PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carwin Jr
vs
Wood

185 cm
23
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Carwin Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rock Wood!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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 avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Wood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Carwin Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood stops a takedown attempt from Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr is working for takedown but Wood is calmly controlling the position for now.
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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carwin Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwin Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Carwin Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Wood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carwin Jr leaves Wood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood tests Carwin Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice sprawl there from Carwin Jr as Wood shoots in.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
Wood slaps away a takedown attempt from Carwin Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carwin Jr shoots in but Wood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carwin Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wood pinned against the cage. Wood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Carwin Jr shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Carwin Jr is breathing heavily.
Carwin Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Carwin Jr persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Shane Carwin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood misses with the combination.
Wood tries to bum rush Carwin Jr with a series of wild strikes but Carwin Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood cracks Carwin Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carwin Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Carwin Jr persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
A left and a right from Wood both land. Nice combination.
Wood tries to clinch up but Carwin Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood lands with a cross.
Wood lands with a nice combination. Carwin Jr backs away looking to recover.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Carwin Jr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wood scores with a jab. Carwin Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carwin Jr shoots in for a takedown but Wood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carwin Jr backs up against the cage.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Wood throws a one two combo.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!

Carwin Jr is rocked!
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carwin Jr has time to react.
Oh Carwin Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Wood lands a left and a right that send Carwin Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Wood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wood stuns Carwin Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carwin Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carwin Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Wood scores with a decent looking hook.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wood throws a series of punches but Carwin Jr moves out of range.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wood works Carwin Jr's body with a nice hook.
Wood scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Wood.
Wood scores with a three punch combo!
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wood.
Wood swinging wildly here.
No luck for Carwin Jr with that takedown attempt.
Wood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the 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.
Wood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carwin Jr as he avoids it easily.

Wood closes the distance and clinches.
Wood prevents a takedown attempt there.

Wood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wood scores with a three punch combo!
Wood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carwin Jr takes one to the chin there.
Wood wants to clinch up but Carwin Jr keeps it at a distance.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carwin Jr backs up against the cage.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood tries to clinch but Carwin Jr is having none of it.
Wood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carwin Jr on the side of the head.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carwin Jr's hands.
Wood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carwin Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wood throws a series of strikes that have Carwin Jr backpedaling.
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wood sprawls well. Wood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carwin Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Wood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Wood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Shane Carwin Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood throws a series of punches but Carwin Jr avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carwin Jr is defended easily by Wood.
Rock Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Carwin Jr has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carwin Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood throws a one two combo.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Wood.
Wood might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wood tries to clinch up but Carwin Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Carwin Jr! He's out on his feet! Wood rushes in and drops Carwin Jr with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rock Wood!