PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Ginger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Ginger
vs
Wood

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Ginger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Wood!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood throws the left hand but Ginger avoids the punch easily.
Ginger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wood as he jumps to the side.

Ginger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wood is trying to control the position but Ginger postures up.
Wood wants to stand but Ginger is controlling the position.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wood looks gassed!

Ginger stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ginger staying out of range there.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ginger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wood but Wood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ginger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Ginger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tries to clinch there but Ginger circles away.
Wood misses with a looping left.
Ginger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.

Ginger gets the takedown into side control.
Ginger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ginger scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wood to see if he's OK.
Ginger advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ginger avoids the attempt from Wood to control.
Ginger landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ginger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wood can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ginger content just to control the position here.
Wood is working to get back to half guard.
Ginger controlling from the full mount.
Ginger avoids the attempt from Wood to control.
Ginger lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginger controlling his opponent.
Ginger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ginger looking to finish Wood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wood!
Ginger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wood hang on?
Ginger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wood?
Ginger controlling the pace for now.
Ginger working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wood wants to hold on but Ginger pushes him away.
Ginger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ginger controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Ginger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ginger.
Wood tries to clinch but Ginger is having none of it.
Ginger looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Liam Ginger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood tries to clinch there but Ginger circles away.
Wood scores with a jab to the head.
Wood tries to clinch there but Ginger circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood tries to clinch but Ginger moves out of range.
Wood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ginger fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Ginger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ginger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Wood.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ginger.
Ginger wants a takedown but no success here.
Wood has Ginger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ginger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Wood pulls guard effortlessly.
Wood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Wood looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ginger has picked Wood up and slammed him! Wood can't keep hold of the triangle and Ginger manages to pass to side control!
Ginger tries to move into full mount but can't pass Wood's legs.
Ginger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Wood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ginger is controlling him well.
Ginger controlling from side mount.
Ginger scores with punches from side control.
Wood tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Ginger's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ginger scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginger cracks Wood with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Ginger's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wood is trying to improve his position.
Ginger controls the position.
Ginger gets to mount! Wood was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ginger controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginger wants to control the pace but Wood is squirming around nicely.
Wood is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wood is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Ginger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ginger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wood sprawls well. Wood wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ginger gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Wood misses.

Ginger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wood is trying to defend but Ginger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ginger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liam Ginger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ginger is keen to just control but Wood is a slippery customer.
Wood wants to control but Ginger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginger wants to pass the guard but Wood is keeping the position.
Ginger seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wood 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ginger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Liam Ginger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wood lands a jab to the head.
Ginger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wood tries to avoid it but Ginger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wood to the ground. Wood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Ginger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee asks Ginger politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ginger prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ginger wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.
Wood wants to control but Ginger postures up.
Ginger tries to move to mount but Wood blocks the move with his legs.
Wood wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood struggling a bit here.
Wood taking a bit of punishment here - Ginger scoring with strikes.
Wood can't do much from the bottom here.

Ginger stands up and beckons Wood to his feet.
Lee Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood wants to clinch up but Ginger keeps it at a distance.

Ginger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ginger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ginger.
Wood gets back to full guard.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
Ginger forces his way into half guard.
Wood trying to control from the bottom.

Ginger decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Lee Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ginger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Ginger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ginger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Ginger!