PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PIng Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Goodrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Goodrich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with PIng Guerrero's chin.

Guerrero
vs
Goodrich

197 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

180 cm
26
188 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PIng Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Walter Goodrich!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Goodrich. No joy for Guerrero on that attempt.
Guerrero looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Guerrero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
PIng Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodrich with a hook.
Goodrich lands a really nice looking cross but Guerrero seems unphased.
Goodrich is looking to clinch but Guerrero is avoiding it.
Guerrero moves out of range of the leg kick from Goodrich.
Guerrero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Goodrich fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Guerrero to the ground. Goodrich is now in Guerrero's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Goodrich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodrich is looking to work some ground and pound but Guerrero has wrist control.
Goodrich stays in close to Guerrero's body and controls the position.
Guerrero will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodrich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodrich must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodrich throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guerrero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goodrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guerrero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goodrich throws a big elbow that misses.
Goodrich throws a big elbow that misses.
Goodrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guerrero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guerrero tries to get out of the position.
Goodrich controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Goodrich might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Walter Goodrich wasn't active enough on the ground.
Goodrich tries to clinch but Guerrero is having none of it.
Goodrich throws out a leg kick but Guerrero moves out of range and Goodrich only half commits.
Guerrero moves out of range of the body kick.
Goodrich connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Guerrero's hands.

Goodrich decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodrich wants to take a breather but Guerrero is having none of it.
Goodrich content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich is looking to advance position but Guerrero won't allow it.
Goodrich stalling.
Goodrich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goodrich stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Walter Goodrich was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Goodrich is looking to clinch but Guerrero is avoiding it.

Goodrich feints and as Guerrero raises his hands in defense, Goodrich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodrich is looking to work some ground and pound but Guerrero has wrist control.
Guerrero keeping full guard, as Goodrich tries to pass.
Goodrich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing Goodrich from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Goodrich fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Goodrich misses.
Guerrero really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guerrero misses with a takedown

and Goodrich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goodrich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodrich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goodrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goodrich trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goodrich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goodrich.
Goodrich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerrero is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodrich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodrich throws a big right hand that misses.
Goodrich is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Goodrich looking to pass the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goodrich misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich throws a solid leg kick but Guerrero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Goodrich.
Goodrich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guerrero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goodrich shoots in but Guerrero avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Goodrich closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guerrero to the mat! Guerrero manages to get full guard.
Goodrich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guerrero keeping full guard, as Goodrich tries to pass.
Goodrich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guerrero checks a low kick from Goodrich.
Goodrich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goodrich tries to clinch there but Guerrero circles away.
Goodrich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Guerrero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guerrero walks into a straight right hand from Goodrich.

Guerrero gets caught flat footed, as Goodrich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodrich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Goodrich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodrich is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Goodrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Guerrero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goodrich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerrero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerrero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goodrich.
Goodrich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodrich misses with a low kick.
Goodrich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodrich lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guerrero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guerrero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goodrich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Goodrich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Guerrero was covering up waiting for the punch and Goodrich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodrich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodrich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerrero is keeping the position for now.
Walter Goodrich has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goodrich slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Goodrich trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Walter Goodrich.

Goodrich shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Goodrich was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guerrero blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Goodrich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Guerrero wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goodrich.
Poor strikes thrown by Goodrich there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Goodrich thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is squirming around, avoiding Goodrich's attempts to control the action.
Goodrich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goodrich throwing strikes here but Guerrero is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Goodrich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Goodrich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guerrero is looking to escape.
Walter Goodrich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodrich throwing strikes here but Guerrero is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Guerrero is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Goodrich controlling from mount.
Goodrich wants to control the pace but Guerrero is squirming around nicely.
PIng Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Goodrich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goodrich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Goodrich!
Walter Goodrich was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.