PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Woods (ranked 1034 p4p, 1514 weight class) and Fionn Cumhaill (ranked 153 p4p, 221 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cumhaill's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphyâ€™s - Johnny, I hardly knew ya. Joey Woods could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fionn Cumhaill's chin.

Woods
vs
Cumhaill

189 cm
21
215
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
210
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

MKFC

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fionn Cumhaill!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cumhaill swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.

Woods shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cumhaill's guard.
Woods slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cumhaill keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
Woods is working hard here to advance position.
Woods sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods wants to control from the top but Cumhaill keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Woods wants to control from the top but Cumhaill keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cumhaill is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Cumhaill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woods defends well.

Cumhaill working for a triangle but Woods defends it easily.
Cumhaill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woods advances to half guard.
Well, if Woods is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Woods is trying to control the action in half guard but Cumhaill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cumhaill tries to roll over but Woods keeps him under control.
Woods is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumhaill trying to hold on to Woods's head to control him but Woods postures up.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cumhaill keeps working.
Woods controlling the action here.

Cumhaill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Woods pulls his head out easily.
Woods not doing much here.
Cumhaill is refusing to be controlled, as Woods sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cumhaill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Woods is trying to control. Cumhaill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Woods darts in looking for a takedown but Cumhaill gets double underhooks and turns Woods into the cage.
Cumhaill has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Woods avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Woods tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cumhaill smiles and moves away.
Woods tries to clinch
and Cumhaill counters with a series of strikes. Woods will be more careful next time no doubt.

Woods feints and as Cumhaill raises his hands in defense, Woods changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cumhaill throws his legs up looking for a submission but Woods uses it to pass to side control.
Woods has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to control but Cumhaill wriggling away.
Cumhaill tries to hold on but Woods postures up.
Woods takes Cumhaill's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Cumhaill is in trouble.
Woods just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Woods working for a choke but Cumhaill is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woods trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Woods dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cumhaill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Woods is trying to defend but Cumhaill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Cumhaill is looking for a kimura here.

Woods looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Woods trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods tries to roll over but Cumhaill keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods wants to control but Cumhaill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Woods wants to get back to full guard.
Woods is trying to maintain the position but Cumhaill is very close to passing his half guard.
Woods moves into full guard.
Cumhaill wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.

Woods is looking for a triangle but Cumhaill pushes his legs off easily.
Woods working a defensive guard here.
Cumhaill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Cumhaill from controlling successfully.

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.
Cumhaill looking to sit in guard and control but Woods gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Woods seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Cumhaill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Woods controls from within his opponent's guard.
Joey Woods overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Cumhaill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cumhaill working a defensive guard here.
Cumhaill being controlled here, momentarily.
Woods trying to control but Cumhaill is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Woods. No joy for Cumhaill on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Cumhaill. No joy for Woods on that attempt.
Cumhaill cracks Woods with a right hand to the side of the head.

Cumhaill gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Woods to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cumhaill wants to control the position but Woods says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cumhaill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Cumhaill looking for submissions off his back.
Woods perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cumhaill is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Woods's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Woods's back!
Cumhaill not allowing Woods to control his hands.
Woods is in bad spot here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cumhaill is trying to stick to Woods's back but Woods is turning into Cumhaill. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cumhaill's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Woods.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Woods will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Cumhaill connects with a nice looking jab.

Woods drives through with a takedown into Cumhaill's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Woods controlling from the top position.

Woods avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cumhaill can do to turn this around?
Woods controls from within his opponent's guard.
Woods trying to control but Cumhaill is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Woods got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cumhaill has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woods has managed to get both his arms back between Cumhaill's legs - danger averted.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Cumhaill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cumhaill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Woods doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Woods manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Woods slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Woods stalls from top position.
Woods trying to control the action but Cumhaill is working from the bottom.
Cumhaill is trying to control Woods's posture but Woods avoids it.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cumhaill keeps working.

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.
Cumhaill struggling a bit here.
Cumhaill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cumhaill is not content to let Woods control the position.
Woods takes a little break here. Cumhaill wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cumhaill has one of Woods's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Cumhaill is trying to get back to half guard.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cumhaill keeps working.
Cumhaill seems a little lost for a moment, as Woods dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Cumhaill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cumhaill trying to remain calm as Woods controls from the top position.
Cumhaill tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Woods easily slips into full mount!
Woods controlling the pace for now.
Fionn Cumhaill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cumhaill is controlling an arm, preventing Woods from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Woods trying to control but Cumhaill is having none of it.

Woods with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Woods wants to take his opponent's back but Cumhaill doesn't allow it.
Cumhaill working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cumhaill keeps trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Woods!
Joey Woods decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.