PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen Nobody gets out alive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ivanov
vs
Wood

201 cm
24
275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

193 cm
25
265 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Wood!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov throws a one two combo.

It looks like Jon Wood has been cut.
Ivanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wood lands a nice hook to Ivanov's body. Ivanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ivanov has a takedown stuffed.
Wood misses with a double jab

and Ivanov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivanov looking to pass the guard.
Ivanov prevents Wood from getting back to his feet.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Ivanov from controlling successfully.
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood keeping full guard, as Ivanov tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivanov looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Ivanov shoots in but Wood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood throws the kick towards the body but Ivanov avoids it.
Ivanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivanov checks a low kick from Wood.
Wood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wood sprawls well. Wood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ivanov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Ivanov persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Wood digs a good body shot into Ivanov's ribs.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A left lands for Wood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wood lands a with a good body shot.
Wood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jon Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood throws a leg kick but Ivanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Ivanov.
Ivanov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood misses with a jab to the body
and Ivanov counters with a straight right hand.
Ivanov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ivanov.
Wood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wood swinging wilding here.
Wood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ivanov rather than just go for the knockout.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Ivanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Wood which made him look bad.
Ivanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ivanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood stuns Ivanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wood cracks Ivanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ivanov's head.
Wood stuffs the takedown.
Wood lands with a slapping head kick.
Wood scores with a decent looking hook.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Ivanov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Wood drops Ivanov with a nice combination! Wood dives into Ivanov's guard, looking to finish!

Ivanov is rocked!
Ivanov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wood scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov has momentary wrist control but Wood slips an elbow through the middle.
Wood wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.
Wood chips away with some ground and pound.
Wood thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ivanov's head.
Ivanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ivanov looking to control.

Wood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Wood's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ivanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ivanov somewhat.
Ivanov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Wood circles away easily
and Wood counters with a left and a right that stings Ivanov.
Wood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
Wood connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Ivanov! He's out on his feet! Wood rushes in and drops Ivanov with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jon Wood!