PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham Woo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

desperado
vs
Woo

190 cm
22
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito desperado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Graham Woo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Woo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in desperado's guard.
desperado is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
desperado striking off his back but it's not causing Woo any problems.
desperado keeping moving, preventing Woo from controlling successfully.
desperado utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Woo postures up.

desperado is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Woo postures up in desperado's guard and throws a big left but desperado blocks it.
Woo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Woo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
desperado not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
desperado has control of Woo's left arm, preventing Woo from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

desperado is looking for a triangle but Woo pushes his legs off easily.
Woo trying to control the position from guard on top but desperado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woo stops desperado from standing up.
desperado is breathing heavily.

desperado has his foot on Woo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Woo works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woo stands up over desperado, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Woo wants to stand but desperado has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Woo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Woo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

desperado looking for a guillotine here but Woo defends easily.
Woo wants to stand but desperado is controlling his posture from full guard.
Woo chips away with some ground and pound.
desperado not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Woo connects with a couple of short punches.
Woo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with desperado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Woo wants to control from the top but desperado keeps moving.
Woo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
desperado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Woo looking to sit in guard and control but desperado gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
desperado advances to half guard.
Woo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

desperado decides to stand up.
Woo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

desperado looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Woo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

desperado stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Woo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and desperado counters with a nice double leg into side control. Woo won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

desperado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Woo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Woo is looking to reverse the position.

desperado decides to stand back up.
Woo misses with a body punch

and desperado counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Woo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito desperado dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Woo tries for a takedown but desperado circles away easily
and desperado counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Woo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Woo throws a lazy head kick

and desperado counters with a takedown into side control.

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

desperado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Woo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Woo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

desperado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Woo is trying to control desperado's posture but desperado avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from desperado are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

desperado has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Woo scores a takedown into full mount!
Woo with good strikes from the mount here!
desperado gets back to half guard.

desperado kicks Woo off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo missing with a left hand there. desperado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

desperado closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
desperado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
desperado blocks the strikes from Woo.
Woo strikes from the bottom but desperado passes into mount!
desperado landing punches.
desperado trying to control but he's not successful this time.
desperado tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Woo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
desperado is landing with some decent strikes but Woo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Woo can't escape the position.
desperado lands with some strikes.
desperado trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Woo wants to control but desperado is having none of it.
Woo working to try and regain half guard.
Woo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Woo tries to lock up and control but desperado gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

desperado with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Woo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Woo is looking to get to half guard.

desperado working for a guillotine from mount but Woo is in no mood to give up.
desperado trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Woo is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito desperado dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

desperado drives through with a takedown into guard.
Woo is trying to control the position but desperado postures up.
Woo wants to stand up but desperado is controlling him.
Woo wants to control but desperado passes easily into half guard.
desperado is trying to control the action in half guard but Woo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Woo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
desperado keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Woo is not content to let desperado control the position.
desperado throwing shots but Woo is blocking nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
desperado doesn't manage to clinch there - Woo circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from desperado. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

desperado closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Woo to the mat! Woo manages to get full guard.
Woo trying to strike off his back.
Woo looking to hit a scissor sweep but desperado is one step ahead there.
desperado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Woo keeping moving, preventing desperado from controlling successfully.
desperado won't allow Woo to sweep him here.
Woo trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Woo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and desperado counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Woo!
Woo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

desperado working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Woo looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by desperado! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tito desperado!