PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto El Parton (ranked 23639 p4p, 859 weight class) and Marcus Wood (ranked 24973 p4p, 793 weight class). El Parton comes to the ring accompanied by Licensed Tequila. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

El Parton
vs
Wood

196 cm
28
216 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

182 cm
22
203 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto El Parton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Wood!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

El Parton darts in and clinches Wood up against the ropes.
El Parton blocks an uppercut.
El Parton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning El Parton up against the ropes.
El Parton stalling in the clinch but Wood improves position.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
El Parton tries to pull guard but Wood won't allow it.
Wood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

El Parton jumps into guard, dragging Wood to the mat.

El Parton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
El Parton tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood trying to control but El Parton is working from the bottom.
Wood sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

El Parton working for a triangle but Wood defends it easily.
Wood is looking to work some ground and pound but El Parton has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wood throws a big elbow that misses.
El Parton will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Wood clinches up against the ropes.

Wood jumps into guard, dragging El Parton to the mat.

Wood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. El Parton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. El Parton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
El Parton stops Wood from standing up.
Wood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wood has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. El Parton is aware though and is defending well.
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.
Wood throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

El Parton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
El Parton scoring with some ground and pound.
Wood keeping moving, preventing El Parton from controlling successfully.

El Parton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, El Parton has managed to get both his arms back between Wood's legs - danger averted.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
El Parton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wood unleashes a big counter combination but El Parton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Marcus Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wood lands a nice hook to El Parton's body. El Parton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wood throws a hook to the side of El Parton's head but El Parton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Parton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
El Parton blocks a jab.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Alberto El Parton has been cut.

El Parton rushes Wood and presses him up against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
El Parton wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto El Parton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood can't find room to land a body shot as El Parton controls the action.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto El Parton'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.

El Parton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wood to the mat! Wood manages to get full guard.
El Parton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wood wants to sweep here but El Parton controlling him for the moment.
El Parton pushing down on Wood's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wood trying to control here.
Wood is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood wants to control but El Parton passes into side.
Wood is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Parton tries to advance to mount but Wood denies him.
Wood is looking for a sweep.
Wood is still trying to improve position.
El Parton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alberto El Parton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
El Parton wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.

That's two 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 is looking for a sweep.
El Parton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wood keeps working.
El Parton lands some shots froms side control.
Wood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but El Parton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
El Parton is chipping away with strikes.
Wood is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wood is trying to buck El Parton off.
Check out the look on El Parton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've been informed that Wood has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to control but El Parton manages to take his back.
El Parton really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Wood.
Wood is trying to break free.
El Parton doesn't have the hooks in and Wood manages to turn into his guard.
Wood throwing strikes but missing.
El Parton has control of Wood's left arm, preventing Wood from doing any damage.
El Parton wants to sweep here but Wood controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Parton trying to control the position.
Wood wants to control from the top but El Parton keeps moving.
El Parton wants to stand up but Wood is controlling him.
Wood is looking to work some ground and pound but El Parton has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto El Parton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alberto El Parton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Wood throws a body punch but El Parton moves out of range.
El Parton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wood counters with a two punch combo.
Wood cracks El Parton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

El Parton clinches up with Wood and pushes him back against the ropes.
El Parton blocks the elbow strike.
Wood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
El Parton has Wood pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Wood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
El Parton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Wood.

Wood breaks from the clinch.
El Parton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wood circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto El Parton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

El Parton gets tackled into the ropes by Wood. Wood maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

El Parton drives through and clinches with Wood against the ropes.
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
El Parton has had enough of the clinch but Wood keeps him there for the moment.
Wood lands an uppercut.
Come on Wood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
El Parton blocks an uppercut.

El Parton pulls guard effortlessly.
Wood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood postures up in El Parton's guard and throws a big left but El Parton blocks it.
Wood stands and throws El Parton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wood wants to control but El Parton is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wood is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, El Parton has escaped the position, nice work there.
El Parton stops Wood from passing to mount.
Wood advances nicely into full mount.
Wood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as El Parton is looking to escape.
El Parton blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Parton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

El Parton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Wood 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.
El Parton wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
El Parton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wood.
Marcus Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wood is keen to just control but El Parton is a slippery customer.
Alberto El Parton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Parton tries to kick Wood off but Wood keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Wood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wood 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Marcus Wood!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Marcus Wood!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Marcus Wood!

Marcus Wood wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Alberto El Parton had this to say: 'I Know I Lost But It Doesn't Matter, Because I Get To Bang Paige You Stupid Perro '.