PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Goodridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Warmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warmaster has chosen Deftones- welcome to the butcher as his entrance music. Gary Goodridge has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Goodridge
vs
Warmaster

208 cm
21
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Goodridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Warmaster!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warmaster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goodridge.
Goodridge looks to throw the jab but Warmaster is out of range.
Warmaster throws a right hand that misses

and Goodridge counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goodridge passes into half guard.
Warmaster looks like he's trying to stand up.

Goodridge is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Warmaster wants to get back to his feet.

Goodridge is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Warmaster doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Goodridge.
Goodridge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Warmaster is defending against the submission attempts here by Goodridge.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goodridge is looking for a kimura but Warmaster is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Goodridge to get the leverage.
Warmaster slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goodridge stops Warmaster from standing up.
Goodridge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warmaster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warmaster is looking to stand up but Goodridge isn't so interested in that idea.
Goodridge won't allow Warmaster to sweep him here.
Goodridge looking to pass the guard.
Goodridge passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Goodridge thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Warmaster is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goodridge tries for a kimura but Warmaster is defending well.

Goodridge thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Warmaster can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warmaster pushes Goodridge away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Goodridge gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Goodridge tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goodridge has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Warmaster is trying to get back to his feet.

Goodridge looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Warmaster is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster wants to get back to his feet but Goodridge drags him back down.

Goodridge has hold of Warmaster's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Warmaster tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Goodridge cranks the arm and Warmaster screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Warmaster, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gary Goodridge!
An out of breath Gary Goodridge thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.