PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ister Band (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Gooderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Band
vs
Gooderich

184 cm
26
205 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
213 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ister Band!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gooderich!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Band misses with a straight right.
Ister Band seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gooderich gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Band to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gooderich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Band throws a strike but Gooderich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Band escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gooderich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gooderich wants to get up but he can't break Band's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Band throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Gooderich wants to control from the top but Band keeps moving.
Gooderich won't allow Band to sweep him here.
Gooderich wants to control from the top but Band keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich wants to stand but Band has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Gooderich stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gooderich doesn't manage to clinch there - Band circles away.
Gooderich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Band.
Band misses with a straight right.

Band shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Band not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Band thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Band stalling away here and it's allowed Gooderich to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Band trying to control but Gooderich is working from the bottom.
Band throwing strikes from guard but Gooderich blocks nicely.
Gooderich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Band is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Band jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Gooderich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Band's corner calls for a 1-2. Band obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Band throws a hook but Gooderich avoids it easily.
Gooderich jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Band looks to throw the jab but Gooderich is out of range.
Gooderich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gooderich slips under a jab.
Band scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Band misses.
Band looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Band fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Band misses with an uppercut.
Band digs a good hook to Gooderich's body.
Gooderich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Band paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gooderich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Band lands with a right hand.
Gooderich blocks a jab.
Gooderich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Band throws an overhand right that lands on Gooderich's shoulder, as Gooderich tries to avoid the shot.
Gooderich misses with a wild combination.

Band scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Band swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gooderich throws a sloppy head kick and Band moves out of range easily.
Band throws a shot from downtown. Gooderich moves away and avoids it.
Band throws a shot from downtown. Gooderich moves away and avoids it.
Gooderich walks into a stiff left hand from Band.
Gooderich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Band.
Grant Gooderich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Band bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gooderich's head backwards.
Band is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Band dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Band throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Band keeps the fight on the outside.

Band scores with a takedown into Gooderich's guard.
Band preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Band makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gooderich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Band.
Band trying to control the position from guard on top but Gooderich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gooderich wants to stand up but Band is controlling him.
Band trying to control but Gooderich is working from the bottom.
Gooderich can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Band controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Band working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Band is looking to advance position but Gooderich has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Band keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Band is squirming around, avoiding Gooderich's attempts to control the action.
Band flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Band is trying to escape the mount.
Band sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gooderich is looking to advance position but Band won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Band keeps working.
Band trying to control from the bottom.
Band has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Band works his way to full guard. Good work.

Gooderich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Band has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gooderich has managed to get both his arms back between Band's legs - danger averted.
Gooderich slips nicely into half guard.
Gooderich trying to control the action but Band is working from the bottom.
Band is trying to get back to full guard.
Band makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Band.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Band tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Band has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gooderich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gooderich trying to control but Band is working from the bottom.
Gooderich looking to sit in guard and control but Band gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gooderich uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gooderich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Band.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ister Band dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gooderich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gooderich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Band throws out the jab.
Gooderich throws a right and a left that Band avoids nicely.
Gooderich is looking to clinch.
Band shoots in for a double leg but Gooderich sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gooderich moves out of range of the strikes.
Band circles away from the clinch attempt.

Band shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gooderich is trying to defend but Band finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Band working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gooderich's thigh. Gooderich counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Band might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Band stopping the sweep attempt from Gooderich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Band has gone for a leg lock! Gooderich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Band's guard.
Gooderich postures up.
Band trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Band is looking for a triangle but Gooderich pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Band trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Band looking for a sweep. Not yet Band, not yet.
Band manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gooderich is looking to get to half guard.
Band can't control as he wanted to and Gooderich manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Band throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grant Gooderich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Band not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gooderich regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Band.
Band trying to control the position from guard on top but Gooderich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Band throws a looping overhand right but Gooderich ducks down to avoid it.
Band swats away the attempt to clinch by Gooderich.
Gooderich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Band.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gooderich is looking to clinch but Band is avoiding it.
Gooderich looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gooderich avoids the body shot from Band.
Gooderich is looking to clinch but Band is avoiding it.
Gooderich tries to clinch but Band is having none of it.
Gooderich throws a head kick but Band moves out of range.
Ister Band is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Gooderich does no damage.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Band.
Band trying to control the position but Gooderich is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Band tries to move to mount but Gooderich blocks the move with his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ister Band showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Band 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ister Band!