PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JD Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Catcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for JD Wood has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Wood
vs
Catcher

169 cm
22
148 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
152 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JD Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dog Catcher!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Catcher rushes Wood and presses him up against the cage.
Wood can't break the clinch.
Wood lands a body shot.
Come on Catcher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Wood.

Wood breaks the clinch.
Wood connects with a crisp jab.
Wood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Catcher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Catcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wood.
Catcher fails to land the takedown.
Catcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wood pinned against the cage. Wood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wood throws out a leg kick but Catcher moves out of range and Wood only half commits.
Catcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wood as he avoids it easily.
JD Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Catcher.
Wood scores with a hook.
Catcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Catcher is just out of range.
Catcher tries for a takedown but Wood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Wood does it's job there.
Catcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wood pinned against the cage. Wood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Catcher looks gassed!
Catcher tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Wood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Catcher ducks right into an uppercut from Wood.
Catcher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Catcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wood.

It looks like Dog Catcher has been cut.
Catcher cracks Wood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Catcher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wood cracks Catcher with a good jab.
Catcher blocks the body kick.
Wood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Catcher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Catcher closes the distance and clinches.
Wood avoiding damage as Catcher throws knees to the body.
Wood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Catcher has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Wood.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Catcher.
Wood is trying to break free.
Catcher has Wood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Wood manages to break the clinch.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Catcher.
Catcher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood lands a slapping body shot.
Catcher slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Wood is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Catcher moves into the clinch.

Catcher drags the fight down to the ground.
Catcher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Catcher lands a big elbow.

Catcher working for a submission but Wood is keeping him at bay.
Catcher looking to finish Wood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wood!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to lock up and control but Catcher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Catcher working for a guillotine from mount but Wood is in no mood to give up.
Catcher unloads with some shots from mount but Wood bucks and avoids them well.
Wood is desperately trying to improve his position but Catcher has a good base and remains in mount.
Catcher trying to control but Wood is having none of it.
Wood can't escape the position.
Catcher pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wood tries to buck Catcher off but he can't manage it.
Catcher is landing with some decent strikes but Wood is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wood is wriggling around trying to escape.
Catcher working the ground and pound effectively.
Catcher working the ground and pound effectively.
Wood is squirming around, avoiding Catcher's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wood is trying to stand up.
Catcher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wood tries to buck Catcher off but he can't manage it.
Catcher misses with a head shot.

Wood somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Wood throws a head kick but Catcher moves out of range.
Wood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Catcher blocks a head kick by Wood.
Catcher tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Catcher blocks a head kick by Wood.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood tries a head kick but it misses.
Catcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Catcher off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Catcher.
Wood scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JD Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dog Catcher's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Catcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood scores with a jab to the body.
Wood lands with a straight right. Catcher didn't see that one coming.
Wood misses with a double jab.
JD Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Catcher is looking to clinch.
Wood scores with a nice head shot.
Wood throws the kick towards the body but Catcher avoids it.
Wood tries to land a front kick but Catcher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No luck for Catcher with that takedown attempt.
Catcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Catcher shoots in for a double leg but Wood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
JD Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Catcher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Catcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood throws a series of punches but Catcher avoids them all with ease.
Wood throws a body punch but Catcher moves out of range.
Catcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Catcher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Catcher instigates a clinch.
Wood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wood wants to get back to striking at distance but Catcher won't allow it.

Wood manages to break the clinch.
Catcher shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
JD Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Catcher.
Wood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Catcher tries to avoid it but Wood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Catcher to the ground. Catcher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Catcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wood pinned against the cage. Wood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wood lands a jab to the head.
Catcher fails with an attempt to clinch.

Catcher darts in and clinches Wood up against the cage.
Wood is trying to break free.
Catcher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Catcher gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wood regains guard.
Catcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Catcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Catcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Catcher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Catcher passes Wood's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Catcher is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Wood has managed to free his arm - good work.
Catcher throwing shots but Wood is blocking nicely.
Wood wants to get back to full guard.
Wood trying to hold on to Catcher's head to control him but Catcher postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Catcher lands a nice short elbow.
Wood tries to kick Catcher off but Catcher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wood moves into full guard.
Catcher won't allow Wood to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Catcher closes the distance and clinches.

Wood breaks from the clinch.
Catcher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Catcher misses with a double jab.
JD Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Wood as Catcher shoots in.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Catcher moves out of range easily.
Catcher misses with a takedown attempt - Wood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Catcher clinches up against the cage.

Catcher pulls guard successfully.

Catcher throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wood uses it to pass to side control.
Wood trying to control the position but Catcher is working away.
Catcher is trying to get back to half guard.
Catcher misses with a strike from the bottom.
Catcher is trying to improve his position.

Wood stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Catcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Catcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wood pinned against the cage. Wood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wood with a poor takedown

and Catcher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wood's guard.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Catcher looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Catcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Catcher stops Wood from standing up.
Catcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Catcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Catcher won't allow Wood to get back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Catcher.
Catcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dog Catcher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dog Catcher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Catcher is looking to clinch.
Catcher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Wood. No joy for Catcher on that attempt.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Catcher manages to avoid it.
Wood misses with a straight right.
Catcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wood. Wood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Catcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Catcher off to one side.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood lands with a right hand.
Catcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Catcher rushes Wood and presses him up against the cage.
Wood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Catcher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
JD Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dog Catcher.
Wood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wood wants to get back to striking at distance but Catcher won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood can't break the clinch.
Catcher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wood.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Catcher looking to slow down the pace here.
Wood lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Wood.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Catcher has him pressed against the cage.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Catcher has him pressed against the cage.
Catcher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wood pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Catcher has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wood is trying to keep an underhook but Catcher manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wood is trying to stand back up but Catcher is controlling him
Catcher is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Catcher raining down shots from the mount!

Catcher working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Catcher wants to finish this one by submission but Wood is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Catcher.
Catcher raining down shots from the mount!
Wood taking shots to the head.
Catcher moves to take his opponent's back.
Catcher lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wood fending off the submission attempt from Catcher.
Wood covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Catcher missing with strikes from the back.

Catcher is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Wood defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wood tries to break free.
Catcher is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Catcher gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Catcher gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Catcher apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Catcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Catcher shoots in and drives through. Wood sprawls well.

Catcher scores a takedown into full mount!
Catcher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Catcher lands with some strikes.
Wood wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog Catcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Catcher sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wood tries to hold on but Catcher postures up.

Catcher is working for a guillotine from mount but Wood frees his head quite easily.
Wood manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Catcher wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.
Catcher looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Catcher is working for a submission of some sort.

Wood kicks off Catcher and gets to his feet.
Catcher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Catcher persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Catcher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wood tries to avoid it but Catcher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wood to the ground. Wood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Catcher tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Wood connects with the punch.
Wood misses with a wild body shot.

Catcher clinches with his opponent.
Wood throws a head punch that misses.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Catcher has him pressed against the cage.
Catcher prevents Wood from breaking the clinch.
Wood managing to block the knees to the body from Catcher.
Wood is trying to break free.

Wood is fighting off a takedown attempt but Catcher is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wood to the mat. Wood regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wood is looking to stand up but Catcher isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catcher stands up over Wood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Catcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Catcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Catcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Catcher has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Catcher!