PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joakim Goransson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Goransson
vs
West

170 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

181 cm
18
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joakim Goransson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Landon West!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goransson checks a low kick from West.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goransson is defended easily by West.

Goransson looking to score a takedown here. West is defending well but Goransson drives through and ends up in West's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
West trying to control the position here.
Goransson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. West swivels though and keeps the full guard.
West seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

West pushes Goransson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by West.
Goransson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goransson throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Landon West has been cut.
West shoots for a takedown but Goransson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goransson tries for a takedown but West circles away easily
and West counters with a good, hard body kick but Goransson shrugs it off.
Goransson tries to clinch up.
Goransson with a poor takedown
and West counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joakim Goransson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goransson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with West but West pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goransson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Goransson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West looking to score a takedown here. Goransson is defending well but West drives through and ends up in Goransson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goransson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

West stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West cracks the inside of Goransson's front leg.
West scores with a head kick. Goransson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
West misses with an attempted mid kick.
West tries to bum rush Goransson with a series of wild strikes but Goransson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West throws a wild body kick that Goransson sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goransson gets a takedown into half guard.
West is not content to let Goransson control the position.
West is looking for a sweep. Goransson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goransson with the ground and pound but West uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Goransson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. West swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West keeping moving, preventing Goransson from controlling successfully.
Goransson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for West on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joakim Goransson.
West throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goransson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

West moves into range and clinches up with Goransson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

West breaks from the clinch.
Goransson shoots in looking for a takedown. West tries to sprawl out of it but Goransson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. West manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Joakim Goransson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goransson is out of range and West settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Landon West will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Landon West's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

West throws a lazy body kick
and Goransson counters with a big head kick but West shrugs it off.
West connects with a looping right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goransson.
Goransson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and West counters with an inside leg kick.
West lands a front kick.

West moves into the clinch successfully.
Goransson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

West has clasped his hands together around Goransson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Goransson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

West thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
West wants to control but Goransson is keeping him busy.
West is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goransson tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
West scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Goransson?

West with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
West dominating with strikes here.
Goransson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West wants to finish this one by submission but Goransson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from West.

West looking for a guillotine from mount but Goransson is having none of it.
Landon West has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goransson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
West looking to control but Goransson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goransson avoids a series of strikes thrown by West.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goransson wants to control but West is having none of it.

West has hold of Goransson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Goransson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Goransson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Goransson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as West tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
West in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goransson wants to control but West is having none of it.

West wants to finish this one by submission but Goransson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from West.

West is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Goransson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Goransson shrugs it off.
Goransson can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West won't let Goransson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

West has hold of Goransson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Goransson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Landon West's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Goransson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts West as he jumps to the side.
West slaps away a takedown attempt from Goransson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
West pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Goransson gets caught flat footed, as West shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Goransson looking for subs off his back but West has passed one foot through into half guard.

West is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Goransson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West is keen to just control but Goransson is a slippery customer.
Goransson is trying to get back to full guard.

West is working for a kimura but Goransson is defending it quite comfortably.

Goransson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Landon West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Goransson trying to control but West postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
West's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Landon West hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Goransson gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on West's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is looking for a sweep.
Goransson wants to stand but West has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goransson.
Goransson wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Landon West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well West 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Landon West!