PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ascension Bjj Expert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ascension Bjj Expert will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Woods
vs
Bjj Expert

155 cm
33
130 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

170 cm
30
155 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ascension Bjj Expert!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjj Expert misses with a body shot.

Bjj Expert throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Woods tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bjj Expert is in Woods's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Bjj Expert from controlling successfully.
Bjj Expert is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bjj Expert stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Woods keeping full guard, as Bjj Expert tries to pass.

Woods working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bjj Expert doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bjj Expert manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bjj Expert wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
Bjj Expert won't allow Woods to sweep him here.
Bjj Expert looking to pass the guard.
Bjj Expert is pushing down on Woods's leg trying to pass to half guard. Woods is fighting to maintain full guard but Bjj Expert has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bjj Expert sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods tries to get to full guard but Bjj Expert has control of the leg.
Woods is working hard here to advance position.
Woods won't allow Bjj Expert to pass to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bjj Expert is trying to control the action in half guard but Woods is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjj Expert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Woods tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Woods looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bjj Expert missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert throwing shots but Woods is blocking nicely.
Bjj Expert is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Woods!
Woods tries to hold on but Bjj Expert pushes him away.
Bjj Expert cracks Woods with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Woods slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Woods tries to roll over but Bjj Expert keeps him under control.
Bjj Expert thows a huge punch but Woods dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bjj Expert throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Bjj Expert is working for a submission of some sort.
Bjj Expert is taking a breather. Woods says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bjj Expert missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Woods slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjj Expert is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Woods escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bjj Expert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bjj Expert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Woods preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bjj Expert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Woods looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bjj Expert is one step ahead there.
Bjj Expert postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bjj Expert sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Woods wants to sweep but no luck.
Bjj Expert sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Woods's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjj Expert wants to pass the guard but Woods is defending well.
Bjj Expert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woods keeps working.
Woods trying to hold on to Bjj Expert's head to control him but Bjj Expert postures up.
Bjj Expert tries to pass the half guard into mount. Woods knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bjj Expert slips a nice elbow through Woods's hands, connecting with Woods's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods wants to control but Bjj Expert is keeping busy.
Woods is not content to let Bjj Expert control the position.
Bjj Expert performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woods is looking to improve his position.
Bjj Expert not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ascension Bjj Expert dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Woods has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bjj Expert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Woods uses from the top position.
Bjj Expert has Woods pulled in close to control his posture.
Woods stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bjj Expert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ascension Bjj Expert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woods throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Woods pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjj Expert is keeping the position for now.
Bjj Expert looking to control.
Woods pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bjj Expert is keeping the position for now.

Bjj Expert is looking for a triangle but Woods pushes his legs off easily.

Bjj Expert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjj Expert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bjj Expert manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bjj Expert controlling Woods's posture.
Bjj Expert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Woods postures up.

Bjj Expert looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bjj Expert has his feet on Woods's thighs here. He's pushed Woods off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Woods screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ascension Bjj Expert!
Ascension Bjj Expert opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.