PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl der Grosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Woods (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.

der Grosse
vs
Woods

181 cm
25
220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

5th Round Clothing

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl der Grosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Woods!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
der Grosse swings widly with a right hand

and Woods counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Woods tries to free his leg and advance position but der Grosse is retaining full guard.
Woods is fighting to break der Grosse's control of his arms but der Grosse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Woods throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
der Grosse wants to sweep but no luck.
Woods must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Woods looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
That kick from Woods tenderised der Grosse's leg. der Grosse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good exchange - Woods coming out on top.
der Grosse throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from der Grosse as Woods shoots in.
Woods keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from der Grosse.
Woods tries a low kick but der Grosse avoids it.
A nice combination there by der Grosse.

It looks like James Woods has been cut.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from der Grosse.
der Grosse throws a hook but Woods blocks it.
der Grosse throws a right hand that misses
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
der Grosse thuds his right hand into Woods's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods lands a two punch combo.
der Grosse misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Woods is looking to chop away at der Grosse's legs.
der Grosse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
der Grosse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woods.
der Grosse misses with a hook.
der Grosse lands the left hand.
der Grosse is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Woods's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from der Grosse.
der Grosse throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of der Grosse 's head but he takes it in his stride.
der Grosse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
der Grosse throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
der Grosse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woods connects with a leg kick. der Grosse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
der Grosse is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
der Grosse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Woods throws a leg kick but der Grosse sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
der Grosse walks into a left hand.
Woods connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Woods shoots in looking for a takedown. der Grosse tries to sprawl out of it but Woods keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. der Grosse manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Woods moves away from the strike by der Grosse.
A nice leg kick lands there from Woods.
der Grosse looks to land a right hand but Woods moved out of range.
der Grosse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
der Grosse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods takes a swing at der Grosse's ribcage but misses.
der Grosse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

der Grosse closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
der Grosse missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Woods is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Woods keeping control of the position.
der Grosse is keen to just control but Woods is a slippery customer.
Woods keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Woods keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods wants to improve his position but der Grosse is controlling well.
Woods is refusing to be controlled, as der Grosse sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Woods will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Woods's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Woods misses with a low kick.
der Grosse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Woods sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten der Grosse somewhat.
Woods misses with a series of wild punches.
der Grosse takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woods will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
der Grosse connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Woods is looking to chop away at der Grosse's legs.
der Grosse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on der Grosse's shoulder, as der Grosse tries to avoid the shot.
Woods throws a leg kick but der Grosse sees it coming and moves out of range.
der Grosse cracks Woods with an open hand slap.
der Grosse ducks right into an uppercut from Woods.
der Grosse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Woods.

That's one minute gone in the round.
der Grosse lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab by Woods.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
der Grosse looks to land a right hand but Woods moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Woods.
No luck for der Grosse with that takedown attempt.
Woods defending well as der Grosse loads up on a big left hand.

Woods bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
der Grosse defending against the ground and pound.
Woods misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
der Grosse regains half guard there - taking advantage of Woods's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Woods throws a strike but der Grosse avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods trying to control but der Grosse is working from the bottom.
Woods tries to free his leg and advance position but der Grosse is retaining full guard.
der Grosse lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Woods!
der Grosse putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Woods slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
der Grosse sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woods defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
der Grosse is thwarting Woods's attempts to control the position.
Woods is looking to improve his position.
Woods trying to control but der Grosse postures up.
Woods tries to roll over but der Grosse keeps him under control.
der Grosse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
der Grosse 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.
Woods avoiding damage under a succession of punches from der Grosse.
Woods wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
der Grosse content to control rather than advance.
der Grosse throwing shots but Woods is blocking nicely.
der Grosse thows a huge punch but Woods dodges it nicely.
der Grosse tries to pass the half guard into mount. Woods knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Woods gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for der Grosse!
Woods misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Woods's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Woods walks into a left hand.

That has opened up James Woods's cut even more.
An inside leg kick from Woods misses.
der Grosse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Woods throws a leg kick which misses der Grosse's front leg but catches the back leg as der Grosse tries to avoid it.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
der Grosse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Woods coming out on top.
Woods looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? der Grosse is fending him off so far but Woods persists. Nope, der Grosse circles away and we're back to standing.
Woods thows a body shot but no joy.
der Grosse takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
der Grosse checks a low kick from Woods.
der Grosse misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Woods wants to slow der Grosse down by chopping away at his legs.
der Grosse looks to land a right hand but Woods moved out of range.
der Grosse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Woods misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
der Grosse throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Nice cross by der Grosse.

The cut above James Woods's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Woods takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woods turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
letting der Grosse counter with a right hand.
Woods throws a leg kick but der Grosse sees it coming and moves out of range.
der Grosse throws a push kick but Woods slaps the foot to one side.
Woods wants to clinch.
James Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
der Grosse misses with a straight left.
der Grosse throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Woods misses with a looping right.
der Grosse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Woods fails to land with a series of punches.
der Grosse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karl der Grosse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to work over der Grosse's front leg with a kick but der Grosse checks it.
der Grosse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
der Grosse throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as der Grosse checks a leg kick.
der Grosse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Woods throws a jab when der Grosse was well out of range.
Woods chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woods moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Woods lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but der Grosse circles away quickly and effectively.
Woods avoids the body shot from der Grosse.
der Grosse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
der Grosse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Woods walks into a stiff left hand from der Grosse.
der Grosse misses with a wild combination.
Woods takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for der Grosse.

Woods feints and as der Grosse raises his hands in defense, Woods changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Woods looking to pass the guard.
der Grosse keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
der Grosse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woods.
der Grosse keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Woods missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
der Grosse lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Woods!
Woods is looking to get to half guard.
der Grosse looking to finish Woods with some ground and pound. This is bad for Woods!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Woods's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karl der Grosse!
A very excited looking Karl der Grosse made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.