PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justun wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Man of the Silver Mountain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

wood
vs
Dio

225 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

158 cm
22
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Crocodile Steak and Ale House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justun wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Dio!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

wood tries to keep at a distance but Dio has taken the fight into the clinch.
wood takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Justun wood has been cut.
Dio lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
wood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dio taking a breather.
Dio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Dio to work.
Dio should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dio lands an elbow inside that wood shrugs off.
Dio lands a good knee to the midsection. wood won't want to take too many of those.
wood tries to land a knee to the head but Dio blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Dio.
Dio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dio lands an elbow just above wood 's eye.
A left hand lands to the body for Dio.
Dio lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dio looking to throw knees to the head but wood is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Dio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through wood's defenses.
Dio lands an elbow inside that wood shrugs off.
Dio tries to land a knee to the head but wood blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Dio.
Dio lands a damaging elbow.
wood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dio scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dio.
Dio looks gassed!
Dio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dio landing knees to the body.
wood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and wood avoids it.
wood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through wood's defenses.
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dio.
Dio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
wood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justun wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dio lands an elbow that stopped wood in his tracks for a moment.
Dio lands an elbow just above wood 's eye.
wood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
wood takes an elbow to the temple.
Dio misses with a knee strike.
Dio stalling in the clinch but wood improves position.
wood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dio gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dio lands a nice elbow.
Dio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dio throws an elbow but misses.
wood goes for a takedown attempt but Dio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dio throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dio cracks wood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dio. wood shrugs it off though.
wood blocks the body kick.
Dio feints and then cracks wood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow wood down.

Dio rushes wood and presses him up against the cage.
Dio scores a nice knee to the body.
Dio scores a nice knee to the body.
Dio connects with a nasty looking knee right to wood's face.
Dio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dio misses with a knee strike.
Dio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dio lands an elbow that stopped wood in his tracks for a moment.
Dio lands an uppercut.
Dio lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Dio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justun wood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good standup being displayed there by Dio as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dio is looking to clinch.

wood tries to keep at a distance but Dio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dio lands an elbow just above wood 's eye.
Dio lands an elbow just above wood 's eye.
Dio lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through wood's defenses.
Nice elbow from Dio.
wood takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Dio.
Dio lands an elbow inside that wood shrugs off.
Dio scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wood tries to circle away but Dio has him pinned against the cage.
Dio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dio lands an elbow inside that wood shrugs off.
Dio tries a knee to the head but wood blocks it.
Nice elbow from Dio.
wood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Dio.
Dio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through wood's defenses.
Dio lands a damaging elbow.
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dio digs a right hand into wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on wood's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dio.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dio obliges.
Dio landing knees to the body.
wood blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dio.
wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
wood has Dio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
wood is working for takedown but Dio is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justun wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dio misses with a knee strike.
Dio lands an elbow that stopped wood in his tracks for a moment.
Dio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
wood takes an elbow to the temple.
wood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dio landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
wood takes an elbow to the temple.
Dio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dio lands a knee to the body.
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
wood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dio throws an elbow but it misses.
Dio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from wood.
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dio trying to land knees to the body.
Dio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
wood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ricky Dio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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.
Dio doesn't manage to clinch there - wood circles away.
wood has a takedown stuffed.
Dio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to wood's calf.
Dio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dio gets a clinch.
Dio lands an elbow inside that wood shrugs off.
Dio lands an elbow just above wood 's eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dio lands a good knee to the midsection. wood won't want to take too many of those.
Dio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
wood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dio just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Dio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justun wood's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dio. wood shrugs it off though.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up but wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dio leaves wood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dio lands with a nice body punch.
wood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dio's waist but Dio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing wood off to one side.
Dio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
wood moves out of range as Dio throws a body kick.
Dio fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio is looking to clinch but wood is avoiding it.
Dio tries to clinch up.
wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dio tries to clinch but wood moves out of range.
Dio looks to score with a jab to the body but wood is just out of range.

Dio drives through and clinches with wood against the cage.
Dio lands an elbow just above wood 's eye.
Dio scores with a shoulder strike.
Dio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dio lands an elbow inside that wood shrugs off.
Dio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
wood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dio tries a knee to the head but wood blocks it.
Dio lands an elbow just above wood 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through wood's defenses.
wood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justun wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
wood can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Dio.
Dio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has wood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Dio.
Dio lands an elbow inside.
Dio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
wood is trying to drag Dio to the mat but Dio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dio crunches a lovely knee into wood's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio lands a nice knee to the body.
Dio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
wood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through wood's defenses.
Dio lands an elbow inside.
Dio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Dio on the inside.
wood takes an elbow to the temple.
Dio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dio lands a body shot.
Justun wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Dio.
Dio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dio prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Dio.
Dio lands a good knee to the midsection. wood won't want to take too many of those.
Ricky Dio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Dio working wood over with knees to the body.
Dio misses with a knee strike.
Dio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through wood's defenses.
Dio lands an elbow just above wood 's eye.
Dio scores with a shot to the side of wood's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
wood tries a knee to the head but Dio blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Dio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dio 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Dio!