PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Good Boy (ranked 5017 p4p, 5130 weight class) and Steve Bates (ranked 612 p4p, 625 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.

Good Boy
vs
Bates

190 cm
25
196
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
185
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Good Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Bates!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates throws a low kick but it's checked well by Good Boy.
Good Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bates was well out of range. Poor timing from Good Boy.
Good Boy checks a leg kick nicely.
Good Boy misses with a body shot.
Bates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Good Boy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Good Boy!

It looks like Steve Bates has been cut.
Bates throws a hook but Good Boy blocks it.
Good Boy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Good Boy moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Good Boy misses its target.
Bates 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.
Bates with a jab.
Good Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bates, as that shot connected.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Good Boy is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Good Boy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bates throws a body punch but Good Boy moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
Good Boy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bates misses with a series of wild punches.
Good Boy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Good Boy is looking to wear down Bates with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bates scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bates takes a swing at Good Boy's ribcage but misses.
Good Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bates steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Good Boy.
Good Boy looks to land a combination but Bates avoids it well.
It seemed like Bates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Good Boy moves away.
Good Boy's corner calls for a 1-2. Good Boy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bates throws a jab when Good Boy was well out of range.

Bates closes the distance and pushes Good Boy back into the cage.
Good Boy tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Good Boy back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good Boy dodges an elbow strike from Bates.
Bates works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bates lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates lands a body shot.
Bates misses with an elbow strike.
Good Boy lands a body shot.
Good Boy tries a body shot but Bates blocks it.
Bates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bates throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good Boy is breathing heavily.
Bates blocks a body shot from Good Boy.
A right hook to the body lands for Bates.
Good Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Good Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good Boy avoids a wild elbow strike from Bates.
Good Boy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Good Boy fails to land.
Bates lands an elbow inside.
Bates digs a right hand underneath Good Boy's ribcage. Good Boy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bates.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bates.
Bates lands a nice shot to the body.
Good Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
Bates lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Andre Good Boy has been cut.

Bates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Bates finds it's way through Good Boy's defenses.
Bates fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Good Boy.
Bates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates misses with an uppercut.
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Good Boy moves away and avoids it.
Good Boy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bates lands a nice looking body shot.
Bates cracks Good Boy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bates avoids the body shot from Good Boy.
Decent striking displayed by Bates there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Good Boy misses the target.
Good Boy slips a jab from Bates.
Good Boy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bates misses the shot to the body.
Good Boy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bates is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Good Boy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bates wants to land a leg kick but Good Boy is out of range.
Good Boy throwing a counter right hand but Bates manages to avoid it.

Bates gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good Boy misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bates misses with an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Bates dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Good Boy.
Bates stuns Good Boy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Good Boy moves away and avoids it.
Good Boy slips a straight right by Bates.
Bates looks to throw the jab but Good Boy is out of range.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Good Boy moves away.
Bates misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bates.
Good Boy digs a good hook to Bates's body.
Bates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good Boy slips under a jab from Bates.
A big right from Bates misses.
A cross from Bates lands.
Bates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates throws a poor cross that misses
and Good Boy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Good Boy.
Good Boy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bates throws a big shot that misses.
Bates lands a nice shot to the body.
Bates connects with a good right hand that stumbles Good Boy. Good Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Steve Bates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bates misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Good Boy misses the target.
Bates looks to land a right hand but Good Boy moved out of range.
A big left from Good Boy misses.
Good Boy misses with a jab to the body
and Bates connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bates motions for Good Boy to come forward. Bates throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Bates has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch combination from Good Boy misses.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good Boy takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good Boy wants to land a leg kick but Bates is out of range.

Bates rushes Good Boy and presses him up against the cage.
Good Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
Bates blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bates lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates is working Good Boy over against the cage.
Bates lands a right hand.
Bates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Good Boy backwards.
Bates tries a body shot but Good Boy blocks it.
Good Boy takes an elbow to the temple.
Good Boy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bates misses with an elbow strike.
Bates lands a shot to the body.
Bates lands with a left to the head.
Bates blocking some punches.
Good Boy scores with a shot to the side of Bates's head.
Good Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bates has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good Boy avoids a wild elbow strike from Bates.
Bates lands an elbow inside that Good Boy shrugs off.
Bates lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good Boy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good Boy is trying to break the clinch but Bates is controlling him.
Bates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bates pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bates lands a right hand.
Bates lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bates lands a damaging elbow.
Bates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good Boy misses with a punch to the body.
Bates lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Bates.
A nice left hand lands by Bates.
Bates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good Boy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good Boy dodges an elbow strike from Bates.
Steve Bates seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Good Boy backwards.
Bates scores with a hook to the body.

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

Bates clinches with his opponent.
Bates lands a right hand.
Bates lands a shoulder strike.
Good Boy avoids a wild elbow strike from Bates.
Bates gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good Boy avoids the elbow strike from Bates, against the cage.
Bates works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bates creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Good Boy's defenses.
Good Boy avoids the elbow strike from Bates, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bates prevents Good Boy from breaking the clinch.
Good Boy blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Bates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bates swings for the body but Good Boy moves out of range.
A big left from Good Boy misses.
Good Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Good Boy avoids the body shot from Bates.
Good Boy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bates takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bates changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good Boy defending well as Bates loads up on a big left hand.
Bates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates misses the jab.

Bates rushes Good Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bates lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Good Boy backwards.
Good Boy looking to stall.
Good Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good Boy taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good Boy has had enough of the clinch but Bates keeps him there for the moment.
Good Boy blocks an elbow strike.
Good Boy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bates works on Good Boy's body with a couple of short punches.

Bates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bates thuds a left hand into Good Boy's body.
Bates scores with a jab. Good Boy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bates throws a body punch but Good Boy moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Good Boy misses its target.
Bates moves out of range as Good Boy strikes.
Bates lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Bates.
Bates cracks Good Boy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Good Boy moves away.
Good Boy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good Boy jabs at Bates's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good Boy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bates lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bates throws a right and a left that Good Boy avoids nicely.
Good Boy slips under a jab.
Good Boy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good Boy throws a series of punches but Bates avoids them all with ease.
Bates scores with a body shot.
Bates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Good Boy manages to avoid it.
Good Boy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bates lands with a good body shot.
Bates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Good Boy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bates.
Good Boy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good Boy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bates has closed the distance and engaged Good Boy in a clinch.
Bates gets through Good Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bates.
Bates tries a body shot but Good Boy blocks it.
Good Boy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good Boy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bates creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Good Boy's defenses.
Good Boy blocks the elbow strike.
Good Boy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bates lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates throws an elbow but it misses.
Bates lands with a light punch inside.
Good Boy takes an elbow to the temple.

Andre Good Boy's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates lands a left hand that snaps the head of Good Boy backwards.

Bates breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Good Boy is just out of range.
Good Boy throwing a counter right hand but Bates manages to avoid it.
Bates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good Boy throws a big counter combination but Bates scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bates comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Bates darts in and clinches Good Boy up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bates.

Bates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good Boy throws the left hand but Bates avoids the punch easily.
Andre Good Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bates misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Bates comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bates has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Bates!