PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lane (ranked 1572 p4p, 176 weight class) and Danny Wood (ranked 2289 p4p, 238 weight class). Wood has chosen Notorious B.I.G - Hypnotyze as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Lane
vs
Wood

174 cm
26
150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
152 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Lane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Wood!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Lane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wood quickly recovers to half guard.

Lane seems to be working for a kimura but Wood defends the submission attempt.
Lane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wood has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Lane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wood defends it well.
Lane is pressing down on Wood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wood is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lane is trying to control. Wood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Lane is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wood sees it coming and defends easily.
Wood is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Lane there.

Lane wants to work for an arm triangle but Wood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lane wants to pass to mount but Wood is defending the position.

Lane seems to be looking for submissions.

Lane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wood is trying to stand up here but Lane is controlling him well.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Lane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wood quickly recovers to half guard.
Wood is looking to escape.
Lane working the head and body with strikes.
Wood is trying to stand up here but Lane is controlling him well.

Lane 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lane wants to work for an arm triangle but Wood is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lane.
Wood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lane.
Wood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wood is looking to escape.

Lane seems to be working for a kimura but Wood defends the submission attempt.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lane stops Wood from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lane throws a lazy head kick
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Lane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lane.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Lane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lane wants to control for a moment but Wood uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Lane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wood has managed to free his arm - good work.

Lane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lane looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lane working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wood is trying to stand.
Lane is pressing down on Wood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wood is holding on for now.
Lane throws a strike but Wood avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane throws an elbow that misses. Wood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lane's guard. Nice move by Wood!

Lane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lane looking to control.
Wood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Peter Lane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane wants to sweep here but Wood controlling him for the moment.
Lane seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Lane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wood defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood wants to stand but Lane is controlling his posture from full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lane misses with a double jab
and Lane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lane throws a right hand that misses
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Lane misses with a takedown attempt
and Wood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Peter Lane has been cut.
Lane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lane fails with the takedown
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Wood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lane circles away quickly and effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peter Lane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lane misses with a takedown attempt
and Wood counters with a straight that turns Lane's legs to rubber! Wood pushes forward with more strikes and Lane goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Wood!
Danny Wood was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Peter Lane spoke after the fight, saying 'Definitely disappointed, but I know I'll be back even hungrier!'.