PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayan Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Fernandez
vs
Wood

225 cm
26
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brayan Fernandez!
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, Gerald Wood!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fernandez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wood is refusing to be controlled, as Fernandez sits in half guard.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Fernandez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wood wants to get back to full guard but Fernandez has mounted him!
Fernandez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wood is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fernandez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez content just to control the position here.
Wood is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wood wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fernandez.
Fernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wood blocking the ground and pound.
Fernandez controlling the position easily from mount.
Wood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fernandez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wood holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fernandez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wood tries to control the position but Fernandez now has his back.
Fernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fernandez misses with punches from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Wood grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez controls the action.
Fernandez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wood for as long as he can get away with.

Fernandez working for a choke but Wood is defending well.

Fernandez looking for the choke from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to get back to his feet but Fernandez has full control of the position and if anything, Wood has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wood is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Fernandez.

Fernandez looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Wood taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brayan Fernandez!