PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Wood (ranked 1742 p4p, 209 weight class) and Raul Salvatierra (ranked 2595 p4p, 300 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Wood
vs
Salvatierra

187 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

189 cm
27
183 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Salvatierra!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wood lands with a hook. Salvatierra tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood tries a low kick but Salvatierra avoids it.
Salvatierra looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wood throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot lands for Wood.
Salvatierra drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salvatierra counters with a nice uppercut.
Salvatierra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvatierra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Salvatierra on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Wood catches Salvatierra right on the button with a cross.
Wood throws a leg kick
and Salvatierra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood wants to slow Salvatierra down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Salvatierra steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Wood misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wood.
Wood backing away here, and Salvatierra unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Salvatierra counters with a body kick.
Wood thows a leg kick but Salvatierra checks it
and Salvatierra counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood throws a hook to the side of Salvatierra's head but Salvatierra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salvatierra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wood throws out the jab.
As Wood backs off Salvatierra throws a huge counter combo but Wood manages to avoid it all.
Salvatierra checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Wood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wood misses with a double jab
and Salvatierra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salvatierra cracks Wood with a good jab.
Wood misses with an uppercut
enabling Salvatierra to counter with a crisp jab.

Wood is rocked!
Wood lunges at Salvatierra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salvatierra's hand.
Wood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatierra tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salvatierra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Salvatierra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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 works Salvatierra's body with a nice hook.
Salvatierra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salvatierra doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A low kick from Wood misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Wood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Salvatierra appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salvatierra can do to turn this around?
Wood throws a poor cross that misses
and Salvatierra counters with a nice body shot.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Salvatierra slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood lands with an overhand left.
Salvatierra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatierra throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood works the jab nicely.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Salvatierra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wood throws a right hand that Salvatierra ducks under and follows up with a left that Salvatierra also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Salvatierra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wood works Salvatierra's body with a nice hook.
Wood cracks Salvatierra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salvatierra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks to land a combination. Salvatierra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Salvatierra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salvatierra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wood throws a leg kick but Salvatierra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Wood misses with a straight left.
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 lands the left hand.
Wood misses with an uppercut
and Salvatierra counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws out a powerful jab.
Wood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Salvatierra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salvatierra tries a quick counter leg kick but Wood is wise to it.
Salvatierra throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Wood throwing a counter right hand but Salvatierra manages to avoid it.
Salvatierra lands a nice looking body shot.
Wood looks to throw the jab but Salvatierra is out of range.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Salvatierra counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salvatierra in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Salvatierra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Wood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A shot to the liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Salvatierra on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvatierra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Salvatierra.
Wood scores with the left hand. Salvatierra knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Wood dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Wood missing with a left hand there. Salvatierra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salvatierra is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wood with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Wood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salvatierra counters with an inside leg kick.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatierra is just out of range.
Salvatierra throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvatierra throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salvatierra has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wood lands with a shot to the body.
Wood connects with an inside leg kick.
Salvatierra ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Salvatierra moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood is looking to slow Salvatierra down with leg kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Salvatierra might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wood has got the better of the exchanges.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raul Salvatierra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wood darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rich Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood takes a swing at Salvatierra's ribcage but misses.
Salvatierra looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salvatierra throws an off balance right hand
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvatierra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Salvatierra.
Salvatierra now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Salvatierra misses with a hook.
Wood works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salvatierra has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a hook
and Salvatierra counters with a straight right hand.
Salvatierra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.
Rich Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salvatierra misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Wood to counter with a crisp jab.
Wood lands a body shot.
A jab from Wood does it's job there.
Salvatierra rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvatierra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood connects with a leg kick. Salvatierra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wood scores with a sloppy right hand. Salvatierra should have avoided that one.
Salvatierra moves out of range of the strikes.
Salvatierra slips a straight right by Wood.
Salvatierra was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wood misses with a looping left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvatierra manages to avoid it.
Salvatierra only half commits to the counter leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wood 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Wood!
Rich Wood made sure to mention his sponsor, Organic Nutrition in his post fight interview.