PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Ehmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ehmann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Warrior by Matisyahu kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Dante Woods has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dante Woods seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Woods
vs
Ehmann

180 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry
Crippler's Corner

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Ehmann!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ehmann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ehmann is looking to land body kicks.

Ehmann shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Woods's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woods wants to get back to his feet but Ehmann is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ehmann wanted to stand there but Woods had control of the position.
Woods is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Woods is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Woods stops Ehmann from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ehmann does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Woods will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Woods wants to pass the guard but Ehmann is defending well.
Ehmann tries to kick Woods off but Woods keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Woods is taking a breather. Ehmann says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Ehmann pushes Woods off and gets back to his feet.
Woods's corner calls for a 1-2. Woods obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Ehmann looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Woods gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehmann wants to stand but Woods has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ehmann decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Woods, up you get!
Ehmann shoots for a double leg takedown but Woods sprawls well. He's pushed Ehmann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ehmann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ehmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ehmann connects with a body shot.
Woods lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ehmann backs up against the cage.

It looks like Jacob Ehmann has been cut.
Ehmann looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods blocks a head kick by Ehmann.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Ehmann slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses the body punch
and Ehmann counters with a head kick. That will keep Woods thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ehmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ehmann goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ehmann throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Woods connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woods cracks a nice hook into Ehmann's ribs.
Ehmann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Woods pinned against the cage. Woods gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ehmann ducks right into an uppercut from Woods.
Ehmann dodges the punch combination from Woods.
Woods rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ehmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods lands with a nice combination. Ehmann backs away looking to recover.
Ehmann throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Ehmann shoots in for a double leg but Woods sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dante Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Ehmann.
Ehmann takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Woods is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ehmann shoots for a takedown but Woods saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Woods misses with the combination.
Woods is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ehmann looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
Ehmann bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Ehmann's head but Ehmann sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ehmann looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ehmann ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ehmann misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Ehmann saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Woods's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Woods duly obliges.
Woods throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods avoids the head kick by Ehmann.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Ehmann's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Woods lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Woods.

Ehmann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woods, pushing him back against the cage.
Ehmann throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Woods tries to circle away but Ehmann has him pinned against the cage.
Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ehmann has him pressed against the cage.
Ehmann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Woods has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ehmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ehmann using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Woods has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Woods managing to block the knees to the body from Ehmann.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woods.
Ehmann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Woods gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ehmann.
Ehmann comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ehmann is breathing heavily.
Woods avoids a wild elbow strike from Ehmann.
Ehmann trying to land knees to the body.
Ehmann has Woods pressed against the cage, preventing Woods from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ehmanns head.
Ehmann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ehmann misses with a knee strike.
Ehmann with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Woods prevents the takedown attempt.
Ehmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Woods avoids it.
Ehmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woods.

Woods breaks the clinch.
Woods is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Woods leaves Ehmann with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dante Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Ehmann.
Woods scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Woods scores with a hook to the body. Ehmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dante Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods connects with a single shot there.
Dante Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods with a jab.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ehmann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Woods dips to his left and cracks Ehmann with an uppercut!
Dante Woods is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ehmann is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehmann with a hook.
Woods bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ehmann's head backwards.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Ehmann tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woods throws a series of punches but Ehmann moves out of range.
Ehmann tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Woods finds it's way through Ehmann's defenses.
Ehmann misses with a few strikes there.
Ehmann lands with a slapping head kick.
Woods getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Ehmann takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods avoids the elbow strike from Ehmann, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Woods.

Woods breaks from the clinch.
Woods blocks the body kick.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ehmann moves away.
A jab from Woods misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehmann looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ehmann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Woods sprawls well. Woods wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ehmann gets slowly back to his feet.
Ehmann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woods connects with the punch.
Ehmann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ehmann takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Woods throws a combination that misses

and Ehmann counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Woods!

Ehmann gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Ehmann fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Woods sprawls well initially but Ehmann persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods is looking to control Ehmann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Woods avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehmann wants to get back to his feet.
Woods is pressing down on Ehmann's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Woods managing to control the position.
Woods will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dante Woods will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacob Ehmann's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Ehmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Ehmann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Woods pinned against the cage. Woods gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ehmann drives through and clinches with Woods against the cage.
Ehmann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Woods walks away with a smile on his face. Ehmann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ehmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Woods - just one landing.
A big right from Woods misses.
Ehmann throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods stuffs the takedown.
Dante Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Ehmann.
A slow jab from Ehmann misses its intended target.
Ehmann wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Ehmann tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ehmann slips a jab from Woods.
Ehmann with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Woods to score with a decent uppercut.
Ehmann scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big right from Woods misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Woods as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ehmann bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Woods explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ehmann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Woods, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ehmann throws a nice head kick!
Ehmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ehmann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Woods pinned against the cage. Woods gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ehmann fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ehmann tries to move into range but Woods moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Woods throws the left hand but Ehmann avoids the punch easily.
Ehmann throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A cross from Woods lands.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Ehmann shoots for a double leg takedown but Woods sprawls well. He's pushed Ehmann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jacob Ehmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a right and a left that Ehmann avoids nicely.
Ehmann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy left from Ehmann finds it's target.
No joy there for Woods, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ehmann has managed to clinch.
Ehmann has Woods pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Woods manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ehmann missing with knees to the body.
Woods on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Ehmann is controlling the position.
Woods blocks an elbow strike from Ehmann.
Ehmann fails to pull guard.
Woods gets through Ehmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ehmann jumps guard but Woods stands there with Ehmann around his waist. Ehmann gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Woods.
Woods is trying to break the clinch but Ehmann is controlling him.
Ehmann misses with a knee strike.
Ehmann misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ehmann has him pressed against the cage.
Ehmann pushes off an throws an elbow but Woods leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Ehmann coming out on top.
Dante Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods tests Ehmann's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Ehmann.
Ehmann looks for the body kick but Woods saw that one coming.
Ehmann looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woods is fending him off so far but Ehmann persists. Nope, Woods circles away and we're back to standing.
Ehmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ehmann misses with a takedown attempt - Woods sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Ehmann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Woods as he connects with a hook.
Woods throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Woods misses.

Ehmann darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ehmann tries to stand but can't do so whilst Woods controls his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Woods is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dante Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Woods had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ehmann is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Woods Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ehmann's back instead.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dante Woods.
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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Woods!