PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jericho's choice of entrance music: Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Wood
vs
Jericho

170 cm
22
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

173 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lewis Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rey Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wood takes the fight into the clinch.

Jericho wants the takedown. Wood is fighting it off but Jericho persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wood's guard against the cage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jericho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jericho throwing strikes but missing.
Wood wants to stand and escape but Jericho is having none of it.
Jericho postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it.
Jericho stands up over Wood, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jericho is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jericho looking to sit in guard and control but Wood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wood trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wood trying to control but Jericho is working from the bottom.
Jericho controlling the position.
Jericho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood won't allow Jericho to sweep him here.
Jericho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jericho is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rey Jericho was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Jericho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jericho won't allow Wood to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jericho postures up and lands a big shot to Wood's brow.
Jericho chips away with some ground and pound.

Jericho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Wood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jericho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jericho throws a strike but Wood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jericho kicks Wood off and gets to his feet.
Wood shoots in and drives through. Jericho sprawls well.
Jericho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wood counters with a single leg into guard. Jericho didn't expect that.

Wood drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jericho dives on top into guard.
Jericho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jericho trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wood is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jericho gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Jericho is looking for a kimura but Wood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jericho to get the leverage.
Jericho stalling.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Jericho has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jericho stops Wood from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Jericho dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from Wood as Jericho shoots in.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Jericho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jericho keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood tries to clinch but Jericho moves out of range.
Wood tries to clinch there but Jericho circles away.
Jericho shoots in for a double leg but Wood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Wood tries to keep at a distance but Jericho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jericho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jericho wants a takedown.
Lewis Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rey Jericho.

Wood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rey Jericho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wood gets caught napping as Jericho dives in and scores a takedown. Wood manages to retain guard.
Jericho trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
Wood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jericho stops Wood from standing up.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jericho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Jericho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jericho shoots for a double leg takedown but Wood sprawls well. He's pushed Jericho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jericho tries to avoid it but Wood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jericho to the ground. Jericho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wood tries for a takedown but Jericho circles away easily

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jericho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jericho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jericho throwing strikes from guard but Wood blocks nicely.
Jericho postures up and lands a big shot to Wood's brow.
Jericho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jericho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wood's head.
Jericho distracts Wood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wood tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jericho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jericho lands a couple of digs.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jericho.
Jericho advances to half guard.

Jericho wants to work for an arm triangle but Wood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rey Jericho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jericho is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jericho wants to pass to mount but Wood is defending the position.
Wood regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jericho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jericho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jericho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jericho must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jericho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wood's guard.
Jericho postures up in Wood's guard and throws a big left but Wood blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jericho throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jericho looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jericho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Jericho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jericho looking to score a takedown here. Wood is defending well but Jericho drives through and ends up in Wood's guard.
Jericho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jericho.
Jericho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Jericho drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wood looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wood looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wood!

Wood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wood lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho keeps Wood under control for a moment.
Jericho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Jericho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jericho parries the strikes from Wood easily there. Wood is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jericho to escape.

Wood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jericho sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wood prevents Jericho from improving his position.
Wood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wood throws a strike but Jericho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Jericho pushes Wood off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jericho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jericho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wood is staying active underneath Jericho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wood is trying to get back to full guard.
Jericho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rey Jericho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jericho wants to take a breather but Wood is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rey Jericho.

Jericho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wood!
The referee warns Wood that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jericho looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lewis Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Jericho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jericho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Jericho!