PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 220 p4p, 36 weight class) and Willie Wood (ranked 435 p4p, 61 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Steve
vs
Wood

185 cm
30
177 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

200 cm
29
180 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willie Wood!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood scores with a hook to the body. Steve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steve lands with an uppercut that bounces Wood off the cage and back into range.
Steve tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve manages to avoid it.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve.
Wood has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wood lands a leg kick that knocks Steve off balance momentarily.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steve takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Steve fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wood, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Steve.
A shot in the inside from Wood.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wood.
Steve lands a body punch.
Wood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Steve.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
A short left from Wood.
Wood can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
A short right from Wood.
Wood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wood blocks a body shot from Steve.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve prevents a body shot from Wood.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.

Wood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Steve wants to clinch.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steve forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steve prevents a body shot from Wood.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve works on Wood's body with a couple of short punches.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
Wood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steve or not.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
Wood is working Steve over against the cage.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Wood landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Wood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steve lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steve is breathing heavily.
Wood lands with a short shot to the head.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steves head.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve blocks a body shot from Wood.

Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Steve has Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood lands with a light punch inside.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Wood dominated that round.
That's time! Steve's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wood closes the distance and clinches.
Steve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.

Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steve looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood scores with a jab. Steve acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steve lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wood lands with a cross.
Wood scores with a hook to the body. Steve takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steve moves away from the strike by Wood.
Steve looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
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!
Steve is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
A jab from Wood does it's job there.
Steve takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steve's head backwards.
Steve throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Steve tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Steve.
Wood looks to land a body kick but Steve moved away.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Wood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wood scores with a nice right hand.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steve tries to move into range but Wood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steve has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wood scores with a jab to the head.
Steve tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Steve takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve with a hook.
Wood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wood with a nice cross.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throwing a counter right hand but Wood manages to avoid it.
Steve lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Wood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve closes the distance but Wood moves to the side
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Steve slips a straight right by Wood.
Willie Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve tries to clinch up.
Steve drops his hands momentarily and Wood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve connects with a right hand. Wood shakes it off.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Steve sees coming a mile off.
Wood misses with a straight left.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice straight punches there by Steve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steve.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Steve blocks the leg kick.
It looks like Steve has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

Steve forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Steve.
Steve blocks a body shot from Wood.
Wood misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood blocks a body shot from Steve.
A right handed body shot lands from Steve.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steve.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Wood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Willie Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Steve on the inside.
A short right from Steve.
Steve keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Steve tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
Steve misses with a hook.

Steve clinches up with Wood and pushes him back against the cage.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Good body shot from Steve.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
Steve lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is trying to push Steve away but Steve has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wood digs a right hand underneath Steve's ribcage. Steve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wood can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Wood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood lands a left hand.
Wood tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Wood back against the cage.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Wood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Wood lands a shot to the body.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood pushes Steve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steve lands a body punch.
Wood blocking some punches.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Wood lands an elbow inside.
A short left from Steve.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
A short uppercut from Wood.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wood.
Wood lands a right hand.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood prevents a body shot from Steve.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
A short uppercut from Wood.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Wood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jay Steve has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Willie Wood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Wood prevents a body shot from Steve.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve blocks a body shot from Wood.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Wood!
Our winner, Willie Wood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.