PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miro Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood has chosen Wardruna - Blood Eagle as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bang
vs
Wood

200 cm
27
214 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

187 cm
23
205 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Miro Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Thor Wood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Bang has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bang tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Bang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wood wants to counter the offense by Bang and move into the clinch position.
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 Bang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bang appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Wood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bang. Bang circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wood thows a leg kick but Bang checks it

and Bang counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wood's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bang drops back looking for a leg! Wood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wood manages to kick Bang off! Bang jumps back into Wood's guard.
Bang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang distracts Wood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wood keeping full guard, as Bang tries to pass.
Bang throws a big elbow that misses.
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bang tries to free his leg and advance position but Wood is retaining full guard.
Bang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Bang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bang postures up.
Bang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bang postures up.

Bang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Wood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bang drops back looking for a leg! Wood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wood manages to kick Bang off! Bang jumps back into Wood's guard.
Bang 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.
Bang passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Bang is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wood knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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

Bang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wood avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bang.
Wood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Wood is defending against the submission attempts here by Bang.
Wood wants to improve his position but Bang is controlling well.

Bang seems to be working for a kimura but Wood defends the submission attempt.
Bang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bang moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Bang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wood has escaped the position, nice work there.

Bang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Bang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood is looking to regain half guard here but Bang keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miro Bang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wood throws a hook but Bang avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Bang moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bang's sensitive parts.
Bang dives in for a single leg takedown but Wood sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bang misses with a takedown
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wood tries to bench press Bang off him but Bang keeps the position.
Wood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bang is trying to get an arm triangle but Wood is defending well.

Bang looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Bang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wood is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bang is trying to get an arm triangle but Wood is defending well.
Wood is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?

Wood looking for submissions off his back.

Bang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bang is working for a submission of some sort.
Wood is trying to get back to full guard.
Bang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wood defending well though.
Bang tries to pass to full mount but Wood defends it.

Bang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wood is just riding it out for now. Bang eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Miro Bang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bang is thwarting Wood's attempts to control the position.

Bang seems to be looking for submissions.
Bang 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.

Bang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wood defends it well.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Bang has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is trying to maintain the position but Bang is very close to passing his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bang connects with a nice short shot to Wood's temple.
Bang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Bang is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bang.

Bang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wood sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bang prevents Wood from improving his position.

Bang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Bang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miro Bang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wood looks to land a left hand but Bang moved out of range nicely.
Wood looks to clinch

and Bang counters with a takedown into side control.

Bang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wood has escaped the position, nice work there.

Bang wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wood, who protects the arm well.

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

Bang swings around for an armbar but Wood sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bang's guard.

Bang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Bang is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wood throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bang's body to avoid the submission. Bang has instead reached around Wood's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bang arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Miro Bang!
Miro Bang very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.