PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between harris stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Goodis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Goodis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

stephenson
vs
Goodis

190 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

170 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Gold Standard Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, harris stephenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JJ Goodis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodis feints and then cracks stephenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow stephenson down.
Goodis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from stephenson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from stephenson.
Goodis tries to clinch up but stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.

stephenson tries to keep at a distance but Goodis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goodis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goodis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
stephenson tries to pull guard but Goodis won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for harris stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
stephenson jumps guard but Goodis stands there with stephenson around his waist. stephenson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
stephenson takes a knee to the side of the body.

Goodis breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goodis tries to clinch up but stephenson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goodis fails with an attempt to clinch.
stephenson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goodis tries to avoid it but stephenson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goodis to the ground. Goodis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
JJ Goodis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodis tries to close the distance and clinch up but stephenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
stephenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
stephenson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
stephenson is breathing heavily.

Goodis darts in and clinches stephenson up against the cage.

Goodis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
stephenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goodis but Goodis pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodis is looking to slow stephenson down with leg kicks.

Goodis moves into the clinch.

stephenson jumps guard and drags Goodis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
stephenson looking for a sweep. Not yet stephenson, not yet.

stephenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goodis looking to pass the guard.
Goodis won't allow stephenson to sweep him here.
Goodis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goodis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of stephenson is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

stephenson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goodis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

stephenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goodis wants to clinch.

Goodis forces stephenson back against the cage and clinches.

Goodis decides to pull guard.
Goodis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Goodis is looking to stand up but stephenson isn't so interested in that idea.

stephenson drops back looking for a leg! Goodis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Goodis manages to kick stephenson off! stephenson jumps back into Goodis's guard.
Goodis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

stephenson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

stephenson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Goodis dominated that round.
That's time! stephenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A thudding body kick lands there by Goodis!
Goodis feints and then cracks stephenson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow stephenson down.

Goodis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodis misses with a knee strike.
Goodis landing knees to the head.

Goodis breaks from the clinch.
Goodis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
stephenson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goodis is fending him off so far but stephenson persists. Nope, Goodis circles away and we're back to standing.
Goodis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from stephenson.
Goodis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Goodis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodis jumps guard but stephenson stands there with Goodis around his waist. Goodis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goodis misses with a knee to the head.
Goodis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
stephenson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goodis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goodis fails to pull guard.

Goodis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
stephenson looks for a takedown but Goodis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for harris stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
stephenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Goodis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goodis tries to clinch but stephenson is having none of it.
stephenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
stephenson keeps the fight on the outside.
stephenson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goodis fails in his attempt to clinch.

Goodis moves into range and clinches up with stephenson.
Goodis lands a knee to the head.
Goodis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goodis fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goodis is leaning against stephenson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Goodis fails to pull guard.
Goodis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goodis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt stephenson or not.

stephenson pulls guard.

stephenson working for submissions but it's allowed Goodis to get to half guard.
stephenson wants to get back to full guard.
stephenson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Goodis trying to stand up but can't free himself from stephenson's guard.
Goodis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goodis content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

stephenson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goodis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

stephenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

stephenson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Goodis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. stephenson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Goodis's back instead.

stephenson looking for the choke but no joy.

stephenson is persistently looking for the submission but Goodis is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Goodis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Goodis moves in looking to clinch but stephenson pushes him off.
Goodis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
stephenson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodis defends it nicely.
Goodis is looking to clinch but stephenson is avoiding it.
JJ Goodis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
stephenson keeps the fight on the outside.
stephenson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goodis but Goodis pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodis tries to clinch up.
Goodis tries to clinch but stephenson is having none of it.
Goodis fails in his attempt to clinch.

Goodis moves into the clinch.

Goodis manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goodis.
stephenson shoots in for a double leg but Goodis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for harris stephenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodis scores with a push kick.
Goodis delivers a nice body kick.
Goodis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from stephenson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodis is looking to clinch but stephenson is avoiding it.
Goodis wants to clinch up but stephenson keeps it at a distance.
Goodis tries to clinch up.

Goodis moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goodis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Goodis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodis tries to clinch there but stephenson circles away.
Goodis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Goodis has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodis lands a knee to the head.
Goodis landing knees to the head.
Goodis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
stephenson managing to block the knees to the body from Goodis.
Goodis is looking to break free of the clinch but stephenson has double underhooks.
stephenson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goodis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has stephenson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Goodis jumps guard but stephenson stands there with Goodis around his waist. Goodis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

stephenson pulls guard.

stephenson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
stephenson wants to sweep here but Goodis controlling him 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.
stephenson is working hard here to advance position.
Goodis postures up in stephenson's guard and throws a big left but stephenson blocks it.

stephenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
harris stephenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

stephenson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

stephenson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

stephenson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goodis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goodis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Goodis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goodis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

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