PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Goon (ranked 1106 p4p, 1629 weight class) and Artemis Bray (ranked 63 p4p, 95 weight class). Artemis Bray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Goon
vs
Bray

178 cm
27
145
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
146
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Goon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Artemis Bray!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goon lands a glancing blow to the side of Bray's head.
Bray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Goon counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Bray misses
and Goon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bray throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Goon to counter with a crisp jab.
Bray fails with the takedown
and Goon counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bray throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bray moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bray.
Goon connects with a single shot there.
Bray misses with a takedown attempt
and Goon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jerry Goon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artemis Bray.
A head kick misses from Bray.
Goon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bray connects with a leg kick.
Bray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Goon as Bray shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bray throws a lazy body kick
and Bray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goon. That did some damage!
Goon throws a big shot that misses.
Bray misses with a kick to the body
and Goon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Goon. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bray.
Bray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goon swivels and escapes.
It looked like Goon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray thuds his shin into the meat of Goon's side.
Artemis Bray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goon.
Goon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Goon checks a low kick from Bray.
It looked like Goon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goon scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Bray misses
letting Goon counter with a right hand.
Jerry Goon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bray misses with a takedown
and Goon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goon swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bray takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bray blocks a jab.
Bray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

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

Bray is rocked!
Goon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bray misses with the body kick
and Goon counters with a nice uppercut.
Bray is still on wobbly legs! Can Goon finish him?
Bray misses with a kick to the body
and Goon counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Bray badly! Goon follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Bray out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Goon finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jerry Goon!
Jerry Goon retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Jerry Goon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Artemis Bray spoke after the fight, saying 'Artemis Bray is better than this one fight! Artemis Bray will not stay down for long! I am THE Artemis Bray!!!!'.