PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justun wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holmes
vs
wood

170 cm
25
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Make'm TAP

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justun wood!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

wood shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
wood works his way into full mount!

wood looking to secure an arm triangle but Holmes defends it well.
Holmes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Holmes tries to get to full guard but wood has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
wood passes to full mount!
Holmes working to try and regain half guard.
wood looking to control but Holmes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

wood working for a submission but Holmes is keeping him at bay.

wood working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
wood avoids the attempt from Holmes to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to get back to half guard but can't.

wood stands up from mount. Strange move.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt

and wood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Holmes actively working from the bottom here.
wood throwing shots but Holmes is blocking nicely.
wood is keen to just control but Holmes is a slippery customer.

Holmes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but wood pulls his head out easily.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
wood frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
wood is working for a guillotine from mount but Holmes frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wood avoids the attempt from Holmes to control.
Holmes holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as wood tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Holmes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
wood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holmes is looking to escape.
Holmes gets back to half guard.

Holmes looking for submissions off his back.
wood is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Holmes!
Holmes is squirming around, avoiding wood's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

wood is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Holmes is surviving well by controlling wood's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes tries to reverse the position but wood maintains control.
wood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holmes is working hard here to advance position.

wood is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Holmes has managed to escape the submission attempt.

wood is working for a guillotine from mount but Holmes frees his head quite easily.
Holmes wants to control but wood is having none of it.
Holmes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
wood wants to control the pace but Holmes is squirming around nicely.
Holmes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for wood on the ground.

wood looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

wood is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Holmes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Holmes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Holmes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
wood works his foot free and advances to mount.
Holmes tries to hold on but wood pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justun wood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes wants to clinch

and wood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Holmes's guard.

Holmes working for a triangle but wood defends it easily.
wood passes Holmes's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Holmes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
wood works his way into side control.

wood decides to stand up, so the ref orders Holmes to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wood misses with a kick to the body.
Holmes tries to score with a low kick but wood moves his leg out of the way.

wood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Justun wood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holmes is in trouble now - wood has advanced to mount!
Holmes is looking to improve his position but wood isn't that keen on the idea.

wood with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Holmes is working to get back to half guard.
wood throws some wild stikes that Holmes manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
wood misses with a head shot.
wood prevents Holmes from getting the reversal.
Holmes wants to hold on but wood pushes him away.
Holmes is wriggling around trying to escape.
wood unloads with some shots from mount but Holmes bucks and avoids them well.
wood trying to control but he's not successful this time.

wood has hold of Holmes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Holmes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Holmes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wood trying to control but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes is trying desperately to improve position.

wood quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for wood but it's paid off an Holmes is forced to tap! Nice work by wood.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justun wood!

C
A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

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