PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross Woods has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paquiao
vs
Woods

190 cm
20
166 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
168 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Woods!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paquiao misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Woods throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woods connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Woods tries to clinch up.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Woods takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Woods looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Woods connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woods misses with a body kick.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paquiao loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
Paquiao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods slips under a jab.
Woods tries to clinch but Paquiao is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a hook but Paquiao blocks it.
Paquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manuel Paquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods throws a jab when Paquiao was well out of range.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Paquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Ross Woods has been cut.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paquiao.
Woods throws a leg kick which misses Paquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Paquiao tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Woods misses
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woods tries to clinch but Paquiao is having none of it.
Woods throws a wild body kick that Paquiao sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Paquiao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Woods - the referee stops the clock and Paquiao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Woods. Paquiao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Woods.
Woods works Paquiao's body with a nice hook.
Woods wants to clinch up but Paquiao keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods misses with a body kick.
Woods throws a right hand that Paquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Paquiao also avoids with ease.
Woods goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Paquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woods lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Paquiao misses the shot to the body.

Woods rushes Paquiao and presses him up against the cage.
Paquiao is trying to break the clinch but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods digs a right hand into Paquiao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paquiao's gas tank.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paquiaos head.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paquiao is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Manuel Paquiao has been cut.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
Woods lands a damaging elbow.
Paquiao is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Paquiao shrugs off.
Woods lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paquiao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paquiao's defenses.
Woods lands a nice elbow.
Woods lands a knee to the body.
Paquiao stops a takedown attempt from Woods.
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woods lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Woods lands a left hand.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Paquiao shrugs off.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paquiao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Woods is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Woods gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paquiao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Woods.
Paquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Woods landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paquiao wants to break free but Woods has control.
Woods working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paquiao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paquiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Woods.
Manuel Paquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Woods.
Paquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Woods drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paquiao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paquiao tries to break the clinch but Woods is controlling the position.
Woods has Paquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Paquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Woods lands a nice elbow.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquiao's efforts to push away.
Woods lands an elbow just above Paquiao 's eye.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquiao's efforts to push away.
Woods lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woods has Paquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Paquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Woods lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Woods.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods trying to land knees to the body.
Woods misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Woods dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Paquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Woods tries to clinch but Paquiao moves out of range.
Woods throws a sloppy body shot
and Paquiao counters with a series of strikes. Woods will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paquiao throws a combination that misses
and Woods counters with a nice body kick.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Woods buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Woods slips under a jab from Paquiao.
Paquiao throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Woods takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Woods lands a jab to Paquiao's midsection.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Paquiao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Woods throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woods lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquiao throws out the jab.
Woods lands a body shot.
Woods lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Woods, right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Woods.
Woods lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paquiao's sensitive parts.

Woods has managed to clinch.
Paquiao tries to break free but Woods pushes him back against the cage.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paquiao is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position.
Woods is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Woods lands an elbow just above Paquiao 's eye.
Ross Woods seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Woods lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woods is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woods landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Woods gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquiao's efforts to push away.
Paquiao takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Woods.
Paquiao takes an elbow to the temple.
Woods lands a nice elbow.
Woods connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paquiao's face.
Woods digs a right hand into Paquiao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paquiao's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Woods.
Woods landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Woods putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paquiao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paquiao avoids a wild elbow strike from Woods.
Woods has Paquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Paquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Woods.
Woods creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paquiao avoids a wild elbow strike from Woods.
Paquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Woods lands a damaging elbow.
Paquiao is trying to break the clinch but Woods is controlling him.
Woods misses with an elbow strike.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woods tries to land knees in the clinch but Paquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Woods is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao blocks an elbow strike.
Paquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Woods has double underhooks.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Woods is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paquiao is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Paquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Woods misses with an elbow over the top.
Woods keeps control of Paquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woods looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Woods throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquiao's efforts to push away.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Paquiao.
With the fighters up against the cage, Woods throws an elbow but misses.
Paquiao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woods lands an elbow that stopped Paquiao in his tracks for a moment.
Woods creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paquiao's defenses.
Paquiao avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
Woods tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paquiao avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paquiao is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position.
Paquiao can't break the clinch.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Woods.
Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Woods.
Paquiao wants to break free but Woods has control.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquiao's efforts to push away.
Paquiao avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
Woods tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods prevents Paquiao from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Paquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paquiao is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position.
Woods throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hand to the body from Woods.
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Paquiao controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquiao tries to break the clinch but Woods is controlling the position.
Woods tries to land knees in the clinch but Paquiao avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woods just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paquiao's brow.
Woods prevents Paquiao from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Paquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Paquiao scores with a jab. Woods acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Woods clinches but Paquiao breaks the clinch
and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Woods there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Paquiao misses.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Woods's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Woods duly obliges.
Woods thows a body shot but no joy.
Paquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Woods shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquiao looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.

Woods shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Woods was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Woods working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods with a couple of short strikes.
Woods looking to ground and pound but Paquiao is blocking nicely.
Woods won't let Paquiao get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Woods lands with some strikes.
Paquiao working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paquiao is in a horrible position here. Woods smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Woods landing strikes, looking to finish!
Manuel Paquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands with some strikes.
Paquiao is trying to escape the mount.
Woods working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paquiao tries to hold on but Woods pushes him away.
Woods scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paquiao?
Woods lands a heavy elbow.
Paquiao wants to hold on but Woods pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Woods punishing his opponent with strikes.
Woods lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Paquiao hang on?
Paquiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Paquiao is rocked!
Paquiao is looking to get to half guard.
Paquiao tries to hold on but Woods pushes him away.
Woods lands a nice shot to the head.
Paquiao sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Woods seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Woods lands with a punch from half guard.
Woods thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woods not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ross Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woods has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

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