PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mervin Woodard (ranked 5228 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Jurgen (ranked 23080 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Jurgen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mervin Woodard's chin.

Woodard
vs
Jurgen

212 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mervin Woodard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kurt Jurgen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Jurgen counters by moving into the clinch.
Woodard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Woodard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woodard tries to break the clinch but Jurgen is controlling the position.
Woodard looking to slow down the pace here.
Jurgen prevents Woodard from breaking the clinch.
Jurgen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Woodard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jurgen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mervin Woodard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Jurgen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jurgen as Woodard tries to tie him up.
Woodard is trying to maintain a safe position but Jurgen gets an underhook and turns Woodard into the cage.
Jurgen tries a knee to the head but Woodard blocks it.
Jurgen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woodard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Woodard wants to break free but Jurgen has control.

Jurgen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woodard tries to clinch but Jurgen moves out of range.

Jurgen instigates a clinch.
Jurgen works on Woodard's body with a couple of short punches.
Jurgen pushes Woodard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Jurgen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jurgen tries to score with a low kick but Woodard moves his leg out of the way.
A quick step to the side and Woodard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woodard tries to clinch but Jurgen moves out of range.
Jurgen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Woodard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jurgen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jurgen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jurgen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Jurgen working for a triangle but Woodard defends it easily.
Woodard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jurgen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Woodard is controlling him.
Jurgen controls Woodard momentarily but Woodard frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Woodard postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Jurgen looking for a guillotine here but Woodard defends easily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Jurgen moves into the clinch.
Woodard misses with a knee to the head.

Jurgen manages to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodard throwing strikes but missing.
Woodard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Woodard throwing strikes but missing.
Jurgen striking off his back but it's not causing Woodard any problems.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woodard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Woodard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Jurgen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jurgen closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Woodard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jurgen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Woodard to keep the fight standing.
Woodard tries to stall but Jurgen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Jurgen manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurgen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woodard is standing up over Jurgen. Jurgen looks to escape but Woodard dives into side control.
Check out the look on Woodard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgen is trying to control Woodard's posture but Woodard avoids it.
Woodard works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgen taking a bit of punishment here - Woodard scoring with strikes.
Jurgen tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Jurgen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Woodard has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Woodard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jurgen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jurgen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woodard is putting a hurting on Jurgen here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jurgen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Woodard lands a nice forearm strike.
Woodard wants to control but Jurgen is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Jurgen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jurgen defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodard connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jurgen some visible discomfort.
The ground and pound from Woodard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jurgen bucks up and tries to throw Woodard off but instead Woodard has got his back!
Woodard cracks Jurgen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Jurgen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Jurgen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jurgen trying to control the position but Woodard manages to sink in the hooks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodard is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jurgen tries to roll but Woodard sticks to his back.
Jurgen trying to control but not successfully.
Jurgen tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jurgen trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mervin Woodard dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jurgen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Jurgen moves into the clinch successfully.
Woodard is trying to maintain a safe position but Jurgen gets an underhook and turns Woodard into the cage.
Woodard can't break the clinch.
Woodard is struggling to control the position.
Woodard slows down the pace here.

Jurgen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Woodard instigates a clinch.
Woodard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jurgen just leaning against Woodard, taking a breather.
Woodard looking to slow down the pace here.
Woodard is trying to maintain a safe position but Jurgen gets an underhook and turns Woodard into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgen lands a good knee to the midsection. Woodard won't want to take too many of those.
Woodard wants to stall.
Jurgen tries to pull guard but Woodard won't allow it.
Jurgen has Woodard pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mervin Woodard.
Woodard wants to clinch.
Jurgen wants to counter with a clinch but Woodard pushes him away.
Jurgen throws the left hand but Woodard avoids the punch easily.
Woodard is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jurgen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mervin Woodard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Jurgen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jurgen.

Jurgen closes the distance and clinches.
Woodard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jurgen has Woodard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Woodard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Woodard has Jurgen pushed against the cage.

Jurgen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Woodard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jurgen's guard.
Woodard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mervin Woodard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jurgen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Woodard throws a big right hand that misses.
Jurgen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Woodard has passed into side control.
Woodard in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jurgen tries to buck Woodard off but Woodard is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Woodard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jurgen bucks up and tries to throw Woodard off but instead Woodard has got his back!
Woodard is riding his opponent, not letting Jurgen buck him off.
Woodard gets his hands free as Jurgen looks to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woodard is hanging on to Jurgen's back as he tries to escape.

Woodard patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

And that's the end of the fight!
Mervin Woodard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Woodard 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mervin Woodard!