PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Thompson (ranked 25247 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryne Wood (ranked 7866 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thompson
vs
Wood

202 cm
21
193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonso Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryne Wood!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wood closes the distance and clinches.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.
Wood shoots in looking for a takedown but Thompson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wood's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thompson scores with a spinning back kick!
Thompson looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Wood dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Wood's head and hops out.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Alonso Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryne Wood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
As Wood looks to move away, Thompson throws a big counter combo but Wood just gets out of the way.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson tries to counter by clinching up but Wood breaks away and moves out of range.

Wood closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Wood has managed to clinch.
Wood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wood tries to circle away but Thompson has him pinned against the cage.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.

Wood clinches with his opponent.
Wood tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.

Wood manages to pull guard.

Wood looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Thompson passes into side control.
Thompson is putting a hurting on Wood here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to reverse the position.
Wood is trying to escape the position but Thompson is controlling the position.
Wood tries to improve position but can't.
Thompson working the body and head with strikes.
Thompson is putting a hurting on Wood here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wood is trying to buck Thompson off.

Thompson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thompson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working the ground and pound but Wood is defending the strikes.
Wood manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thompson's best efforts.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Thompson stands up over Wood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Wood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wood doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Thompson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wood manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thompson has Wood in his guard.

Thompson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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 Alonso Thompson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thompson stuffs the takedown.
Ryne Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wood shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Wood looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Wood rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson prevents Wood from breaking the clinch.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Wood is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wood pulls guard successfully.
Wood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thompson is fighting to break Wood's control of his arms but Wood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Wood blocks nicely.

Wood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thompson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson preventing the sweep.

Thompson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wood is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wood has escaped and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Thompson being controlled here, momentarily.
Wood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thompson trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson looking to control.
Thompson has control of Wood's left arm, preventing Wood from doing any damage.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson tries to counter with a takedown but Wood is quick to defend against it.
Thompson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Alonso Thompson has been cut.

Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Wood has taken the fight into the clinch.

Wood manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wood is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Wood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Wood looking for subs off his back but Thompson has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wood.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.

Wood looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wood looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryne Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alonso Thompson'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!

Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wood shoots in but no luck this time.
Wood tries for a takedown but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Wood moves into the clinch.
Wood wants to break free but Thompson has control.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Wood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson prevents Wood from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Wood tries to break free but Thompson pushes him back against the cage.

Thompson breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Wood on that attempt.
Alonso Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryne Wood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Thompson is looking for a counter combo.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wood tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood with the counter takedown but Thompson avoids it easily.
Wood darts in looking for a takedown but Thompson gets double underhooks and turns Wood into the cage.
Thompson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wood fails with the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thompson walks away with a smile on his face. Wood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
Thompson throws a nice head kick!
Wood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thompson swivels and escapes.
Thompson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thompson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alonso Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Thompson prevents the takedown attempt.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch but Wood keeps him there for the moment.
Wood tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson stops a takedown attempt from Wood.

Thompson breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thompson. Wood shrugs it off though.
Wood throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson stuffs the takedown attempt from Wood. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.

Wood closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Thompson manages to break the clinch.

Wood pushes Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alonso Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thompson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alonso Thompson!