PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JJ Woods (ranked 4274 p4p, 424 weight class) and Gianni Castellana (ranked 2491 p4p, 283 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Castellana's choice of entrance music: Here Comes the Boom. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Woods
vs
Castellana

180 cm
31
165 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

168 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

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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 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianni Castellana!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods dips to his left and cracks Castellana with an uppercut!
Woods cracks the inside of Castellana's front leg.
Castellana avoids the head kick by Woods.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick and Castellana moves out of range easily.
Woods lands a head kick. Castellana smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Castellana misses with a body shot.
JJ Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods thuds his shin into the meat of Castellana's side.
A shot to the body from Woods misses
and Castellana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castellana throws a sloppy head kick
and Woods counters with a leg kick.
Castellana steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Woods. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellana moves out of range of the strikes.
Castellana tries to counter by closing the distance.
Woods lands with a nice body kick.
Woods scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Woods.
Castellana throws a solid leg kick but Woods takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castellana.
Woods throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Woods throws a body punch but Castellana moves out of range.
Castellana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woods can pounce on him.
Woods avoids a kick to the body.
Castellana misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Woods was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Castellana.
Woods throws a leg kick which misses Castellana's front leg but catches the back leg as Castellana tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Woods throws a good cross that connects.
Castellana avoids the head kick by Woods.
Woods lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Woods shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Woods lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellana wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Woods misses the target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Woods.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick
and Castellana counters with a low kick, right behind Woods 's knee.
Woods throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Castellana only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Woods lets loose with a powerful body kick. Castellana will feel that in the morning.
Woods is looking to land body kicks.
Woods misses with a wild combination.
Castellana moves out of range as Woods throws a body kick.
Woods throws a head kick but Castellana moves out of range.
Castellana is trying to counter with his kicks.
Castellana is looking to land body kicks.
Woods dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Castellana. That did some damage!
Woods looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Woods misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana throws out a leg kick but Woods moves out of range and Castellana only half commits.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Castellana pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick and Castellana moves out of range easily.
Castellana raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Castellana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Castellana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Woods.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Castellana.
Castellana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castellana throws a leg kick but Woods moved away.
Castellana takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Woods lands a front kick.
Castellana scores with a leg kick.
Castellana defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Castellana looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellana throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woods goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Woods throws a front kick that sends Castellana stumbling back into the ropes.
Castellana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castellana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woods throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castellana steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Woods scores with a push kick.
Woods thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Castellana if he has to take too many more of those.
Castellana avoids the body shot from Woods.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods feints and then cracks Castellana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castellana down.
Woods connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Woods dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Castellana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castellana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Castellana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods checks a low kick from Castellana.
Woods moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Castellana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castellana throws a head kick that misses.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Castellana might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Woods has got the better of the exchanges.
Castellana throws a body kick that misses.
Woods plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castellana can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Castellana rushes Woods and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Castellana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Woods prevents a body shot from Castellana.
Woods tries to work over Castellana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellana struggles to land a body shot inside as Woods controls his hands.
Woods lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Castellana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Castellana blocks a body shot from Woods.
Castellana prevents a body shot from Woods.
Castellana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castellana working aggressively here.

Woods pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Woods looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Woods scores with a decent looking hook.
Castellana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Woods is out of range and Castellana settles back down.
Woods lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Woods scores with a nice head shot.
Woods feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Castellana's calf.
Castellana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woods lands a front kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Woods lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick
and Castellana counters with a stiff right hand.
Woods with a jab.
Woods misses with a double jab.
A big left from Castellana misses.
Castellana ducks right into an uppercut from Woods.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castellana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castellana throws a fast counter high kick but Woods manages to duck under it in time.
Castellana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Woods misses with a hook.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castellana.
And Woods counters with a quick kick to the body but Castellana blocks it.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods sets himself, and Castellana steps forward looking for the clinch! Woods avoids it this time.
JJ Woods is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Woods goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods lands with a kick to the ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Woods.
Castellana misses with an attempted mid kick.
Woods misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castellana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castellana throws an overhand right that lands on Woods's shoulder, as Woods tries to avoid the shot.
Woods throws the kick towards the body but Castellana avoids it.
Castellana tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Castellana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Castellana.
Woods cracks Castellana with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Woods. That snapped Castellana's head back.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Castellana moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a body kick that misses.
Woods moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCastellana.
Woods connects with a solid leg kick.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Woods looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Woods moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCastellana.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellana takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Castellana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.
Castellana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Woods. Woods obviously looking to wear him down.
Castellana avoids a kick to the body.
Woods throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Castellana.
Woods fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Woods throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woods tried to score with a low kick but Castellana checks it.
Castellana is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Woods dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Woods misses with a shot to the body
and Castellana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castellana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Woods wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Castellana closes the distance and clinches.
Castellana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castellana misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woods scores with a push kick.
Castellana tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Woods throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Woods is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Woods connects with a leg kick. Castellana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castellana slips under a jab from Woods.
Castellana throws a lazy uppercut
and Woods counters with a head kick. That will keep Castellana thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellana throws a wild body kick that Woods sees coming a mile off.
Castellana takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Woods - that will leave a mark!
Castellana checks a low kick from Woods.
Some bone on bone action there as Woods checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Castellana loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
Woods looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Castellana now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Castellana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castellana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Woods thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Castellana if he has to take too many more of those.
Woods is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Woods pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Woods moves out of range as Castellana throws a body kick.
Woods throws a head kick but Castellana moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Castellana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Woods, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands with a cross.
Castellana tries to clinch but Woods is having none of it.
Woods goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woods throws a body kick that misses.
And Castellana responds with a good body kick, but Woods manages to step out the way in time.
Woods throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Woods.
Castellana throws a leg kick
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Woods checks the leg kick.
Woods lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Castellana flicks out a counter leg kick but Woods steps away.
Castellana moves out of range of the body kick.
Woods misses the jab.
It seemed like Castellana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castellana.
Woods fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castellana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Woods misses the jab.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
Castellana is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Woods misses with a kick to the body.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castellana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Castellana wants to slow Woods down by chopping away at his legs.
Castellana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Woods is out of range and Castellana settles back down.
Both fighters circling a little - Woods finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Woods with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Woods throws a body kick that misses.
Woods pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Castellana only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Castellana misses with a body shot.
Woods lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Castellana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castellana takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Castellana avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellana tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castellana. That's going to slow Woods down.
Gianni Castellana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woods fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castellana.
Castellana drops his hands momentarily and Woods takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Woods comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
JJ Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Castellana takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick from Woods lands but Castellana takes it in his stride.
Castellana throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, 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 Downing scores the fight for JJ Woods!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for JJ Woods!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for JJ Woods!

JJ Woods wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking JJ Woods thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.