PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martinsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bleach - Fade to Black B13A. Wood has chosen Like Weeds by His Hero Is Gone as his entrance music. 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.

Martinsson
vs
Wood

200 cm
26
221 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
30
216 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

ACME-Blood Red Q158 SALE $30

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Martinsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Wood!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martinsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Martinsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinsson throws a lazy body kick
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood shoots for a takedown but Martinsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fedor Martinsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Wood.
Martinsson tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinsson lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinsson has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martinsson throws an elbow but misses.
Martinsson lands an elbow that stopped Wood in his tracks for a moment.
Martinsson missing with knees to the body.
Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Martinsson.
Martinsson tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
Wood tries to break free but Martinsson pushes him back against the cage.
Martinsson misses with a knee strike.
Wood dodges an elbow strike from Martinsson.
Martinsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like George Wood has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Martinsson.
Martinsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wood can't break the clinch.
Wood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martinsson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martinsson tries to land knees in the clinch but Wood avoids the damage to the body.
Martinsson lands an elbow just above Wood 's eye.
Martinsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood trying to stall but Martinsson improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson misses with a body punch.
Martinsson scores with a shot to the side of Wood's head.
Martinsson cracks Wood with a nice body shot.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Martinsson has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Martinsson.
Martinsson tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinsson misses with a punch to the body.
Wood takes a shot to the head.
Martinsson lands an elbow that stopped Wood in his tracks for a moment.
Martinsson missing with knees to the body.
Martinsson lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martinsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Wood tries a body shot but Martinsson blocks it.
Martinsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinsson lands an elbow inside.
Martinsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Martinsson obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Martinsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Wood's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Martinsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Martinsson lands a jab to Wood's midsection.

Martinsson lands a big right hand that sends Wood crashing to the mat! Martinsson stays standing though and waves Wood back to his feet!

Wood is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Martinsson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wood, pushing him back against the cage.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinsson finish him?
Martinsson pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Martinsson drops Wood onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wood is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Martinsson drops Wood with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Wood is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fedor Martinsson!