PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Alison (ranked 1220 p4p, 162 weight class) and Jake Woods (ranked 500 p4p, 75 weight class). Alison comes to the cage accompanied by The Greatest (I am). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Alison
vs
Woods

193 cm
30
273 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

195 cm
23
270 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Groove Gear
Pit Bull Development

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Alison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Woods!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alison ducks right into an uppercut from Woods.
Woods slips under a jab from Alison.
It seemed like Woods was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Alison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alison throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Alison scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alison misses with a wild body shot.
Woods scores with a decent looking hook.
Woods thuds his right hand into Alison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alison throws a poor cross that misses
and Woods counters with a nice body shot.
Alison tests Woods's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods scores with a punch to the head.
Woods misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alison throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alison misses with a lunging right hand

and Woods counters with a nice right hand that sends Alison toppling to the canvas! Alison scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Woods finish him?!
Woods punishes Alison's body with a nice straight punch.
Woods dips to his left and cracks Alison with an uppercut!
Alison jabs Woods right on the nose. Woods blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alison avoids the body shot from Woods.
Alison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Alison misses.
Woods on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alison misses with a shot to the body
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woods counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alison loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
Woods throws a hook but Alison avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alison defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alison.
Alison just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Woods lands a glancing blow to the side of Alison's head.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Alison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Jake Woods has been cut.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alison looks to land a right hand but Woods moved out of range.
Alison misses with a body shot
and Woods connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alison swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Alison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods throws a sloppy body shot
and Alison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alison. Woods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods misses with a body shot
and Alison counters with a nice uppercut.
Woods is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alison had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alison misses with a wild body shot.
Alison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woods doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Woods scores with a hook to the body. Alison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woods's head backwards.
Alison swings widly with a right hand
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
Alison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woods lands a nice hook to Alison's body. Alison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Woods lands the left hand.
Alison misses the shot to the body.
Woods throws out a counter right but Alison avoids it with no problem.
Woods bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Woods is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alison.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alison.
Alison throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Woods doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Woods swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alison.
Woods looks to land a left hand but Alison moved out of range nicely.
Alison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Alison.
Alison swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Woods on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woods jabs Alison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Woods's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Alison misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Woods connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alison swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Woods throws out a counter right but Alison avoids it with no problem.
Jake Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alison misses with a wild body shot.
Alison slips under a jab.
Woods punishes Alison's body with a nice straight punch.
Benny Alison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alison misses with a wild body shot.
Woods throws a nice looking combination but Alison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Alison tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Alison misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Woods! But no joy.
Alison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alison throws a body shot but no joy.
Alison lands with a good body shot.
Alison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Woods looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alison misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Woods throws a body punch but Alison moves out of range.
Alison throws a body shot but no joy.
Alison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Alison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woods throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alison on the side of the head.
Woods with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods scores with a jab to the body.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alison moves away.
Alison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Alison takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Alison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Woods counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Woods - just one landing.
Alison misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a hook.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Alison.
Woods lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Alison throws a body shot but no joy.
Alison throws an off balance right hand
letting Woods counter with a right hand.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Alison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alison throws out a loose jab but Woods uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alison throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods throws out a powerful jab.
Woods throws a nice looking combination but Alison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woods swings for the body but Alison moves out of range.

Woods cracks Alison with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Woods has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Alison to stand back up!

Alison is rocked!
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!
Woods throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Alison to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Alison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Alison seems to have got his legs back now.
Woods defending well as Alison loads up on a big left hand.

Oooooh!!! Woods has knocked Alison down with a huge combo! Woods steps away and waves a wobbly Alison back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Woods has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woods keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Woods.
Alison missing with a left hand there. Woods was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woods jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alison throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Woods's cut.
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!

A jab from Woods does it's job there.
Alison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alison looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Alison looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Woods looks to land a combination but Alison avoids it well.
Alison is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
Alison lands a jab to the head.
Alison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods connects with a body shot.
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 Alison throws out the jab.
Woods scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alison throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
As Alison backs off Woods throws a huge counter combo but Alison manages to avoid it all.
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods digs a good hook to Alison's body.
Alison misses the body punch
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alison misses with a body shot.
Alison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Woods. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woods.
Woods cracks a nice hook into Alison's ribs.
Alison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Alison misses.
Alison misses with a left hand
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jake Woods is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Woods.
Woods swings for the body but Alison moves out of range.
Woods misses the body punch
and Alison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alison just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Alison ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woods catches Alison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alison might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Woods lands the left hand.
Benny Alison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alison throws an off balance right hand
and Woods counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woods takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Woods fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Woods keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Alison.
Alison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Alison.
Alison tests Woods's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Woods.
Alison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alison misses with a combination
and Woods connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woods avoids the body shot from Alison.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alison throws an off balance right hand
and Woods counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alison thinking.
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!
Alison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Alison throws a lazy uppercut
and Woods counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alison takes one on the button.
Alison takes one on the button.
Woods defending well as Alison loads up on a big left hand.
Alison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Woods changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woods 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Woods!
A very excited looking Jake Woods rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.