PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Fontana will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Woods
vs
Fontana

179 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Fontana!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fontana lands with an uppercut that bounces Woods off the ropes and back into range.

It looks like Carl Woods has been cut.

Woods gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woods is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Woods tries a body shot but Fontana blocks it.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontana wants to take the fight to the mat but Woods manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fontana throws a head punch that misses.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods trying to control the position but instead, Fontana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woods into the ropes.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontana blocking some punches.
Woods lands a nice uppercut.
Fontana lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fontana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Woods pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Woods lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Woods creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fontana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods controlling the action here for a moment.
Fontana lands a shoulder strike.
Woods wants to stall.
Fontana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fontana throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Fontana tries to break free but Woods pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Woods.
A head punch on the inside from Fontana fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fontana is trying to push Woods away but Woods has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fontana has Woods pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Woods manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Woods looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Fontana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontana has had enough of the clinch but Woods keeps him there for the moment.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.

It looks like Tony Fontana has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands a body shot in the clinch.
Woods slowing the pace effectively.
Woods is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fontana is keeping busy.
Woods tries to work over Fontana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woods as Fontana tries to tie him up.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Fontana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods stalling the fight.
Woods is pressed up against the ropes. Fontana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Woods down to the mat. Woods avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carl Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Fontana.
Fontana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fontana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fontana cracks Woods with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fontana throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
Fontana keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fontana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woods is looking to clinch but Fontana is avoiding it.

Woods rushes Fontana and presses him up against the ropes.
Woods tries to work over Fontana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woods digs a right hand underneath Fontana's ribcage. Fontana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fontana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Woods avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Woods.
Woods lands a right hand.
Woods working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fontana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Woods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Woods dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Woods takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carl Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Fontana misses its intended target.
Fontana throws a shot from downtown. Woods moves away and avoids it.

Woods clinches up with Fontana and pushes him back against the ropes.
Woods is stalling here.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
Woods scores with a nice hook to the head.
Woods's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fontana tries to break free but Woods pushes him back against the ropes.
Woods tries a body shot but Fontana blocks it.
Fontana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Woods is leaning against Fontana and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Woods trying to control the position but instead, Fontana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woods into the ropes.
Fontana working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods lands a left hand.
Fontana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Woods pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fontana fails to land.
Woods lands a nice uppercut.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Fontana.
Woods has Fontana pressed against the ropes.
Fontana throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Woods.
Fontana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fontana wants to get back to striking at distance but Woods won't allow it.
Fontana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Fontana avoids it by throwing Woods back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woods stalling the fight.
Woods is trying to stall.
Fontana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fontana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Woods after a bit of a struggle.
Woods displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fontana up against the ropes.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fontana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Woods lands an uppercut.
Fontana blocks an uppercut.
Fontana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fontana is trying to break the clinch but Woods is controlling him.
Woods is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carl Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Fontana.
Woods lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fontana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Fontana has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Fontana pushes Woods back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fontana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Woods gets through Fontana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carl Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Woods is trying to stall.
Woods misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Woods.
Woods stalling the fight.
Fontana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Woods pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Woods pushes Fontana back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods lands with a right to the head.

Fontana is rocked!
Woods manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fontana.
Woods taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fontana is still on wobbly legs! Can Woods finish him?
Woods softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fontana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods controlling the action here for a moment.
Fontana seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Woods dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Woods ducks right into an uppercut from Fontana.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontana.
A big right from Fontana misses.
Fontana swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Fontana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fontana.
Fontana misses with a straight left.
Woods blocks a jab.
Fontana lands a head shot.
Woods tries to clinch but Fontana moves out of range.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fontana on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Woods forces Fontana back against the ropes and clinches.
Fontana misses with some punches.
Fontana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
Fontana tries to circle away but Woods has him pinned against the ropes.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Fontana backwards.
Woods works on Fontana's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Woods as Fontana tries to tie him up.
Woods prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Woods.
Fontana prevents a body shot from Woods.
Fontana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fontana looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Woods.
Fontana takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fontana lands a hook that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Fontana throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fontana up against the ropes.
Woods trying to control the position but instead, Fontana has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woods into the ropes.
Woods misses with some punches.
Fontana misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Woods - that landed with a thud.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Woods on the inside.
A short left from Woods.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods taking a breather.
Fontana takes a shot to the head.
Woods lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fontana backwards.
Woods stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Woods gets underhooks to prevent Fontana's takedown attempt.
Fontana misses with some punches.
Fontana working aggressively here.
Woods looking to stall.
Woods can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Woods lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fontana backwards.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Fontana.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Woods.
Woods lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana wants to stall.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods trying to stall but Fontana improves his position.
Woods digs a right hand into Fontana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fontana's gas tank.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fontana.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods working aggressively here.
Fontana is looking to take this one to the mat.
Carl Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Fontana.
Woods manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Woods lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Fontana avoids it by throwing Woods back against the ropes.
Tony Fontana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carl Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Fontana avoids it by throwing Woods back against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Carl Woods!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Carl Woods!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Carl Woods!

Carl Woods wins by unanimous decision!