PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Delarosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Woods
vs
Delarosa

187 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Riley Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Delarosa!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Delarosa instigates a clinch.
Woods is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Delarosa is keeping busy.
Delarosa with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Woods manages to break the clinch.

Delarosa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Woods quickly recovers to half guard.
Woods won't allow Delarosa to pass to mount.
Delarosa is trying to control the action in half guard but Woods is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Woods could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Delarosa trying to mount his opponent but Woods defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delarosa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woods defending well though.
Woods is refusing to be controlled, as Delarosa sits in half guard.
Delarosa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Woods!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delarosa avoids the attempt from Woods to control.

Delarosa working for a submission but Woods is keeping him at bay.
Delarosa landing punches.
Woods wants to hold on but Delarosa pushes him away.

Delarosa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Woods has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Woods!
Woods wants to stand but Delarosa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Woods is looking to work some ground and pound but Delarosa has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delarosa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Delarosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Delarosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Delarosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Delarosa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Delarosa throwing strikes from guard but Woods blocks nicely.
Woods has control of Delarosa's left arm, preventing Delarosa from doing any damage.
Delarosa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delarosa trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Delarosa is fighting to break Woods's control of his arms but Woods is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Delarosa from controlling successfully.
Delarosa scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delarosa wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Delarosa throwing strikes but missing.
Woods utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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.
Woods pulls Delarosa in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Woods tries to sprawl but Delarosa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Woods trying to control but Delarosa postures up.
Woods holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Woods is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Delarosa is working for a submission of some sort.
Woods is not content to let Delarosa control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Delarosa gets a double leg takedown into Woods's guard.
Woods can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Delarosa controls the pace.
Delarosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Delarosa trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Delarosa working some strikes from top position.
Woods knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Delarosa on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delarosa.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Delarosa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Delarosa wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Woods had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Delarosa defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delarosa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Delarosa preventing the sweep.
Delarosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Delarosa pushes Woods up against the cage in a clinch.

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.
Woods tries to land knees in the clinch but Delarosa avoids the damage to the body.
Delarosa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Delarosa has Woods pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Delarosa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Woods tumbling to the mat - Delarosa dives into Woods's guard.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Delarosa from controlling successfully.
Delarosa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Delarosa postures up in Woods's guard and throws a big left but Woods blocks it.
Delarosa throws a strike but Woods rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Woods has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Woods chips away with some ground and pound.
Delarosa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Woods manages to get himself to full guard.

Delarosa is working Woods over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delarosa wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Woods is trying to control the position but Delarosa postures up.
Woods looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delarosa is one step ahead there.
Delarosa trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.
Woods pulls Delarosa in close to his closed guard and prevents Delarosa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Delarosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Woods lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Delarosa wants to sweep here but Woods controlling him for the moment.
Woods in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Woods working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woods is looking to stand up but Delarosa won't let him.
Delarosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delarosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Woods's guard.

Delarosa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Delarosa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Delarosa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Delarosa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Woods quickly recovers to half guard.
Delarosa trying to control the action but Woods is working from the bottom.

Delarosa is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Woods still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Woods has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Woods cracks Delarosa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods landing strikes.
Delarosa manages to get back to half guard.
Woods takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Delarosa is looking for a sweep. Woods is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Woods is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Delarosa defends it well.

Woods is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Delarosa is looking to control Woods's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Delarosa avoid being mounted?
Delarosa gets back to full guard.

Delarosa looking for a guillotine here but Woods defends easily.
Delarosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woods stopping the sweep attempt from Delarosa.
Woods is in close to Delarosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delarosa trying to keep a closed guard but Woods is proving a slippery customer.
Woods postures up in Delarosa's guard and throws a big left but Delarosa blocks it.
Delarosa working a defensive guard here.

Woods thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Woods lands a couple of digs.
Woods working some strikes from top position.
Woods works over Delarosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Woods landing with the ground and pound.
Delarosa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Woods's guard.

Delarosa wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delarosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delarosa wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Woods bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delarosa's guard.

Woods stopping the sweep attempt from Delarosa.
Woods has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Delarosa is proving hard to escape from.
Delarosa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Woods lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Delarosa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Woods has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Delarosa is working away from the top position though.
Woods is concentrating on defense, preventing Delarosa from advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delarosa wants to pass the guard but Woods is defending well.
Woods trying to control here.
Woods is staying active underneath Delarosa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Woods wants to control but Delarosa is keeping busy.
Woods is not content to let Delarosa control the position.
Woods won't allow Delarosa to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Woods controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Riley Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Delarosa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Delarosa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Delarosa.
I've got Delarosa winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Delarosa!