PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zackery Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uppercut
vs
Woods

177 cm
22
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Drago's Choice

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Uppercut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zackery Woods!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods fails to land the takedown.
Uppercut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Woods shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uppercut pinned against the cage. Uppercut gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Woods.
Lance Uppercut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zackery Woods.

Woods looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Uppercut moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uppercut wants to sweep but no luck.
Woods looking to pass the guard.
Uppercut trying to control the position.
Woods advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods wants to take a breather but Uppercut is having none of it.
Woods throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uppercut keeping control of the position.

Woods is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Uppercut is looking to control Woods's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Uppercut avoid being mounted?
Woods missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uppercut won't allow Woods to pass to mount.
Uppercut wants to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uppercut swings for the body but Woods moves out of range.
Woods takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uppercut throws a body kick that misses.
Uppercut throws a series of punches but Woods moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uppercut connects with a body shot.
Uppercut tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.

Uppercut gets the takedown into side control.
Woods looks gassed!
Woods pushes Uppercut away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Uppercut gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Woods is being controlled here.
Uppercut's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Woods tries to improve position but can't.
Uppercut just content to control the position.
Woods on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut slows the pace down.
Woods tries to buck Uppercut off but Uppercut is having none of it.
Uppercut working away.
Woods is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods struggling a bit here.
Woods is being controlled here.
Woods is trying to control Uppercut's posture but Uppercut avoids it.
Uppercut controlling from side mount.
Uppercut knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woods on the ground.
Woods is looking for a sweep.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Uppercut.
Lance Uppercut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uppercut does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Uppercut lands with a straight right. Woods didn't see that one coming.
Uppercut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uppercut throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Woods avoids the head kick by Uppercut.

Woods drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Uppercut trying to control the position here.

Woods is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Uppercut looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uppercut is working hard here to advance position.
Uppercut is trying to keep Woods in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Uppercut dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Uppercut misses with a kick to the body.
Uppercut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Uppercut looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uppercut fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Uppercut feints and as Woods raises his hands in defense, Uppercut changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.

Woods had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Uppercut is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Woods Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Uppercut's back instead.

Woods is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Uppercut defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Uppercut rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uppercut avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woods.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Uppercut wants to improve his position but Woods is controlling well.
Woods throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uppercut is refusing to be controlled, as Woods sits in half guard.
Uppercut is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
Woods chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Uppercut can pounce on him.
Uppercut lands a body shot.
Uppercut tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Uppercut looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Woods!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying desperately to improve position.
Uppercut lands a big elbow.
Woods is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Woods bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Woods trying to control but Uppercut is working from the bottom.
Woods scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Woods trying to control but Uppercut is working from the bottom.
Woods makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woods is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Woods sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Uppercut's guard.
Lance Uppercut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut manages to get to full guard.
Uppercut can't keep his opponent in guard - Woods advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Woods there.
Woods is looking to take a break and control but Uppercut is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Woods is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Woods is just content to waste time from the top position. Uppercut takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Uppercut keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
Uppercut looking for a sweep. Not yet Uppercut, not yet.
Woods is fighting to break Uppercut's control of his arms but Uppercut is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Uppercut doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods being controlled here momentarily.
Uppercut bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Woods's guard.

Woods has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uppercut can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uppercut sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Woods is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Woods is looking for a triangle but Uppercut pushes his legs off easily.
Woods manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Uppercut is squirming around, avoiding Woods's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lance Uppercut will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Woods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uppercut.
Woods has a takedown stuffed.
Lance Uppercut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods closes the distance and clinches up with Uppercut, looking for a takedown. Woods pushes Uppercut against the cage but Uppercut circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Uppercut fails with a takedown attempt.
Woods slips a jab and a cross from Uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uppercut.
Uppercut swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woods closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uppercut circles away.
Lance Uppercut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zackery Woods.
Uppercut misses with an uppercut.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt
and Uppercut makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uppercut misses with the combination.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods fails with the takedown
and Uppercut counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Uppercut lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Uppercut.
Uppercut misses with a low kick.
Uppercut misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woods looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uppercut is fending him off so far but Woods persists. Nope, Uppercut circles away and we're back to standing.

Woods drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Woods stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uppercut swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Woods drops back, looking for a kneebar! Uppercut looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Uppercut looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Uppercut!
Woods is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Uppercut off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Uppercut looking very determined here, making life difficult for Woods.

Uppercut is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Woods gets his way!
Woods avoiding Uppercut 's attempts to control his hands.

Woods looking to break Uppercut's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Uppercut remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Woods will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Uppercut trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Woods trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Woods lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Woods trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Woods tightening his grip on Uppercut, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Woods sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Uppercut taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zackery Woods!