PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sproles's choice of entrance music: can't be touched -Roy Jones Jr. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Woods
vs
Sproles

179 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

174 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Pete Sproles!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproles misses with a head kick.
Sproles keeps the fight on the outside.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods throws a right hand that Sproles ducks under and follows up with a left that Sproles also avoids with ease.

Sproles closes the distance and clinches.
Sproles lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Liam Woods has been cut.

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

Woods tries to keep at a distance but Sproles has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sproles breaks the clinch.
Sproles shoots for a takedown but Woods saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Sproles clinches up with Woods and pushes him back against the cage.
Woods can't break the clinch.
Sproles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Woods.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Sproles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sproles misses with an uppercut.

Woods scores with a takedown into Sproles's guard.
Woods trying to control but Sproles is working from the bottom.
Sproles manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles prevents Woods from getting the reversal.
Sproles trying to control but he's not successful this time.

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.
Woods tries to hold on but Sproles pushes him away.
Sproles tries to control but Woods wriggling away.
Sproles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sproles trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Despite being in the dominant position, Pete Sproles just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

That's four 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.

Sproles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Sproles.
Sproles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Woods as he jumps to the side.
Sproles looks to clinch

and Woods counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sproles managing to control the position.
Woods prevents Sproles from getting back to his feet.
Woods seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Woods postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pete Sproles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liam Woods'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.

A slow jab from Sproles misses its intended target.

Sproles moves into the clinch.
Woods misses with an elbow over the top.
Sproles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sproles blocks an elbow strike from Woods.
Woods is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Sproles manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sproles swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.

Sproles gets a clinch.
Woods takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sproles is trying to break the clinch but Woods has him pressed against the cage.

Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sproles darts in trying to clinch

and Woods counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sproles won't be happy with that.

Sproles throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A swing and a miss from Sproles.

Sproles rushes Woods and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sproles is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sproles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pete Sproles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sproles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sproles gets to his feet. Woods looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sproles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sproles throws a left and a right that both miss

and Woods counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Woods is working for a submission of some sort.
Woods prevents Sproles from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproles trying to hold on to Woods's head to control him but Woods postures up.

Woods seems to be working for a kimura but Sproles defends the submission attempt.
Woods trying to control the action but Sproles is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles wants to get back to his feet.
Sproles tries to roll over but Woods keeps him under control.
Sproles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sproles is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sproles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sproles lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles lands with a straight right. Woods didn't see that one coming.
Sproles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Woods circles away.

Sproles rushes Woods and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Sproles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sproles has managed to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Sproles manages to break the clinch.
Sproles with a poor takedown

and Woods counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Woods.
Liam Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Sproles.
Sproles managing to control the position.
Liam Woods overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sproles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Sproles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Woods's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sproles tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Sproles tries to clinch up.
Sproles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woods is fending him off so far but Sproles persists. Nope, Woods circles away and we're back to standing.
Sproles tries to clinch up.
Sproles scores with a nice head shot.
Horrible takedown by Woods or perhaps it was just good defense by Sproles which made him look bad.
Sproles tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Sproles tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Woods counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sproles won't be happy with that.
Sproles is trying to control Woods's posture but Woods avoids it.
Sproles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sproles keeping hold of Woods's head, controlling as best he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Woods.

Sproles pushes Woods off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sproles throws a right and a left that Woods avoids nicely.

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.
Woods blocks a head kick by Sproles.

Woods drives through and clinches with Sproles against the cage.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sproles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Sproles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Woods gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sproles counters with a nice body shot.
Woods closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sproles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sproles jumps guard but Woods stands there with Sproles around his waist. Sproles gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Woods wants to break free but Sproles has control.
Sproles has Woods pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Woods manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Liam Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Sproles.

Sproles has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Woods uses from the top position.
Sproles wants to get back to his feet but Woods is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Woods throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles is pulling down on Woods's head. It's preventing any offense from Woods, at least for the moment.
Woods tries to free his leg and advance position but Sproles is retaining full guard.

Sproles has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Woods off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nice uppercut there from Sproles.

Sproles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Woods trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles digs a right hand underneath Woods's ribcage. Woods let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Sproles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sproles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sproles tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Pete Sproles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sproles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Woods swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sproles scores with a hook to the body. Woods takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sproles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sproles misses with a double jab

and Woods counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Liam Woods has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sproles trying to control here.
Pete Sproles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Sproles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sproles winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Sproles!