PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Agent Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Godcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godcheck has chosen Higher Ground by The Red Hot Chili Peppers as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wang
vs
Godcheck

172 cm
24
184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Pro-Valiance Nutrition
Pro-Valiance Nutrition

Hell's Balls Recovery
Hell's Balls Recovery

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Agent Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Godcheck!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godcheck keeps the fight on the outside.

Wang has managed to clinch.
Wang throws an elbow but it misses.
Wang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Godcheck looking for a takedown.
Wang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Godcheck goes for a takedown attempt but Wang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Godcheck throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang wants to clinch up but Godcheck keeps it at a distance.
Wang slaps away a takedown attempt from Godcheck, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Agent Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Godcheck.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godcheck.
Wang tries to clinch up but Godcheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Godcheck pushes him off.
Godcheck fails with the takedown.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Godcheck pushes him off.
Godcheck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Godcheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godcheck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Godcheck tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wang swivels and escapes.
Godcheck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godcheck looks to throw the jab but Wang is out of range.
Josh Godcheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godcheck fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wang avoids it really well and circles away.
Godcheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wang but Wang pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Godcheck scores with a takedown into Wang's guard.
Godcheck throws a big right hand that misses.
Godcheck is looking to work some ground and pound but Wang has wrist control.

Godcheck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Godcheck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Godcheck looks gassed!
Godcheck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang has momentary wrist control but Godcheck slips an elbow through the middle.
Godcheck postures up in Wang's guard and throws a big left but Wang blocks it.
Godcheck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wang pulls Godcheck in close to prevent any damage.
Godcheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Godcheck on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Godcheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang tries to clinch there but Godcheck circles away.

Wang has managed to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Wang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Godcheck's brow.
Wang tries to land knees in the clinch but Godcheck avoids the damage to the body.
Wang lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Josh Godcheck will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Godcheck pushes him off.
Wang tries to clinch up but Godcheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Godcheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Godcheck drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Godcheck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Godcheck postures up in Wang's guard and throws a big left but Wang blocks it.
Wang is trying to keep Godcheck in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck looking to sit in guard and control but Wang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wang won't allow Godcheck to sweep him here.
Godcheck trying to keep a closed guard but Wang is proving a slippery customer.
Wang wants to stand but Godcheck is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godcheck shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wang pinned against the cage. Wang gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wang is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck shoots in and drives through. Wang sprawls well.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Godcheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Godcheck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Agent Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Godcheck.
Godcheck circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Godcheck.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Godcheck circles away.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Godcheck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wang tries to avoid it but Godcheck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wang to the ground. Wang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Godcheck misses with a double jab.
Josh Godcheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Godcheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Godcheck circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Wang as Godcheck shoots in.
Godcheck is breathing heavily.
Godcheck closes the distance and clinches up with Wang, looking for a takedown. Godcheck pushes Wang against the ropes but Wang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wang tries to clinch there but Godcheck circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wang slips a straight right by Godcheck.
Godcheck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Josh Godcheck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Godcheck misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Godcheck.
Wang tries to clinch there but Godcheck circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Godcheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang is looking to clinch but Godcheck is avoiding it.
Godcheck shoots in for a takedown but Wang shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck is having none of it.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck is having none of it.
Godcheck misses with a hook.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Godcheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godcheck shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godcheck fails to land the takedown.
Agent Wang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Godcheck.
Godcheck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wang tries to clinch up but Godcheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch but Godcheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wang blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Wang. No joy for Godcheck on that attempt.
Wang ducks under a wild hook from Godcheck.
Wang wants to clinch up but Godcheck keeps it at a distance.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Godcheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang tries to clinch up but Godcheck circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Godcheck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang tries to clinch but Godcheck moves out of range.

Wang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wang throws an elbow but misses.
Josh Godcheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Wang throws an elbow but misses.
Godcheck blocks an elbow strike from Wang.

Godcheck has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wang regains guard immediately.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Godcheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godcheck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Godcheck wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Godcheck working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wang's head.
Agent Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Godcheck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Godcheck 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Godcheck!