PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Gooderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Night
vs
Gooderich

188 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
213 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Night!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gooderich!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooderich misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Night misses its intended target.
Travis Night seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gooderich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Night throws the left hand but Gooderich avoids the punch easily.
Gooderich throws a jab but it's blocked by Night.
Night throws the left hand but Gooderich avoids the punch easily.
Gooderich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gooderich avoids the body shot from Night.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Night punishes Gooderich's body with a nice straight punch.
Gooderich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Night sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gooderich somewhat.
Night misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Night sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Night throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Gooderich counters by clinching up.
Night is trying to break the clinch but Gooderich is controlling him.
Night wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gooderich has him pressed against the cage.
Gooderich tries to land a knee to the head but Night blocks with his arms.
Gooderich can't get the takedown.
Travis Night has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Gooderich.
Night working hard to break the clinch.
Gooderich avoiding damage.
Gooderich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Night.
Night is trying to break free.
Gooderich lands a nice knee to the body.
Night is trying to break free.
Night is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gooderich keeps control of Night as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Night wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Night wants to break free but Gooderich has control.
Night wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gooderich keeps control of Night as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Night tries to break the clinch but Gooderich is controlling the position.
Gooderich lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Night's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Night wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich slips a jab from Night.
Night loads up on a big right hand but Gooderich slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Gooderich.
Gooderich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Night lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Night with a nice cross.
Night throws a right hand that Gooderich ducks under and follows up with a left that Gooderich also avoids with ease.
Gooderich is looking to clinch.
Travis Night is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Night dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gooderich looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Gooderich misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Night takes a swing at Gooderich's ribcage but misses.
Night swings away with a body shot that misses

and Gooderich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Night tries to break free but Gooderich pushes him back against the cage.
Night's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gooderich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Night wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gooderich.
Night has had enough of the clinch but Gooderich keeps him there for the moment.
Night is looking to break free of the clinch but Gooderich has double underhooks.
Gooderich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gooderich with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Night tries to break free but Gooderich pushes him back against the cage.
Night is trying to break free.

Gooderich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gooderich wants to clinch up but Night keeps it at a distance.
Night ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Night ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gooderich moves away.
Gooderich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Night.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Night swats away the attempt to clinch by Gooderich.
Night swings for the body but Gooderich moves out of range.
Night misses with a shot to the body

and Gooderich counters by clinching up.
Night looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Gooderich turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Night is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gooderich is controlling him well.
Night prevents Gooderich from moving into mount.
Night is trying to buck Gooderich off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gooderich wants to control but Night is keeping him busy.
Gooderich misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Night dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gooderich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Night pinned against the cage. Night gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Night throws a right hand that Gooderich ducks under and follows up with a left that Gooderich also avoids with ease.
Night is looking to wear down Gooderich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gooderich tries to clinch but Night moves out of range.
Night throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gooderich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Night misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Night throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gooderich counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gooderich.
Night wants to break free but Gooderich has control.
Night is trying to force a seperation but Gooderich has the dominant position.

Gooderich manages to break the clinch.
Gooderich shoots in looking for a takedown. Night tries to sprawl out of it but Gooderich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Night manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Night misses with a combination

and Gooderich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Night looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gooderich missing with knees to the body.
Night is looking to break free of the clinch but Gooderich has double underhooks.
Night wants to break free but Gooderich has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooderich obliges.
Gooderich changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Night fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Travis Night has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Gooderich.
Gooderich is breathing heavily.

Gooderich clinches with his opponent.
Gooderich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

Gooderich pushes Night up against the cage in a clinch.
Night tries to circle away but Gooderich has him pinned against the cage.
Gooderich wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Night wants to get back to striking at distance but Gooderich won't allow it.
Gooderich throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Night blocks it with crossed arms.

Gooderich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gooderich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Night moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Night throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gooderich counters with a nice uppercut.
Night swings for the body but Gooderich moves out of range.
Night looks to score with a jab to the body but Gooderich is just out of range.
Night looks to land a left hand but Gooderich moved out of range nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gooderich.
Gooderich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Night lands a nice shot that snaps Gooderich's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Night misses with a body shot

and Gooderich counters with a single leg into guard. Night didn't expect that.
Night wants to stand but Gooderich is controlling the position.
Night trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Night avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Night has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gooderich off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Night misses with a two punch combination.
Gooderich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Night.
A combination from Gooderich does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Night falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gooderich counters by moving into the clinch.
Gooderich crunches a lovely knee into Night's ribcage.
Gooderich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gooderich keeps control of Night as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gooderich crunches a lovely knee into Night's ribcage.

Gooderich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gooderich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gooderich stands up from half guard.
Night throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gooderich on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gooderich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Night swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Gooderich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Night lands an overhand right.
Gooderich moves in looking to clinch but Night pushes him off.

Gooderich shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Night is trying to defend but Gooderich finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gooderich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Night's head.

Night manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gooderich tries to clinch there but Night circles away.
Night takes a swing at Gooderich's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Gooderich there.
Night moves forwards but Gooderich connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gooderich looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Night misses.
Gooderich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Travis Night is winning the standup battle so far.
Night falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gooderich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gooderich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Night thows a body shot but no joy.
Night misses with a body punch
and Gooderich counters with a series of strikes. Night will be more careful next time no doubt.
Night fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Night throws a right and a left that Gooderich avoids nicely.
Night throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gooderich counters with a crisp one two that drops Night! Gooderich thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Night to his feet! Night is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gooderich throws a sloppy head kick and Night moves out of range easily.
Gooderich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gooderich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gooderich with a nice cross.
Night misses the shot to the body.
Gooderich shoots for a double leg takedown but Night sprawls well. He's pushed Gooderich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Night misses with a hook to the body
and Gooderich counters with a three punch combo that has Night backing up. Night nods at Gooderich to acknowledge the strikes.
Night lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Night connects with the punch.
Night connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Night misses.
Night throws a series of punches but Gooderich avoids them all with ease.
Night cracks Gooderich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Night keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Night.
Night lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Night lands a jab to Gooderich's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Night throws a combination that misses
and Gooderich counters with a three punch combo that has Night backing up. Night nods at Gooderich to acknowledge the strikes.
Night misses with a hook. Gooderich ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gooderich. Night shrugs it off though.
Night throws a left and a right that both miss

and Gooderich counters by moving into the clinch.

Gooderich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gooderich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gooderich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gooderich slips a jab and a cross from Night.
Gooderich wants to clinch up but Night keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Gooderich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gooderich has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Gooderich!