PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuta Godai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ringo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Country Boy Can Survive. Ryuta Godai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Ringo's chin.

Ringo
vs
Godai

193 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Ringo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuta Godai!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godai circles away quickly and effectively.
Ringo stuffs the takedown.
Ringo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godai manages to avoid it.
Godai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ringo swivels and escapes.
Ringo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ringo duly obliges.
Ringo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Godai in his tracks.

Godai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Godai controlling the action here.
Godai wants to pass to mount but Ringo is defending the position.
Godai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Godai is working away from the top position though.
Ringo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Godai passes to side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Godai lands a decent elbow from side control.
Godai lands a few punches from side control.
Godai trying to control the action but Ringo is working from the bottom.

Godai thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo wants to control but Godai postures up.
Godai wants to control but Ringo is keeping him busy.
Godai slows the pace down.
Godai lands some shots froms side control.
Godai misses with the ground and pound.
Ringo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ringo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ringo manages to get back to half guard.
Ringo landing a few short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ringo is staying active underneath Godai, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Godai working the head and body with strikes.
Ringo trying to control from the bottom.
Godai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ringo missing with punches from the bottom.
Godai thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ringo's head.
Godai tries to pass to full mount but Ringo defends it.
Godai is thwarting Ringo's attempts to control the position.
Ringo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Godai is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Godai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Godai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Godai.
Godai throws a strike but Ringo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Godai is looking to stand up but Ringo isn't so interested in that idea.
Ringo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godai is looking to stand up but Ringo isn't so interested in that idea.
Ringo thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryuta Godai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Ringo. Beautiful body shot.
Ringo swinging wildly here.
Ringo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Godai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ringo but Ringo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ringo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Godai's head.
A left and a right from Ringo both land. Nice combination.
Ringo misses with a few strikes there.
Ringo cracks Godai with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ringo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ringo connects with a body shot.
Ringo slaps away a takedown attempt from Godai, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Godai slips a jab and a cross from Ringo.

Godai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Godai content to control rather than advance.
Godai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Godai throwing shots but Ringo is blocking nicely.
Godai wants to control but Ringo is keeping him busy.
Ringo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Godai.
Ringo wants to control but Godai is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ringo missing with punches from the bottom.
Ringo is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godai is looking to take a break and control but Ringo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Godai lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Godai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ringo keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Godai is looking to take a break and control but Ringo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Godai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ringo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo wants to control but Godai is keeping busy.
Godai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Godai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ringo wants to control but Godai is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Still in half guard, Godai seems content to control.
Ringo is controlling Godai's trapped leg to prevent Godai from advancing to side control.
Godai wants to take a breather but Ringo is having none of it.
Godai throwing shots but Ringo is blocking nicely.
Godai thows a huge punch but Ringo dodges it nicely.
Godai passes the guard and advances to mount!
Godai looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godai cracks Ringo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ringo is bucking up trying to escape but Godai cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ringo wants to hold on but Godai pushes him away.
Godai scoring with strikes but Ringo is staying in there.
Godai looking to ground and pound but Ringo is blocking nicely.
Ringo tries to hold on but Godai pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godai throws some wild stikes that Ringo manages to avoid easily.
Ringo tries to lock up and control but Godai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Godai landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Godai cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryuta Godai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Godai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ringo as he jumps to the side.
Ringo lands a really nice looking cross but Godai seems unphased.

Godai shoots in and bounces Ringo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ringo trying to keep a closed guard but Godai is proving a slippery customer.
Godai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ringo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ringo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Godai wants to control from the top but Ringo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godai.
Godai passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Ringo manages to get to full guard.
Godai throwing strikes from guard but Ringo blocks nicely.
Ringo wants to sweep but no luck.
Godai trying to control the position from guard on top but Ringo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ringo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godai is one step ahead there.
Godai prevents Ringo from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Godai throwing strikes from guard but Ringo blocks nicely.
Ringo controls Godai momentarily but Godai frees himself.
Godai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ringo is trying to control the position but Godai postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Godai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Godai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godai with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Godai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ringo working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godai lands a couple of elbows.
Ringo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Godai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Godai lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Godai scoring with some ground and pound.
Godai scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ringo being controlled here, momentarily.
Godai is looking to advance position but Ringo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Godai in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringo trying to control but Godai is having none of it.
Ryuta Godai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Godai's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Johnny Ringo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ringo landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ringo with the ground and pound from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuta Godai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Godai 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuta Godai!