PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shikoba Hokolesqua Qillaq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qillaq has chosen All I do is win as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wood
vs
Hokolesqua Qillaq

190 cm
18
189 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shikoba Hokolesqua Qillaq !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wood instigates a clinch.

Wood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Wood misses.
Wood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.

Wood pushes Qillaq up against the cage in a clinch.

Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Qillaq ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Qillaq scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Kurt Wood has been cut.
Qillaq blocks the body kick.
Qillaq throws a big shot that misses.
Qillaq scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Qillaq .
Qillaq looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
No joy there for Qillaq , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Qillaq throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wood is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Qillaq .
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood shoots in for a double leg but Qillaq sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Qillaq throws a combination that misses

and Wood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Qillaq ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Wood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qillaq lands a really nice looking cross but Wood seems unphased.

Wood shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Qillaq napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Wood decides to stand back up.
Qillaq looks gassed!
A shot to de liver by Qillaq . Beautiful body shot.
A shot to de liver by Qillaq . Beautiful body shot.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Qillaq swinging wilding here.
Qillaq throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wood counters with a single leg into guard. Qillaq didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Wood decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Qillaq throws a looping overhand right but Wood ducks down to avoid it.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Qillaq bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wood closes the distance and pushes Qillaq back into the cage.

Wood manages to break the clinch.
Wood looks to land a combination but Qillaq avoids it well.
Wood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wood scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wood is looking to take a break and control but Qillaq is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wood prevents Qillaq from escaping the position.

Wood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Wood decides to stand back up. Wood steps back and let's Qillaq get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wood scores a takedown into full mount!
Qillaq wants to control but Wood is having none of it.
Wood throws some wild stikes that Qillaq manages to avoid easily.
Qillaq is squirming around, avoiding Wood's attempts to control the action.
Qillaq working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Qillaq wants to control but Wood is having none of it.

That's four 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.
Wood throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wood looking to control and managing it successfully.
Qillaq is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wood trying to control but Qillaq is having none of it.
Qillaq avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shikoba Hokolesqua Qillaq will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Qillaq loads up on a big right hand but Wood slips the punch.
Wood throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Qillaq .
Qillaq looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Wood.

Wood rushes Qillaq and presses him up against the cage.

Wood gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wood is keen to just control but Qillaq is a slippery customer.
Qillaq is in trouble now - Wood has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood content just to control the position here.
Poor strikes thrown by Wood there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Qillaq because Wood loaded up on that one.
Wood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Qillaq 's face.
Wood punching from mount but Qillaq doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Qillaq is breathing heavily.
Qillaq wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wood.
Wood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Qillaq is bucking up trying to escape but Wood cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wood unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to control but Qillaq wriggling away.
Wood throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Qillaq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wood landing strikes, looking to finish!
Qillaq blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Wood there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Wood looking for a guillotine from mount but Qillaq is having none of it.
Qillaq wants to control but Wood is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wood unloads with some shots from mount but Qillaq bucks and avoids them well.
Qillaq really wants to buck Wood off and get back to his feet.
Wood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wood controlling from mount.
Wood throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Qillaq because Wood loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wood tries to control but Qillaq wriggling away.
Qillaq in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Qillaq avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wood.
Qillaq keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Qillaq wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wood.
Wood throws some wild stikes that Qillaq manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Wood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Wood'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wood shoots in for a takedown but Qillaq shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Qillaq . No joy for Wood on that attempt.
Wood lands with a kick to the temple. Qillaq shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Qillaq bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Qillaq avoids the head kick by Wood.
Nice takedown defense from Qillaq . No joy for Wood on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Qillaq .
Qillaq clobbers Wood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Qillaq throws a hook but Wood blocks it.
Shikoba Hokolesqua Qillaq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qillaq misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Qillaq moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Qillaq . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Qillaq .
Qillaq digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Wood walks into a straight right hand from Qillaq .
Wood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Qillaq swivels and escapes.
Qillaq fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qillaq takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Qillaq misses with a wild body shot.
Qillaq throws a hook to the side of Wood's head but Wood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Wood changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Qillaq looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here.
Qillaq is trying to work for a sweep but Wood has mounted him!
Wood trying to control but Qillaq is having none of it.
Kurt Wood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wood controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wood is working for a guillotine from mount but Qillaq frees his head quite easily.
Qillaq is trying to escape the mount.
Qillaq is squirming around, avoiding Wood's attempts to control the action.
Wood scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qillaq is trying to stand.
Wood wants to control the pace but Qillaq is squirming around nicely.

Wood is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Qillaq has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Wood goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Qillaq turns into him and now he's in Wood's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Qillaq avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Qillaq slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Qillaq stops Wood from standing up.
Wood has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wood wants to stand but Qillaq is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shikoba Hokolesqua Qillaq comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Qillaq 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!