PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between De Forest Treadwell (ranked 1133 p4p, 156 weight class) and Peter Woodcock (ranked 1055 p4p, 146 weight class). Treadwell comes to the cage accompanied by God gave me style, I’m coming home mix. De Forest Treadwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Forest Treadwell
vs
Woodcock

193 cm
29
215 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

210 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Forest Treadwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Woodcock!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodcock misses with a straight left.

Treadwell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Woodcock's guard.
Woodcock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Treadwell passes Woodcock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Treadwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Woodcock trying to control from the bottom.

Woodcock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Treadwell working over Woodcock with some ground and pound. Woodcock looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Treadwell is trying to control. Woodcock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Treadwell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Woodcock has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Zero Tolerance. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Woodcock is holding on to half guard well.
We've been hearing that Treadwell has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Woodcock is trying to control but Treadwell passes into side control!
Treadwell in the domination position with Woodcock hanging on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Treadwell in side control, throwing shots but Woodcock defends.
Treadwell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Woodcock is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Woodcock is not content to let Treadwell control the position.
Woodcock tries to bench press Treadwell off him but Treadwell keeps the position.
Treadwell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Woodcock wants to control but Treadwell postures up.
Woodcock managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Treadwell.
Woodcock is looking for a sweep.
Treadwell wants to control but Woodcock is keeping him busy.
Woodcock is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Treadwell landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Woodcock is rocked!

It looks like Peter Woodcock has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Treadwell happy to just control the position for now.
Woodcock is still in real trouble! Can Treadwell finish him?
Treadwell trying to control the action but Woodcock is working from the bottom.
Woodcock seems to have recovered his senses.
Treadwell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Woodcock gets back to half guard.
Woodcock wants to control but Treadwell is keeping busy.
Treadwell working the head and body with strikes.
Treadwell content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodcock is trying to control but can't.
Woodcock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Treadwell.
Treadwell 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.

The cut above Peter Woodcock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Treadwell 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.
Treadwell is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Woodcock is hurt! He's hurt bad - Treadwell fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Woodcock from any more punishment! Congratulations to Treadwell! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). De Forest Treadwell!
After the fight, De Forest Treadwell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.