PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Wood (ranked 25347 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Danzos (ranked 5841 p4p, 0 weight class). Ulysses Wood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wood
vs
Danzos

205 cm
18
177 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysses Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Danzos!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Danzos closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Danzos fails to land.
Danzos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Wood stalling in the clinch.
Danzos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Danzos tries to break free but Wood pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wood.
Danzos avoiding damage as Wood throws knees to the body.
Danzos tries to pull guard but Wood won't allow it.

Wood pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is pulling down on Danzos's head. It's preventing any offense from Danzos, at least for the moment.
Wood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Wood is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Danzos rolls with it to try and escape but Wood cranks on the arm and Danzos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ulysses Wood!