PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you. Nate Good has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Joe
vs
Good

180 cm
35
205 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

185 cm
26
205 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

LOD: Affordable Quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Good!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good scores with a jab. Joe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good misses the jab.
Good scores with a body shot.
Good uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Good throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Good connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good tries to clinch but Joe moves out of range.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leaves Joe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Good has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Good throws a leg kick but Joe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Good is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Good to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Good.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good misses with a head kick.

Joe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Good looking for a sweep but Joe has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe wants to control the pace but Good is squirming around nicely.
Joe landing strikes from the mount.
Joe cracks Good with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Good in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good can't escape the position.
Joe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Good's face.

It looks like Nate Good has been cut.
Good taking shots to the head.

Good is rocked!
Joe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Good is still in real trouble! Can Joe finish him?
Good regains half guard.
Good seems to have recovered his senses.
Good keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Good won't allow Joe to pass to mount.
Joe working over Good with some ground and pound. Good looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Joe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Good is pressing down on Joe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Good looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Good is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Good's brow.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Good is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Joe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Good working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Joe has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Good's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice takedown defense from Good. No joy for Joe on that attempt.
Good shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good is looking to clinch but Joe is avoiding it.
Good waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joe.
Good staying out of range there.
Good takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good throws a wild body kick that Joe sees coming a mile off.
Good shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joe sprawls well. Joe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Good gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joe is defended easily by Good.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe shoots in for a double leg but Good sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joe's head.

It looks like Kid Joe has been cut.

Joe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Good!
Good on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Joe lands some shots froms side control.
Good is not content to let Joe control the position.
Joe laying and praying for a moment but Good takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kid Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joe stops Good from getting back to his feet.
Joe slips a nice elbow through Good's hands, connecting with Good's forehead.
Joe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Joe working over Good with some ground and pound. Good looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Good gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Good manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Joe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Good wants to stand but Joe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Joe trying to control the position here.
Joe is trying to keep Good in close.
Joe keeping full guard, as Good tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is pulling down on Good's head. It's preventing any offense from Good, at least for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Joe misses with a takedown
and Good counters with an outside leg kick.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Good counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Joe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Joe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good stuffs the takedown attempt from Joe. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe avoids the head kick by Good.
Joe throws a low kick but Good avoids it.
Good looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Joe.
Joe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe shoots for a takedown but Good saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe shoots for a double leg takedown but Good sprawls well. He's pushed Joe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joe.
Good pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joe is out of range and Good settles back down.
Joe avoids the head kick by Good.
Good throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leaves Joe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Joe.
Good defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joe.
Good lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Good.
Nate Good has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Good.
Joe shoots in looking for a takedown. Good tries to sprawl out of it but Joe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Good manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good misses with a straight left.
Joe avoids a kick to the body.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good misses with an uppercut.
Good fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe tries for a takedown but Good sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Good as he jumps to the side.
Good lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good lands a slapping body shot.
Good stuffs the takedown.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.

Good fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joe, pushing him back against the cage.
Good throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Good.
Good lands an elbow that stopped Joe in his tracks for a moment.
Joe tries a body shot but Good blocks it.
Joe takes a shot to the head.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Good lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Good working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Good.
Joe blocking some punches.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Good missing with knees to the body.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe working aggressively here.
Joe lands a right hand.
Joe lands a nice uppercut.
Joe throws a punch but it's blocked by Good.
Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Good uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe misses with some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Good comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Joe!
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