PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Meeoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meeoff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. bawitaba kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Woods
vs
Meeoff

190 cm
28
215 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

188 cm
32
212 lbs
17 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ganja's Warehouse

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Meeoff!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woods dodges the punch combination from Meeoff.
A head kick misses from Meeoff.
Meeoff tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meeoff misses with a double jab
and Woods counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meeoff shoots for a double leg takedown but Woods sprawls well. He's pushed Meeoff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Meeoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meeoff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Woods avoids it really well and circles away.
Meeoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meeoff on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jack Meeoff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Meeoff.
Woods scores with a nice right hand.

Meeoff closes the distance and clinches.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods blocks an elbow strike.
Woods drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meeoff is trying to pull guard but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
James Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Meeoff.
Meeoff has had enough of the clinch but Woods keeps him there for the moment.
Woods utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Meeoff jumps guard and drags Woods to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Woods tries to free his leg and advance position but Meeoff is retaining full guard.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Meeoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meeoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Woods with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods distracts Meeoff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Meeoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Meeoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Woods can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods connects with a couple of short punches.
Woods throwing strikes from guard but Meeoff blocks nicely.

Meeoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Woods defends it easily.
Woods showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Woods got a little sloppy there for a moment and Meeoff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Woods has managed to get both his arms back between Meeoff's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Woods passes into half guard.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meeoff keeps working.
Woods works his foot free and advances to mount.
Meeoff is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meeoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Woods lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods is landing with some decent strikes but Meeoff is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Woods lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Meeoff is bucking up trying to escape but Woods cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Meeoff working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meeoff is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Woods scoring with strikes but Meeoff is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Woods dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Meeoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Woods counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Meeoff tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woods lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Woods fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meeoff misses with a few strikes there.
Woods connects with the punch.
Meeoff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meeoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Meeoff tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jack Meeoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meeoff.
Meeoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woods circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meeoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woods lunges at Meeoff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meeoff's hand.
Meeoff needs to keep his hands up - Woods had a free shot at his head there.
Meeoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meeoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Meeoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woods scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Woods, as that shot connected.
Woods scores with a shot to the body.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Meeoff is breathing heavily.

Meeoff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Woods did well to prevent Meeoff getting side control.
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!
Woods is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking for a sweep. Meeoff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
James Woods overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Meeoff seems to be working for a kimura but Woods defends the submission attempt.

Woods is defending against the submission attempts here by Meeoff.
Woods avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meeoff.
Woods controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Woods wants to get back to full guard.

Meeoff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods is looking to improve his position.

Meeoff looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Woods is trying to get back to full guard.
Woods controlling the position well.
Meeoff throwing shots but Woods is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to control but can't.
Meeoff wants to free his trapped foot but Woods is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Meeoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Meeoff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Woods pushes Meeoff off looking to stand but Meeoff dives back in and keeps control.

Meeoff is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Woods has managed to free his arm - good work.
Woods slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meeoff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woods works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Woods dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Meeoff throws a combination that misses
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Meeoff lands a jab to the nose.
James Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Woods clobbers Meeoff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A good leg kick by Woods.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Meeoff misses with a takedown
and Woods counters with a nice low kick that buckles Meeoff's knee momentarily.
Meeoff stuffs the takedown.

Meeoff shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Woods is trying to defend but Meeoff finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Woods wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Woods is defending against the submission attempts here by Meeoff.
Woods wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Meeoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woods controlling Meeoff's posture.
Meeoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Meeoff wants to pass the guard but Woods is keeping the position.

We're going to have a standup here because James Woods wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Meeoff throws a series of punches but Woods moves out of range.
Jack Meeoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Meeoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Woods.
Meeoff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meeoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Meeoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Woods closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods is trying to control the action in half guard but Meeoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Woods controlling the action here.
Woods prevents Meeoff from improving his position.
Woods is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to pass to full mount but Meeoff defends it.
Woods is stalling here. Meeoff is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Woods seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Meeoff has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Meeoff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Woods controls the position for a moment.
Woods tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meeoff postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Meeoff landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Meeoff crashes against the mat.
Woods is looking to regain half guard here but Meeoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Woods manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Woods moves nicely into side control.
Woods landing a few strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods trying to control the position but Meeoff is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meeoff taking a bit of punishment here - Woods scoring with strikes.
Woods lands a decent elbow from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woods has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Woods!
James Woods decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.