PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and riki tamoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Woods
vs
tamoe

188 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, riki tamoe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tamoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Woods throws a head kick but tamoe moves out of range.
tamoe misses with a two punch combination.
Woods throws a head kick but tamoe moves out of range.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but tamoe pushes him off.
Woods throws a combination but it was largely blocked by tamoe.
tamoe tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Woods moves into range and clinches up with tamoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tamoe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods pushes tamoe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Woods breaks the clinch.
Woods tries to clinch but tamoe moves out of range.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck tamoe on the side of the head.
Woods throws a left and a right that both miss
and tamoe counters with a nice uppercut.
Woods throws a series of punches but tamoe moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Woods.
tamoe throws a combination that misses
and Woods counters with a two punch combo.
Woods connects with a crisp jab.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but tamoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woods misses with a series of wild punches.
Woods looks to land a combination but tamoe avoids it well.
Woods tries to clinch up but tamoe circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick and tamoe moves out of range easily.

Woods has managed to clinch.

Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
tamoe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woods connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Woods clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
tamoe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some wild striking there from tamoe.
Woods scores with a three punch combo!
Woods connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tamoe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Woods counters with a body kick that stops tamoe in his tracks momentarily.

tamoe tries to keep at a distance but Woods has taken the fight into the clinch.

Woods manages to break the clinch.

Woods drives through and clinches with tamoe against the cage.

Woods manages to break the clinch.
Woods lands with a cross.
tamoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but tamoe pushes him off.
Woods scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
tamoe circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to clinch up but tamoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods throws a series of punches but tamoe avoids them all with ease.
Woods misses with a head kick.
tamoe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.

Woods moves into the clinch successfully.

Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Woods moves into range and clinches up with tamoe.

Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woods scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Woods dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Woods throws a head kick but tamoe moves out of range.
Woods lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Woods.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
tamoe walks into a stiff left hand from Woods.
Woods tries to clinch but tamoe moves out of range.
Woods cracks tamoe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but tamoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Woods does no damage.
Woods throws the kick towards the body but tamoe avoids it.
James Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods throws a right and a left that tamoe avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woods looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that tamoe can do to turn this around?
tamoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Woods swinging wildly here.
tamoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Woods displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
tamoe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woods.
Woods misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Woods tries to clinch there but tamoe circles away.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from tamoe.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woods sizes up tamoe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods scores with a jab to the jaw.
Woods with a nice cross.
Woods throws a left and a right that both miss
and tamoe counters with a left and a right that stings Woods.
tamoe moves out of range of the body kick from Woods.
Woods throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods lands a glancing blow to the side of tamoe's head.
Woods wants to clinch.
Woods rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tamoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Woods moves into range and clinches up with tamoe.

Woods manages to break the clinch.
Woods lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
tamoe lands a jab to the nose.
Woods scores with a one two! tamoe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.

Woods pushes tamoe up against the cage in a clinch.

Woods manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods scores with a punch to the head.
Woods thows a body shot but no joy.
tamoe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Woods dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Woods throws a body punch but tamoe moves out of range.
Woods throws a series of punches but tamoe avoids them all with ease.
Woods throws a right and a left that tamoe avoids nicely.
tamoe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Woods is looking to clinch but tamoe is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Woods fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. tamoe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Woods wants to clinch.
Woods misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods throws a nice looking combination but tamoe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tamoe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Woods.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
tamoe avoids the head kick by Woods.
A nice combination there by Woods.
Woods tries to clinch up but tamoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but tamoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but tamoe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
tamoe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Woods counters with a series of strikes. tamoe will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woods tries to clinch but tamoe is having none of it.
Woods tries to clinch but tamoe moves out of range.
Woods misses with a wild combination.
Woods throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woods throws a head kick that half lands.
Woods wants to clinch.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to clinch up but tamoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Woods tries to clinch there but tamoe circles away.
Woods scores with a decent looking hook.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
tamoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woods circles away quickly and effectively.
tamoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Woods looks to land a combination. tamoe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Woods finds it's target.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods throws a combination that misses
and tamoe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woods throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
riki tamoe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woods wants to clinch.
Woods looks to land a combination. tamoe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
James Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but tamoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woods 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Woods!