PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson has chosen Inner Circle - Bad Boys as his entrance music. Tim Woods has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Woods
vs
Emerson

185 cm
27
154 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

177 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tim Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chester Emerson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Emerson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Woods wants to clinch.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Emerson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emerson moves away.
Emerson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Woods scores with a decent looking hook.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emerson manages to avoid it.
Woods throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerson is looking to clinch but Woods is avoiding it.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emerson.
Emerson tries to clinch up but Woods circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Emerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emerson wants to counter the offense by Woods and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Woods.
Emerson avoids the body shot from Woods.
Tim Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emerson is looking to clinch.
Emerson walks into a left hand.
Emerson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Woods scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emerson doesn't seem bothered though.
Emerson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emerson slips a jab and a cross from Woods.
Emerson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Emerson clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emerson takes a shot to the head.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Woods really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Emerson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Woods - that landed with a thud.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods lands with a left to the head.
Woods softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Emerson lands a right hand.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Emerson avoids it by throwing Woods back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods working aggressively here.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emerson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Woods breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woods scores with a hook.
We've been told by Woods's head coaches at The Highland Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Emerson tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Emerson counters by clinching up.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emerson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Woods blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Emerson controls his hands.
Woods misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Emerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Emerson avoids it by throwing Woods back against the cage.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods scores with a nice hook to the head.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Emerson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emerson working aggressively here.
Woods working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Woods lands with a left to the head.
Emerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emerson.
Woods working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emerson swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emerson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Emerson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Woods seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Emerson can turn it around.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emerson.
Emerson misses with some punches.
Emerson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emerson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods working aggressively here.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Emerson blocks a body shot from Woods.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Woods dominated that round.
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.

Woods connects with a body shot.
Woods avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emerson was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Emerson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Woods swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Emerson counters by clinching up.
Emerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Emerson.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Emerson avoids it by throwing Woods back against the cage.
Emerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Emerson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Woods lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emerson lands a right hand.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emersons head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Woods is trying to force a seperation but Emerson has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emerson.
Emerson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Emerson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woods backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Emerson.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Emerson fails to land.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Emerson avoids it by throwing Woods back against the cage.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emerson's elbow.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emerson can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
Woods misses with a body punch.
Woods working aggressively here.
Emerson blocks an uppercut.
Emerson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Emerson.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Emerson controls his hands.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Emerson blocks an uppercut.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emerson blocking some punches.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emerson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woods lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Woods softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods misses with some punches.
Emerson scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Emerson.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Emerson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Woods misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Emerson.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Woods.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Emerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emerson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short left from Emerson.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woods working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Woods misses with a body punch.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Tim Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Woods misses with a body punch.
Woods gets through Emerson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Emerson.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.

Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Woods misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Woods throws a body punch but Emerson moves out of range.
Woods comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emerson wants to clinch.
Woods throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emerson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emerson manages to avoid it.
Emerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emerson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emerson manages to avoid it.
Emerson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Emerson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woods paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Woods dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Emerson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Emerson's head but Emerson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods swings for the body but Emerson moves out of range.
Emerson is looking to clinch.
Woods seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Emerson has closed the distance and engaged Woods in a clinch.
Emerson throws a punch but it's blocked by Woods.
Emerson prevents a body shot from Woods.
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Emerson controls his hands.
Emerson lands a nice shot to the body.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Woods.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emerson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emerson's elbow.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson lands with a light punch inside.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emerson's elbow.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Woods.
Emerson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emerson.
Emerson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emerson pushes Woods back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emerson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emerson cracks Woods with a nice body shot.
Woods tries to work over Emerson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emerson misses with some punches.
Emerson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Emerson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Woods misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Woods lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Woods as the two fighters clinch.
Emerson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson tries a body shot but Woods blocks it.
A short uppercut from Emerson.
Woods is trying to push Emerson away but Emerson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Woods on the inside.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emerson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emerson prevents a body shot from Woods.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emerson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Emerson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Woods is keeping busy.
Emerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Emerson scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Emerson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emerson blocks an uppercut.
Emerson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Emerson blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson scores with a shoulder strike.

Woods is rocked!

It looks like Tim Woods has been cut.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Woods is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emerson swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Tim Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods seems to have got his legs back now.
Emerson has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emerson.
Chester Emerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emerson lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emerson.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
Woods can't find room to land a body shot as Emerson controls the action.
Woods tries to break free but Emerson pushes him back against the cage.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods tries to throw a body punch but Emerson avoids it by throwing Woods back against the cage.
Emerson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woods creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emerson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Woods lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emerson swings wildly with an uppercut but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emerson lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chester Emerson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Woods has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Woods!
Tim Woods seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.