PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isno Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lannister
vs
Good

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isno Good!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister takes a swing at Good's ribcage but misses.
Lannister throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Good counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Good moves nicely into side control.
Lannister tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Good is looking to take a break and control but Lannister is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lannister wants to control but Good postures up.
Good misses with the ground and pound.
Lannister is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Good is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Good stands up and beckons Lannister to his feet.
Good lands a nice hook to Lannister's body. Lannister takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Lannister gets the takedown into side control.
Lannister trying to control the position but Good is working away.
Good can't do much from the bottom here.
Good wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Good manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Good moves into full mount! Lannister won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good avoids the attempt from Lannister to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good throws some wild stikes that Lannister manages to avoid easily.
Good scoring with strikes but Lannister is staying in there.
Lannister regains half guard.
Good is trying to control. Lannister wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lannister wants to control the action here but instead Good manages to pass to full mount!
Good has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Good avoids the attempt from Lannister to control.
Lannister keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Good with the ground and pound from mount.
Good trying to control but Lannister is having none of it.
Lannister wants to control but Good is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lannister is looking to get to half guard.
Good misses with a head shot.
Lannister is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lannister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Good on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lannister hang on?
Good landing shots from mount.
Lannister is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Good cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lannister tries to reverse the position but Good maintains control.
Lannister on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lannister tries to get out of the position.
Lannister tries to hold on but Good pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lannister can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lannister fails with a takedown attempt.
Good tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lannister manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lannister throws a lazy head kick
and Good counters with a two punch combo.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt
and Good cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Good.
Good changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Good.
Good lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good slips a jab and a cross from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a body shot
and Good counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good misses with a takedown attempt - Lannister sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyrion Lannister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isno Good.

Lannister feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Good is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lannister won't allow Good to get back to his feet.
Good is breathing heavily.
Lannister looking to sit in guard and control but Good gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lannister looking for a guillotine here but Good defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Good preventing the sweep.
Good loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Lannister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Good wanted to stand there but Lannister had control of the position.
Good won't allow Lannister to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control the position.

Lannister throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Good escapes and throws Lannister's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Good working away.
Lannister is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Lannister's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Good trying to control the position but Lannister is working away.
Isno Good has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister is looking to reverse the position.
Lannister sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Isno Good will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lannister moves in looking to clinch but Good pushes him off.
Tyrion Lannister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown but Good manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lannister's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Lannister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lannister throws a lazy head kick
and Good counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lannister is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Lannister is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lannister fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Good, pushing him back against the cage.
Lannister tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Good just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lannister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lannister has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Good after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Good manages to break the clinch.
Lannister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lannister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Good.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lannister.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Isno Good seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lannister.
A left and a right from Good both land. Nice combination.
Good shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lannister sprawls well. Lannister wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Good gets slowly back to his feet.
Good takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lannister tries to clinch up but Good circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Lannister misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lannister feints and as Good raises his hands in defense, Lannister changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lannister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Good is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Lannister gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Lannister has Good up against the cage in a clinch.
Lannister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good wants to get back to striking at distance but Lannister won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Good as Lannister tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Good is defending well.
Lannister tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good can't get the takedown.

Good is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lannister is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Good to the mat. Good regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lannister has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good wants to stand and escape but Lannister is having none of it.
Lannister tries to stand but Good is controlling from the bottom.
Good keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Tyrion Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isno Good is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lannister lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrion Lannister.
I think Good has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Isno Good!