PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Demaestri
vs
Woods

185 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Woods!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.

Demaestri closes the distance and pushes Woods back into the cage.

Demaestri breaks the clinch.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Demaestri wants to clinch
and Demaestri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demaestri darts in trying to clinch
and Woods counters with a nice low kick that buckles Demaestri's knee momentarily.
Woods throws a series of strikes that have Demaestri backpedaling.
Demaestri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Demaestri moves into the clinch.
Demaestri with a knee to the head.
Woods has had enough of the clinch but Demaestri keeps him there for the moment.

Demaestri escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demaestri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demaestri tries to clinch up.
Demaestri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Demaestri tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woods 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.
Woods connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Demaestri momentarily.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Demaestri is looking to clinch.
Demaestri wants to clinch but Woods slips to the side
and Woods counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Demaestri tries to clinch up but Woods circles away and keeps his distance.
Demaestri wants to clinch
and Demaestri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Demaestri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri tries to clinch up
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Woods moves away
and Woods counters with a one-two to the body.

Demaestri has closed the distance and engaged Woods in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Demaestri.
Demaestri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Woods in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Demaestri manages to break the clinch.
Demaestri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demaestri tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Woods counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demaestri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Demaestri moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Demaestri.
A knee to the head by Demaestri.

Demaestri breaks from the clinch.

Demaestri clinches up against the cage.
Demaestri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Demaestri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woods's face.
Demaestri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woods lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woods looks winded!
Woods looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Demaestri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Demaestri tries to clinch
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Demaestri wants to clinch
and Woods counters with a three punch combo that has Demaestri backing up. Demaestri nods at Woods to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demaestri tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.

Demaestri forces Woods back against the cage and clinches.
Demaestri lands a knee to the head.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.

Demaestri breaks from the clinch.
Woods is working the combinations to good effect here.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demaestri moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
Claudio Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Demaestri closes the distance and clinches.
Demaestri landing knees to the head.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods tries to break the clinch but Demaestri is controlling the position.
Woods wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demaestri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demaestri scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Demaestri dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Demaestri tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Demaestri wants to clinch but Woods slips to the side
and Woods counters with a slapping leg kick.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Demaestri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
Demaestri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Demaestri fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Woods, pushing him back against the cage.
Woods is trying to break the clinch but Demaestri has him pressed against the cage.
Demaestri crunches a lovely knee into Woods's ribcage.

Demaestri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Woods - just one landing.
Demaestri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demaestri tries to clinch up but Woods circles away and keeps his distance.
Frank Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Demaestri closes the distance and clinches.
Demaestri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claudio Demaestri has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Demaestri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.

Demaestri clinches up against the cage.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Demaestri with a knee to the head.

Demaestri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demaestri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demaestri doesn't manage to clinch there - Woods circles away.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demaestri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Demaestri moves to clinch but Woods breaks away
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Demaestri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Demaestri rushes Woods and presses him up against the cage.

Demaestri manages to break the clinch.
Demaestri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demaestri is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods throws a front kick aimed at Demaestri's knee but Demaestri avoids it well.

Demaestri moves into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Woods is looking to break free of the clinch but Demaestri has double underhooks.
Demaestri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woods blocks it with crossed arms.
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
Woods tries to break free but Demaestri pushes him back against the cage.
Demaestri lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demaestri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woods's face.

Woods is rocked!
Demaestri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Woods is still on wobbly legs! Can Demaestri finish him?
Demaestri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demaestri misses with a knee to the head.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but Woods blocks with his arms.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demaestri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Demaestri is controlling the position.
Demaestri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demaestri has Woods pressed against the cage, preventing Woods from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Demaestri has Woods pressed against the cage, preventing Woods from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri keeps control of Woods as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Demaestri is controlling the position.
Demaestri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Woods is trying to break free.
Woods tries to break the clinch but Demaestri is controlling the position.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Demaestri.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demaestri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri misses with a knee to the head.
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
Woods is trying to break the clinch but Demaestri has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Woods wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Demaestri prevents Woods from breaking the clinch.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Woods looking for a takedown.
Woods seems to have recovered his senses.

Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demaestri tries to clinch up but Woods circles away and keeps his distance.
Demaestri tries to clinch up
and Woods counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Demaestri thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Woods cracks Demaestri with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Demaestri moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
Demaestri wants to clinch but Woods slips to the side
and Woods counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Demaestri is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Demaestri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Demaestri rushes Woods and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Woods's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Woods is trying to push Demaestri away but Demaestri has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Demaestri scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claudio Demaestri dominated that second round.
That's time! Demaestri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Demaestri is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Demaestri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Demaestri moves into the clinch.

Demaestri manages to break the clinch.
Demaestri wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.

Demaestri closes the distance and pushes Woods back into the cage.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Woods's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Demaestri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Demaestri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demaestri moves to clinch but Woods breaks away
and Woods counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woods darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Demaestri.
Demaestri wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch but Woods swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Woods misses.
Demaestri looks to clinch
and Woods counters with a two punch combo.
Demaestri moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
Woods swats away the attempt to clinch by Demaestri.
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Demaestri wants to clinch
and Woods counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Demaestri thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri moves in looking to clinch but Woods pushes him off.
Woods connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demaestri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demaestri tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Demaestri wants to clinch.
Woods cracks the inside of Demaestri's front leg.
Demaestri is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri wants to clinch up but Woods keeps it at a distance.
Demaestri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demaestri fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demaestri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woods lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demaestri circles away quickly and effectively.
Demaestri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Woods is trying to break the clinch but Demaestri has him pressed against the cage.
Woods takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Demaestri.
Knees to the body from Demaestri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Woods in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demaestri lands a knee to the head.
Demaestri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woods's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Demaestri.
Demaestri working the clinch nicely. Woods is working for position but Demaestri cracks him with a big knee to the head! Woods crumples up against the cage and Demaestri lands two more shots before the ref can save Woods! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Claudio Demaestri!