PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Godoi (ranked 296 p4p, 123 weight class) and Murtaz Vatsadze (ranked 37 p4p, 13 weight class). Vatsadze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guerilla Radio/ R.A.M.. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Godoi
vs
Vatsadze

185 cm
28
189
13 - 4 - 0

186 cm
28
202
16 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Godoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Murtaz Vatsadze!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Godoi as he connects with a hook.
Godoi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vatsadze was well out of range. Poor timing from Godoi.
Vatsadze is looking to clinch.
Godoi throwing a counter right hand but Vatsadze manages to avoid it.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but Godoi moves away
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Vatsadze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Godoi scores with a three punch combo!
Godoi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze lands a right hook to the body.
Vatsadze swings widly with a right hand
and Godoi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vatsadze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vatsadze misses with a straight right.
Vatsadze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godoi counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vatsadze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Godoi misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze scores with a hook.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.

It looks like Murtaz Vatsadze has been cut.
Godoi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Godoi. Beautiful body shot.
Vatsadze misses with a left hand
and Godoi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vatsadze missing with a left hand there. Godoi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godoi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vatsadze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A big left from Godoi misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vatsadze. Godoi does a little dance to reset his feet.

Vatsadze closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vatsadze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godoi is looking to break free of the clinch but Vatsadze has double underhooks.
Godoi blocks a body shot from Vatsadze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
Godoi is working Vatsadze over against the cage.
Vatsadze misses with a hook to the ribs.
Godoi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vatsadze prevents a body shot from Godoi.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Godoi avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Godoi blocks an uppercut.
Godoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godoi lands with a short shot to the head.
Godoi blocking some punches.
Godoi wants to break free but Vatsadze has control.
Godoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vatsadze.
Vatsadze blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godoi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Godoi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godoi tries a body shot but Vatsadze blocks it.
Godoi has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
Godoi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vatsadze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vatsadze working aggressively here.
Vatsadze lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Godoi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vatsadze has him pressed against the cage.
Godoi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vatsadze struggles to land a body shot inside as Godoi controls his hands.
Vatsadze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze misses with a body punch.
Vatsadze tries to throw a body punch but Godoi avoids it by throwing Vatsadze back against the cage.
Godoi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vatsadze is trying to stall.
Vatsadze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Godoi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vatsadze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Godoi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Vatsadze as the two fighters clinch.
Godoi presses Vatsadze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze pushes Godoi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Godoi wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vatsadze takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Godoi blocks it.

Godoi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vatsadze tries to clinch but Godoi moves away
and Vatsadze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vatsadze tries to clinch but Godoi moves away
and Godoi counters with a straight right hand.
Vatsadze throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godoi throws a hook but Vatsadze blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Vatsadze misses.
Nice straight punches there by Vatsadze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vatsadze.
Godoi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vatsadze moves in looking to clinch but Godoi pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Godoi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Godoi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Godoi jabs Vatsadze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Godoi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Murtaz Vatsadze's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vatsadze throws a poor cross that misses
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Godoi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vatsadze.
A cross from Vatsadze lands.
Vatsadze digs a good body shot into Godoi's ribs.
Godoi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vatsadze.
Guilherme Godoi is winning the standup battle so far.
Godoi moves forwards but Vatsadze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vatsadze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vatsadze throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Vatsadze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godoi.
Godoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vatsadze manages to avoid it.
A big left from Godoi misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatsadze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Godoi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vatsadze catches Godoi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Vatsadze moves into the clinch successfully.
Vatsadze lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Vatsadze as the two fighters clinch.
Godoi lands with a light punch inside.
Godoi blocking some punches.
Vatsadze can't find room to land a body shot as Godoi controls the action.
Vatsadze pushes Godoi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murtaz Vatsadze seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Godoi works on Vatsadze's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Godoi.
Vatsadze pushes Godoi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Godoi is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godoi working aggressively here.
Godoi has a couple of punches blocked by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godoi's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Godois head.
Godoi prevents a body shot from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with a punch on the inside.
Godoi throws a punch but it's blocked by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze blocks an uppercut.
Godoi lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Godoi tries to throw a body punch but Vatsadze avoids it by throwing Godoi back against the cage.
Vatsadze lands a shoulder strike.
Godoi works on Vatsadze's body with a couple of short punches.
Vatsadze tries to stall but Godoi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Godoi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Godoi misses with the head strike.
Vatsadze throws a head punch that misses.
Vatsadze tries a body shot but Godoi blocks it.
Vatsadze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Godoi backwards.
Godoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Godoi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Godoi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Godoi.
Vatsadze is breathing heavily.
Vatsadze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Godoi.
Godoi cracks Vatsadze with a nice body shot.
Godoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vatsadze.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Godoi.
Godoi working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Godoi.
Godoi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vatsadze.
Godoi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Godoi working hard to break the clinch.
Godoi lands a hook that snaps the head of Vatsadze backwards.
Vatsadze throws a punch but it's blocked by Godoi.
Godoi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Godoi lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Godoi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Godoi blocks a body shot from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godoi tries to break the clinch but Vatsadze is controlling the position.
Vatsadze makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godoi presses Vatsadze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vatsadze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Godoi is looking to break free of the clinch but Vatsadze has double underhooks.
Vatsadze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Godoi gets through Vatsadze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Godoi to work.
Vatsadze tries to work over Godoi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Godoi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vatsadze or not.

Godoi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vatsadze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Godoi circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.
Vatsadze misses with a jab to the body

and Godoi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Vatsadze! Godoi lets Vatsadze back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Vatsadze is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vatsadze tests Godoi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guilherme Godoi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Murtaz Vatsadze's cut.
That's time! Godoi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Godoi misses with an uppercut.
Vatsadze throws a looping overhand right but Godoi ducks down to avoid it.
Vatsadze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vatsadze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Godoi slips a straight right by Vatsadze.
Vatsadze misses with a wild body shot.
Godoi throws an overhand right that lands on Vatsadze's shoulder, as Vatsadze tries to avoid the shot.
Vatsadze connects with a body shot that sends Godoi's belly button to the back.
A big right from Vatsadze misses.
A slow jab from Godoi misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godoi slips under a jab.
Godoi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vatsadze throws a jab but it's blocked by Godoi.
Vatsadze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godoi.
Vatsadze throws an off balance right hand
letting Godoi counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vatsadze.
Vatsadze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vatsadze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vatsadze closes the distance but Godoi moves to the side
and Godoi counters with a right hand to the body.
Vatsadze misses with a left hand
and Godoi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Godoi lands a nice looking body shot.
Godoi works Vatsadze's body with a nice hook.
Godoi looks to land a left hand but Vatsadze moved out of range nicely.
Vatsadze closes the distance but Godoi moves to the side
and Godoi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vatsadze closes the distance looking to clinch
and Godoi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vatsadze is still on wobbly legs! Can Godoi finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze throws a head kick but Godoi moves out of range.
Vatsadze seems to have recovered his senses.
Vatsadze darts in trying to clinch
and Godoi counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vatsadze manages to avoid it.
Godoi scores with a jab to the head.
Vatsadze connects with a nice looking jab.
Godoi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Godoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vatsadze can do to turn this around?
Vatsadze throws a combination that misses
enabling Godoi to counter with a crisp jab.
Godoi lands a jab to Vatsadze's midsection.
Godoi throws a shot to the body.
Godoi stuns Vatsadze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vatsadze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Godoi looks to land a right hand but Vatsadze moved out of range.
Godoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vatsadze.

Vatsadze clinches up against the cage.

Godoi breaks the clinch.
A big left from Vatsadze misses.

Vatsadze gets a clinch.
Vatsadze throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Godoi presses Vatsadze against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vatsadze wants to stall.
Godoi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Godoi scores with a hook to the body.
Godoi lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godoi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vatsadze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Godoi pushes Vatsadze back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Godoi.
Murtaz Vatsadze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godoi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Godoi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Godoi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Guilherme Godoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Godoi wants to break the clinch but can't.

Godoi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Godoi cracks Vatsadze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Godoi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vatsadze on the side of the head.
Vatsadze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Godoi counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice combination there by Godoi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guilherme Godoi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Godoi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Godoi!
An out of breath Guilherme Godoi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.