PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiglitz comes to the ring accompanied by Ecstasy of Gold. Jeff Wood struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jeff Wood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Stiglitz
vs
Wood

180 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

188 cm
29
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Stiglitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Wood!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood throws a series of punches but Stiglitz moves out of range.

Stiglitz moves into the clinch successfully.
Stiglitz tries to pull guard but Wood forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Stiglitz is trying to trip Wood. He has hold of a leg but Wood is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stiglitz persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stiglitz wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Stiglitz stands and throws Wood's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wood is looking for a sweep.
Wood is not content to let Stiglitz control the position.
Stiglitz tries to move to full mount but Wood actually manages to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stiglitz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Stiglitz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wood is refusing to be controlled, as Stiglitz sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stiglitz lands a nice short elbow.
Stiglitz is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stiglitz content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz trying to pass the guard but Wood defending well.
Stiglitz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugo Stiglitz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Stiglitz gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to control but can't.

Stiglitz is looking for a kimura but Wood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stiglitz to get the leverage.
Wood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Stiglitz has control of the leg.
Wood trying to hold on to Stiglitz's head to control him but Stiglitz postures up.
Stiglitz is trying to control the action in half guard but Wood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz throws a strike but Wood avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stiglitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Wood looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stiglitz has picked Wood up and slammed him! Wood can't keep hold of the triangle and Stiglitz manages to pass to side control!
A control attempt from Wood but he's now mounted!
Wood bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Stiglitz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Stiglitz has his foot on Wood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wood works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stiglitz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wood has managed to get both his arms back between Stiglitz's legs - danger averted.
Stiglitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Stiglitz, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Stiglitz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stiglitz missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stiglitz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood catches Stiglitz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stiglitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stiglitz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stiglitz defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Wood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stiglitz is out of range and Wood settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood misses with the combination.

Stiglitz dives in and scores a takedown into Wood's guard.
Stiglitz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wood is proving hard to escape from.
Wood keeping full guard, as Stiglitz tries to pass.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Stiglitz from controlling successfully.
Stiglitz slips nicely into half guard.
Stiglitz throwing shots but Wood is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is staying active underneath Stiglitz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wood trying to control but Stiglitz postures up.

Stiglitz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hugo Stiglitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wood trying to control but Stiglitz postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Stiglitz throwing shots but Wood is blocking nicely.
Stiglitz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wood regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stiglitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Wood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wood wants to sweep here but Stiglitz controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugo Stiglitz.
Wood throws a combination that misses

and Stiglitz counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wood is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Stiglitz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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 misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood throws a series of punches but Stiglitz moves out of range.
Stiglitz tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stiglitz.
Jeff Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood throws a low kick but Stiglitz moves out of range easily.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Stiglitz feints and as Wood raises his hands in defense, Stiglitz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stiglitz wants to pass the guard but Wood is keeping the position.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stiglitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stiglitz wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Hugo Stiglitz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wood connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stiglitz counters with a three punch combo that has Wood backing up. Wood nods at Stiglitz to acknowledge the strikes.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stiglitz.
Stiglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood fails to land with a series of punches.

Stiglitz drives through and clinches with Wood against the ropes.
Stiglitz managing to block the knees to the body from Wood.
Wood trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Stiglitz.

Stiglitz jumps into guard, dragging Wood to the mat.
Wood stands and throws Stiglitz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiglitz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wood off and has taken his back!

Stiglitz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wood defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Wood defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Stiglitz is looking for a rear naked choke here but Wood reverses the position brilliantly into Stiglitz's guard!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stiglitz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wood's guard.
Stiglitz preventing the sweep.
Stiglitz wanted to stand there but Wood had control of the position.
Stiglitz stops Wood from standing up.
Stiglitz wants to pass the guard but Wood is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stiglitz is aware though and is defending well.
Jeff Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stiglitz slips nicely into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Stiglitz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stiglitz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Hugo Stiglitz!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Hugo Stiglitz!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Hugo Stiglitz!

Hugo Stiglitz wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hugo Stiglitz made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.