PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod comes into the arena with Battle Hymn blaring out of the sound system. Godeaux comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Battle Ready kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

MacLeod
vs
Godeaux

180 cm
27
160 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

174 cm
35
163 lbs
20 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godeaux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Godeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacLeod checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Godeaux lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacLeod's sensitive parts.
MacLeod misses with a jab, cross combination.
Godeaux lunges at MacLeod with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by MacLeod's hand.
MacLeod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Godeaux misses with a two punch combination.
Godeaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacLeod's head backwards.
Godeaux missing with a left hand there. MacLeod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacLeod looks to throw the jab but Godeaux is out of range.
Godeaux lands a jab to the head.
No luck for Godeaux with that takedown attempt.
Godeaux moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacLeod misses with the combination.
Godeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godeaux is looking to score with low kicks.
Godeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as MacLeod checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the body from MacLeod misses
and Godeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacLeod needs to keep his hands up - Godeaux had a free shot at his head there.
MacLeod throws a hook but Godeaux blocks it.
MacLeod cracks Godeaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Godeaux lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Godeaux misses with a hook.
MacLeod lunges at Godeaux with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Godeaux's hand.
Godeaux shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. MacLeod eats them both and turns towards Godeaux to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
MacLeod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Godeaux.
Godeaux misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from MacLeod misses its intended target.

MacLeod darts in and clinches Godeaux up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacLeod misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacLeod.
Godeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Godeaux is trying to push MacLeod away but MacLeod has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Godeaux is trying to break free.
Godeaux wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Godeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacLeod tries to close the distance and clinch but Godeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Godeaux ducks under a wild hook from MacLeod.
A big right from Godeaux misses.
A big left from Godeaux misses.
A swing and a miss from Godeaux.
MacLeod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from MacLeod.
Godeaux lands a jab to the head.
Godeaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Godeaux.
Godeaux throws a right and a left that MacLeod avoids nicely.
Godeaux missing with a left hand there. MacLeod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godeaux swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godeaux.
The fight stays on the outside here - MacLeod looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MacLeod showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Godeaux.
MacLeod throws a good cross that connects.
MacLeod keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Godeaux.
Godeaux takes one to the chin there.
Godeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Godeaux is just out of range.

Godeaux drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
MacLeod is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
MacLeod is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux creates some space and throws a big elbow, but MacLeod sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Godeaux looking to control but instead MacLeod has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Godeaux lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godeaux seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godeaux is keen to just control but MacLeod is a slippery customer.
MacLeod is trying to control but can't.
Godeaux sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. MacLeod defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boudreaux Godeaux dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Godeaux keeps MacLeod at a distance using the push kick.
MacLeod avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacLeod connects with a body shot.
MacLeod slips a jab and a cross from Godeaux.
MacLeod misses with a left hand
and Godeaux counters with a leg kick.
Godeaux throws the left hand but MacLeod avoids the punch easily.
Godeaux looks to throw the jab but MacLeod is out of range.
MacLeod moves out of range as Godeaux strikes.

MacLeod closes the distance and pushes Godeaux back into the cage.

Godeaux manages to break the clinch.
MacLeod moves out of range as Godeaux strikes.
MacLeod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Godeaux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Godeaux does no damage.
Godeaux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Godeaux scores with a leg kick.
MacLeod misses with a shot to the body
letting Godeaux counter with a right hand.
Boudreaux Godeaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacLeod throws a hook to the side of Godeaux's head but Godeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacLeod takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Godeaux tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacLeod thows a body shot but no joy.
Godeaux throws a nice inside leg kick.
Godeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacLeod moves away.
MacLeod looks to score with a jab to the body but Godeaux is just out of range.
Godeaux throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
MacLeod missing with a left hand there. Godeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacLeod lands a jab.
MacLeod missing with a left hand there. Godeaux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godeaux tries to move into range but MacLeod moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Connor MacLeod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godeaux throws a leg kick but MacLeod sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod loads up on a big right hand but Godeaux slips the punch.
Godeaux is looking to slow MacLeod down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Godeaux tries to work over MacLeod's front leg with a kick but MacLeod checks it.
MacLeod walks into a stiff left hand from Godeaux.
Sloppy strikes from Godeaux. Those never looked like landing.

MacLeod gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacLeod.
Godeaux is trying to push MacLeod away but MacLeod has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Godeaux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Godeaux is trying to force a seperation but MacLeod has the dominant position.

Godeaux manages to break the clinch.
Godeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacLeod throws out the jab.
Godeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacLeod.
Godeaux missing with a left hand there. MacLeod was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Godeaux bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Godeaux scores with a jab to the head.
Godeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Godeaux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod throws the left hand but Godeaux avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Godeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacLeod misses with a double jab.
MacLeod throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Godeaux stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacLeod takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Godeaux throws a one two combo.
Godeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacLeod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godeaux misses with a body kick.

Godeaux gets a double leg takedown into MacLeod's guard.
Godeaux with a flurry of punches that miss.
Godeaux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
MacLeod working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Godeaux.
Godeaux trying to control the position from guard on top but MacLeod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Godeaux with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godeaux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacLeod utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Godeaux throws a strike but MacLeod rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Godeaux has his feet on MacLeod's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godeaux looks for the body kick but MacLeod saw that one coming.
MacLeod walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boudreaux Godeaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! MacLeod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Godeaux slips under a jab from MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with a two punch combination.

Godeaux looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for MacLeod!
Godeaux throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for MacLeod because Godeaux loaded up on that one.
Godeaux throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Godeaux sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Godeaux throws some wild stikes that MacLeod manages to avoid easily.
Godeaux takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacLeod is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux looking to control but MacLeod is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Godeaux connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Godeaux dominating with strikes here.
Godeaux throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Godeaux looking to ground and pound but MacLeod is blocking nicely.
Godeaux throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Godeaux throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Connor MacLeod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

MacLeod is rocked!
MacLeod working to try and regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godeaux wants to control the pace but MacLeod is squirming around nicely.
Godeaux sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Godeaux lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh MacLeod is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Godeaux working the ground and pound effectively.
Godeaux unloads with some shots from mount but MacLeod bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod avoids a series of strikes thrown by Godeaux.
MacLeod seems to have got his legs back now.
Godeaux punching from mount but MacLeod doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Boudreaux Godeaux has got the better of the ground game so far.
Godeaux working MacLeod over with strikes here.
MacLeod is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Godeaux throws some wild stikes that MacLeod manages to avoid easily.
Godeaux has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Godeaux looking to control but MacLeod is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
MacLeod is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Godeaux wants to control the pace but MacLeod is squirming around nicely.
Godeaux working MacLeod over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godeaux thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacLeod wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Godeaux.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boudreaux Godeaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Godeaux winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boudreaux Godeaux!
Our winner, Boudreaux Godeaux, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.