PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Woodrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramadan Qadirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodrow kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is The Lumberjack Song. Qadirov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Molotov 4. Ramadan Qadirov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Woodrow
vs
Qadirov

168 cm
22
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
151 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Woodrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramadan Qadirov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodrow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Woodrow rushes Qadirov and presses him up against the cage.

Qadirov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Qadirov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Woodrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Woodrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woodrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woodrow scores with a hook to the body.
Woodrow trying to stall but Qadirov improves his position.
Qadirov is trying to break free.
Qadirov gets underhooks to prevent Woodrow's takedown attempt.
Woodrow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Qadirov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Qadirov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woodrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Qadirov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Woodrow closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Qadirov.

Qadirov breaks the clinch.
Woodrow throws a head kick but Qadirov moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Qadirov. Woodrow shrugs it off though.
Woodrow is breathing heavily.
Qadirov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Woodrow is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Qadirov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Woodrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Qadirov lands a shoulder strike.
Qadirov stalling in the clinch but Woodrow improves position.
Woodrow seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qadirov wants to break free but Woodrow has control.
Qadirov looking to throw knees to the head but Woodrow is blocking nicely.
Qadirov wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Qadirov.
Qadirov tries to score a body lock takedown but Woodrow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Qadirov can't break the clinch.

Woodrow has Qadirov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Woodrow pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Qadirov tumbling to the mat - Woodrow dives into Qadirov's guard.
Qadirov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Woodrow's guard.
Woodrow keeping moving, preventing Qadirov from controlling successfully.
Woodrow is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Qadirov trying to control but Woodrow is working from the bottom.
Woodrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Qadirov is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qadirov wants to stand but Woodrow has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Qadirov content to stall in guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Woodrow moves into the clinch.
Qadirov is pressed up against the cage. Woodrow has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Qadirov down to the mat. Qadirov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Woodrow tries to clinch but Qadirov moves out of range.

Woodrow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Qadirov!
Woodrow wants to control the pace but Qadirov is squirming around nicely.
Qadirov is trying to escape the mount.
Qadirov tries to hold on but Woodrow pushes him away.
Woodrow blocks Qadirov's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Qadirov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qadirov tries to hold on but Woodrow postures up.
Woodrow looking to finish Qadirov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Qadirov!
Woodrow unloading with bombs!
Woodrow is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Qadirov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Qadirov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Woodrow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Woodrow manages to capitalize on a mistake by Qadirov to take his back!
Qadirov can't escape the position.
Qadirov just trying to survive but Woodrow is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Qadirov covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Qadirov as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Woodrow!
Woodrow somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Woodrow looking for the RNC.
Qadirov manages to reverse the position and now he's in Woodrow's guard. Nice work there by Qadirov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Woodrow looking for a guillotine here but Qadirov defends easily.
Woodrow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Qadirov is one step ahead there.
Qadirov trying to control but Woodrow is working from the bottom.

Woodrow looking for a guillotine here but Qadirov defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodrow wants to sweep but no luck.
Qadirov trying to control but Woodrow is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Woodrow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Woodrow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Qadirov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Woodrow is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Qadirov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Qadirov showed some decent athleticism there.
Qadirov stalling.
Woodrow trying to hold on to Qadirov's head to control him but Qadirov postures up.
Qadirov wants to take a breather but Woodrow is having none of it.
Qadirov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Woodrow kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Qadirov lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Qadirov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woodrow keeps working.
Woodrow tries to roll over but Qadirov keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Woodrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Qadirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woodrow throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodrow fails with a takedown attempt.
Alexander Woodrow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woodrow digs a good body shot into Qadirov's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Woodrow.
Woodrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Qadirov connects with a high kick.
Qadirov tries to clinch but Woodrow is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Qadirov.
Woodrow is looking to clinch.
Qadirov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Woodrow walks into a stiff left hand from Qadirov.
Qadirov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Qadirov finds it's way through Woodrow's defenses.
Qadirov looks to clinch

and Woodrow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Qadirov won't be happy with that.
Qadirov struggling a bit here.
Qadirov is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qadirov manages to get back to half guard.
Qadirov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Qadirov wants to control but Woodrow is keeping busy.
Woodrow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Woodrow prevents Qadirov from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodrow is pressing down on Qadirov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Qadirov is holding on for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Woodrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Qadirov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramadan Qadirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qadirov is looking to clinch but Woodrow is avoiding it.
Woodrow shoots in for a takedown but Qadirov shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Woodrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Qadirov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Woodrow takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Qadirov drops Woodrow with a left and a right! Oh, Woodrow is hurt - Qadirov dives into side control looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qadirov staying calm.
Qadirov working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qadirov trying to control the action but Woodrow is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Woodrow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Woodrow is not content to let Qadirov control the position.
Woodrow controls the position for a moment.
Woodrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Qadirov trying to control the position but Woodrow is working away.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woodrow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Qadirov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Qadirov.
Woodrow looking to throw knees to the head but Qadirov is blocking nicely.

Qadirov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow is looking to improve his position.
Qadirov slows the pace down in half guard.
Woodrow is looking for a sweep. Qadirov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Woodrow throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Woodrow trying to hold on to Qadirov's head to control him but Qadirov postures up.
Qadirov blocks the strikes from Woodrow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Woodrow manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Woodrow throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Qadirov wants to control from the top but Woodrow keeps moving.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Qadirov looks to score with a jab to the body but Woodrow is just out of range.
Qadirov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Qadirov connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramadan Qadirov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Woodrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Woodrow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Qadirov at a distance.
Qadirov swings for the body but Woodrow moves out of range.
Woodrow throws a head kick that misses.
Woodrow clinches but Qadirov breaks the clinch
and Qadirov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Woodrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Woodrow misses

and Qadirov counters with a head kick that drops Woodrow!
Qadirov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Woodrow will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Woodrow keeping moving, preventing Qadirov from controlling successfully.
Qadirov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Woodrow striking off his back but it's not causing Qadirov any problems.
Qadirov won't allow Woodrow to sweep him here.
Woodrow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Qadirov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Qadirov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Woodrow, up you get!
The fight stays on the outside here - Woodrow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Qadirov clinches but Woodrow breaks the clinch

and Woodrow counters by moving into the clinch.
Woodrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woodrow misses with a knee to the head.

Qadirov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woodrow tries a head kick but it misses.
Qadirov throws an off balance right hand

and Woodrow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Woodrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Woodrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Qadirov keeping full guard, as Woodrow tries to pass.
Woodrow trying to control but Qadirov is working from the bottom.
Qadirov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qadirov keeping moving, preventing Woodrow from controlling successfully.
Woodrow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Qadirov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Woodrow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Qadirov wants to break free but Woodrow has control.
Woodrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Woodrow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Qadirov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Qadirov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woodrow has him pressed against the cage.
Qadirov takes a shot to the head.
Qadirov is trying to break the clinch but Woodrow has him pressed against the cage.

Woodrow lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Woodrow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Woodrow looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Woodrow wants to free his trapped foot but Qadirov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Woodrow connects with a nice short shot to Qadirov's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qadirov is trying to control but can't.
Woodrow is trying to control the action in half guard but Qadirov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Woodrow throwing shots but Qadirov is blocking nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Woodrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Qadirov, pushing him back against the cage.
Qadirov can't break the clinch.
Woodrow throws a head punch that misses.
Woodrow looking to throw knees to the head but Qadirov is blocking nicely.

Qadirov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woodrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qadirov avoids the body shot from Woodrow.
Woodrow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Qadirov avoids the head kick by Woodrow.

Woodrow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Qadirov!

Woodrow looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Woodrow lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodrow avoids the attempt from Qadirov to control.

Woodrow with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Qadirov is desperately trying to improve his position but Woodrow has a good base and remains in mount.

Woodrow has control of Qadirov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Qadirov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alexander Woodrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Qadirov tries to buck Woodrow off but he can't manage it.
Woodrow sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Qadirov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Qadirov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qadirov tries to hold on but Woodrow postures up.
The referee warns Qadirov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Qadirov tries to lock up and control but Woodrow gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Woodrow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Woodrow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Woodrow!