PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Goodacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Punch
vs
Goodacre

185 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Goodacre!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch throws a leg kick
and Goodacre counters with a thumping low kick.
Punch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodacre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Punch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodacre defends it nicely.
Goodacre cracks Punch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Goodacre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodacre has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Punch is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Goodacre looks to throw the jab but Punch is out of range.
Punch tries to clinch there but Goodacre circles away.
Punch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goodacre is able to avoid easily.
Punch thows a leg kick but Goodacre checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goodacre is able to avoid easily.
Goodacre lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodacre. Punch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punch thows a leg kick but Goodacre checks it
letting Goodacre counter with a right hand.
Punch motions for Goodacre to come forward. Punch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodacre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Punch has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice jab there from Goodacre.
Nice sprawl there from Goodacre as Punch shoots in.
Punch tries for a takedown but Goodacre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd cheers as Goodacre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Punch doesn't seem phased though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goodacre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jonny Punch has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodacre scores with a jab. Punch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goodacre connects with a solid leg kick.
Goodacre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Punch drops his hands momentarily and Goodacre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That kick from Goodacre tenderised Punch's leg. Punch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goodacre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goodacre throws out a powerful jab.
Punch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Punch. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Goodacre is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goodacre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre scores with the left hand. Punch knows he should have avoided that one.
Punch swings for the body but Goodacre moves out of range.
Goodacre scores with the left hand. Punch knows he should have avoided that one.
Punch slips a jab and a cross from Goodacre.
Goodacre connects with a single shot there.
Punch moves out of range of the leg kick from Goodacre.
Punch checks a low kick from Goodacre.
Punch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodacre. Goodacre obviously looking to wear him down.
Punch misses the shot to the body.
Goodacre lands a really nice looking cross but Punch seems unphased.
Goodacre throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Punch.
Goodacre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Punch misses.
Punch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch tries to work over Goodacre's front leg with a kick but Goodacre checks it.
Goodacre is looking to slow Punch down with leg kicks.
Goodacre throws a shot to the body.
Punch swings for the body but Goodacre moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodacre looks to land a body kick but Punch moved away.

Punch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Goodacre's guard.
Punch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Goodacre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Punch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Punch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goodacre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Goodacre as Punch shoots in.
Jacob Goodacre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Goodacre.
Punch misses with a wild body shot.
Goodacre throws a solid leg kick but Punch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Goodacre.
Punch walks into a stiff left hand from Goodacre.
Nice shot lands for Goodacre.
Punch walks into a jab.
Punch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goodacre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodacre swings for the body but Punch moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Punch, right into the meat.
Goodacre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Punch checks it well.
Goodacre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
An inside leg kick from Punch misses.
Good exchange - Goodacre coming out on top.
Punch blocks a leg kick.
Punch shoots for a takedown but Goodacre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punch fails with a takedown attempt.
Goodacre blocks a low kick nicely.
Goodacre connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre looks to score with a jab to the body but Punch is just out of range.
Goodacre looks for the body kick but Punch saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Goodacre.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodacre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Punch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Punch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Punch defending well as Goodacre loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punch takes a swing at Goodacre's ribcage but misses.
Goodacre lands a jab to the nose.
Goodacre tries a low kick but Punch avoids it.
Nice jab there from Goodacre.
Jacob Goodacre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goodacre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch just misses with a punch to the body.
Punch throws a jab when Goodacre was well out of range.
Punch avoids a kick to the body.
No luck for Punch with that takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Goodacre.
Punch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Punch sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodacre throws out a leg kick but Punch moves out of range and Goodacre only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre misses with a body kick.
Goodacre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goodacre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goodacre connects with a single shot there.
Punch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goodacre finds it's way round the side to connect with Punch's head.
Goodacre cracks Punch with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodacre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Punch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goodacre can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goodacre scores with a hook.
Punch 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.
Punch fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Goodacre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Punch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Punch throws a chopping leg kick but Goodacre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Punch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Punch shoots for a double leg takedown but Goodacre sprawls well. He's pushed Punch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Punch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Punch tries to clinch up but Goodacre circles away and keeps his distance.

Punch has closed the distance and engaged Goodacre in a clinch.
Goodacre tries to break the clinch but Punch is controlling the position.
Goodacre tries to break free but Punch pushes him back against the cage.
Goodacre is looking to break free of the clinch but Punch has double underhooks.
Goodacre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goodacre is trying to break the clinch but Punch is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodacre is trying to break free.
Goodacre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goodacre's efforts to push away.

Punch turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Goodacre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Punch asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Punch 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.
Punch tries to move to mount but Goodacre blocks the move with his legs.
The ground and pound from Punch seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Goodacre takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goodacre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Goodacre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Punch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goodacre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Punch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goodacre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodacre is not content to let Punch control the position.
Goodacre wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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!
Punch working the ground and pound but Goodacre is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punch throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Punch in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Punch working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punch looks up at the clock and then as Goodacre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Punch smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Punch grinds an elbow into Goodacre's temple.
Goodacre is not content to let Punch control the position.
Goodacre wants to get back to his feet but Punch drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch grinds an elbow into Goodacre's temple.
Punch wants to control but Goodacre is keeping him busy.
Punch cracks Goodacre with a big elbow.
Goodacre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Punch cracks Goodacre with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Punch wants to control but Goodacre is keeping him busy.
Punch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Goodacre some visible discomfort.
Punch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punch prevents Goodacre from escaping the position.
Goodacre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jonny Punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch trying to control the action but Goodacre is working from the bottom.
Goodacre is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Punch has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Goodacre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodacre takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Goodacre wants to control but Punch postures up.
Punch connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Goodacre some visible discomfort.
Goodacre takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Punch landing a few strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodacre is working to avoid the ground and pound but Punch connects with a decent elbow.
Punch in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jacob Goodacre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goodacre taking a bit of punishment here - Punch scoring with strikes.
Punch working the head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Punch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goodacre 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Goodacre!