PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 609 p4p, 822 weight class) and Jarna Kuiva (ranked 81 p4p, 112 weight class). Jarna Kuiva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Godoi
vs
Kuiva

185 cm
27
190
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
26
189
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guilherme Godoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jarna Kuiva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godoi misses with a body shot.
Godoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuiva manages to avoid it.
Godoi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Godoi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuiva.
Godoi misses with the combination.
Kuiva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Godoi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuiva lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Guilherme Godoi has been cut.
Godoi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Godoi throws an off balance right hand
and Kuiva counters with a three punch combo that has Godoi backing up. Godoi nods at Kuiva to acknowledge the strikes.
Godoi throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuiva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy left from Godoi finds it's target.
Kuiva lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godoi throws a hook to the side of Kuiva's head but Kuiva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuiva throws a series of punches but Godoi avoids them all with ease.
Godoi misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Godoi throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuiva counters with a nice uppercut.
Godoi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuiva.
Godoi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Godoi throws a body punch but Kuiva moves out of range.
Godoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuiva.
Kuiva sizes up Godoi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Godoi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Godoi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuiva.
Kuiva blocks a jab.
Kuiva tries to bum rush Godoi with a series of wild strikes but Godoi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Godoi. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Godoi lands.
Godoi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kuiva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Godoi misses with a hook
and Kuiva counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuiva. That snapped Godoi's head back.
Kuiva tries to move into range but Godoi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Godoi.
Godoi misses with a left hand
and Kuiva counters with a left to the body.
Kuiva blocks a jab.
Kuiva looks to land a left hand but Godoi moved out of range nicely.
Godoi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kuiva misses with a hook. Godoi ducked under it nicely.
Godoi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Godoi lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circling - Kuiva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godoi. Kuiva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godoi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuiva. Kuiva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kuiva throws a body punch but Godoi moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Godoi misses its target.
A shot to the body from Godoi misses
and Kuiva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Godoi scores with a punch to the head.
Godoi misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuiva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Godoi thinking.
A jab from Kuiva finds it's way through Godoi's defenses.
Godoi connects with a crisp jab.
Godoi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kuiva throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Godoi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Godoi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuiva moves away from the strike by Godoi.
It seemed like Kuiva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Godoi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godoi throws out a loose jab but Kuiva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godoi looks to throw the jab but Kuiva is out of range.
Godoi misses with a wild body shot.
Kuiva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kuiva with a hook.
Godoi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuiva misses with a looping left.
A counter left hand to the body from Godoi misses its target.
Kuiva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godoi.
Kuiva throws out a counter right but Godoi avoids it with no problem.
Godoi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Godoi throws a jab when Kuiva was well out of range.
Godoi punishes Kuiva's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godoi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuiva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuiva manages to avoid it.
Godoi lands a jab to Kuiva's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Guilherme Godoi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guilherme Godoi's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Godoi misses with a wild body shot.
Godoi swings widly with a right hand
and Kuiva counters with a straight right hand.
Guilherme Godoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Godoi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Godoi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuiva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuiva misses with a hook
and Godoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godoi looks to land a left hand but Kuiva moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Godoi. Kuiva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godoi misses the body punch
and Kuiva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuiva lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godoi swings widly with a right hand
and Kuiva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuiva moves away from the strike by Godoi.
Godoi throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuiva.
Godoi misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kuiva to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuiva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuiva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kuiva lands with a good body shot.
Godoi throws a hook to the side of Kuiva's head but Kuiva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godoi throws a hook to the side of Kuiva's head but Kuiva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuiva throws out a counter right but Godoi avoids it with no problem.
Godoi misses with a body shot
and Kuiva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kuiva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godoi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuiva at a distance.
Kuiva lands a nice hook to Godoi's body. Godoi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Godoi tries to move into range but Kuiva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuiva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuiva takes a swing at Godoi's ribcage but misses.
Godoi swings widly with a right hand
and Kuiva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuiva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuiva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Godoi punishes Kuiva's body with a nice straight punch.
Godoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Godoi throws a right hand that Kuiva ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuiva also avoids with ease.
Godoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuiva.
Godoi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Godoi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Godoi looks to throw the jab but Kuiva is out of range.
Godoi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Kuiva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kuiva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Godoi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuiva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuiva. Godoi does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godoi misses with a straight left.
Guilherme Godoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godoi misses with a body punch
and Kuiva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godoi takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Godoi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Godoi misses with a hook
and Kuiva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Godoi is rocked!
Godoi misses with an uppercut
and Kuiva counters with a huge left! Godoi is in big trouble! He's backing up but Kuiva isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Godoi from any more damage. A dominating finish by Kuiva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarna Kuiva!
After winning the bout, Jarna Kuiva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.