PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Bourdeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods comes to the cage accompanied by Before I forget. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Woods
vs
Bourdeaux

190 cm
26
197 lbs
9 - 21 - 0

185 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Woods!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Bourdeaux!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourdeaux scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bourdeaux 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.
Bourdeaux throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bourdeaux throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horrible takedown by Woods or perhaps it was just good defense by Bourdeaux which made him look bad.
Bourdeaux fails to land the takedown.
Woods checks a low kick from Bourdeaux.
Bourdeaux misses with a double jab.

Woods looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Woods gets to his feet. Bourdeaux looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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 misses with the combination.
Bourdeaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourdeaux is looking to chop away at Woods's legs.

Woods has taken the fight to the clinch.
Woods wants a takedown but no success here.
Bourdeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourdeaux is pressed up against the cage. Woods has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bourdeaux down to the mat. Bourdeaux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourdeaux shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Woods as he avoids it easily.
Bourdeaux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bourdeaux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bourdeaux attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bourdeaux misses with a low kick.

Bourdeaux gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Woods to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bourdeaux looking to control.

Woods stands and steps away. Bourdeaux gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck for Woods with that takedown attempt.

Woods rushes Bourdeaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Woods tries for a takedown but Bourdeaux manages to get underhooks.
Woods can't find room to land a body shot as Bourdeaux controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bourdeaux wants to stall.
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!
Bourdeaux is pressed up against the cage. Woods has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bourdeaux down to the mat. Bourdeaux avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bourdeaux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bourdeaux lands a right hook to the body.
Bourdeaux lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bourdeaux looks for a takedown but Woods sprawls well.
Woods scores with a jab to the head.
Bourdeaux is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Bourdeaux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woods.
Bourdeaux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woods circles away quickly and effectively.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but Bourdeaux shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Woods checks a low kick from Bourdeaux.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourdeaux throws a right hand that Woods ducks under and follows up with a left that Woods also avoids with ease.
Bourdeaux tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourdeaux thuds a left hand into Woods's body.
Bourdeaux shoots in and drives through. Woods sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Woods is defended easily by Bourdeaux.
Bourdeaux scores with a three punch combo!
Woods fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bourdeaux avoids it really well and circles away.
Bourdeaux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Bourdeaux.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourdeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Bourdeaux lands a body shot.
Woods looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bourdeaux fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Woods on the side of the head.
Woods throws a body punch but Bourdeaux moves out of range.
No joy there for Bourdeaux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bourdeaux lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bourdeaux wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
Woods takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bourdeaux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woods circles away quickly and effectively.
Bourdeaux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bourdeaux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Woods under the eye.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Woods.
Woods connects with a body shot that sends Bourdeaux's belly button to the back.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but Bourdeaux shows good takedown defense.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Bourdeaux looks to land a combination. Woods sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Jason Woods has been cut.
Woods tries for a takedown but Bourdeaux sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Woods has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bourdeaux is working the combinations to good effect here.

Woods clinches up with Bourdeaux and pushes him back against the cage.
Woods goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bourdeaux prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bourdeaux gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Woods can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Bourdeaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Woods's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A punch combination from Bourdeaux misses.
Woods on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bourdeaux lands a two punch combo.
Bourdeaux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bourdeaux!
Woods keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bourdeaux sprawls well. Bourdeaux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Woods gets slowly back to his feet.
Woods moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Woods.
Bourdeaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woods doesn't seem bothered though.
Woods looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bourdeaux is fending him off so far but Woods persists. Nope, Bourdeaux circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Woods. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourdeaux lands a two punch combo.

Woods is rocked!
Bourdeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Woods is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bourdeaux closes this distance looking for a takedown but Woods circles away.
Bourdeaux lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Woods backs up against the cage.
Bourdeaux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Woods.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourdeaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bourdeaux lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Woods goes down and covers up as Bourdeaux starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Bourdeaux!
Andy Bourdeaux is the new middleweight champion!