PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Courchesne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Courchesne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lux Aeterna By Clint Mansell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jonathan Courchesne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Woods
vs
Courchesne

155 cm
35
130 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

177 cm
24
148 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Courchesne!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Courchesne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Woods takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woods has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CCF's Flying Circus in the buildup to the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Courchesne as Woods shoots in.

Courchesne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Woods was covering up waiting for the punch and Courchesne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Courchesne trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods wants to sweep here but Courchesne controlling him for the moment.
Woods avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Courchesne stands up over Woods, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Courchesne scoring with some ground and pound.
Courchesne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Courchesne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Courchesne looking to pass the guard.

Woods looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Woods holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Courchesne from controlling successfully.
Courchesne stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Courchesne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Courchesne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woods keeping full guard, as Courchesne tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Courchesne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Woods keeping moving, preventing Courchesne from controlling successfully.
Courchesne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Courchesne scoring with some ground and pound.
Woods working a defensive guard here.
Woods wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Courchesne trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods trying to control the position.
Woods bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Courchesne's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Courchesne is on top in guard.

Woods is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Courchesne is aware though and is defending well.
Courchesne postures up.
My spies in Gym Elite Transition and Escape inform me that Courchesne has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Woods bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Courchesne's guard.
Courchesne wants to sweep here but Woods controlling him for the moment.
Woods postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Courchesne is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Woods might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods looking to sit in guard and control but Courchesne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Woods lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Courchesne!
Courchesne avoids a series of strikes thrown by Woods.
Courchesne is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Courchesne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Courchesne is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods raining down shots from the mount!
Woods avoids the attempt from Courchesne to control.
Woods trying to control but Courchesne is having none of it.

Woods swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Courchesne is now in Woods's guard. A big mistake from Woods there, giving up the dominant position!
Woods looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Courchesne.
Courchesne wants to pass the guard but Woods is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Courchesne 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.

Courchesne shoots in looking for a takedown. Woods tries to sprawl out of it but Courchesne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Woods manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Courchesne takes a kick to the side of the head.

Woods decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Woods is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Courchesne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Woods is working away from the top position though.
Woods wants to control but Courchesne is keeping him busy.
Courchesne won't allow Woods to pass to mount.

Woods is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Courchesne is doing well to control the position and prevent Woods from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courchesne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Courchesne trying to hold on to Woods's head to control him but Woods postures up.

Woods wants to work for an arm triangle but Courchesne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Courchesne is trying to get back to full guard.
Courchesne is concentrating on defense, preventing Woods from advancing position.

Woods looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Courchesne is staying active underneath Woods, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne wants to improve his position but Woods is controlling well.

Woods seems to be working for a kimura but Courchesne defends the submission attempt.

Woods is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Courchesne has managed to free his arm - good work.
Courchesne is looking to control Woods's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Courchesne avoid being mounted?
Courchesne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Woods tries to free his leg and advance position but Courchesne is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Woods manages to get himself to full guard.
Woods tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Woods working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Courchesne is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Courchesne from controlling successfully.
Courchesne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Courchesne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Courchesne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Courchesne landing with the ground and pound.
Courchesne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Woods is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Courchesne throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods has control of Courchesne's left arm, preventing Courchesne from doing any damage.
Courchesne stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Jonathan Courchesne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Courchesne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Courchesne trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Courchesne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Woods wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Courchesne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Courchesne looking to pass the guard.
Courchesne stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Woods is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Woods will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Woods gets caught flat footed, as Courchesne shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Courchesne trying to control the position from guard on top but Woods is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Courchesne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Woods keeping moving, preventing Courchesne from controlling successfully.
Woods is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Courchesne looking to pass the guard.
Woods working a defensive guard here.
Courchesne stopping the sweep attempt from Woods.
Courchesne sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Courchesne connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Courchesne keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Woods. No joy for Courchesne on that attempt.
Courchesne lands a leg kick that knocks Woods off balance momentarily.
Jonathan Courchesne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Courchesne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Woods is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Woods prevents Courchesne from improving his position.
Woods throwing shots but Courchesne is blocking nicely.

Woods is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Courchesne defends it well.
Woods is stalling here. Courchesne is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Woods seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Courchesne has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Courchesne is working Woods over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Courchesne scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Courchesne cracks Woods with an elbow. That is naaassty.
I wouldn't like to be where Woods is right now.
Woods is trying to control Courchesne's posture but Courchesne avoids it.
Courchesne taking a breather here.
Woods is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Woods tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Courchesne looks up at the clock and then as Woods takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Courchesne smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Courchesne looks up at the clock and then as Woods takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Courchesne smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Courchesne grinds an elbow into Woods's temple.
Woods manages to work his way to half guard, despite Courchesne's best efforts.
Courchesne frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Courchesne punishing his opponent with strikes.
Courchesne looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Courchesne tries to control but Woods wriggling away.
Courchesne might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Woods haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Woods is wriggling around trying to escape.
Courchesne lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Courchesne controlling the pace for now.
Courchesne lands a couple of good shots and Woods has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courchesne lands shots from the back.
Courchesne lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Courchesne is landing with strikes from the back.
Courchesne connects with a big shot to the side of Woods's head.
Courchesne lands strikes to the head.
Courchesne has the hooks in. Woods is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Courchesne really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Woods.
Woods is trying to remain composed but Courchesne is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Courchesne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Courchesne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Courchesne 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Jonathan Courchesne!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jonathan Courchesne!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jonathan Courchesne!

Jonathan Courchesne wins by unanimous decision!
Jonathan Courchesne thanked the fans post fight for their support.