PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lolipo Slider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wardruna - Blood Eagle. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wood
vs
Slider

187 cm
24
205 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

187 cm
24
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lolipo Slider!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slider lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Wood there.
Slider scores with a nice strike.
Slider misses with a low kick.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slider moves away.
Wood tries to clinch but Slider moves out of range.
Jab by Slider.
Wood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slider throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wood tries to land a body kick
and Slider counters with a one-two to the body.
Slider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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!
Slider moves out of range of the body kick from Wood.
Slider avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Slider throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Wood.
Slider connects with a leg kick. Wood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slider misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider misses with a straight left.
Wood wants to clinch up but Slider keeps it at a distance.
Wood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slider throws a body kick that misses.
Slider moves away from the strike by Wood.
Slider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Slider misses the target.
Slider moves out of range of the body kick from Wood.
Slider gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wood.
Wood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wood wants to slow Slider down by chopping away at his legs.
Good exchange - Slider coming out on top.

Wood drives through and clinches with Slider against the cage.
Wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slider lands with a left to the head.
Wood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slider has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slider cracks Wood with a nice body shot.
Slider wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Slider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
Slider scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slider catches Wood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Slider on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wood. Wood obviously looking to wear him down.
Slider blocks a low kick nicely.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Slider circles away.
Slider shapes to counter with a head kick.
Slider misses with a two punch combination.
Wood tries a low kick but Slider avoids it.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Slider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Slider moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Slider misses with a body kick.
Wood feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Slider drops his hands momentarily and Wood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slider looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a double jab
enabling Slider to counter with a crisp jab.
Slider is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wood had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wood throws a leg kick
and Slider counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Thor Wood has been cut.
Wood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slider waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wood.
Slider uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wood has time to react.
Good leg kick by Slider there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Wood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slider connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wood. That's going to slow Slider down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Slider lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slider checks a low kick from Wood.
Wood misses with a leg kick.
Wood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wood tries to clinch but Slider moves out of range.
Wood throws a leg kick that misses.

Wood takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Slider.
Slider scores a nice knee to the body.
Slider looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slider lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slider working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Slider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.
Slider wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slider is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Slider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slider.
Slider throws a leg kick but Wood moved away.
A slow jab from Slider misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lolipo Slider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
That's time! Wood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slider paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slider swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Slider scores with a hook to the body. Wood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lolipo Slider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slider misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Wood counters by clinching up.
Slider struggles to land a body shot inside as Wood controls his hands.
Slider pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Slider is blocking nicely.

Slider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slider missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slider moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slider jabs Wood right on the nose. Wood blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slider.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Slider blocks the leg kick.
Slider only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wood misses with a hook.
Slider throws out a counter right but Wood avoids it with no problem.
Slider throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Wood blocks the low kick.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Slider throws a jab when Wood was well out of range.
A slow jab from Slider misses its intended target.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slider.
Slider checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slider changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slider feints and then cracks Wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wood down.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Slider is just out of range.
A lazy left from Slider finds it's target.
Wood ducks under a wild hook from Slider.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood throws a leg kick but Slider sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Slider.
Wood misses with a hook
and Slider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slider ducks right into an uppercut from Wood.
Slider throws a front kick aimed at Wood's knee but Wood avoids it well.
Slider moves out of range of the body kick.
Wood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Slider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood lands a glancing blow to the side of Slider's head.
Slider tests Wood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slider chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.
Slider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slider drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slider missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slider dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slider jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slider lands a right hook to the body.
Slider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.
Slider lands a nice hook to Wood's body. Wood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slider works Wood's body with a nice hook.
Wood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slider's calf.
Slider misses with an uppercut.
Wood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slider.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Slider swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wood. Slider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slider looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws an off balance right hand
and Slider makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slider takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Slider throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
Slider's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slider. That did some damage!
Slider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wood walks into a jab.
Wood moves out of range of the leg kick from Slider.
Slider misses with an uppercut
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slider lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wood moves out of range of the leg kick from Slider.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Slider throws a wild body kick that Wood sees coming a mile off.
Wood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Slider connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wood scrambles back to his feet.
Wood tries to clinch there but Slider circles away.
Slider doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lolipo Slider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Wood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Slider cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Slider is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slider. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slider. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slider with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slider misses with a low kick.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Slider moved out of range nicely.
Wood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wood slips a straight right by Slider.
Slider moves out of range as Wood throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slider moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Slider. Slider obviously looking to wear him down.
Slider lands a two punch combo.
Slider throws a jab but it's blocked by Wood.
Slider is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wood cracks the inside of Slider's front leg.
Slider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.
Slider pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wood moves out of range of the body kick.

Wood drives through and clinches with Slider against the cage.
Wood avoiding damage as Slider throws knees to the body.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Slider blocks it.
Slider is trying to break the clinch but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Slider tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wood misses with an elbow strike.
Slider has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Slider looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Slider breaks from the clinch.
Slider scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slider throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Slider off the cage and back into range.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slider lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Slider misses its intended target.
Wood takes one to the chin there.
Wood scores with a nice head shot.
Wood tries to land a leg kick but Slider saw it coming and moves away.
Slider connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Slider.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Slider.
Slider misses with a leg kick
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Slider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slider looks to throw the jab but Wood is out of range.
Wood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood slips a jab from Slider.
Wood with a jab.
Wood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slider sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Slider scores with a nice strike.
Slider avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Wood.
Slider connects with a body shot that sends Wood's belly button to the back.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Slider punishes Wood's body with a nice straight punch.
Wood closes the distance but Slider moves to the side
and Slider counters with a nice body shot.
Slider on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wood. Wood obviously looking to wear him down.
Slider blocks a low kick nicely.
Slider fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slider misses with an uppercut
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Slider connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.
Wood swings for the body but Slider moves out of range.
Slider throws out a counter right but Wood avoids it with no problem.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Slider's head but Slider sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Wood backs off Slider throws a huge counter combo but Wood manages to avoid it all.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Slider throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wood.
Slider fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Slider thumps Wood with a low kick.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood slips under a jab.
Wood tried to counter with a leg kick but Slider avoided it.
Wood lands a body shot.
Slider misses with a right hand
and Wood counters with a nice body kick.
Wood throws a low kick but Slider moves out of range easily.
Thor Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lolipo Slider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Slider 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lolipo Slider!
In his post fight interview, Lolipo Slider started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.