PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Grant (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grant
vs
Godcheck

172 cm
23
181 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Godcheck!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant scores with a hook.
Godcheck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Godcheck counter with a right hand.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Godcheck counters with a shoot takedown. Grant fights it but they end up in guard.
Grant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Godcheck is stalling in the full guard.
Grant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Godcheck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Godcheck has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grant misses with a combination
and Godcheck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godcheck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.

Godcheck moves into the clinch successfully.
Godcheck lands with a right to the head.
Godcheck keeps control of Grant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grant throws a predictable looking body shot

and Godcheck counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Godcheck sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Grant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Godcheck on the ground.
Grant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Godcheck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck stalling.
Grant tries to kick Godcheck off but Godcheck keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Godcheck wants to free his trapped foot but Grant is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Godcheck thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Godcheck is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck prevents Grant from standing back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grant throws a right hand that misses

so Godcheck counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Godcheck sitting in guard here, content to control.
Godcheck throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grant wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Grant pushes Godcheck off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Godcheck dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Grant misses with a left hand
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Godcheck misses with the combination.
Grant misses with a double jab
and Godcheck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godcheck jabs Grant right on the nose. Grant blinks but takes it well.
Godcheck misses with a looping right.

Godcheck moves into the clinch successfully.
Godcheck lands a nice shot to the body.
Godcheck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Godcheck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Godcheck lands an uppercut.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Godcheck is controlling him.
Godcheck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant wants to break free but Godcheck has control.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Godcheck.
Grant working hard to break the clinch.
Godcheck working aggressively here.
Godcheck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godcheck lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Godcheck.
Godcheck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grant or not.
Grant is trying to break the clinch but Godcheck has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Godcheck.
Godcheck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.

Godcheck has hold of one of Grant's legs. Grant is fighting the takedown attempt but Godcheck gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Godcheck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Godcheck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grant wants to stand and escape but Godcheck is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Godcheck's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Godcheck passes Grant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Godcheck content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Josh Godcheck has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck wants to pass to mount but Grant is defending the position.
Godcheck is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Godcheck is controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Josh Godcheck has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Godcheck misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Godcheck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grant to score with a decent uppercut.
Grant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godcheck was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Grant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Godcheck on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Godcheck counters with a stiff right hand.
Godcheck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Godcheck tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Godcheck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godcheck moves away.
Grant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Godcheck counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grant thinking.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godcheck.
Grant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Godcheck slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ted Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Godcheck throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grant's waist but Grant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Godcheck off to one side.
Godcheck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grant circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Godcheck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Godcheck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant with a hook.
Grant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Godcheck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Grant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Godcheck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Godcheck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grant is keeping the position for now.
Grant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Godcheck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Godcheck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Godcheck from controlling successfully.
Grant keeping full guard, as Godcheck tries to pass.
Grant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Godcheck is stalling in the full guard.

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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Godcheck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godcheck ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Godcheck slips under a jab from Grant.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Grant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godcheck.

Godcheck clinches up with Grant and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Godcheck.
Grant is trying to force a seperation but Godcheck has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Godcheck.

Grant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grant lands with a hook. Godcheck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Godcheck throws a good cross that connects.
Godcheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Ted Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant cracks Godcheck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grant misses with a left hand
letting Godcheck counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a wild combination.
Grant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godcheck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant misses with a shot to the body

and Godcheck counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grant wants to stand and escape but Godcheck is having none of it.
Godcheck passes Grant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Godcheck lands strikes from half guard.
Ted Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant taking some punishment here, with Godcheck in his half guard.
Godcheck controlling the action here.
Josh Godcheck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck thows a huge punch but Grant dodges it nicely.
Godcheck throwing shots but Grant is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Godcheck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Godcheck not doing much here.

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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

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