PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis Wood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Wood
vs
Bond

170 cm
20
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lewis Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Bond!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bond scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Bond are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wood tries to get out of the position.

Bond wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wood, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here as Bond stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tries to buck Bond off but Bond is having none of it.
Wood regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bond's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bond trying to control the action but Wood is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bond is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jay Bond was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wood misses with a takedown

and Bond counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bond tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wood knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Bond is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond working Wood over with strikes.
Bond content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wood tries to roll over but Bond keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
Bond missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bond looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wood is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bond counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bond tries to free his leg and advance position but Wood is retaining full guard.
Bond controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bond trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wood manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bond being controlled here, momentarily.
Wood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bond keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
Wood thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bond looking to control.
Wood wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
Bond is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bond throws a nice head kick!
Bond shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Wood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jay Bond has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bond is breathing heavily.

Bond working for submissions but it's allowed Wood to get to half guard.
Bond has hold of Wood's hands but Wood slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bond with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wood wants to free his trapped foot but Bond is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bond gets back to full guard.
Wood works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wood working the head and body with strikes.
Still in half guard, Wood seems content to control.
Wood lands strikes from half guard.
Wood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bond knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wood not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood working over Bond with some ground and pound. Bond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bond is trying to stand back up but Wood is controlling him
Wood thows a huge punch but Bond dodges it nicely.

Wood is looking for a kimura here.
Wood working over Bond with some ground and pound. Bond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wood is keen to just control but Bond is a slippery customer.
Wood trying to mount his opponent but Bond defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Wood dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Bond as Wood shoots in.

Bond moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
Wood has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bond is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bond prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lewis Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bond jumps guard.
Bond is pulling down on Wood's head to control his posture.
Wood 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.
Wood postures up and lands a big shot to Bond's brow.
Wood won't allow Bond to get back to his feet.
Bond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Bond is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wood landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Wood goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bond rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wood's guard! Nice work there by Bond!
Bond wanted to stand there but Wood had control of the position.
Bond controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bond connects with a couple of short punches.
Bond wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood trying to control the position here.
Bond controlling from the top position.

Jay Bond has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bond is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wood enables Bond to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wood manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bond!
Wood landing strikes from the mount and Bond is in trouble!
Bond takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wood working the ground and pound effectively.
Bond tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lewis Wood.
I think Wood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!