PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Hope (ranked 3586 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Wood (ranked 5948 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hope
vs
Wood

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ragnar Wood!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood digs a good body shot into Hope's ribs.

Hope drives through and clinches with Wood against the cage.
The referee calls for Hope to work.

Hope escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hope drives through with a takedown into Wood's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Wood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hope stands and throws Wood's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hope has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hope controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope looking to control but Wood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wood sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hope works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope raining down shots from the mount!
Hope lands with some strikes.
Hope in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hope trying to control but Wood is having none of it.
Wood is trying to escape the mount.
You get the feeling that Wood really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope lands a big elbow.

Wood is rocked!
Hope controlling the pace for now.
Wood is still in real trouble! Can Hope finish him?
Wood takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hope's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Hope!