PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Woods (ranked 3672 p4p, 4169 weight class) and Sam Wylie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Woods
vs
Wylie

180 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
177
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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 The Island, Elijah Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Wylie!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wylie lands a slapping body shot.
No luck for Wylie with that takedown attempt.
Wylie throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wylie misses the shot to the body.

Woods pushes Wylie up against the cage in a clinch.

Wylie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wylie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wylie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wylie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods is looking to clinch but Wylie is avoiding it.
Wylie is looking for the big counter here.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wylie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wylie with the counter takedown but Woods avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylie keeps the fight on the outside.
Wylie lands a jab to the head.
Wylie swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Wylie lands a really nice looking cross but Woods seems unphased.
Woods takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Woods tries to clinch there but Wylie circles away.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie is having none of it.
Wylie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Woods tries to clinch there but Wylie circles away.

Woods closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Woods misses with some punches.

Wylie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wylie swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wylie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wylie jabs Woods to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Woods tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Elijah Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wylie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wylie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Woods is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Wylie with that takedown attempt.
Donk. Wylie catches Woods right on the button with a cross.
Elijah Woods is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
Wylie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie moves out of range.
Woods steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylie.
Woods tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wylie keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie moves out of range.
Wylie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Woods's hands.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wylie scores with a jab.
Wylie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wylie lands with a hook. Woods tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wylie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Wylie with the counter takedown but Woods avoids it easily.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wylie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wylie is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Woods had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Wylie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods wants to clinch.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wylie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Woods with a body shot.
Woods tries to clinch up but Wylie circles away and keeps his distance.
Wylie scores with a nice strike.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie moves out of range.
Woods is looking to clinch but Wylie is avoiding it.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wylie swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylie misses with a few strikes there.
Wylie swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods wants to clinch up but Wylie keeps it at a distance.
Wylie lands an overhand right.
Wylie keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
Woods is looking to clinch but Wylie is avoiding it.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie is having none of it.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wylie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Woods wants to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch there but Wylie circles away.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Wylie 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.

Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods wants to clinch.
Elijah Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods wants to clinch up but Wylie keeps it at a distance.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wylie swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Wylie throws a right and a left that Woods avoids nicely.
Sam Wylie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wylie shoots in for a takedown but Woods shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylie connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wylie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie moves out of range.
Wylie misses with a body shot.
Woods tries to clinch up but Wylie circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods wants to clinch.
Wylie looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie is having none of it.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wylie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Wylie on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wylie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie moves away
and Wylie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wylie throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Woods stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Woods wants to clinch up but Wylie keeps it at a distance.
Wylie swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Wylie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woods uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wylie.
Woods walks into a stiff left hand from Wylie.
Wylie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wylie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
Woods tries to clinch up but Wylie circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wylie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie is having none of it.
Wylie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods tries to clinch up but Wylie circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods wants to clinch up but Wylie keeps it at a distance.
Wylie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Woods tries to clinch
and Wylie counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wylie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woods takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Woods wants to clinch.
Wylie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woods walks into a straight right hand from Wylie.
Wylie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
Wylie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch up but Wylie circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wylie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woods tries to clinch up but Wylie circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wylie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wylie cracks Woods with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wylie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wylie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Woods tries to clinch up but Wylie circles away and keeps his distance.
Wylie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wylie lands a nice looking body shot.
Woods on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wylie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Wylie as he connects with a hook.
Woods wants to clinch up but Wylie keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Wylie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wylie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wylie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wylie lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie is having none of it.
Woods looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wylie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woods is looking to clinch but Wylie is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Wylie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Woods tries to clinch up but Wylie circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wylie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods doesn't manage to clinch there - Wylie circles away.
Wylie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch up but Wylie circles away and keeps his distance.
Wylie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wylie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woods looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wylie scores with a jab. Woods acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Woods doesn't manage to clinch there - Wylie circles away.
Wylie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A punch combination from Wylie misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods wants to clinch.

Woods has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wylie.

Wylie breaks the clinch.
Wylie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wylie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Woods wants to clinch
and Wylie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wylie keeps the fight on the outside.
Wylie scores with a jab.

Woods clinches up with Wylie and pushes him back against the cage.
Wylie tries to pull guard but Woods holds him up against the cage and eventually Wylie drops back down to his feet.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylie uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wylie.
A short right from Wylie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wylie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Woods tries to clinch there but Wylie circles away.
Wylie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Wylie does it's job there.
Woods doesn't manage to clinch there - Wylie circles away.
Wylie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wylie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Wylie tries to counter it with a takedown but Woods pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wylie keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie moves out of range.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie moves out of range.
Wylie has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods doesn't manage to clinch there - Wylie circles away.
Wylie misses with a few strikes there.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Wylie pushes him off.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie is having none of it.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch but Wylie is having none of it.
Woods doesn't manage to clinch there - Wylie circles away.
Woods tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods wants to clinch up but Wylie keeps it at a distance.
Wylie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods wants to clinch up but Wylie keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woods looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wylie.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking to clinch but Wylie is avoiding it.
Wylie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods wants to clinch.
Sam Wylie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wylie throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
Woods darts in trying to clinch

so Wylie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Elijah Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wylie controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wylie looking to pass the guard.
Wylie passes Woods's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Wylie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wylie 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Wylie!