PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Godard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ajdin Lovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovic has chosen Zlatni Ljiljani as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Godard
vs
Lovic

193 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
208 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Godard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ajdin Lovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Godard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lovic looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Godard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godard distracts Lovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Godard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lovic wants to stand and escape but Godard is having none of it.
Godard wants to control from the top but Lovic keeps moving.
Lovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Godard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Godard postures up in Lovic's guard and throws a big left but Lovic blocks it.
Godard lands a couple of digs.
Godard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Godard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Godard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godard thows a big elbow that misses.
Godard throwing strikes but missing.
Godard throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovic controls Godard momentarily but Godard frees himself.
Godard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Godard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Godard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Godard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Godard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Godard is keen to just control but Lovic is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Godard there.
Godard moves into full mount! Lovic won't be happy about that!
Lovic is bucking up trying to escape but Godard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lovic wants to hold on but Godard pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Godard lands a big elbow.
Godard lands a big elbow.
Godard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lovic tries to lock up and control but Godard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godard with good strikes from the mount here!
Godard landing strikes from the mount.
Lovic working to try and regain half guard.
Godard working Lovic over with strikes here.
Godard scoring with strikes but Lovic is staying in there.
Godard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Godard lands with some strikes.
Godard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Godard lands a big elbow.
Godard is landing with some decent strikes but Lovic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godard scoring with strikes but Lovic is staying in there.
Godard trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Godard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lovic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Godard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lovic?
Godard lands a nice shot to the head.
Godard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Godard shoots in but Lovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Godard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lovic pinned against the cage. Lovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lovic fails with the takedown

and Godard counters with a takedown into side control.
Godard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Godard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Godard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Godard wants to control but Lovic is keeping him busy.
Godard working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godard landing strikes.
Godard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Eric Godard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Godard cracks Lovic with a big right hand but Lovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lovic wants to control but Godard postures up.
Lovic is not content to let Godard control the position.
Lovic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Godard off and has taken his back!
Godard turns into Lovic and is now in his guard.

Lovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Godard pushes down on Lovic's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godard wants to pass to mount but Lovic is defending the position.
Godard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lovic wants to control but Godard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Godard working Lovic over with strikes.
Lovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Godard thows a huge punch but Lovic dodges it nicely.

Lovic manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Godard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Godard.
Godard passes Lovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Godard wants to pass the guard but Lovic is defending well.
Lovic trying to control from the bottom.
Godard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Godard.
Lovic tries to roll over but Godard keeps him under control.
Godard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lovic throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Godard counters with a shoot takedown. Lovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Godard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lovic trying to keep a closed guard but Godard is proving a slippery customer.
Godard wants to pass the guard but Lovic is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Lovic, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Godard dominated that second round.
That's time! Godard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Godard has closed the distance and engaged Lovic in a clinch.

Godard successfully pulls guard.
Lovic is fighting to break Godard's control of his arms but Godard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Godard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Lovic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Godard controlling from mount.
A nice elbow there by Godard.
Lovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Godard breaks from Lovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Godard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Godard has a good base and remains in mount.

Godard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lovic manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lovic takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Godard trying to control the position but Lovic is working away.
Lovic tries to improve position but can't.
Godard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Godard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Godard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovic can do to turn this around?
Godard working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Godard stalls from top position.
The ground and pound from Godard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Godard is putting a hurting on Lovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Godard.
Godard working the ground and pound from side control.
Lovic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Godard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Godard lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lovic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Godard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godard working the ground and pound from side control.
Godard in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Godard is chipping away with strikes.
Godard working away.
Lovic is looking to reverse the position.
Godard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lovic is trying to improve his position.
Lovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Godard.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Godard cracks Lovic with a big elbow.
Lovic wants to control but Godard postures up.
Lovic is not content to let Godard control the position.
Godard grinds an elbow into Lovic's temple.
Godard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Godard wants to control for a moment but Lovic uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ajdin Lovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godard is trying to control but Lovic manages to pass to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Godard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Godard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Godard!