PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gonna Fly Now. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Woodley
vs
Pandora

176 cm
29
182 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

180 cm
35
181 lbs
31 - 31 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyron Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Woodley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Woodley. Those never looked like landing.
Woodley missing with a left hand there. Pandora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandora throws a solid leg kick but Woodley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pandora.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Woodley moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Woodley misses.
Woodley throws a right and a left that Pandora avoids nicely.
Pandora moves out of range as Woodley strikes.
Pandora ducks under a wild hook from Woodley.
Pandora tries a low kick but Woodley avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Woodley misses the target.
Pandora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Woodley. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Woodley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pandora throws a nice head kick!
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woodley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Woodley throws out a loose jab but Pandora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woodley moves out of range of the leg kick from Pandora.
Woodley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandora.
Pandora throws the kick towards the body but Woodley avoids it.
Woodley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandora can pounce on him.
Woodley just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Woodley. Those never looked like landing.
Pandora scores with a head kick. Woodley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Woodley moves out of range easily.
Woodley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandora thuds his shin into the meat of Woodley's side.
Pandora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodley manages to avoid it.
Woodley misses with a looping left.
Woodley blocks a low kick nicely.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley misses with the combination.
Woodley misses with a body shot.
Woodley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woodley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Woodley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pandora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandora misses with a low kick.
Woodley misses with a double jab.
That kick from Pandora tenderised Woodley's leg. Woodley is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandora moves away.
Woodley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Woodley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woodley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woodley misses the shot to the body.
Woodley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandora throws a head kick but Woodley moves out of range.
Woodley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pandora counters with an inside leg kick.
Pandora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pandora tries a low kick but Woodley avoids it.
Pandora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pandora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandora is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Pandora throws a jab when Woodley was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandora lands with a slapping head kick.
Woodley fails to land with a series of punches.
Woodley misses with a hook
and Pandora counters with a right hand to the body.
Pandora throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Woodley misses with an attempted mid kick.
Woodley sizes up Pandora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Woodley checks a leg kick nicely.
Woodley avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Pandora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Pandora blocks the leg kick.
Pandora takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyron Woodley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Woodley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woodley misses with a few strikes there.
Tyron Woodley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woodley.
Woodley throws a hook to the side of Pandora's head but Pandora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandora lands a leg kick that knocks Woodley off balance momentarily.
Woodley avoids the body shot from Pandora.
Woodley throws a leg kick
and Pandora counters with a nice leg kick.
Pandora blocks a head kick by Woodley.
Some wild striking there from Pandora.
Pandora blocks a head kick by Woodley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Woodley tries to land a leg kick but Pandora saw it coming and moves away.
Woodley throws a low kick, looking for Pandora's leg but Pandora calmly moves out of range.
Pandora thumps Woodley with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Woodley.
Pandora is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Woodley rather than just go for the knockout.
Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Woodley moves out of range easily.
Woodley misses with an uppercut
and Pandora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woodley avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Woodley missing with a left hand there. Pandora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woodley misses with a wild body shot.
Pandora throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arthur Pandora seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandora misses with a wild body shot.
Woodley is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pandora throws a head kick but Woodley moves out of range.
Woodley blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Woodley checks a leg kick.
Pandora misses with an uppercut.
Pandora needs to keep his hands up - Woodley had a free shot at his head there.
Woodley takes a swing at Pandora's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora moves forwards but Woodley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pandora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pandora is out of range.
Woodley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Woodley avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Woodley takes a kick to the side of the head.
Woodley jabs Pandora to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Woodley tries to bum rush Pandora with a series of wild strikes but Pandora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pandora throws a solid leg kick but Woodley takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pandora.
Woodley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandora.
Pandora defending well as Woodley loads up on a big left hand.
Woodley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pandora on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pandora throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Woodley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pandora.
Woodley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woodley moves out of range of the body kick.
Woodley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandora was well out of range. Poor timing from Woodley.
Woodley catches Pandora with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Woodley connects with a jab.
Woodley misses with a few strikes there.
Woodley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandora moves away from the strike by Woodley.
Pandora throws a body punch but Woodley moves out of range.
A low kick from Woodley is predictable there
and Pandora counters with a slapping leg kick.
Woodley throws a hook to the side of Pandora's head but Pandora sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora slips a jab and a cross from Woodley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley missing with a left hand there. Pandora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woodley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandora lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandora misses with a few strikes there.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Woodley.
Woodley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandora.
Pandora throws a head kick but Woodley moves out of range.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
Pandora connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arthur Pandora will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Woodley motions for Pandora to come forward. Woodley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pandora.
Woodley wants to slow Pandora down by chopping away at his legs.
Woodley throws a body kick that misses
and Pandora counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pandora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pandora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woodley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Pandora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Woodley's sensitive parts.
Pandora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandora tries to work over Woodley's front leg with a kick but Woodley checks it.
Woodley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pandora makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pandora motions for Woodley to come forward. Pandora throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pandora scoring well with a low kick there.
Woodley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Woodley misses with a low kick.
Pandora throws a head kick that half lands.
Woodley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pandora scores with a kick to the midsection.
Woodley connects with a leg kick. Pandora looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Woodley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woodley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pandora checks it well.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woodley.
Pandora throws a chopping leg kick but Woodley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pandora thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Woodley if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woodley throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodley misses with a looping right.
Woodley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woodley digs a good body shot into Pandora's ribs.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
An inside leg kick from Pandora misses.
Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Woodley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandora was well out of range. Poor timing from Woodley.
A combination from Woodley does no damage.
Pandora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woodley blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Pandora misses with a head kick.
Woodley lands a really nice looking cross but Pandora seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodley.
Pandora throws a low kick, looking for Woodley's leg but Woodley calmly moves out of range.
Pandora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodley.
Pandora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woodley moves away.
Woodley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Woodley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A combination from Pandora does no damage.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Woodley takes one on the button.
Pandora wants to land a leg kick but Woodley is out of range.
Pandora will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pandora has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Woodley moves out of range of the leg kick from Pandora.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pandora checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodley throws a body shot but no joy.
Pandora connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Pandora lands but Woodley takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Woodley as he connects with a hook.
Good leg kick by Woodley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Woodley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woodley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pandora defending well as Woodley loads up on a big left hand.
Pandora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woodley.
Woodley throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandora counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pandora throws a leg kick but Woodley moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arthur Pandora.
Well Pandora has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arthur Pandora!
A victorious Arthur Pandora thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.