PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Goodfellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell has chosen Rose Of Sharon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Goodfellow
vs
Whissell

175 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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White Gorilla Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Goodfellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whissell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Goodfellow circles away.
Goodfellow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whissell.
Goodfellow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Goodfellow.
Goodfellow throws a hook but Whissell blocks it.
Whissell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodfellow lands a jab to Whissell's midsection.
A big left from Goodfellow misses.
A jab from Goodfellow misses.
Goodfellow throws a body punch but Whissell moves out of range.
A big right from Goodfellow misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Goodfellow moves into the clinch.
Whissell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Goodfellow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whissell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andrew Goodfellow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Whissell.
Goodfellow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goodfellow stops a takedown attempt from Whissell.
Goodfellow swings wildly with an uppercut but Whissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodfellow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goodfellow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodfellow throws a head punch that misses.
Whissell blocks an uppercut.
Goodfellow lands with a right to the head.
Goodfellow misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodfellow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Goodfellow fails to land.
Whissell blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Goodfellow.
Whissell blocks an uppercut.

Whissell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Goodfellow can't fight it off and eventually Whissell manages to take the fight to the floor. Goodfellow looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Whissell looking to pass the guard.
Goodfellow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whissell.
Whissell wants to stand and escape but instead Goodfellow has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Whissell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goodfellow is one step ahead there.
Whissell being controlled here, momentarily.

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

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A lazy left from Goodfellow finds it's target.
A jab from Goodfellow misses.
Goodfellow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whissell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whissell closes the distance and clinches up with Goodfellow, looking for a takedown. Whissell pushes Goodfellow against the cage but Goodfellow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goodfellow takes a swing at Whissell's ribcage but misses.
Whissell shoots for a takedown but Goodfellow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Whissell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Goodfellow's guard.
Whissell looks gassed!

Goodfellow has his feet on Whissell's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
No luck for Whissell with that takedown attempt.

Whissell scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodfellow manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Goodfellow, under a barage of strikes from Whissell.

Goodfellow kicks off Whissell and gets to his feet.
Goodfellow is looking to clinch.
George Whissell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whissell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goodfellow tries to avoid it but Whissell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goodfellow to the ground. Goodfellow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Goodfellow stuffs the takedown attempt from Whissell. Whissell gets slowly back to his feet.
Whissell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goodfellow swinging wilding here.

Whissell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Whissell wants to pass the guard but Goodfellow is keeping the position.
Whissell throwing strikes but missing.
Goodfellow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whissell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodfellow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whissell landing with the ground and pound.
Whissell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whissell won't allow Goodfellow to get back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goodfellow tries to clinch up but Whissell circles away and keeps his distance.
Whissell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrew Goodfellow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whissell swats away the attempt to clinch by Goodfellow.
No luck for Whissell with that takedown attempt.
Goodfellow just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodfellow wants to clinch.
Whissell closes the distance and clinches up with Goodfellow, looking for a takedown. Whissell pushes Goodfellow against the cage but Goodfellow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrew Goodfellow will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Whissell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goodfellow but Goodfellow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goodfellow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whissell's hands.
Whissell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodfellow.
Goodfellow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goodfellow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goodfellow stuffs the takedown attempt from Whissell. Whissell gets slowly back to his feet.
Whissell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goodfellow.
Andrew Goodfellow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whissell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whissell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andrew Goodfellow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Whissell.
Whissell dodges the punch combination from Goodfellow.
Whissell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goodfellow's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Goodfellow duly obliges.
Whissell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goodfellow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodfellow misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Whissell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Whissell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Whissell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whissell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goodfellow defending well though.
Goodfellow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whissell.
Whissell is looking to take a break and control but Goodfellow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whissell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goodfellow's head.
Whissell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whissell working the head and body with strikes.
Whissell with the ground and pound but Goodfellow uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goodfellow waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Whissell.
Goodfellow throws a series of punches but Whissell moves out of range.

Whissell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Whissell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Whissell tries to score with some ground and pound. Goodfellow controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell lands an elbow.
Whissell tries to move to mount but Goodfellow blocks the move with his legs.
Whissell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
I wouldn't like to be where Goodfellow is right now.
Whissell trying to control the action but Goodfellow is working from the bottom.
Whissell prevents Goodfellow from escaping the position.
Goodfellow managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Whissell.
Whissell misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Whissell crashes against the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Goodfellow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goodfellow stuffs the takedown attempt from Whissell. Whissell gets slowly back to his feet.
Whissell blocks a jab.
Whissell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whissell shoots for a takedown but Goodfellow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goodfellow tries to close the distance and clinch but Whissell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Goodfellow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodfellow misses with a punch on the inside.

Whissell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Goodfellow regains guard immediately.
Goodfellow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whissell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodfellow manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whissell manages to get himself to full guard.
Whissell striking off his back but it's not causing Goodfellow any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodfellow controls from within his opponent's guard.
Whissell is striking but Goodfellow is not phased and passes to half guard.
Whissell tries to roll over but Goodfellow keeps him under control.
George Whissell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whissell wants to get back to his feet.
Goodfellow controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whissell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andrew Goodfellow will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Goodfellow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whissell.
Goodfellow throws a nice looking combination but Whissell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Whissell scores a takedown into full mount!
Whissell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Goodfellow wants to hold on but Whissell pushes him away.
Goodfellow avoids a series of strikes thrown by Whissell.
Goodfellow tries to hold on but Whissell postures up.
Whissell won't let Goodfellow get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Whissell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whissell cracks Goodfellow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell is landing with some decent strikes but Goodfellow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Whissell is landing with some decent strikes but Goodfellow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Whissell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Whissell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Whissell throwing strikes but Goodfellow uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Goodfellow is holding on to half guard well.
Goodfellow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whissell.
Goodfellow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whissell.
Goodfellow trying to control but Whissell postures up.
Goodfellow keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodfellow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whissell.
Whissell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goodfellow's head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goodfellow misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goodfellow!
Goodfellow's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Goodfellow duly obliges.

Whissell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Whissell looks up at the clock and then as Goodfellow takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Whissell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Whissell 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.
Whissell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Whissell cracks Goodfellow with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Whissell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Whissell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Whissell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Goodfellow tries to buck Whissell off but Whissell is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Whissell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Whissell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Goodfellow's legs.
Whissell 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.
Goodfellow can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodfellow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from Goodfellow as Whissell shoots in.
Whissell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goodfellow is fending him off so far but Whissell persists. Nope, Goodfellow circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrew Goodfellow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Whissell.
Goodfellow looks to throw the jab but Whissell is out of range.
Goodfellow connects with a body shot.
Goodfellow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whissell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goodfellow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goodfellow takes a swing at Whissell's ribcage but misses.

Whissell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Whissell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
George Whissell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whissell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whissell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goodfellow defending well though.
Whissell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whissell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whissell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Goodfellow!
Whissell is landing with some decent strikes but Goodfellow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Whissell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Goodfellow working to try and regain half guard.
Whissell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goodfellow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a majority draw!