PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Woodrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodrow is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Lumberjack Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McNulty
vs
Woodrow

172 cm
22
154 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
153 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Woodrow!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Woodrow misses the target.
No joy there for Woodrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Woodrow misses.
A jab from Woodrow finds it's way through McNulty's defenses.
McNulty cracks Woodrow with a right hand to the side of the head.
McNulty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woodrow was well out of range. Poor timing from McNulty.
Woodrow lands with a right hand.
McNulty swings for the body but Woodrow moves out of range.
Woodrow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McNulty thows a body shot but no joy.
McNulty throws a hook to the side of Woodrow's head but Woodrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McNulty misses with a body shot.
Woodrow looks to throw the jab but McNulty is out of range.
Woodrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McNulty.
No joy there for Woodrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woodrow cracks a nice hook into McNulty's ribs.
McNulty thuds a left hand into Woodrow's body.
Woodrow misses the jab.
McNulty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woodrow.
Woodrow moves in looking to clinch but McNulty pushes him off.
Woodrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McNulty is looking to wear down Woodrow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Woodrow moves away from the strike by McNulty.
Woodrow misses with a looping left.
Woodrow tries to clinch up but McNulty circles away and keeps his distance.
Woodrow misses with a body shot
and McNulty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McNulty misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow misses with an uppercut. McNulty saw that one coming.
Woodrow throws a nice looking combination but McNulty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Woodrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNulty.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McNulty misses with a body punch
and Woodrow counters with a nice body shot.
McNulty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woodrow looks to land a left hand but McNulty moved out of range nicely.
McNulty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Woodrow.
Woodrow misses with a jab to the body
and McNulty counters with a left to the body.
McNulty throws a nice looking combination but Woodrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Woodrow ducks right into an uppercut from McNulty.
Woodrow throws a left and a right that both miss

and McNulty counters with a nice double leg into side control. Woodrow won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woodrow is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Woodrow wants to control but McNulty postures up.
Check out the look on McNulty's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McNulty throwing shots but missing, from side control.
McNulty wants to control but Woodrow is keeping him busy.
McNulty grinds an elbow into Woodrow's temple.
Woodrow trying to remain calm as McNulty controls from the top position.
Woodrow avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McNulty.
McNulty creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Woodrow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Woodrow is looking for a sweep.
McNulty wants to take a breather but Woodrow manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for McNulty.
McNulty preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McNulty manages to get himself to full guard.
Woodrow controlling from the top position.
Woodrow stopping the sweep attempt from McNulty.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodrow wants to control from the top but McNulty keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy McNulty 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.

Woodrow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Woodrow wants to clinch.
McNulty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Woodrow misses with a hook. McNulty ducked under it nicely.
McNulty slips a jab from Woodrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodrow connects with a nice looking jab.
Woodrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woodrow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McNulty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woodrow thinking.
Alexander Woodrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McNulty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McNulty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woodrow was well out of range. Poor timing from McNulty.
Woodrow misses with a looping right.
A jab from Woodrow misses.
McNulty slips a straight right by Woodrow.
Woodrow slips under a jab.
Alexander Woodrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woodrow closes the distance but McNulty moves to the side
and McNulty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Woodrow thinking.
A jab from Woodrow misses.
Woodrow misses with a straight right.
A jab from McNulty misses.

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.
Woodrow swings for the body but McNulty moves out of range.
Woodrow wants to clinch but McNulty slips to the side
and McNulty counters with a right hand to the body.
Woodrow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNulty lands a lovely overhand right.
Woodrow tries to clinch but McNulty moves out of range.
Woodrow misses with a body shot.
Woodrow wants to clinch
and McNulty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Woodrow misses.
Woodrow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McNulty counters with a straight right hand.
Jimmy McNulty is winning the standup battle so far.
McNulty circles away from the clinch attempt.
McNulty circles away from the clinch attempt
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and McNulty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

McNulty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McNulty throws a strike but Woodrow avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McNulty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woodrow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McNulty trying to control but Woodrow is working from the bottom.
McNulty looking to pass the guard.
Woodrow pulls McNulty in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow looking to control.
Woodrow is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McNulty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

McNulty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McNulty lands a nice forearm strike.
McNulty works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McNulty tries to score with some ground and pound. Woodrow controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from McNulty are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McNulty working the ground and pound but Woodrow is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy McNulty dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Woodrow takes a swing at McNulty's ribcage but misses.
Woodrow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McNulty blocks a jab.
Woodrow throws a shot from downtown. McNulty moves away and avoids it.
Woodrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNulty.
A combination from McNulty does no damage.
Woodrow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woodrow throws a series of punches but McNulty moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Woodrow.
Woodrow throws a looping overhand right but McNulty ducks down to avoid it.

McNulty scores with a takedown into Woodrow's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McNulty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Woodrow holds on and takes a little breather.
McNulty landing some decent shots from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Woodrow holds on and takes a little breather.
Woodrow wants to stand and escape but McNulty is having none of it.
Woodrow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Woodrow is on top in guard.
McNulty wants to sweep here but Woodrow controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McNulty keeping moving, preventing Woodrow from controlling successfully.
Woodrow wants to stand but McNulty is controlling his posture from full guard.
McNulty looking for a sweep. Not yet McNulty, not yet.
McNulty keeping full guard, as Woodrow tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow trying to control but McNulty is working from the bottom.
Woodrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McNulty keeping moving, preventing Woodrow from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McNulty lands a right hook to the body.
Woodrow wants to clinch
and McNulty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alexander Woodrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woodrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty misses with a shot to the body
letting Woodrow counter with a right hand.
McNulty closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Woodrow misses with a body shot
and McNulty counters with a right hand to the body.
Woodrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McNulty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodrow.
McNulty lands a nice shot to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by McNulty.
Woodrow is looking for a sweep.
Woodrow taking punishment in the form of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy McNulty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McNulty has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Jimmy McNulty!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Jimmy McNulty!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Jimmy McNulty!

Jimmy McNulty wins by unanimous decision!