PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kanehara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Wood
vs
Kanehara

185 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
213 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kanehara!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanehara misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kanehara as Wood shoots in.
Kanehara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kanehara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanehara stuffs the takedown attempt from Wood. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanehara throws a chopping leg kick but Wood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wood misses with a body shot.
Wood throws a series of punches but Kanehara moves out of range.
Kanehara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kanehara scores with a nice strike.
Kanehara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood dips to his left and cracks Kanehara with an uppercut!
Wood works the jab nicely.
Kanehara throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Wood moves out of range as Kanehara strikes.
Kanehara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanehara.
Kanehara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wood's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanehara is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Wood hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akira Kanehara!