PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JJ Goodis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frito Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frito Lei looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Goodis
vs
Lei

170 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 9 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Goodis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frito Lei!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei tries to clinch but Goodis is having none of it.
Lei looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Goodis tries to clinch up.
Goodis clinches but Lei breaks the clinch

and Lei counters by moving into the clinch.
Goodis is looking to break free of the clinch but Lei has double underhooks.
Lei dodges an elbow strike from Goodis.
Goodis lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lei wants to get back to striking at distance but Goodis won't allow it.
Lei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lei wants to clinch

and Goodis moves into the clinch.

Goodis manages to break the clinch.
Lei throws a sloppy head kick and Goodis moves out of range easily.
Goodis wants to clinch.
Goodis looks to land a combination but Lei avoids it well.
Goodis tries to clinch up.
Goodis tries to clinch up but Lei circles away and keeps his distance.
Lei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goodis moves in looking to clinch but Lei pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lei keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Goodis.
Goodis fakes the leg kick and cracks Lei in the body.
Goodis tries to clinch up but Lei circles away and keeps his distance.
Goodis wants to clinch.
Goodis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Goodis takes the fight into the clinch.

Goodis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodis scores with a decent looking hook.
A right-left combo lands from Goodis.
Goodis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lei walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goodis.

Goodis moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goodis manages to break the clinch.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lei closes the distance but Goodis moves to the side

and Goodis moves into the clinch.
Goodis lands an elbow inside.
Goodis throws an elbow that misses.
Goodis presses Lei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goodis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Goodis lands a nice knee to the body.
Goodis working Lei over with knees to the body.
Goodis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Goodis manages to break the clinch.
Lei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goodis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goodis lands with an uppercut that bounces Lei off the cage and back into rage.
Goodis is looking to clinch but Lei is avoiding it.
Goodis scores with a nice body kick.

Goodis pushes Lei up against the cage in a clinch.

Goodis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goodis misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Goodis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodis tries to clinch there but Lei circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lei throws a head kick that misses.
Lei drops his hands momentarily and Goodis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Goodis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Goodis.

Goodis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lei throws a sloppy head kick

and Goodis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Goodis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Goodis clinches up with Lei and pushes him back against the cage.

Goodis ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Goodis no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Goodis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Goodis pushes Lei off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodis moves in looking to clinch but Lei pushes him off.
Lei throws a lazy body kick
and Goodis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Goodis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lei takes a step back to recover.
Lei tries a head kick but it misses.
Goodis tries to clinch there but Lei circles away.
Lei misses with the combination.
Goodis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goodis.
Lei lands a two punch combo.
Lei wants to clinch

and Goodis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lei prevents Goodis from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Goodis tries to pull guard but Lei holds him up against the cage and eventually Goodis drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Goodis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Goodis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lei swinging wilding here.
Goodis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Goodis wants to clinch.
Goodis is looking to clinch.
Goodis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frito Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodis fails in his attempt to clinch.

Goodis instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lei blocks an elbow strike from Goodis.

Goodis breaks from the clinch.
Goodis misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Goodis clinches with his opponent.
Lei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lei tries to break the clinch but Goodis is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goodis missing with knees to the body.
Goodis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lei lands a good knee to the midsection. Goodis won't want to take too many of those.
Lei has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Goodis.
Goodis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Goodis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Goodis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lei's defenses.
Goodis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Goodis breaks the clinch.
Lei wants to clinch but Goodis slips to the side

and Goodis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Goodis breaks the clinch.
Goodis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lei tries to clinch up
and Goodis counters with a one-two to the body.
Goodis doesn't manage to clinch there - Lei circles away.
Lei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice combination there by Goodis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei looks to land a combination but Goodis avoids it well.

Goodis rushes Lei and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Goodis.
Goodis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lei has him pressed against the cage.
Lei works on Goodis's body with a couple of short punches.
Goodis throws an elbow but it misses.
Goodis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lei just stands there and leans against the cage.
Goodis blocks an uppercut.
Lei avoiding damage as Goodis throws knees to the body.
Lei is trying to break the clinch but Goodis is controlling him.
Lei can't break the clinch.
Goodis tries to land knees in the clinch but Lei avoids the damage to the body.
Goodis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lei digs a right hand into Goodis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goodis's gas tank.
Lei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goodis tries to land knees in the clinch but Lei avoids the damage to the body.

Lei manages to break the clinch.
Lei throws a head kick that misses.
Lei throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goodis throws a right hand that Lei ducks under and follows up with a left that Lei also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lei moves into the clinch.
Lei prevents Goodis from breaking the clinch.
Lei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goodis lands a good knee to the midsection. Lei won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Lei.

Goodis breaks from the clinch.
Lei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lei wants to clinch up but Goodis keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Lei.
Nice uppercut there from Goodis.
Lei tries to clinch there but Goodis circles away.
Lei clinches but Goodis breaks the clinch
enabling Goodis to counter with a crisp jab.
Lei closes the distance looking to clinch

and Goodis counters by moving into the clinch.
Lei working hard to break the clinch.

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

Goodis has closed the distance and engaged Lei in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Goodis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Goodis drives through and clinches with Lei against the cage.
Goodis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lei's efforts to push away.

Goodis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goodis fails with an attempt to clinch.
JJ Goodis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goodis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goodis.
Lei closes the distance but Goodis moves to the side
and Goodis counters with a body kick that stops Lei in his tracks momentarily.

Goodis takes the fight into the clinch.

Goodis has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lei uses from the top position.

Goodis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lei misses with a wild combination.
Goodis darts in trying to clinch
and Lei counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Goodis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Goodis clinches.
Lei wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodis has him pressed against the cage.
Goodis working hard to break the clinch.
Lei avoids a wild elbow strike from Goodis.
Goodis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lei is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Goodis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goodis.
A frustrated look appears on Goodis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goodis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lei just stands there and leans against the cage.
Goodis is struggling to control the position.

Goodis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lei tries to clinch up
and Goodis counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodis tries to clinch but Lei moves out of range.
Goodis moves out of range as Lei strikes.

Goodis darts in and clinches Lei up against the cage.
Goodis is looking to break free of the clinch but Lei has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Goodis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goodis takes the fight into the clinch.
Goodis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Goodis gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lei is looking to escape.
Goodis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lei wants to get back to his feet.
Goodis is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei wants to get back to his feet.
Goodis stalling.

Goodis stands up out of the half guard.
A head kick misses from Lei.
Goodis tries to close the distance and clinch but Lei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Goodis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lei, pushing him back against the cage.
Lei tries to break the clinch but Goodis is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodis has double underhooks.
A short left from Goodis.
Goodis lands a nice knee to the body.
Lei is trying to force a seperation but Goodis has the dominant position.

Goodis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lei tries to clinch but Goodis moves away
and Goodis counters with a head kick. That will keep Lei thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Goodis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Goodis duly obliges.
A head kick by Lei misses
and Goodis counters with a series of strikes. Lei will be more careful next time no doubt.
Goodis wants to clinch.
Goodis moves in looking to clinch but Lei pushes him off.
Lei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goodis wants to clinch but Lei slips to the side

and Lei counters by clinching up.
Lei working hard to break the clinch.
Goodis pushes off an throws an elbow but Lei leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lei lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goodis has had enough of the clinch but Lei keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goodis is stalling here.

Lei breaks from the clinch.
Lei wants to clinch up but Goodis keeps it at a distance.
Lei tries to clinch but Goodis moves away
and Goodis counters with a thumping low kick.
Lei closes the distance looking to clinch

and Goodis counters by clinching up.
Goodis lands a good knee to the midsection. Lei won't want to take too many of those.
Lei wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goodis landing knees to the body.

Goodis breaks the clinch.
Lei keeps the fight on the outside.
Lei lands with a slapping head kick.
Lei throws a sloppy head kick and Goodis moves out of range easily.
Lei looks to clinch
and Goodis counters with a series of strikes. Lei will be more careful next time no doubt.

Lei rushes Goodis and presses him up against the cage.
Frito Lei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JJ Goodis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lei avoids the elbow strike from Goodis, against the cage.
Lei misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Goodis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goodis 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Goodis!