PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marius Pudzanowski (ranked 7605 p4p, 699 weight class) and Maddox Wood (ranked 5367 p4p, 570 weight class). Wood has chosen 3 6 mafia 1 hitta quita as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Pudzanowski
vs
Wood

190 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
235 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marius Pudzanowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Maddox Wood!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood misses with the combination.
Wood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pudzanowski.
Pudzanowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pudzanowski loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Wood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pudzanowski's head backwards.

Wood moves into range and clinches up with Pudzanowski.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Pudzanowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pudzanowski lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pudzanowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wood takes a shot to the head.
Pudzanowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Wood has double underhooks.
Pudzanowski can't break the clinch.
Pudzanowski works on Wood's body with a couple of short punches.
Pudzanowski pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Pudzanowski blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Pudzanowski.
Pudzanowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pudzanowski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wood looks winded!
Wood stalling in the clinch but Pudzanowski improves position.
Pudzanowski gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pudzanowski tries to circle away but Wood has him pinned against the cage.
Pudzanowski is trying to force a seperation but Wood has the dominant position.
Wood tries to land knees in the clinch but Pudzanowski avoids the damage to the body.
Pudzanowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Pudzanowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pudzanowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Pudzanowski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wood.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pudzanowski is trying to break free.
Wood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pudzanowski backwards.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzanowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood pushes Pudzanowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pudzanowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Wood.
Pudzanowski taking a breather.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pudzanowski backwards.
Pudzanowski is trying to push Wood away but Wood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wood's coach down at Iron mikes was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pudzanowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood lands a nice uppercut.
Pudzanowski has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Pudzanowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.
Wood misses with a punch to the body.
Wood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pudzanowski's face.

It looks like Marius Pudzanowski has been cut.
Wood lands an elbow inside.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pudzanowski's efforts to push away.
Pudzanowski taking a breather.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pudzanowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pudzanowski working hard to break the clinch.
Wood connects with a knee to the head.
Wood landing knees to the head.
Wood lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to 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 working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pudzanowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Wood.
Wood lands an elbow just above Pudzanowski 's eye.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Wood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pudzanowski backwards.
Wood lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wood tries to land a knee to the head but Pudzanowski blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wood.
Pudzanowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wood lands a nice uppercut.
Wood misses with an elbow over the top.
Wood lands a nice uppercut.
Pudzanowski takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood working aggressively here.
Wood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pudzanowski takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddox Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marius Pudzanowski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pudzanowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Wood.
Wood goes for a double leg but Pudzanowski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pudzanowski continues to drive forward.
Wood scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pudzanowski.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pudzanowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood lands a head shot.
Wood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maddox Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pudzanowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Pudzanowski circles away.
Wood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pudzanowski at a distance.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pudzanowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pudzanowski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood 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.

Wood clinches.
Wood misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wood just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pudzanowski's brow.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Pudzanowski blocks it.
Wood landing knees to the head.
Pudzanowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Pudzanowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Pudzanowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Pudzanowski blocks an uppercut.
Wood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood throws an elbow but it misses.
Wood misses with a knee strike.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Pudzanowski pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzanowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wood.
Pudzanowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pudzanowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pudzanowski tries to circle away but Wood has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pudzanowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pudzanowski working aggressively here.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood takes a shot to the head.
Pudzanowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pudzanowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wood blocking some punches.
Pudzanowski blocks an elbow strike from Wood.
Wood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Pudzanowski.
Wood scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzanowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pudzanowski lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Pudzanowski is trying to break the clinch but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
Pudzanowski working aggressively here.
Maddox Wood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pudzanowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pudzanowski lands with a right to the head.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Pudzanowski blocks it.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Pudzanowski.
Nice body punch from Pudzanowski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pudzanowski.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pudzanowski.
Pudzanowski stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Pudzanowski controls his hands.
Pudzanowski throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzanowski taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Pudzanowski.
Pudzanowski tries to break the clinch but Wood is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Wood.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wood.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Pudzanowski avoids the elbow strike from Wood, against the cage.
Pudzanowski dodges an elbow strike from Wood.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pudzanowski.
Pudzanowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pudzanowski working hard to break the clinch.
Pudzanowski has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Pudzanowski is blocking nicely.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Wood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pudzanowski.
Wood lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maddox Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marius Pudzanowski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wood moves away from the strike by Pudzanowski.
Pudzanowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Pudzanowski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pudzanowski throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Wood wants to clinch.
Wood clobbers Pudzanowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudzanowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzanowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pudzanowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood connects with a nice looking jab.
Pudzanowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pudzanowski misses with a jab to the body
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pudzanowski thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pudzanowski misses with a hook. Wood ducked under it nicely.

Wood clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pudzanowski.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood.
Pudzanowski blocks an uppercut.
Pudzanowski blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Pudzanowski blocks it.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Pudzanowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pudzanowski fails to land.
Pudzanowski lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Pudzanowski.
Wood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pudzanowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Pudzanowski.
Wood misses with some punches.
Pudzanowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pudzanowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pudzanowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Pudzanowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood taking a breather.
Wood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wood trying to control the position but instead, Pudzanowski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wood into the cage.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pudzanowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pudzanowski is trying to break free.
Pudzanowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood lands an elbow inside.
Pudzanowski has Wood pushed against the cage.
Pudzanowski prevents a body shot from Wood.
Pudzanowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pudzanowski blocks an uppercut.
Pudzanowski tries to break the clinch but Wood is controlling the position.
Pudzanowski wants to break free but Wood has control.
Pudzanowski blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Pudzanowski backwards.
Wood lands a left hand.
Pudzanowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pudzanowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood prevents a body shot from Pudzanowski.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pudzanowski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wood prevents a body shot from Pudzanowski.
Maddox Wood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wood lands with a short shot to the head.
Wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pudzanowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood.
Marius Pudzanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maddox Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddox Wood!
A relieved looking Maddox Wood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.