PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Mon Ami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen Wardruna - Blood Eagle as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Paul Mon Ami
vs
Wood

184 cm
23
209 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Paul Mon Ami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Wood!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mon Ami walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wood.
Mon Ami shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mon Ami walks into a stiff left hand from Wood.
Wood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mon Ami cracks Wood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
A leg kick checked by Mon Ami.
Mon Ami throws the kick towards the body but Wood avoids it.
Wood dips to his left and cracks Mon Ami with an uppercut!
Jab from Wood.
Mon Ami looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Wood throws out a counter right but Mon Ami avoids it with no problem.
Wood connects with an inside leg kick.
Mon Ami fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wood is out of range.
Mon Ami just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mon Ami lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Mon Ami.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mon Ami.
Mon Ami catches Wood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wood connects with a leg kick. Mon Ami looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mon Ami looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Mon Ami bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mon Ami misses with a wild body shot.
Mon Ami misses with a wild combination.
Mon Ami throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Mon Ami there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mon Ami looks for the body kick but Wood saw that one coming.
Wood throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mon Ami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood tries a quick counter leg kick but Mon Ami is wise to it.
Mon Ami lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mon Ami misses with a lunging right hand
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mon Ami walks into a jab.
Thor Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mon Ami throws a body kick that misses.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Mon Ami uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Mon Ami checks a low kick from Wood.
Wood tries to clinch up but Mon Ami circles away and keeps his distance.
Mon Ami throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mon Ami throws a lazy head kick
and Mon Ami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood tries to land a leg kick but Mon Ami saw it coming and moves away.
Wood scores with a head kick.
Wood throws a leg kick that misses.
Mon Ami pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wood wants to counter the offense by Mon Ami and move into the clinch position.
Mon Ami misses with a head kick.
Mon Ami checks a leg kick nicely.
Wood blocks a jab.
Wood wants to counter with a clinch but Mon Ami pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mon Ami is able to avoid easily.
As Wood tries to get set, Mon Ami tries to push him back and clinch up but Wood manages to avoid the attempt.
Mon Ami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood avoids the body shot from Mon Ami.
Wood misses with a low kick.

Wood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mon Ami, pushing him back against the cage.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Mon Ami blocks it.
Mon Ami can't find room to land a body shot as Wood controls the action.
Mon Ami lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Mon Ami blocks it.
Mon Ami lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mon Ami tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mon Ami fails to land.
Mon Ami tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Mon Ami avoids a wild elbow strike from Wood.
Mon Ami tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mon Ami's face.
Mon Ami lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mon Ami throws a head punch that misses.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mon Ami avoids it.

Mon Ami pulls guard successfully.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Mon Ami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mon Ami is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Wood frees his head nicely. Oh but Mon Ami has switched to an armbar! Wood is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jean Paul Mon Ami!
Jean Paul Mon Ami seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.