PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Markus Woodsmall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vice Versa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Versa's choice of entrance music: Unshakable (dedicated to victims and survivors of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Woodsmall
vs
Versa

170 cm
27
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
28
145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Woodsmall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vice Versa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodsmall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Versa counter with a right hand.

Woodsmall rushes Versa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Versa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Woodsmall fails to land.
Woodsmall throws a head punch that misses.
Woodsmall tries a body shot but Versa blocks it.
A short right from Woodsmall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Versa.
Woodsmall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Versa tries to break the clinch but Woodsmall is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodsmall tries to throw a body punch but Versa avoids it by throwing Woodsmall back against the cage.
Woodsmall misses with the head strike.
Woodsmall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Versa breaks the clinch.
Versa catches Woodsmall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodsmall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Woodsmall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Versa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Versa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Versa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woodsmall wants to clinch but Versa slips to the side
and Versa counters with a stiff right hand.
Woodsmall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Woodsmall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woodsmall misses with a punch on the inside.
Woodsmall throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Woodsmall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Woodsmall misses with a punch on the inside.
Versa takes an elbow to the temple.
Versa is trying to break the clinch but Woodsmall is controlling him.

Versa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Markus Woodsmall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Versa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Woodsmall's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodsmall moves to clinch but Versa breaks away
and Versa counters with a straight right hand.
Woodsmall lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Versa.
Woodsmall throws an off balance right hand
and Versa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woodsmall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Versa.
Woodsmall misses with a double jab
and Versa counters with a nice uppercut.
Woodsmall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Versa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Versa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woodsmall throws a combination that misses
and Versa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woodsmall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Versa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Versa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Versa swats away the attempt to clinch by Woodsmall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodsmall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Versa circles away quickly and effectively.
Versa lands a head shot.

Woodsmall takes the fight into the clinch.
Woodsmall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Woodsmall scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Woodsmall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woodsmall digs a right hand underneath Versa's ribcage. Versa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Woodsmall throws a punch but it's blocked by Versa.
Versa tries a body shot but Woodsmall blocks it.
Woodsmall has a couple of punches blocked by Versa.
Woodsmall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Versa breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodsmall misses the body punch
and Versa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Versa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Versa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woodsmall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodsmall throws a nice looking combination but Versa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Woodsmall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Woodsmall lands with a light punch inside.
Woodsmall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woodsmall struggles to land a body shot inside as Versa controls his hands.
Woodsmall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Woodsmall.
A left hand lands to the body for Woodsmall.
Versa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woodsmall misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Markus Woodsmall will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Woodsmall tries to clinch up
and Woodsmall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Versa does it's job there.
Woodsmall tries to clinch up
and Versa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Versa misses.
Woodsmall misses with a jab to the body
and Versa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woodsmall is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Versa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Woodsmall throws a sloppy body shot
and Versa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woodsmall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Versa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Versa thuds his right hand into Woodsmall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodsmall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodsmall missing with a left hand there. Versa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Markus Woodsmall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Versa scores with the left hand. Woodsmall knows he should have avoided that one.
Woodsmall tries to close the distance and clinch but Versa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Woodsmall is looking to wear down Versa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Woodsmall tries to clinch up
and Versa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woodsmall misses with a right hand
letting Versa counter with a right hand.
Woodsmall tries to move into range but Versa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Versa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Versa dodges the punch combination from Woodsmall.
Versa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Woodsmall with a body shot.
Woodsmall misses the body punch
and Versa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woodsmall gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Versa throws a lazy right hand but Woodsmall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Versa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Woodsmall clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woodsmall swings wildly with an uppercut but Versa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woodsmall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Versa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Markus Woodsmall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Woodsmall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woodsmall has Versa pressed against the cage, preventing Versa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Woodsmall.
A head punch on the inside from Woodsmall fails to land.
Versa pushes off an throws an elbow but Woodsmall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Versa can't break the clinch.
Woodsmall gets through Versa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Versa tries to circle away but Woodsmall has him pinned against the cage.
Woodsmall has a couple of punches blocked by Versa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodsmall misses with a body punch.
Woodsmall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woodsmall is working Versa over against the cage.
Woodsmall working aggressively here.
Woodsmall throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woodsmall.
Woodsmall is working Versa over against the cage.
Versa blocks the elbow strike.
Woodsmall throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Woodsmall misses with a punch on the inside.
Woodsmall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Versa blocks an uppercut.
Woodsmall lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Versa.

Versa breaks the clinch.
Woodsmall wants to clinch
and Versa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Versa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woodsmall tries to clinch up
and Woodsmall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woodsmall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Versa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woodsmall misses with a hook
and Versa counters with a straight right hand.
Woodsmall misses with a body shot.
Woodsmall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Woodsmall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Versa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Versa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woodsmall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Versa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vice Versa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Woodsmall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Versa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Versa misses with a hook. Woodsmall ducked under it nicely.
Woodsmall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Versa manages to circle out of the way.
Woodsmall slips a straight right by Versa.
Woodsmall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Versa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woodsmall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Versa manages to avoid it.
As Woodsmall backs off Versa throws a huge counter combo but Woodsmall manages to avoid it all.
Versa scores with a nice strike.
Versa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woodsmall misses the body punch
and Versa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woodsmall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Versa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woodsmall throws an off balance right hand
and Versa counters with a nice uppercut.
Woodsmall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Versa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Woodsmall looks to throw the jab but Versa is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Versa! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Versa scores with a nice head shot.
Versa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Versa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Woodsmall is rocked!
Woodsmall throws a right hand that misses
and Versa counters with a huge left! Woodsmall is in big trouble! He's backing up but Versa isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Woodsmall from any more damage. A dominating finish by Versa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vice Versa!
Vice Versa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.