PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Woods has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Billy Thompson's chin.

Thompson
vs
Woods

170 cm
28
155 lbs
17 - 3 - 1

155 cm
31
130 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Granite chin

Just Fight

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 17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Woods!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are battling for position here. Woods manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thompson working away.
Woods tries to bench press Thompson off him but Thompson keeps the position.
Thompson grinds an elbow into Woods's temple.
Thompson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Woods takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Woods tries to bench press Thompson off him but Thompson keeps the position.
Woods is trying to control Thompson's posture but Thompson avoids it.
Woods is working to avoid the ground and pound but Thompson connects with a decent elbow.
Thompson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Woods is looking for a sweep.
Woods is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Woods regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thompson working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson prevents Woods from improving his position.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Woods is trying to control but can't.
Thompson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thompson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Woods's head.
Woods is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
Woods is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Woods trying to control here.
Thompson wants to free his trapped foot but Woods is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thompson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Woods defends it.
Woods is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods is in a horrible position here. Thompson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Thompson working for a submission but Woods is keeping him at bay.
Woods is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
Woods is desperately trying to improve his position but Thompson has a good base and remains in mount.
Thompson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Woods can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Woods slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Woods slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Woods is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Woods is keeping the position.
Woods wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Thompson is now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Woods dodges it nicely.
Woods is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.

Thompson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Woods wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Thompson wants to take a breather but Woods is having none of it.
Thompson works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods wants to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.

Thompson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Woods can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Thompson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson lands an uppercut.

Thompson jumps into guard, dragging Woods to the mat.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Thompson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Woods is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thompson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thompson has escaped and now he's on top!
Woods looking for a sweep. Not yet Woods, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Woods is retaining full guard.
Woods looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Woods preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Thompson advances position into side control!

Thompson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to control Thompson's posture but Thompson avoids it.
Woods is trying to work for a sweep but Thompson has mounted him!
Woods tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Woods might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thompson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thompson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Woods is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Billy Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods tries to reverse the position but Thompson maintains control.
Thompson lands with some strikes.
Woods is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Woods is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
Thompson avoids the attempt from Woods to control.
Woods takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Woods is looking to improve his position but Thompson isn't that keen on the idea.
Woods is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thompson looking to finish Woods with some ground and pound. This is bad for Woods!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods is looking to get to half guard.
Woods is in a horrible position here. Thompson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Woods wants to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Woods is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thompson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thompson working Woods over with strikes here.
Woods in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Thompson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Woods shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thompson as he jumps to the side.
Woods shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.

Woods clinches with his opponent.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Woods.
Billy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Woods.

Thompson pulls Woods into guard.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woods wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.

Woods has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Thompson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Woods is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Thompson pulls down on the head and he's put Woods to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy Thompson!