PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mouwanga (ranked 2760 p4p, 303 weight class) and Rich Wood (ranked 1366 p4p, 165 weight class). Mouwanga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to the Jungle. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mouwanga
vs
Wood

184 cm
33
180 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Organic Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Mouwanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Wood!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mouwanga wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mouwanga needs to keep his hands up - Wood had a free shot at his head there.
Mouwanga throws a poor cross that misses
and Mouwanga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daniel Mouwanga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouwanga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mouwanga throws a big shot that misses.
Wood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mouwanga darts in trying to clinch
and Mouwanga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mouwanga closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood connects with a right hand. Mouwanga shakes it off.
Mouwanga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mouwanga wants to clinch.
Wood flicks out a counter leg kick but Mouwanga steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouwanga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mouwanga walks into a straight right hand from Wood.
Mouwanga slips a jab from Wood.
Mouwanga wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Mouwanga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Mouwanga's shoulder, as Mouwanga tries to avoid the shot.

Mouwanga forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Mouwanga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouwanga misses with a body punch.
Mouwanga misses with some punches.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Mouwanga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mouwanga.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Wood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mouwanga misses with a punch on the inside.
Mouwanga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mouwanga lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouwanga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mouwanga misses with a body punch.
Mouwanga lands with a light punch inside.
Wood lands with a light punch inside.
Mouwanga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mouwanga.
Mouwanga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Mouwanga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mouwanga gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Good body shot from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga throws a punch but it's blocked by Wood.
Mouwanga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mouwanga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
Wood blocks an uppercut.
Mouwanga misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouwanga misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouwanga tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Mouwanga gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mouwanga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouwanga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood lands a right hand.
Mouwanga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Mouwanga misses with a punch to the body.
Mouwanga throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wood throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Mouwanga gets underhooks to prevent Wood's takedown attempt.
Mouwanga gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wood.
Mouwanga has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rich Wood will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mouwanga is looking to clinch.
Wood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mouwanga throws a big shot that misses.
Mouwanga tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Mouwanga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mouwanga tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mouwanga wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Mouwanga moved out of range nicely.
Mouwanga moves away from the strike by Wood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouwanga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
Wood takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mouwanga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mouwanga slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouwanga closes the distance but Wood moves to the side
and Wood counters with a good low kick that Mouwanga was not able to check.

Mouwanga rushes Wood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mouwanga blocking some punches.
Mouwanga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Wood prevents a body shot from Mouwanga.
A head punch on the inside from Wood fails to land.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mouwanga tries to work over Wood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wood prevents a body shot from Mouwanga.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood misses with the head strike.
Wood has a couple of punches blocked by Mouwanga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands with a light punch inside.
Wood blocking some punches.
Mouwanga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Wood swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouwanga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouwanga takes a shot to the head.
Wood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood wants a takedown.
Mouwanga working aggressively here.

Wood has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mouwanga clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wood is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Wood gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Wood gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Wood apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mouwanga throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
Mouwanga just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mouwanga misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Mouwanga tries to clinch up.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mouwanga wants to clinch.
Mouwanga with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Mouwanga.

Wood is rocked!

Mouwanga clinches up against the cage.
Wood lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
Mouwanga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mouwanga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Mouwanga finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Mouwanga fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Mouwanga.
Mouwanga is working Wood over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mouwanga.
Wood misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mouwanga.
A head punch on the inside from Mouwanga fails to land.
Mouwanga working aggressively here.
Wood lands an elbow that stopped Mouwanga in his tracks for a moment.
Mouwanga has a couple of punches blocked by Wood.
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 Daniel Mouwanga will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Mouwanga.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
Mouwanga connects with a looping right hand.
Wood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mouwanga scores with a hook to the body. Wood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Mouwanga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Mouwanga misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood blocks a jab.
Mouwanga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mouwanga closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mouwanga tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wood manages to circle out of the way.
Mouwanga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Mouwanga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mouwanga tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Mouwanga throws out a powerful jab.
Rich Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mouwanga with a jab.
A shot to the body from Mouwanga misses
and Wood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mouwanga thinking.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mouwanga connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wood's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mouwanga forces Wood back against the cage and clinches.
Wood blocks a body shot from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga throws a head punch that misses.
Mouwanga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daniel Mouwanga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mouwanga blocking some punches.
Mouwanga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wood's elbow.
Mouwanga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Mouwanga.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wood.
Wood blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Wood.
Mouwanga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wood lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mouwanga is pressed up against the cage. Wood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mouwanga down to the mat. Mouwanga avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mouwanga moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Mouwanga clinches.
Mouwanga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood blocking some punches.

Wood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mouwanga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mouwanga. Wood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wood staying out of range there.
Wood feints a counter leg kick.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Mouwanga tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Mouwanga slips a jab from Wood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouwanga wants to clinch
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Mouwanga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wood! But no joy.
Mouwanga misses with a hook
and Mouwanga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mouwanga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mouwanga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
A lazy left from Mouwanga finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Mouwanga. Those never looked like landing.
Mouwanga wants to clinch.
Mouwanga thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rich Wood.
I think Wood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rich Wood!
Rich Wood managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Organic Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Daniel Mouwanga spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.