PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Woodward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slap Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Woodward
vs
Nutz

196 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Woodward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slap Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz swinging wilding here.
Nutz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Woodward forces Nutz back against the cage and clinches.
Nutz holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Woodward turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Woodward moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Woodward is chipping away with strikes.
Woodward taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Woodward stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Woodward swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woodward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Woodward scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid leg kick lands there for Woodward.
Nutz throws a wild body kick that Woodward sees coming a mile off.
Nutz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Woodward scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward slows the pace down in half guard.
Nutz wants to control but Woodward passes into side.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodward working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nutz is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Alejandro Woodward just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Woodward drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Woodward forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nutz tries to get to full guard but Woodward has control of the leg.

Woodward stands up out of the half guard.
Nutz shoots and misses

so Woodward counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Woodward is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodward seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nutz for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Woodward dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Woodward shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Woodward showed some decent athleticism there.
Woodward moves into full mount! Nutz won't be happy about that!
Nutz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Woodward controlling from mount.
Woodward has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nutz's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward trying to control but Nutz is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nutz is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Alejandro Woodward overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woodward looking to control and managing it successfully.
Woodward unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Woodward with good strikes from the mount here!
Nutz working to try and regain half guard.
Nutz taking shots to the head.
Woodward content just to control the position here.
Woodward working Nutz over with strikes here.
Nutz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Woodward. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Woodward landing punches.
Woodward controlling from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nutz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Woodward's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Alejandro Woodward just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A low kick from Nutz misses

and Woodward counters with a takedown into side control.
Nutz can't do much from the bottom here.
Woodward looking to control but instead Nutz has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nutz keeping control of the position.

Woodward seems to be working for a kimura but Nutz defends the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Woodward is trying to work for a kimura but Nutz is defending well.
Woodward seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Woodward is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nutz wants to improve his position but Woodward is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Woodward dominated that second round.
That's time! Woodward's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Woodward looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Woodward sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Woodward is looking for a kimura here.
Nutz is pressing down on Woodward's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Woodward trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom.
Nutz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Woodward stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nutz takes a kick to the side of the head.

Woodward forces Nutz back against the cage and clinches.

Woodward pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Woodward is on top in guard.
Woodward showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward cracks Nutz with a solid left hand.

Woodward stands up from Nutz's guard - Woodward perhaps looking for a knockout.

Woodward looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nutz!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nutz gets back to half guard.
Woodward is keen to just control but Nutz is a slippery customer.
Woodward is taking a breather. Nutz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Woodward seems to be working for a kimura but Nutz defends the submission attempt.
Woodward tries to pass to full mount but Nutz defends it.
Ground and pound from Woodward.
Nutz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Woodward is working away from the top position though.
Woodward looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nutz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Woodward content to control rather than advance.
Nutz trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Woodward in particular looking to stall.
Nutz tries to get to full guard but Woodward has control of the leg.
Woodward prevents Nutz from standing back up.
Woodward works his way into full mount!
Woodward lands a heavy elbow.
Slap Nutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woodward is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nutz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Woodward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Woodward 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Woodward!