PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen X Gonna Give It To Ya as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rodriguez
vs
Wood

188 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
169 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Wood!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Wood.

It looks like Steven Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
Rodriguez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez checks the leg kick.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Wood tries for a takedown but Rodriguez manages to get underhooks.
Wood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rodriguez pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Wood has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rodriguez regains guard immediately.
Wood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rodriguez is pulling down on Wood's head to control his posture.
Rodriguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to keep Wood in close.
Wood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Wood stands up and waves to Rodriguez to follow him.
No luck for Rodriguez with that takedown attempt.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wood scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Wood. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wood.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rodriguez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wood.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wood jabs Rodriguez right on the nose. Rodriguez blinks but takes it well.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Rodriguez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Rodriguez persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Wood misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Wood sizes up Rodriguez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodriguez. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Mark Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wood.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez is looking to control Wood's arms but Wood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodriguez has his back to the cage.
Wood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodriguez pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Rodriguez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rodriguez walks into a straight right hand from Wood.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Wood throws a leg kick that misses.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Rodriguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Wood throws a leg kick but Rodriguez checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood misses the jab.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Wood cracks Rodriguez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BOOM! Wood lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rodriguez. Rodriguez tries to recover but Wood is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rodriguez lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Wood!