PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Van Godart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uali Kurzhez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Godart comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed-Monster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Godart
vs
Kurzhez

200 cm
24
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 London, Paul Van Godart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Uali Kurzhez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Godart misses with a double jab.
Van Godart just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Godart tries to bum rush Kurzhez with a series of wild strikes but Kurzhez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurzhez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Godart.
Van Godart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kurzhez counters with a leg kick.
Van Godart fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Godart throws a looping overhand right but Kurzhez ducks down to avoid it.
Van Godart looks to land a combination but Kurzhez avoids it well.
A big right from Van Godart misses.
Kurzhez throws a sloppy head kick and Van Godart moves out of range easily.
Kurzhez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A left and a right from Van Godart both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Uali Kurzhez has been cut.
Kurzhez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurzhez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Godart.
Van Godart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurzhez counters with a left and a right that stings Van Godart.
Van Godart misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Van Godart misses its intended target.
Van Godart looks to land a combination but Kurzhez avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Godart misses with a combination
and Kurzhez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kurzhez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Godart throws a combination that misses
and Kurzhez counters with a low kick, right behind Van Godart 's knee.
Van Godart is breathing heavily.
Van Godart swings for the body but Kurzhez moves out of range.
Van Godart throws the left hand but Kurzhez avoids the punch easily.
Kurzhez throws a series of strikes that have Van Godart backpedaling.
Kurzhez gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Kurzhez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kurzhez.
Van Godart tries to pull guard but Kurzhez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kurzhez - that landed with a thud.
Van Godart prevents a body shot from Kurzhez.
Van Godart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Kurzhez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Godart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Godart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul Van Godart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Godart misses with a hook.
Van Godart slips a jab and a cross from Kurzhez.
Kurzhez dips to his left and cracks Van Godart with an uppercut!

Kurzhez instigates a clinch.

Kurzhez manages to break the clinch.
Kurzhez works over Van Godart's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Godart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Godart just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Godart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Godart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Van Godart misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Godart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kurzhez counters with a two punch combo.
Kurzhez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kurzhez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurzhez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Godart.
Van Godart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kurzhez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Godart's knee momentarily.
Jab from Kurzhez.
Van Godart tries to bum rush Kurzhez with a series of wild strikes but Kurzhez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Godart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Godart throws a right and a left that Kurzhez avoids nicely.
Van Godart misses with an uppercut.
Kurzhez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Van Godart dodges the punch combination from Kurzhez.
Kurzhez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Van Godart misses.
A punch combination from Van Godart misses.
Kurzhez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Godart swings for the body but Kurzhez moves out of range.
Kurzhez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Godart misses with a body shot
and Kurzhez counters with a series of strikes. Van Godart will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Godart. Kurzhez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Godart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kurzhez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Godart on the side of the head.
Van Godart misses with a right hand

so Kurzhez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kurzhez wants to pass the guard but Van Godart is keeping the position.

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

Uali Kurzhez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uali Kurzhez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Godart misses with a hook.
Van Godart throws an overhand right that lands on Kurzhez's shoulder, as Kurzhez tries to avoid the shot.
Van Godart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul Van Godart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurzhez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Godart.
Kurzhez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Godart looks to land a combination but Kurzhez avoids it well.

Kurzhez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kurzhez cracks Van Godart with a nice body shot.
Kurzhez tries to throw a body punch but Van Godart avoids it by throwing Kurzhez back against the cage.

Kurzhez breaks the clinch.
Van Godart moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Van Godart scores with a sloppy right hand. Kurzhez should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Godart looks to land a combination but Kurzhez avoids it well.
Paul Van Godart is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Godart misses with a straight right.
Kurzhez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Godart.
Kurzhez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Godart misses with a series of wild punches.
Kurzhez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Godart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kurzhez counters with an outside leg kick.
Kurzhez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Godart has time to react.
Some wild striking there from Kurzhez.
Kurzhez needs to keep his hands up - Van Godart had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurzhez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Godart circles away quickly and effectively.
Kurzhez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Godart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Godart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kurzhez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Godart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kurzhez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Godart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Godart misses with a left hand

and Kurzhez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurzhez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Kurzhez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Godart throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kurzhez counter with a right hand.
Kurzhez dodges the punch combination from Van Godart.

Van Godart gets tackled into the cage by Kurzhez. Kurzhez maintains the clinch.
Kurzhez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kurzhez.
Kurzhez digs a right hand underneath Van Godart's ribcage. Van Godart let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Kurzhez manages to break the clinch.
Kurzhez throws a series of punches but Van Godart avoids them all with ease.
Kurzhez misses with a wild combination.
Van Godart throws a series of punches but Kurzhez moves out of range.
Kurzhez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurzhez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Van Godart tries to bum rush Kurzhez with a series of wild strikes but Kurzhez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurzhez ducks under a wild hook from Van Godart.
Van Godart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Godart dodges the punch combination from Kurzhez.
Van Godart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurzhez was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Godart.
Van Godart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurzhez.
Van Godart missing with a left hand there. Kurzhez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurzhez throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Godart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Godart looks to land a combination but Kurzhez avoids it well.
Kurzhez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Godart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uali Kurzhez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uali Kurzhez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kurzhez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Godart looks to land a left hand but Kurzhez moved out of range nicely.
Van Godart swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Godart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kurzhez catches Van Godart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Godart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kurzhez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Godart throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kurzhez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kurzhez.

Van Godart looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kurzhez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Godart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurzhez content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Uali Kurzhez.
Kurzhez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Godart throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kurzhez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Godart wants to control but Kurzhez is keeping busy.

Kurzhez stands up and beckons Van Godart to join him on the feet.
Kurzhez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Godart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Godart misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Kurzhez.
Van Godart misses with a series of wild punches.
Kurzhez looks to land a combination but Van Godart avoids it well.
Kurzhez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Godart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Godart scores with a shot to the body.
Kurzhez throws a series of punches but Van Godart moves out of range.
Kurzhez staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Van Godart misses its intended target.
Van Godart throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kurzhez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Godart trying to keep a closed guard but Kurzhez is proving a slippery customer.
Kurzhez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Van Godart throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kurzhez escapes and throws Van Godart's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Van Godart is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kurzhez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kurzhez is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Godart actively working from the bottom here.
Kurzhez prevents Van Godart from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurzhez lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurzhez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Van Godart regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uali Kurzhez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kurzhez 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Uali Kurzhez!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Uali Kurzhez!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Uali Kurzhez!

Uali Kurzhez wins by unanimous decision!