PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Wood (ranked 25845 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bourne (ranked 5938 p4p, 254 weight class). Jason Bourne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Wood
vs
Bourne

213 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
21
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alberto Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Wood.

Bourne rushes Wood and presses him up against the cage.

Bourne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourne misses with a head kick.
Bourne scores with a leg kick.
A head kick by Bourne misses

and Wood counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wood.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is working Bourne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Bourne is looking to stand back up but Wood counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bourne.
Bourne is looking to improve his position.

Wood is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bourne is just riding it out for now. Wood eventually gives up the hold.
Wood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood working over Bourne with some ground and pound. Bourne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wood lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wood not doing much here.
Wood is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bourne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wood looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wood prevents Bourne from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wood lands a nice short elbow.
Wood winds up and cracks Bourne with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bourne has a hand on Wood's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wood takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wood working Bourne over with strikes here.
Wood controlling from mount.
Wood avoids the attempt from Bourne to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wood controlling the pace for now.
Bourne tries to hold on but Wood pushes him away.
Wood looking to finish Bourne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bourne!
Wood fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wood lands a big elbow.
Wood looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bourne wants to control but Wood is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Wood connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wood looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bourne is trying to escape the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Wood 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.

Bourne has closed the distance and engaged Wood in a clinch.
Wood is trying to pull guard but Bourne has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wood tries to pull guard but Bourne holds him up against the cage and eventually Wood drops back down to his feet.
Wood is trying to drag Bourne to the mat but Bourne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Wood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wood has Bourne pressed against the cage.
Bourne misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourne tries to break the clinch but Wood is controlling the position.
Wood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bourne.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourne misses with a knee strike.
Wood fails to pull guard.
Wood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bourne just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wood controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Bourne.
Wood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bourne just stands there and leans against the cage.

Wood drags the fight down to the ground.
Bourne won't allow Wood to get back to his feet.
Wood keeping full guard, as Bourne tries to pass.
Bourne wants to control from the top but Wood keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is pulling down on Bourne's head to control his posture.
Bourne would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Wood has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bourne doesn't defend quickly enough and Wood has managed to lock this one up! Can Bourne escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wood on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alberto Wood!