PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Goss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sierra kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Dreams-Manson. Goss has chosen Sybreed: Emma-0 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sierra
vs
Goss

180 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cliff Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Goss!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goss leaves Sierra with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sierra misses with a low kick as Goss jumps back.
Sierra shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goss sprawls well. Goss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sierra gets slowly back to his feet.

Goss drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Goss stands and steps away. Sierra gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sierra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice takedown defense from Goss. No joy for Sierra on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cliff Sierra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sierra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Goss.
Goss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sierra fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goss avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Goss does no damage.
Goss stuffs the takedown.

Goss moves into the clinch successfully.

Goss pulls Sierra into guard.
Goss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sierra manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goss.
Goss is looking to work some ground and pound but Sierra has wrist control.
Goss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sierra keeping moving, preventing Goss from controlling successfully.
Goss throwing strikes but missing.
Goss keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sierra's head.

Sierra has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goss thows a big elbow that misses.
Goss throwing strikes from guard but Sierra blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Goss gets to his feet - Sierra follows without any prompting.

Goss looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sierra!
Goss fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goss with the ground and pound from mount.
Sierra tries to hold on but Goss postures up.
Sierra is looking to improve his position but Goss isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goss fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sierra is in a horrible position here. Goss smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra is looking to get to half guard.
Goss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goss breaks from Sierra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goss is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goss is landing with some decent strikes but Sierra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Goss is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sierra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Goss working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Goss punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sierra is breathing heavily.
Goss landing strikes from the mount and Sierra is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goss landing strikes from the mount.
Goss punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sierra tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sierra is looking to escape.
Goss is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sierra working to try and regain half guard.
Goss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sierra hang on?
Goss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goss landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goss scoring with strikes but Sierra is staying in there.
Goss postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sierra looks a forlorn figure.
Goss scoring with strikes but Sierra is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Goss dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Goss bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Goss misses with the ground and pound.
Sierra managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Goss.
Goss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A control attempt from Sierra but he's now mounted!
Sierra working to try and regain half guard.
Goss looking to finish Sierra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sierra!
Goss is landing with some decent strikes but Sierra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sierra is wriggling around trying to escape.
Goss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sierra hang on?
Sierra tries to hold on but Goss postures up.
Goss scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goss postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sierra looks a forlorn figure.
Goss dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goss postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sierra looks a forlorn figure.
Goss avoids the attempt from Sierra to control.
Goss wants to control the pace but Sierra is squirming around nicely.
Goss working the ground and pound effectively.
Goss raining down shots from the mount!
Goss landing strikes from the mount and Sierra is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goss scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goss lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Goss.
Goss lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sierra is squirming around, avoiding Goss's attempts to control the action.
Joseph Goss has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goss cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sierra hang on?
Goss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goss fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goss in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Goss connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sierra working to try and regain half guard.
Goss lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Goss scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sierra?
Goss landing shots from mount.
Goss scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goss postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sierra looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sierra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goss has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goss pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss with a couple of short strikes.
Goss scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sierra tries to reverse the position but Goss maintains control.
Goss lands a big elbow.
Sierra is working to get back to half guard.
Goss pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goss landing punches.
Goss lands a nice shot to the head.
Sierra taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Goss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Goss closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sierra manages to get to full guard.
Goss postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sierra keeping moving, preventing Goss from controlling successfully.

Goss 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.
Goss scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goss connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goss throwing strikes but missing.
Goss trying to control but Sierra is working from the bottom.

Sierra is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goss defends well.
Goss distracts Sierra with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goss working some strikes from top position.
Goss won't allow Sierra to sweep him here.
Goss wants to control from the top but Sierra keeps moving.
Goss landing some decent shots from guard.

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.
Goss works over Sierra with some ground and pound from guard.
Goss postures up in Sierra's guard and throws a big left but Sierra blocks it.
Sierra looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goss accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Goss drops back looking for a leg! Sierra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sierra manages to kick Goss off! Goss jumps back into Sierra's guard.
Goss with a nice head shot there.

Goss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sierra misses with a takedown

and Goss counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goss stands and steps away. Sierra gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Goss scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Goss cracks Sierra with a big elbow.
Goss prevents Sierra from escaping the position.
Goss is chipping away with strikes.
Goss scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sierra to see if he's OK.
Cliff Sierra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goss cracks Sierra with a big right hand but Sierra just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sierra gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Goss lands a big elbow.
Goss landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goss cracks Sierra with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sierra in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goss has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sierra's face.
Sierra is trying to escape the mount.
Goss working Sierra over with strikes here.
BOOM! Goss connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Goss dominating with strikes here.
Goss breaks from Sierra's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goss lands a big shot there that rocks Sierra but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Goss is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sierra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Joseph Goss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goss is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sierra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Goss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Goss!