PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goat comes into the arena with Impaled Nazarene - Cult of the Goat blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Goat
vs
Kurze

164 cm
32
148 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

150 cm
26
130 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Goat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goat misses the jab.
Kurze lands a jab.
Kurze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goat moves away.
Kurze just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goat's hands.
Kurze misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurze. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurze lands with a good body shot.
Kurze misses with a head kick.
Kurze is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goat rather than just go for the knockout.
Kurze checks a low kick from Goat.
Kurze takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goat throws a front kick aimed at Kurze's knee but Kurze avoids it well.
Goat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurze.
Kurze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goat.

Goat has Kurze up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze has a couple of punches blocked by Goat.
Kurze blocks an uppercut.
Kurze tries to throw a body punch but Goat avoids it by throwing Kurze back against the cage.
Kurze tries to pull guard but Goat holds him up against the cage and eventually Kurze drops back down to his feet.
Goat taking a breather.
Kurze blocks a body shot from Goat.
Kurze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kurze blocks an uppercut.

Goat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurze.
Goat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kurze has time to react.
Goat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goat.
Billy Goat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goat moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Goat feints and then cracks Kurze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kurze down.
Goat takes a swing at Kurze's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze misses the shot to the body.
Goat misses with a takedown
and Kurze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kurze misses with a body shot.
Kurze throws a hook but Goat avoids it easily.
Goat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goat tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goat.
Kurze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goat looks to land a combination. Kurze sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Goat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kurze counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
Goat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goat. Kurze shrugs it off though.
Goat throws a right and a left that Kurze avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat connects with a right hand. Kurze shakes it off.
Kurze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goat at a distance.
Kurze just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurze blocks a low kick nicely.
Kurze wants to slow Goat down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Kurze.
Goat jabs Kurze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kurze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goat misses with a kick to the body
and Kurze counters with a right hand to the body.
Kurze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goat swivels and escapes.
Billy Goat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konrad Kurze.
Kurze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goat misses with a body shot.
Kurze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goat doesn't seem bothered though.
Goat scores with a jab to the body.
Goat throws a leg kick but Kurze sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat throws a leg kick but Kurze moved away.
Kurze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurze scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Goat misses its intended target.
Kurze just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goat tries to land a leg kick but Kurze saw it coming and moves away.
Goat tries to land a front kick but Kurze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goat avoids the head kick by Kurze.
Goat scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kurze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goat.
Goat misses with a body shot.
Kurze throws out a powerful jab.
Goat lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goat lands with a nice body kick.
Goat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kurze misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Kurze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goat doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kurze throws a body punch but Goat moves out of range.
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
Goat misses with a leg kick.
Goat throws a head kick that misses.
Kurze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurze misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Goat misses.
Kurze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goat.
Kurze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurze tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kurze checks a leg kick.
Goat misses with a looping right.
Kurze throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Goat
and Kurze counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goats jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Goat takes a swing at Kurze's ribcage but misses.
Kurze blocks a leg kick.
Kurze lunges at Goat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goat's hand.
Kurze lands with a nice body punch.

Kurze gets a double leg takedown into Goat's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kurze won't allow Goat to sweep him here.
Goat is trying to control the position but Kurze postures up.
Kurze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kurze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goat wants to sweep but no luck.
Goat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kurze trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Goat manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kurze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurze controlling Goat's posture.
Kurze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goat throwing strikes but missing.
Goat won't allow Kurze to sweep him here.
Kurze is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat trying to control but Kurze is working from the bottom.
Kurze keeping full guard, as Goat tries to pass.
Goat wants to control from the top but Kurze keeps moving.
Goat wants to pass the guard but Kurze is keeping the position.
Goat throws a big elbow that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goat misses with a low kick.
Kurze misses with a takedown
and Goat counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze avoids the head kick by Goat.
Goat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goat walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kurze checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurze.
Kurze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurze swings for the body but Goat moves out of range.
Goat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurze fails with the takedown.
Kurze just misses with a punch to the body.
Goat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goat wants to slow Kurze down by chopping away at his legs.
Goat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurze.
Goat swinging wildly here.
Goat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kurze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Goat will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kurze misses with a hook. Goat ducked under it nicely.
Goat misses with a low kick.
Kurze connects with a right hand. Goat shakes it off.
Kurze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kurze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A low kick from Goat is predictable there
and Kurze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kurze lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goat at a distance.
Goat lands a nice shot to the body.
Kurze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurze scores with a sloppy right hand. Goat should have avoided that one.
Kurze throws a hook but Goat blocks it.
Goat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kurze circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurze takes a swing at Goat's ribcage but misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kurze.
Kurze lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kurze.
Kurze tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Goat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kurze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goat can't do much from the bottom here.
Goat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kurze wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kurze tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kurze working the strikes but Goat uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kurze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kurze prevents Goat from improving his position.
Kurze is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kurze has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Konrad Kurze hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A head kick misses from Kurze.
Kurze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kurze takes a swing at Goat's ribcage but misses.
Goat is looking to score with low kicks.
Kurze digs a good hook to Goat's body.
Kurze works the jab nicely.

Goat gets caught napping as Kurze dives in and scores a takedown. Goat manages to retain guard.
Kurze wants to control from the top but Goat keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze postures up in Goat's guard and throws a big left but Goat blocks it.
Goat has his hands on Kurze's head, controlling the position.
Kurze throws an elbow that misses. Goat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kurze's guard. Nice move by Goat!
Goat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kurze looking for a sweep. Not yet Kurze, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goat looking to sit in guard and control but Kurze gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Konrad Kurze really dominated that round.
That's time! Goat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Goat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kurze looks to score with a jab to the body but Goat is just out of range.
Goat throws a nice looking combination but Kurze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Billy Goat is winning the standup battle so far.
Goat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kurze defends it nicely.
Goat slips a jab from Kurze.
Goat throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Goat misses.
Kurze misses with a hook.
Kurze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kurze lands with a good body shot.
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown by Kurze or perhaps it was just good defense by Goat which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goat. Kurze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goat works the jab nicely.
Kurze misses with an uppercut. Goat saw that one coming.
Kurze avoids the body shot from Goat.
Goat wants to slow Kurze down by chopping away at his legs.
Goat throws out a leg kick but Kurze moves out of range and Goat only half commits.
Goat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kurze looks to score with a jab to the body but Goat is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kurze.
Kurze misses with a body shot.
Goat tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze misses with a body shot.
Goat throws a leg kick but Kurze checks it.
Kurze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goat doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Goat is predictable there
and Kurze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurze swats away the attempt to clinch by Goat.
Kurze blocks a jab.
A big right from Goat misses.
Goat throws a looping overhand right but Kurze ducks down to avoid it.
Kurze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goat as he avoids it easily.
Billy Goat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konrad Kurze.
Goat lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kurze's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goat loads up on a big right hand but Kurze slips the punch.
Kurze scores with a hook to the body. Goat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kurze dives in and scores a takedown into Goat's guard.
Kurze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kurze wants to pass the guard but Goat is keeping the position.
Goat has Kurze pulled in close to control his posture.
Goat trying to control the position.
Kurze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kurze preventing the sweep.
Kurze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze looking to sit in guard and control but Goat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kurze working a defensive guard here.
Goat controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goat wants to control from the top but Kurze keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Konrad Kurze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kurze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kurze missing with a left hand there. Goat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Kurze.
Kurze lands with a cross.
Kurze avoids a kick to the body.
Kurze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goat jabs Kurze right on the nose. Kurze blinks but takes it well.
Goat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Goat misses with a head kick.
Goat lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kurze scores with a punch to the head.

Goat gets caught flat footed, as Kurze shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kurze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goat controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat is trying to control the position but Kurze postures up.
Kurze preventing the sweep.
Goat controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Billy Goat just wasn't active enough.
Goat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Goat misses with a low kick.
Goat looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kurze dodges the punch combination from Goat.
Kurze scores with a shot to the body.
Goat misses with a body shot
letting Kurze counter with a right hand.
Kurze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goat needs to keep his hands up - Kurze had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kurze blocks the leg kick.
Goat slips under a jab from Kurze.
Goat misses with a jab to the body
and Kurze counters with a nice uppercut.
Kurze's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Goat enables Kurze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Goat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kurze trying to control the position from guard on top but Goat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kurze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Goat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kurze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kurze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurze trying to control but Goat is working from the bottom.
Goat trying to control the position.
Kurze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kurze controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kurze swings for the body but Goat moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurze takes a swing at Goat's ribcage but misses.
Goat throws a chopping leg kick but Kurze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goat slips a straight right by Kurze.
Goat on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kurze. Kurze obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Kurze.
Nice uppercut lands for Goat. That snapped Kurze's head back.
Kurze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goat was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurze.
Goat throws a solid leg kick but Kurze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Goat.
Goat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left lands for Kurze.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurze slaps away a takedown attempt from Goat, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Kurze throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Goat was covering up waiting for the punch and Kurze finishes the takedown easily into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Konrad Kurze.
I think Kurze 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konrad Kurze!
Konrad Kurze is the new featherweight champion!
Konrad Kurze made sure to mention his sponsor, Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 in his post fight interview.