woodsmall tries to throw a body punch but Rubio avoids it by throwing Woodsmall back against the cage.
Rubio tries to circle away but Woodsmall has him pinned against the cage.
Woodsmall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rubio's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodsmall tries to throw a body punch but Rubio avoids it by throwing Woodsmall back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rubio jumps into guard, dragging Woodsmall to the mat.
Woodsmall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Woodsmall gets to his feet. Rubio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Woodsmall doesn't manage to clinch there - Rubio circles away.
Woodsmall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rubio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Woodsmall.

Woodsmall moves into the clinch.
Woodsmall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rubio.
Rubio blocking some punches.
Woodsmall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rubio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Woodsmall drives through and clinches with Rubio against the cage.
Woodsmall struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubio controls his hands.
Rubio tries to break the clinch but Woodsmall is controlling the position.
Rubio is trying to pull guard but Woodsmall has him pressed against the cage.
Woodsmall can't find room to land a body shot as Rubio controls the action.
Rubio prevents a body shot from Woodsmall.
Rubio prevents a body shot from Woodsmall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio working hard to break the clinch.
Woodsmall throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woodsmall.
Rubio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rubio prevents a body shot from Woodsmall.
Woodsmall has a couple of punches blocked by Rubio.
Rubio has had enough of the clinch but Woodsmall keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rubio can't break the clinch.
Woodsmall struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubio controls his hands.
Woodsmall swings wildly with an uppercut but Rubio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woodsmall misses with a punch to the body.
Rubio blocks a body shot from Woodsmall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woodsmall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubios head.

Rubio gets control of Woodsmall's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rubio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Woodsmall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Woodsmall clinches with his opponent.
Rubio is trying to pull guard but Woodsmall has him pressed against the cage.
Woodsmall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rubio prevents a body shot from Woodsmall.
Woodsmall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rubio can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rubio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Woodsmall pushes Rubio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woodsmall tries a body shot but Rubio blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodsmall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubio is trying to break the clinch but Woodsmall has him pressed against the cage.
Woodsmall scores with a hook to the body.
Woodsmall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubio is trying to push Woodsmall away but Woodsmall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Woodsmall fails to land.
Rubio wants to break free but Woodsmall has control.

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.
Woodsmall lands an uppercut.
Woodsmall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rubio blocks an uppercut.
Woodsmall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubio wants to break free but Woodsmall has control.
Rubio scores with a hook to the body.
Rubio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woodsmall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio fails to pull guard.
Rubio tries to break free but Woodsmall pushes him back against the cage.
Woodsmall is leaning against Rubio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Woodsmall.
Woodsmall misses with some punches.
Woodsmall tries to throw a body punch but Rubio avoids it by throwing Woodsmall back against the cage.
Woodsmall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woodsmall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Woodsmall prevents Rubio from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodsmall misses with a punch on the inside.
Woodsmall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Rubio breaks from the clinch.
Ivan Woodsmall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubio misses with a wild body shot.

Woodsmall has managed to clinch.
Rubio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woodsmall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rubio blocks a body shot from Woodsmall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Woodsmall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Woodsmall forces Rubio back against the cage and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Woodsmall.
Rubio is trying to break the clinch but Woodsmall has him pressed against the cage.
Rubio throws a punch but it's blocked by Woodsmall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woodsmall.
Woodsmall tries a body shot but Rubio blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodsmall throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rubios head.
Ivan Woodsmall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rubio prevents a body shot from Woodsmall.
Rubio jumps guard but Woodsmall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodsmall lands a nice uppercut.
Rubio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Rubio gets control of Woodsmall's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rubio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Woodsmall stops Rubio from standing up.

Woodsmall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rubio, up you get!

Woodsmall clinches.
Rubio misses with some punches.
Rubio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woodsmall has him pressed against the cage.
Rubio tries to circle away but Woodsmall has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubio tries to break free but Woodsmall pushes him back against the cage.
Woodsmall has a couple of punches blocked by Rubio.
Rubio blocks an uppercut.
Rubio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woodsmall has him pressed against the cage.
Rubio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Woodsmall lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Woodsmall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio has had enough of the clinch but Woodsmall keeps him there for the moment.
Woodsmall keeps control of Rubio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Woodsmall on the inside.
Rubio is looking to break free of the clinch but Woodsmall has double underhooks.
Woodsmall struggles to land a body shot inside as Rubio controls his hands.
Rubio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Woodsmall walks away with a smile on his face. Rubio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kev Rubio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woodsmall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Woodsmall moves into the clinch.
Woodsmall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubio's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubio prevents a body shot from Woodsmall.
Rubio prevents a body shot from Woodsmall.
Rubio prevents a body shot from Woodsmall.
Woodsmall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivan Woodsmall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Woodsmall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rubio's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rubio tries to pull guard but Woodsmall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kev Rubio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woodsmall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Woodsmall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Woodsmall 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Woodsmall!
After winning the bout, Ivan Woodsmall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.