PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Chida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Goyf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chida
vs
Goyf

183 cm
25
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Elite Canadian Threads

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoshiro Chida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarmo Goyf!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chida tries to clinch up.
Goyf misses with a low kick.
Chida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goyf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goyf does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goyf lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goyf.
Chida swinging wildly here.
Chida walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goyf.
Chida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goyf throws a low kick, looking for Chida's leg but Chida calmly moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goyf finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Goyf throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Goyf tenderised Chida's leg. Chida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goyf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goyf thows a body shot but no joy.
Chida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goyf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chida is looking to clinch but Goyf is avoiding it.
Chida throws a series of punches but Goyf avoids them all with ease.
Chida is breathing heavily.
Goyf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goyf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chida moves out of range of the leg kick from Goyf.
Goyf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goyf throws a head kick that half lands.
Chida misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goyf is looking to slow Chida down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goyf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chida's calf.
Goyf cracks the inside of Chida's front leg.
Goyf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chida. That did some damage!
Goyf misses with a low kick as Chida jumps back.
Goyf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chida checks it well.
Good leg kick by Goyf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goyf thumps Chida with a low kick.
Goyf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chida's calf.
Chida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goyf. Goyf obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarmo Goyf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goyf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Goyf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goyf. Goyf obviously looking to wear him down.
Chida moves out of range of the leg kick from Goyf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goyf throws a leg kick which misses Chida's front leg but catches the back leg as Chida tries to avoid it.
Goyf scoring well with a low kick there.
Goyf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Goyf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tarmo Goyf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goyf feints and then cracks Chida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chida down.
Goyf attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goyf bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Chida.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goyf throws a leg kick but Chida checks it.
Goyf lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chida takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goyf misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goyf, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goyf.
Goyf misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Chida blocks the leg kick.
Chida is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goyf scores with a leg kick.
Goyf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chida slips under a jab.
That kick from Goyf tenderised Chida's leg. Chida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goyf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chida's sensitive parts.
Chida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goyf tries to avoid it but Chida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goyf to the ground. Goyf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goyf. That's going to slow Chida down.
Goyf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chida's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Goyf dominated that round.
That's time! Chida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Goyf connects with a leg kick. Chida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goyf.
Chida moves out of range as Goyf strikes.
Goyf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goyf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goyf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goyf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chida uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goyf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goyf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goyf misses with a low kick.
Goyf lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chida will feel that in the morning.
Chida on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chida might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goyf throws a leg kick which misses Chida's front leg but catches the back leg as Chida tries to avoid it.
Goyf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goyf misses with a low kick as Chida jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goyf connects with a solid leg kick.
Goyf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tarmo Goyf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goyf buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goyf lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Goyf is looking to slow Chida down with leg kicks.
Goyf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goyf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goyf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goyf lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Goyf.
Goyf turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goyf with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goyf cracks the inside of Chida's front leg.
Goyf explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goyf connects with an inside leg kick.
Goyf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goyf cracks the inside of Chida's front leg.
Yoshiro Chida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goyf.
Goyf lands with a kick to the temple. Chida shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Goyf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goyf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chida's sensitive parts.
Chida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goyf.
A slow jab from Goyf misses its intended target.
Goyf cracks the inside of Chida's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goyf.
Goyf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goyf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goyf can pounce on him.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goyf. Chida shrugs it off though.
Goyf swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chida doesn't manage to clinch there - Goyf circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goyf. That's going to slow Chida down.
Goyf looks to throw the jab but Chida is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goyf.
Goyf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chida has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Goyf.
Goyf fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chida is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goyf.
Goyf connects with a solid leg kick.
Chida will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goyf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goyf, right into the meat.
Goyf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goyf.
Chida slips under a jab from Goyf.
Chida tries to clinch but Goyf is having none of it.
Chida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goyf.
Chida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goyf.
A good leg kick by Goyf.
Chida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goyf. Goyf obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goyf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goyf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Goyf throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Goyf 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A good leg kick by Goyf.
Chida blocks a low kick nicely.
Goyf throws a low kick but Chida moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Chida blocks the leg kick.
Goyf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Chida misses.
Chida shoots in but Goyf avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Chida as he checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Chida blocks the low kick.
Goyf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chida.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goyf scores with a nice body kick.
Chida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goyf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chida walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goyf.
Goyf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goyf, right into the meat.
Goyf feints and then cracks Chida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chida down.
Goyf lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goyf scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goyf. That's going to slow Chida down.
Goyf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chida moves away.
Goyf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Chida as he checks the leg kick.
Chida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goyf.
Goyf misses with a looping left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Goyf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goyf dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chida. That did some damage!
Goyf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goyf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chida.
Nice body kick there by Goyf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goyf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goyf.
Goyf misses with a wild body shot.
Tarmo Goyf is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goyf connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Goyf misses.
Goyf thumps Chida with a low kick.
Goyf thumps Chida with a low kick.
Goyf throws a low kick but Chida moves out of range easily.
Goyf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chida's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chida throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chida tries to clinch up but Goyf circles away and keeps his distance.
Goyf scores with a kick to the midsection.
Goyf looks to score with a jab to the body but Chida is just out of range.
Goyf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chida fails to land with a series of punches.
Goyf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chida's sensitive parts.
Goyf cracks the inside of Chida's front leg.
Goyf scores with a spinning back kick!
Goyf swats away the attempt to clinch by Chida.
Goyf throws out a leg kick but Chida moves out of range and Goyf only half commits.
Goyf scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goyf.
That kick from Goyf tenderised Chida's leg. Chida is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Goyf there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chida wants to clinch.
Goyf thows a body kick. Chida tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goyf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goyf attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goyf feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chida's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goyf, right into the meat.
Yoshiro Chida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chida checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Goyf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goyf 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Goyf!
Tarmo Goyf thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Yoshiro Chida stepped up to the mic, saying 'Battle Lost but the War continues Team Goroshi - Elite Canadian Threads'.