PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ima Yerface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerface kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In Flames - Like You Better Dead. Ima Yerface has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yerface
vs
Woods

190 cm
34
214 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

190 cm
29
215 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent 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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ima Yerface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Woods!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yerface throws a leg kick
and Woods counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Woods connects with a crisp jab.
Yerface tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
Yerface looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yerface throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods misses with a takedown
and Yerface counters with an outside leg kick.
Yerface slips a straight right by Woods.
Yerface paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Yerface.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yerface tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yerface shoots in looking for a takedown but Woods manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yerface's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yerface displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like James Woods has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Yerface does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yerface swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Woods.
Yerface on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Woods moves out of range as Yerface strikes.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yerface looks for the body kick but Woods saw that one coming.
Good work by Woods as he checks the leg kick.
Yerface tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yerface keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods cracks Yerface with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods sizes up Yerface with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yerface. Woods shrugs it off though.
Woods ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woods misses with a low kick.
Yerface throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woods scores with a leg kick.

Woods drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods looking to pass the guard.
Woods throws a big elbow that misses.

Yerface has his foot on Woods's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woods works his way back into a safe position though.
Woods throwing strikes from guard but Yerface blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerface wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods wants to pass the guard but Yerface is keeping the position.
Woods trying to control but Yerface is working from the bottom.
Woods stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yerface swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yerface tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Woods trying to control but Yerface is working from the bottom.
Yerface seems keen to control Woods's posture.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Woods with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yerface to score with a decent uppercut.
Woods stuns Yerface with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a hook but Yerface blocks it.
Woods has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yerface.

Woods closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods misses with the ground and pound.
Yerface keeping his opponent close.
Woods working away.
Woods working the strikes but Yerface uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Woods content to control rather than advance.
Woods trying to control from half guard but Yerface is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods passes the guard and advances to mount!
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yerface attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Woods throws a low kick but Yerface avoids it.
Yerface jabs Woods to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yerface swings away with a body shot that misses
and Woods counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ima Yerface seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yerface lands a really nice looking cross but Woods seems unphased.
Woods takes a swing at Yerface's ribcage but misses.
Yerface throws the kick towards the body but Woods avoids it.
Yerface chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woods can pounce on him.
Woods connects with a single shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws an overhand right that lands on Yerface's shoulder, as Yerface tries to avoid the shot.
Yerface throws a leg kick which misses Woods's front leg but catches the back leg as Woods tries to avoid it.
A combination from Woods does no damage.
Yerface swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Yerface. Those never looked like landing.
Woods shoots for a takedown but Yerface saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yerface shoots for a takedown but Woods saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yerface misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Yerface misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yerface.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerface throws a leg kick but Woods moved away.
Yerface connects with a nice looking jab.
Yerface missing with a left hand there. Woods was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yerface throws an off balance right hand
and Woods counters with a leg kick.
Yerface wants to land a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Woods swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yerface counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yerface pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yerface throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woods.
Yerface misses with a leg kick
and Woods counters with a nice body shot.
Woods fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a wild combination.
Woods throws a body punch but Yerface moves out of range.
Yerface tries to score with a low kick but Woods moves his leg out of the way.
Woods misses with a hook to the body
and Yerface makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Woods staying out of range there.
Yerface will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yerface throws out a loose jab but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yerface throws a leg kick
and Woods counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yerface throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerface throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yerface throws the left hand but Woods avoids the punch easily.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yerface sprawls well. Yerface wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woods gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods throws a big shot that misses.
Yerface connects with a crisp jab.
Woods connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yerface. Yerface circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yerface tries to land a body kick
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yerface misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ima Yerface dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Woods's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yerface with a hook.
Yerface looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
Yerface takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Woods connects with a nice looking jab.
Yerface tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
Woods gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yerface looks to land a body kick but Woods moved away.
Yerface attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yerface throws a low kick but Woods avoids it.
Good leg kick by Yerface there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yerface misses with a kick to the body
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Woods.
Yerface throws a solid leg kick but Woods takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yerface.
Woods lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ima Yerface is winning the standup battle so far.

Woods shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yerface has hold of Woods's hands but Woods slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yerface controlling the position well.
Woods looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yerface avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woods.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerface trying to control here.
Yerface is trying to stand back up but Woods is controlling him
Woods working over Yerface with some ground and pound. Yerface looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods wants to control but Yerface is keeping him busy.
Woods not doing much here.
Woods is thwarting Yerface's attempts to control the position.
Woods is keen to just control but Yerface is a slippery customer.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Woods connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yerface momentarily.
Yerface throws a shot to the body.
Woods gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerface stuffs the takedown.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Yerface.
Yerface tries a head kick but it misses.
Yerface scores with a hook.
Yerface missing with a left hand there. Woods was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yerface slips under a jab.
Yerface uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Woods punishes Yerface's body with a nice straight punch.
Yerface missing with a left hand there. Woods was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Yerface.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerface fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yerface shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Woods's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woods swings for the body but Yerface moves out of range.
Woods will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yerface tried to score with a low kick but Woods checks it.
Yerface throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Yerface tries to clinch up
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yerface throws a nice outside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ima Yerface.
I think Yerface has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ima Yerface!
A very excited looking Ima Yerface 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.