PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Hakansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hakansson
vs
Wood

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

169 cm
22
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morgan Hakansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JD Wood!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Wood with a jab.
Hakansson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hakansson duly obliges.
Wood misses with a kick to the body.
Hakansson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hakansson is looking to clinch.
Wood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wood drops his hands momentarily and Hakansson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hakansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a straight right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hakansson breaks from the clinch.
Wood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wood missing with a left hand there. Hakansson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hakansson wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wood throws a series of punches but Hakansson avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Wood.
Hakansson throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hakansson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hakansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hakansson looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wood stuffs the takedown.
Hakansson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hakansson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wood avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wood throws a front kick aimed at Hakansson's knee but Hakansson avoids it well.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hakansson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wood.
Wood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hakansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hakansson throws a combination that misses
and Wood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hakansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hakansson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Hakansson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hakansson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wood keeps control of Hakansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hakansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wood can't break the clinch.
Wood tries to break the clinch but Hakansson is controlling the position.

Hakansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wood cracks Hakansson with an open hand slap.
Wood cracks Hakansson with an open hand slap.
Wood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Hakansson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hakansson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morgan Hakansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakansson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hakansson misses with a double jab
and Wood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Wood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hakansson throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Hakansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hakansson throws a body punch but Wood moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hakansson.
Donk. Hakansson catches Wood right on the button with a cross.
Hakansson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hakansson is breathing heavily.
Hakansson has a takedown stuffed.
Hakansson misses with a double jab
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hakansson backs up against the cage.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wood jabs at Hakansson's body.
Hakansson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wood but Wood pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hakansson. No joy for Wood on that attempt.
Hakansson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Wood.

It looks like Morgan Hakansson has been cut.
A choreographed right hand from Hakansson misses the target.
Hakansson misses with a takedown attempt
and Wood counters with a nice body shot.
Hakansson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wood lands with a straight right. Hakansson didn't see that one coming.
Hakansson wants to clinch.
Hakansson misses with a takedown attempt
and Wood counters with a stiff right hand.
Hakansson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wood is fending him off so far but Hakansson persists. Nope, Wood circles away and we're back to standing.
Hakansson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Hakansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hakansson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hakansson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wood counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wood stands up.
Wood throws out a loose jab but Hakansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakansson avoids the body shot from Wood.
Hakansson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hakansson misses.
Hakansson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wood lands with a nice combination. Hakansson backs away looking to recover.
Hakansson misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hakansson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wood swivels and escapes.
Wood shoots in and drives through. Hakansson sprawls well.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hakansson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hakansson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Hakansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Hakansson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A leg kick checked by Wood.
Hakansson throws a combination. Wood tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hakansson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Hakansson has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hakansson breaks the clinch.

Hakansson moves into the clinch successfully.
Wood wants to get back to striking at distance but Hakansson won't allow it.
Hakansson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wood scores with a shot to the side of Hakansson's head.

Hakansson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hakansson has managed to clinch.
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 Morgan Hakansson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hakansson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Hakansson misses.
Hakansson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wood throws a hook but Hakansson blocks it.
A punch combination from Hakansson misses.
Hakansson misses with a double jab.
Hakansson blocks a jab.
Wood takes one on the button.
Hakansson throws a hook but Wood blocks it.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hakansson shoots in but Wood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
JD Wood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wood misses with a low kick as Hakansson jumps back.
Wood lands with a cross.
Hakansson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wood counters with a left and a right that stings Hakansson.
Wood lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood throws a sloppy body shot
and Hakansson counters with a left and a right that stings Wood.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hakansson moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hakansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hakansson.
Wood swinging wilding here.
Hakansson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood tries for a takedown but Hakansson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hakansson misses the shot to the body.
Hakansson closes the distance but Wood moves to the side
and Wood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hakansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hakansson connects with the punch.
Hakansson slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Hakansson misses with a few strikes there.
Hakansson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hakansson misses with a takedown attempt - Wood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morgan Hakansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hakansson throws a big shot that misses.
Wood thuds his right hand into Hakansson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wood shoots in but Hakansson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hakansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood digs a good hook to Hakansson's body.
Wood throws a sloppy body shot
and Hakansson counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Hakansson.
Hakansson tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hakansson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice takedown defense from Wood. No joy for Hakansson on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood looks to score with a jab to the body but Hakansson is just out of range.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Hakansson saw that one coming.
Hakansson looks for a takedown but Wood sprawls well.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hakansson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hakansson throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Wood colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hakansson as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Wood is left battered and dazed whilst Hakansson and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morgan Hakansson!