PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Wood (ranked 1516 p4p, 169 weight class) and Myles Brady (ranked 1136 p4p, 135 weight class). Wood's entrance music is Notorious B.I.G - Hypnotyze. A fine choice. Brady has chosen Aaron Lewis - Country Boy as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Wood
vs
Brady

173 cm
21
152 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

168 cm
22
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Myles Brady!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brady clinches.
Brady trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Brady.
Wood has had enough of the clinch but Brady keeps him there for the moment.
Brady with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brady working aggressively here.
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Brady scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brady - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Brady.
Brady lands a shoulder strike.
Wood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brady tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Wood blocks a body shot from Brady.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood wants to get back to striking at distance but Brady won't allow it.
Wood tries to break the clinch but Brady is controlling the position.
Brady tries to throw a body punch but Wood avoids it by throwing Brady back against the cage.
Wood is trying to force a seperation but Brady has the dominant position.
Wood can't break the clinch.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Brady drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady taking a breather.

Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Brady shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
Brady takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brady working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady passes to full mount!
Brady misses with a head shot.
Brady sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brady pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brady cracks Wood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brady controlling the position easily from mount.
You get the feeling that Wood really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brady content just to control the position here.
Brady cracks Wood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brady landing shots from mount.
Brady takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brady lands with some strikes.
Wood wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Brady tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Wood really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brady putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brady tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wood is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brady controlling his opponent.
Wood is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brady has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brady scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wood is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Brady dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brady drives through and clinches with Wood against the cage.
Wood wants to break free but Brady has control.
Brady goes for a takedown attempt but Wood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brady tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Brady tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Brady has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wood is trying to keep an underhook but Brady manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brady looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brady not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brady controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady lands with a punch from half guard.
Brady is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wood reverses the position - he's now on top in Brady's guard.
Wood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brady tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brady is pulling down on Wood's head. It's preventing any offense from Wood, at least for the moment.
Brady is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady 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.
Brady has a closed guard, preventing Wood from standing up.
Brady looking for a sweep. Not yet Brady, not yet.
Brady controlling Wood's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wood moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Wood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Brady moves into the clinch.
Brady has Wood pressed against the cage, preventing Wood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brady is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brady trying to land knees to the body.
Brady keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady trying to control the position but instead, Wood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brady into the cage.
Brady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brady will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wood up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Brady fails to land.
Wood tries to break the clinch but Brady is controlling the position.
Brady has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wood after a bit of a struggle.
Danny Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myles Brady.
A right handed body shot lands from Brady.
Brady lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Brady.

Wood breaks the clinch.

Brady pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Myles Brady seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brady wants to take the fight to the mat but Wood manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Myles Brady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Brady closes the distance and clinches up with Wood, looking for a takedown. Brady pushes Wood against the cage but Wood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brady tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wood appears to be looking for a big counter.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wood is looking to break free of the clinch but Brady has double underhooks.
Brady has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wood after a bit of a struggle.
Brady throws an elbow that misses.
Brady presses Wood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Brady - that landed with a thud.
Wood is looking to break free of the clinch but Brady has double underhooks.
Brady has Wood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Danny Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Myles Brady.
Brady is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood tries to circle away but Brady has him pinned against the cage.
Brady has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wood after a bit of a struggle.
Brady tries to land a knee to the head but Wood blocks with his arms.
Brady wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady misses with an elbow over the top.
Brady wants a takedown.
Wood tries to circle away but Brady has him pinned against the cage.
Wood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wood's efforts to push away.
Wood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brady working aggressively here.
Brady lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Brady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood is trying to force a seperation but Brady has the dominant position.

Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brady throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brady doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Brady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brady back to the cage. Wood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Brady closes the distance and pushes Wood back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Brady is controlling him.

Wood breaks from the clinch.

Brady moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
Brady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wood is defending well for now.
Wood is trying to push Brady away but Brady has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brady lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brady is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Brady is controlling him.
Wood is trying to push Brady away but Brady has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wood's efforts to push away.
Brady creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wood working hard to break the clinch.
Brady lands with a right to the head.
Wood avoiding damage as Brady throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Brady pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Wood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brady lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.

Wood breaks the clinch.
Brady throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Wood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brady is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Wood gets tackled into the cage by Brady. Brady maintains the clinch.
Brady misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
Wood tries to break free but Brady pushes him back against the cage.

Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brady tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wood defends well and Brady ends up having to push Wood into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wood is looking for a counter combo.
Danny Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brady tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Brady wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Wood lands.
Brady swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.

Brady closes the distance and clinches.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Brady has him pressed against the cage.
Brady scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brady is looking to clinch.
Danny Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brady missing with a left hand there. Wood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wood slaps away a takedown attempt from Brady, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wood pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brady back to the cage. Wood follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danny Wood is winning the standup battle so far.

Brady fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wood sprawls well initially but Brady persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Danny Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brady tries to pass to full mount but Wood defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Myles Brady.
I've got Brady 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Brady!
An out of breath Myles Brady thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.