PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Benoit
vs
Wood

180 cm
25
180 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
176 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Knock Out Artistry

Punishment Nutrition

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Wood!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Benoit misses with a low kick.
Benoit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wood, as that shot connected.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benoit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wood. That did some damage!
A slow jab from Benoit misses its intended target.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Benoit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benoit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood throws a body punch but Benoit moves out of range.
A jab from Benoit misses.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benoit scores with a sloppy right hand. Wood should have avoided that one.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benoit throws out the jab.
Benoit cracks a nice hook into Wood's ribs.
A left and a right from Benoit both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood misses with a jab to the body
and Benoit counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Benoit saw that one coming.
Wood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benoit. Benoit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws a jab when Benoit was well out of range.
Wood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benoit counters with a series of strikes. Wood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Benoit dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Benoit throws a leg kick which misses Wood's front leg but catches the back leg as Wood tries to avoid it.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Benoit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
Benoit feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Benoit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benoit throws out the jab.
Benoit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Benoit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wood. That did some damage!
Wood looks gassed!
Benoit misses with the combination.
Wood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benoit finds it's way round the side to connect with Wood's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benoit.
Benoit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Benoit does no damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benoit, as that shot connected.
Benoit tests Wood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benoit feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Benoit thuds his right hand into Wood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benoit connects with a single shot there.
Benoit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benoit connects with a nice looking jab.
Rob Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wood. That did some damage!
Wood on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Wood is rocked!
Benoit stalks Wood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wood's face. Wood staggers backwards, shaken.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Benoit finish him?
Benoit drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Wood right on the button. Wood goes down! Benoit follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Benoit gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Benoit!