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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stevenson (ranked 6927 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson Wood (ranked 6070 p4p, 544 weight class). The key to victory for Jack Stevenson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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158 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carson Wood!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stevenson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stevenson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stevenson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wood defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Wood on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevenson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stevenson quickly recovers to half guard.
Wood thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
Wood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson won't allow Wood to pass to mount.
Wood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevenson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wood.
Stevenson tries to get to full guard but Wood has control of the leg.
Wood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stevenson is in trouble now - Wood has advanced to mount!
Wood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stevenson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stevenson?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood breaks from Stevenson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position but Wood isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood breaks from Stevenson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood trying to control but Stevenson is having none of it.
Wood with a couple of short strikes.
Wood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wood landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson wants to hold on but Wood pushes him away.
Wood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stevenson wants to hold on but Wood pushes him away.
Stevenson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stevenson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep. Wood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nice strikes from Wood there.
Wood lands with a punch from half guard.
Wood looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wood working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wood connects with a nice short shot to Stevenson's temple.
Wood is nestled in close to Stevenson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wood is thwarting Stevenson's attempts to control the position.
Stevenson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stevenson is trying to control but can't.
Wood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wood working Stevenson over with strikes.
Stevenson is trying to maintain the position but Wood is very close to passing his half guard.
Wood lands with a punch from half guard.
Wood working the head and body with strikes.
Wood passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wood landing strikes from the mount and Stevenson is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Wood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wood looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stevenson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stevenson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wood working the head and body with strikes.
Stevenson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wood.
Wood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stevenson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wood wants to pass to mount but Stevenson is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevenson is just riding it out for now. Wood eventually gives up the hold.
Wood lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stevenson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wood.
Wood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stevenson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wood.
Wood stands and throws Stevenson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wood working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson defending against the ground and pound.
Stevenson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wood swings around for an armbar but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wood's guard.
Wood looking to control.
Wood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wood is on top in guard.
Wood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stevenson's head.
Stevenson keeping full guard, as Wood tries to pass.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevenson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stevenson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wood is one step ahead there.
Wood chips away with some ground and pound.
Stevenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stevenson trying to keep a closed guard but Wood is proving a slippery customer.
Wood slips nicely into half guard.
Carson Wood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wood passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stevenson!
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet.
Wood is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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 Stevenson's face.
Wood is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stevenson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stevenson shrugs it off.
Wood working Stevenson over with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stevenson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevenson's guard.
Wood cracks Stevenson with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Wood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Wood closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stevenson's guard.
Wood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood is working Stevenson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wood trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Wood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep.
Stevenson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stevenson is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wood lands a nice short elbow.
Stevenson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevenson defends it well.
Wood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stevenson sees it coming and defends easily.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.
Wood is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevenson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wood.
That's two 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 trying to mount his opponent but Stevenson defends it.
Wood is looking for a kimura here.
Wood tries to pass to full mount but Stevenson defends it.
Ground and pound from Wood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to stand up here but Wood is controlling him well.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.
Wood working over Stevenson with some ground and pound. Stevenson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wood working the head and body with strikes.
Stevenson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stevenson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wood winds up and cracks Stevenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wood seems to be looking for submissions.
Wood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Wood.
Wood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wood is looking to advance position but Stevenson won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wood misses with a head shot. Stevenson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wood preventing the sweep.
Wood is in close to Stevenson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stevenson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Stevenson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wood manages to get himself to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wood trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carson 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson Wood!
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RATING
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