PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patches Melone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Melone
vs
Woodley

190 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patches Melone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woodley cracks a nice hook into Melone's ribs.
Melone misses with a head kick.
Woodley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Woodley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Melone manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Woodley trying to control but Melone is working from the bottom.
Woodley wants to pass the guard but Melone is keeping the position.
Woodley trying to control the position from guard on top but Melone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melone looking for a sweep. Not yet Melone, not yet.
Melone is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Melone tries to stand and escape but Woodley is controlling the position.
Woodley trying to control but Melone postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Melone is staying active.

Melone stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Woodley to get to his feet.

Melone gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Melone breaks the clinch.
Melone is looking to clinch but Woodley is avoiding it.
Melone just misses with a punch to the body.

Woodley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Woodley lands a body shot in the clinch.

Melone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Woodley pushes Melone up against the cage in a clinch.
Melone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Woodley just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Woodley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Melone is trying to keep an underhook but Woodley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Woodley is working away from the top position though.
Melone manages to get to full guard.
Melone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woodley slips nicely into half guard.
Melone moves into full guard.
Melone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Woodley tries to move to mount but Melone blocks the move with his legs.
Melone is looking to regain half guard here but Woodley keeps moving and retains side control.
Melone sneaks back into half guard.
Woodley wants to free his trapped foot but Melone is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Woodley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Melone is just riding it out for now. Woodley eventually gives up the hold.
Woodley is looking to take a break and control but Melone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Melone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Melone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Melone is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyron Woodley will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Woodley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melone manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Woodley. No joy for Melone on that attempt.

Woodley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Melone's guard.
Woodley preventing the sweep.
Woodley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Woodley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Melone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Woodley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melone tries to roll over but Woodley keeps him under control.

Woodley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Melone trying to control from the bottom.
Tyron Woodley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woodley is keen to just control but Melone is a slippery customer.
Melone is looking to control Woodley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Melone avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melone is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Patches Melone wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Melone fails with a takedown attempt.
Melone 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.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Woodley enables Melone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Woodley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Woodley throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Melone tries to stand but Woodley is controlling from the bottom.
Melone stopping the sweep attempt from Woodley.
Woodley trying to keep a closed guard but Melone is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melone wants to control from the top but Woodley keeps moving.
Woodley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Melone drops back looking for a leg! Woodley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Woodley manages to kick Melone off! Melone jumps back into Woodley's guard.
Woodley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Melone preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melone trying to control the position from guard on top but Woodley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melone won't allow Woodley to sweep him here.
Melone postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Melone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Woodley defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patches Melone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Woodley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woodley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Melone shoots in and drives through. Woodley sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melone swats away the attempt to clinch by Woodley.
Tyron Woodley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodley throws a series of punches but Melone avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyron Woodley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Melone throws a jab but it's blocked by Woodley.

Melone closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Melone in side control, throwing shots but Woodley defends.

Melone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Woodley to his feet.

Woodley dives in and scores a takedown into Melone's guard.
Woodley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Melone struggling a bit here.

Woodley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Woodley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melone pushes Woodley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Woodley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melone is trying to get back to half guard.
Woodley has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Melone!
Woodley controlling the position easily from mount.
Woodley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Melone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Melone gets back to half guard.
Melone regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Woodley.
Woodley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melone is keeping the position for now.
Woodley wants to control from the top but Melone keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melone wants to sweep but no luck.
Melone is looking to stand up but Woodley isn't so interested in that idea.
Melone looking to control.
Melone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woodley is one step ahead there.
Melone keeping full guard, as Woodley tries to pass.
Melone working a defensive guard here.

Patches Melone has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Melone ducks under a wild hook from Woodley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melone throws a right and a left that Woodley avoids nicely.
Woodley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Melone closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Woodley quickly recovers to half guard.
Melone is trying to control. Woodley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Woodley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Melone.
Woodley tries to roll over but Melone keeps him under control.
Melone trying to mount his opponent but Woodley defends it.
Melone content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Woodley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Melone.
Woodley is trying to maintain the position but Melone is very close to passing his half guard.

Melone stands up out of the half guard.

Woodley scores with a takedown into Melone's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodley won't allow Melone to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melone is trying to control the position but Woodley postures up.
Woodley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Melone swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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 Patches Melone.
I think Woodley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Tyron Woodley!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Tyron Woodley!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Tyron Woodley!

Tyron Woodley wins by unanimous decision!