PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreus Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puno comes to the cage accompanied by Warlord. Wood has chosen Wardruna - Blood Eagle as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Puno
vs
Wood

190 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreus Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wood!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood blocks the body kick.
Puno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Puno throws a shot to the body.
Wood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Puno finds it's way through Wood's defenses.
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood motions for Puno to come forward. Wood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Puno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Puno misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.
Wood scoring well with a low kick there.
Wood avoids the body shot from Puno.
Wood throws a leg kick but Puno moved away.
Wood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Puno throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with an outside leg kick.
Wood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood is looking to clinch.
Wood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puno looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno misses with a straight left.
Puno blocks a jab.
Puno moves out of range of the strikes.
Puno lands a right hook to the body.
Puno checks the leg kick nicely there.
Puno jabs Wood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Puno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Puno checks the leg kick.
Puno misses with a body punch
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Puno misses with a leg kick
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Puno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Puno dips to his left and cracks Wood with an uppercut!
Wood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Puno scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puno misses the shot to the body.
Wood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Puno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Puno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Puno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puno is looking to counter punch.
Puno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Puno tried to counter with a leg kick but Wood avoided it.
Wood thows a body kick. Puno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Puno.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Puno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puno throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
Puno misses with a hook.
And Wood responds with a good body kick, but Puno manages to step out the way in time.
Wood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Puno.
Crunch! Wood slams his shin into Puno's torso.
An inside leg kick from Puno misses.
Puno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Puno lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.

Wood forces Puno back against the cage and clinches.
Wood pushes off an throws an elbow but Puno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Puno has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Puno swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood lands a good knee to the midsection. Puno won't want to take too many of those.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
Puno lands a shot to the body.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Puno blocks it.
Puno tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Puno back against the cage.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Puno blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno leaning his opponent against the cage.
Puno avoids a wild elbow strike from Wood.
Puno misses with a punch on the inside.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Puno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Puno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puno avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.

Puno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wood moves forwards but Puno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puno throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thor Wood will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puno jabs at Wood's body.
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Puno as he connects with a hook.
Puno uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wood has time to react.
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Puno swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Puno connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puno's sensitive parts.
Wood thows a leg kick but Puno checks it
enabling Puno to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Puno.
Wood wants to counter with a clinch but Puno pushes him away.
Wood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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!
Wood slips a jab from Puno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Puno looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood tries to land a front kick but Puno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puno.
Puno misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puno.
Puno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Wood.
Wood tries to clinch up.
Puno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wood follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Puno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puno.
Puno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wood misses with a hook
and Puno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puno works Wood's body with a nice hook.
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puno counters with an outside leg kick.
Wood motions for Puno to come forward. Wood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Puno shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wood eats them both and turns towards Puno to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Puno misses the body punch
and Wood counters with an inside leg kick.
Puno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Puno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wood at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Puno. Those never looked like landing.
Puno misses with a two punch combination.
As Puno backs off Wood throws a huge counter combo but Puno manages to avoid it all.
Wood throws a leg kick
and Puno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood misses with a kick to the body.
Puno lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Puno misses.
Puno connects with a looping right hand.
Wood scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Puno takes a jab right on the kisser.
A left lands for Puno.
Wood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Puno counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wood.
Wood tries to clinch but Puno moves out of range.
Puno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puno wants to land a leg kick but Wood is out of range.
Puno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puno throws out the jab.
Wood feints a counter leg kick.
Wood slips under a jab.
Wood catches Puno with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puno throws a big shot that misses.
Wood lets loose with a powerful body kick. Puno will feel that in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Puno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puno backing away here, and Wood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood moves out of range as Puno strikes.
Puno throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wood 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.
Wood throws a wild body kick that Puno sees coming a mile off.
Puno misses with a hook
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wood - that will leave a mark!
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puno walks into a left hand.
Puno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puno ducks right into an uppercut from Wood.
Puno will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from Wood tenderised Puno's leg. Puno is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Puno misses.
Puno throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreus Puno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wood tries to clinch but Puno is having none of it.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puno. That did some damage!
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Puno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wood throws a jab when Puno was well out of range.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Puno.
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Wood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Puno.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno misses with a low kick as Wood jumps back.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Puno is just out of range.
Puno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wood tries to work over Puno's front leg with a kick but Puno checks it.
Puno misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Puno throws a push kick but Wood slaps the foot to one side.
Puno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wood checks it well.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Puno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Wood wants to counter the offense by Puno and move into the clinch position.
Puno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Puno throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puno scores with a decent looking hook.
Wood scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Puno.
Puno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puno closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Puno throws the kick towards the body but Wood avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood throws a push kick but Puno slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Puno ducks down to avoid it.
Wood blocks a jab.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puno.
Wood misses with a looping right.
Puno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wood.
Some wild striking there from Puno.
Wood avoids the body shot from Puno.
Wood 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.
Puno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puno checks a leg kick.
Puno misses with a looping left.
Puno swings for the body but Wood moves out of range.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puno has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood blocks the body kick.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puno was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Puno misses with a looping left.
Puno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wood connects with an inside leg kick.
Wood wants to clinch.
Puno cracks Wood with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Puno circles away.
Wood avoids the head kick by Puno.

Wood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Puno blocks it.
Wood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Puno seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wood can turn it around.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Puno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Puno is blocking nicely.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Puno is blocking nicely.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Puno blocks it.
Wood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Puno avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wood 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thor Wood!
An out of breath Thor Wood thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.