PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justun Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justun Wood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wood
vs
Graham

225 cm
25
150 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justun Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Graham!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Graham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graham misses with a takedown

so Wood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Graham is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wood is controlling him.
Graham trying to keep a closed guard but Wood is proving a slippery customer.
Wood tries to free his leg and advance position but Graham is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wood passes Graham's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Graham has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wood is working away from the top position though.

Wood decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Graham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Wood counters with a single leg into guard. Graham didn't expect that.
Wood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graham is keeping the position for now.
Graham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.

Wood stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Graham tries for a takedown but Wood circles away easily

and Wood counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Justun Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Graham.
Graham looking to control.
Graham looks gassed!
Wood tries to free his leg and advance position but Graham is retaining full guard.

Graham working for a triangle but Wood defends it easily.
Graham keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.

Graham looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wood has picked Graham up and slammed him! Graham can't keep hold of the triangle and Wood manages to pass to side control!
Graham gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Graham wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wood looking to secure an arm triangle but Graham defends it well.
Wood wants to control the pace but Graham is squirming around nicely.
Wood landing punches.

Wood stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Graham checks a leg kick.
Graham misses with a takedown

and Wood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Graham's guard.
Wood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood wants to control from the top but Graham keeps moving.
Graham wants to stand up but Wood is controlling him.
Wood works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wood passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham pushes Wood away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wood gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Wood tries for a kimura but Graham is defending well.
Wood is looking to take a break and control but Graham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Wood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham prevents Wood from improving position.
Graham wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to move to mount but Graham blocks the move with his legs.
Wood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Graham wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wood has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Graham's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wood working for a submission but Graham is keeping him at bay.
Graham is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Graham has his takedown stuffed

and Wood counters with a single leg into guard. Graham didn't expect that.
Wood passes Graham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wood moves into full mount! Graham won't be happy about that!
Wood landing punches.
Graham is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Wood stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Graham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wood throws a body kick that misses.
Graham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Graham checks a leg kick.
Graham is breathing heavily.
Graham scores with a hook to the body. Wood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Graham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Graham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wood throws a chopping leg kick but Graham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Graham.
Robert Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood misses with a leg kick.
Graham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood tries a low kick but Graham avoids it.
Wood tries to work over Graham's front leg with a kick but Graham checks it.
Wood 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.
Graham wants to clinch

so Wood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wood slips nicely into half guard.
Graham is trying to stand back up but Wood is controlling him
Wood uses his free foot to push down on Graham's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Graham.
Wood trying to control but Graham is having none of it.

Wood working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood controlling the pace for now.

Wood wants to finish this one by submission but Graham is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wood.

Graham defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wood.
Wood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Graham is looking to escape.
Wood looking to finish Graham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Graham!
Graham wants to hold on but Wood pushes him away.

Wood looking for a guillotine from mount but Graham is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wood swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Graham is now in Wood's guard. A big mistake from Wood there, giving up the dominant position!

Graham thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Graham wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.
Wood wants to sweep here but Graham controlling him for the moment.
Wood manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Graham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wood throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Wood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Wood jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Graham manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Graham wants to get back to his feet but Wood drags him back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham struggling a bit here.
Wood advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justun Wood dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A low kick from Wood misses
and Graham counters with a series of strikes. Wood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graham.
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graham doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Graham's guard.
Graham wants to get back to his feet but Wood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wood pushing down on Graham's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wood moves into full mount! Graham won't be happy about that!
Wood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Wood is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Graham can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Justun Wood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham tries to hold on but Wood postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wood looking for a guillotine from mount but Graham is having none of it.

Wood is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Graham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Wood counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wood tries to move into full mount but can't pass Graham's legs.
Graham is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wood trying to control the action but Graham is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to advance to mount but can't.
Graham is trying to get back to his feet.

Wood decides to stand back up. Wood steps back and let's Graham get back to his feet.
Graham throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Graham fails with the takedown

and Wood counters with a takedown into side control.
Justun Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Graham.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Graham!
Graham is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wood throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Graham because Wood loaded up on that one.

Wood looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wood with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Wood looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Graham is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Graham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Justun Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wood controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wood controlling his opponent.
Wood'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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justun Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wood, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justun Wood!