PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bianchi (ranked 760 p4p, 91 weight class) and Ickey Woods (ranked 776 p4p, 93 weight class). Woods has chosen System of a Down- Chop Suey as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bianchi
vs
Woods

180 cm
27
164 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

178 cm
30
162 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bianchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ickey Woods!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bianchi.
Bianchi throws an off balance right hand
and Woods counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Woods throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bianchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bianchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RWB GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Woods tries to move into range but Bianchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bianchi misses with a looping left.
Woods looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bianchi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Bianchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bianchi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Woods lands a jab to Bianchi's midsection.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Bianchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Bianchi coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Bianchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bianchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Bianchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bianchi.
Bianchi throws an overhand right that lands on Woods's shoulder, as Woods tries to avoid the shot.
Bianchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Woods misses with an uppercut. Bianchi saw that one coming.
Bianchi throwing a counter right hand but Woods manages to avoid it.
Bianchi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Woods's hands.
Bianchi missing with a left hand there. Woods was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Bianchi.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Bianchi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bianchi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Woods counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Bianchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Woods lands a body shot.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt - Bianchi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Woods avoids the body shot from Bianchi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bianchi.
Bianchi misses the jab.
Woods's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Woods's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bianchi lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bianchi misses with a straight right.
A big right from Bianchi misses.
Bianchi throws an off balance right hand
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Bianchi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bianchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods with a nice cross.
Woods throws the left hand but Bianchi avoids the punch easily.
Bianchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Bianchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Bianchi 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bianchi moves away.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Woods moves in looking to clinch but Bianchi pushes him off.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bianchi manages to avoid it.
Bianchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bianchi looks to throw the jab but Woods is out of range.
Bianchi swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Bianchi misses with a straight left.
Bianchi lands a two punch combo.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bianchi avoids the body shot from Woods.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Woods forces Bianchi back against the cage and clinches.
Bianchi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Woods or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bianchi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bianchi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Woods moves into range and clinches up with Bianchi.
Bianchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bianchi tries to circle away but Woods has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Bianchi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woods.
Bianchi has had enough of the clinch but Woods keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bianchi.
Bianchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bianchi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Bianchi breaks from the clinch.
Woods gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Woods takes a swing at Bianchi's ribcage but misses.
Woods slips under a jab from Bianchi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bianchi throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bianchi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bianchi misses with a hook
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Bianchi.
Bianchi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bianchi avoids the body shot from Woods.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Bianchi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Bianchi misses with a straight left.
Bianchi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bobby Bianchi is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Woods throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bianchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bianchi moves away.
Bianchi throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bianchi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woods circles away quickly and effectively.
Bianchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woods wants to counter with a clinch but Bianchi pushes him away.
Bianchi lands a nice shot that snaps Woods's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Woods releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bianchi connects with a jab.
Woods connects with a crisp jab.
Bianchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Bianchi's head but Bianchi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bianchi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bianchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Bianchi is just out of range.
Bianchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Woods takes a swing at Bianchi's ribcage but misses.
Woods misses with a hook. Bianchi ducked under it nicely.
Woods slips a straight right by Bianchi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi lands with a hook. Woods tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bianchi moves away.
It looked like Bianchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bianchi slips a jab from Woods.
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!
Bianchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bianchi lands with a shot to the body.
Woods lands with an overhand left.
Bobby Bianchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bianchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Bianchi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Woods looks to land a left hand but Bianchi moved out of range nicely.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bianchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bianchi lands with a cross.
Bianchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Woods is just out of range.
Woods is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Woods steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bianchi.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Bianchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bianchi is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Bianchi misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Woods or perhaps it was just good defense by Bianchi, which made it look bad.
Woods walks into a left hand.
Woods drops his hands momentarily and Bianchi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bianchi.
Nice defenses there by Woods.
Bianchi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bianchi throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Bianchi misses with a straight right.
Woods cracks Bianchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bianchi moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Bianchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Bianchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Bianchi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Bianchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods walks into a jab.
Bianchi slips under a jab from Woods.
An attempted straight right counter from Bianchi misses the target.
A slow jab from Bianchi misses its intended target.
Bianchi misses with a hook. Woods ducked under it nicely.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bianchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woods misses with a looping right.
Woods tests Bianchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Bianchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bianchi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Bianchi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Woods tries to move into range but Bianchi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bianchi seems to have got his legs back now.
A shot to the liver by Woods. Beautiful body shot.
Bianchi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woods staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Woods on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bianchi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woods has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Bianchi lands.
Nice defenses there by Woods.
Woods looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woods misses the body punch
and Bianchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bianchi throws out the jab.
Bianchi misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Woods misses with a body shot
and Bianchi counters with a stiff right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bianchi can't break the clinch.
Bianchi is trying to break the clinch but Woods is controlling him.
Woods tries to pull guard but Bianchi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bianchi lands with a light punch inside.
Bianchi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Woods is trying to pull guard but Bianchi has him pressed against the cage.
Woods jumps guard but Bianchi stands there with Woods around his waist. Woods gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bobby Bianchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ickey Woods.

Woods jumps into guard, dragging Bianchi to the mat.
Bianchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods is trying to control the position but Bianchi postures up.

Woods working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bianchi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bianchi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bianchi is in close to Woods's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi is looking to stand up but Woods won't let him.
Bianchi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woods can do to turn this around?

Woods looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Woods keeping full guard, as Bianchi tries to pass.

Woods escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bianchi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bianchi is pushing down on Woods's leg trying to pass to half guard. Woods is fighting to maintain full guard but Bianchi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bianchi wants to stand but Woods has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bianchi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Woods is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bianchi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bianchi's back!
Bobby Bianchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bianchi trying to get back to his feet but Woods is in full control for now.

Woods is looking for the choke from the back position but Bianchi is controlling his hands well.
Woods avoiding Bianchi 's attempts to control his hands.
Woods is trying to stick to Bianchi's back but Bianchi is turning into Woods. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Woods's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bianchi.
Woods trying to control the position.
Bianchi sitting in guard here, content to control.

Woods throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bianchi uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods tries to bench press Bianchi off him but Bianchi keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to control Bianchi's posture but Bianchi avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Woods's face as Bianchi controls the position.
Ickey Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bianchi decides to stand back up.
A big right from Bianchi misses.
Bianchi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woods tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bianchi counters with a straight right hand.
Woods on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Woods shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bianchi but Bianchi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bianchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bianchi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bianchi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bianchi!
Bobby Bianchi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.