PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wood
vs
Carwin Jr

190 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rock Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Carwin Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carwin Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carwin Jr is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carwin Jr wants a takedown.
Wood lands with a short shot to the head.
Wood looking to stall.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carwin Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rock Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Carwin Jr.
Wood scores with a shot to the side of Carwin Jr's head.
Wood tries a body shot but Carwin Jr blocks it.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carwin Jr's elbow.
Carwin Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wood gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Carwin Jr pulls guard.

Carwin Jr pushes Wood off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Wood as Carwin Jr shoots in.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood scores with a nice strike.
Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Carwin Jr fails with the takedown.
Carwin Jr looks gassed!
Carwin Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood lands with a nice combination. Carwin Jr backs away looking to recover.
Wood lands with a straight right. Carwin Jr didn't see that one coming.
Wood shoots in but Carwin Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carwin Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin Jr.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wood.
Carwin Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wood.
Wood works Carwin Jr's body with a nice hook.
Wood scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood lands with a nice combination. Carwin Jr backs away looking to recover.
Wood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carwin Jr sprawls well. Carwin Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Wood.
Wood throws a combination. Carwin Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carwin Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Carwin Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carwin Jr.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carwin Jr backs up against the cage.
Wood scores with a decent looking hook.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wood with a nice cross.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wood clobbers Carwin Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carwin Jr shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wood.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carwin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carwin Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Carwin Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wood.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood lands a slapping body shot.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Wood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carwin Jr.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Carwin Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood looks to land a combination. Carwin Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carwin Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carwin Jr backs up against the cage.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Carwin Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood thuds his right hand into Carwin Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shane Carwin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood is looking to clinch but Carwin Jr is avoiding it.
Carwin Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood throws a combination. Carwin Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood swinging wilding here.

Wood instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Wood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Carwin Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wood tries to avoid it but Carwin Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wood to the ground. Wood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carwin Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carwin Jr circles away.
Wood lands a nice looking body shot.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Carwin Jr off the cage and back into rage.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood wants to clinch.
Carwin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Carwin Jr as Wood shoots in.
Carwin Jr is breathing heavily.
Carwin Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wood.
A nice combination there by Wood.
Wood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wood closes the distance and pushes Carwin Jr back into the cage.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood lands an uppercut.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carwin Jr is keeping busy.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carwin Jr can do to turn this around?

Carwin Jr successfully pulls guard.
Wood tries to stand but Carwin Jr is controlling from the bottom.
Carwin Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wood is controlling him.
Wood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Carwin Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wood.
Wood wanted to stand there but Carwin Jr had control of the position.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Carwin Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carwin Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Carwin Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wood throws a series of punches but Carwin Jr avoids them all with ease.
Wood jabs at Carwin Jr's body.
Wood throws a right and a left that Carwin Jr avoids nicely.
Carwin Jr fails with the takedown.
Rock Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rock Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood throws a one two combo.
Carwin Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice cross by Wood.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carwin Jr backs up against the cage.
Carwin Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wood.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wood moves in looking to clinch but Carwin Jr pushes him off.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Carwin Jr circles away.
Wood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rock Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood throws a right hand that Carwin Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Carwin Jr also avoids with ease.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch up.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carwin Jr throws out the jab.
Wood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Wood.
Wood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carwin Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood looks to land a combination. Carwin Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Wood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carwin Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carwin Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Wood dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wood stalks Carwin Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carwin Jr's face. Carwin Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Carwin Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carwin Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wood defends it nicely.
Carwin Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rock Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Carwin Jr.
Wood scores with a one two! Carwin Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood throws a right and a left that Carwin Jr avoids nicely.
Carwin Jr slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Wood wants to clinch.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood lands a nice shot that snaps Carwin Jr's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Carwin Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Wood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carwin Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carwin Jr off to one side.
Wood cracks Carwin Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carwin Jr stuffs the takedown.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wood is looking to clinch but Carwin Jr is avoiding it.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carwin Jr dives in and grabs Wood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes down on Carwin Jr's head and hops out.
Wood stalks Carwin Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carwin Jr's face. Carwin Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Wood looks to land a combination. Carwin Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Nice takedown defense from Wood. No joy for Carwin Jr on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carwin Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood throws a combination. Carwin Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carwin Jr sprawls well. Carwin Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
Wood scores with a one two! Carwin Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carwin Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wood but Wood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wood scores with a one two! Carwin Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good exchange - Wood coming out on top.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood throws a combination. Carwin Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Carwin Jr with that takedown attempt.
Wood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wood.
A left lands for Wood.
Wood jabs Carwin Jr right on the nose. Carwin Jr blinks but takes it well.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wood looks to land a combination but Carwin Jr avoids it well.
Carwin Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wood avoids it really well and circles away.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carwin Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Wood.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin Jr.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!
Carwin Jr slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Wood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wood throws a one two combo.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Carwin Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood throws a series of punches but Carwin Jr moves out of range.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carwin Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Carwin Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Shane Carwin Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin Jr fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wood, 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 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Wood!