PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Alli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Woite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alli kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is De la Souls, by POS. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alli
vs
Woite

200 cm
35
214 lbs
28 - 17 - 0

190 cm
24
223 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhamad Alli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Woite!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Alli checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Woite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woite uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alli.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alli.
Woite gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alli.
Woite feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alli's calf.
Woite throws a low kick, looking for Alli's leg but Alli calmly moves out of range.
Donk. Alli catches Woite right on the button with a cross.

Woite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Woite misses with a body punch.
Alli takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Muhamad Alli has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woite creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alli successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Woite is stalling in the full guard.
Woite trying to control but Alli is working from the bottom.
Alli looking for a sweep. Not yet Alli, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marc Woite.
Alli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Woite manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woite tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woite tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Woite closes the distance and clinches.
Woite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alli avoids it.
Woite stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alli tries to pull guard but Woite holds him up against the cage and eventually Alli drops back down to his feet.
Woite stops a takedown attempt from Alli.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Alli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woite is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alli is defending well for now.
Woite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Woite is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alli is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Woite obliges.
Woite misses with an elbow over the top.
Woite taking a breather.
Woite using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Alli tries to score a body lock takedown but Woite shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Woite working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Woite.
Woite misses with an elbow over the top.
Alli dodges an elbow strike from Woite.
Woite throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Woite.
Alli fails to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woite lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woite misses with a punch to the body.
Woite looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alli.
Alli dodges an elbow strike from Woite.
Woite throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Woite lands an elbow inside that Alli shrugs off.
Woite misses with some punches.
Woite leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Woite pushes off an throws an elbow but Alli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Woite pushes off an throws an elbow but Alli leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Woite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhamad Alli's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Woite swings for the body but Alli moves out of range.
Alli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woite throws a leg kick but Alli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Woite.
Woite misses with a head kick.
Alli throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Alli slips under a jab.
Alli scores with a three punch combo!
Woite buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Woite goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alli works the jab nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Woite lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woite on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Woite takes one to the chin there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alli.
Woite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alli manages to avoid it.
Alli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woite throws a solid leg kick but Alli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Woite.
Alli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woite throws a right hand that Alli ducks under and follows up with a left that Alli also avoids with ease.
Alli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alli throws a sloppy body shot
and Woite counters with a low kick, right behind Alli 's knee.
Woite throws a right and a left that Alli avoids nicely.
Woite tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Alli as he checks the leg kick.
Alli wants to clinch up but Woite keeps it at a distance.
Woite misses with a straight right.
Woite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woite throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alli lands with an overhand left.
Woite digs a good hook to Alli's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woite tries to clinch there but Alli circles away.
Woite does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alli looks to land a combination. Woite sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Woite.
Marc Woite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alli throws out the jab.
Alli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woite throws out the jab.
Alli throws a looping overhand right but Woite ducks down to avoid it.
Alli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Woite.
Woite throws a leg kick but Alli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Woite throws a leg kick but Alli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice cross by Alli.
Woite sizes up Alli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woite throws a push kick but Alli slaps the foot to one side.
Alli is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woite throws the left hand but Alli avoids the punch easily.
Woite tries a head kick but it misses.
Woite throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Alli to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woite. Alli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woite was well out of range. Poor timing from Alli.
Woite misses with a double jab.
Alli avoids the body shot from Woite.
Alli misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woite tried to score with a low kick but Alli checks it.
Woite is looking to clinch but Alli is avoiding it.
A combination from Woite does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marc Woite showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Muhamad Alli's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Woite attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Woite misses with an uppercut. Alli saw that one coming.
Woite with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Woite wants to clinch.
Marc Woite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woite.
Marc Woite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alli swings for the body but Woite moves out of range.
Woite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woite scores with a nice strike.
Alli misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woite connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alli tries for a takedown but Woite sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Woite throws a shot from downtown. Alli moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Alli.
Woite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alli cracks Woite with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alli blocks a head kick by Woite.
Alli shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Woite as he jumps to the side.
Woite scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Woite.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woite misses with a low kick.
Woite tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alli is able to avoid easily.
Woite is looking to slow Alli down with leg kicks.
Alli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woite moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woite wants to clinch up but Alli keeps it at a distance.
Woite lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marc Woite is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woite jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woite misses with a low kick.
Alli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woite.
Woite fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Alli.
Woite tries to clinch up.
Woite throws a right hand that Alli ducks under and follows up with a left that Alli also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Alli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Woite tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alli paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Alli instigates a clinch.
Woite is pressed up against the cage. Alli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Woite down to the mat. Woite avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Alli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alli blocks the body kick.

Alli closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Woite is trying to get back to his feet.
Woite is trying to improve his position.
Alli wants to control but Woite is keeping him busy.
Woite parries the strikes from Alli easily there. Alli is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Woite to escape.
Alli creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Woite sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Woite is looking to regain half guard here but Alli keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Alli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Woite is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woite regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Woite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Woite winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Woite!
A relieved looking Marc Woite thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.