PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Michael is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Good
vs
Michael

167 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

160 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Michael!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Michael fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Good to the ground. Michael is now in Good's guard.
Good keeping moving, preventing Michael from controlling successfully.
Michael tries to free his leg and advance position but Good is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Good trying to keep a closed guard but Michael is proving a slippery customer.
Michael throws an elbow that misses. Good uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Michael's guard. Nice move by Good!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Good with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michael is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Michael has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Good uses from the top position.
Michael looking for a sweep. Not yet Michael, not yet.
Good engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Good trying to control the position from guard on top but Michael is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michael is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Michael really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Good. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michael is looking to sweep but instead, Good has passed into half guard.
Michael wants to stand back up but Good manages to pass into side control.
Good landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Michael is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Michael tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Good easily slips into full mount!
Michael tries to lock up and control but Good gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Michael is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Good cracks Michael with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Good trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Michael is bucking up trying to escape but Good cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael wants to control but Good is having none of it.
Michael is squirming around, avoiding Good's attempts to control the action.
Good 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.
BOOM! Good connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Good looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Good in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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 thankful this round is nearly over.
Good with the ground and pound from mount.
Good lands a big shot there that rocks Michael but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Good dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Good enables Michael to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Good manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good looking for a sweep. Not yet Good, not yet.

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

Good has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Michael can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good seems keen to control Michael's posture.
Michael would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Michael preventing the sweep.
Good avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Good trying to keep a closed guard but Michael is proving a slippery customer.

Good is working an open guard so Michael takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Michael gets a takedown into half guard.
Michael content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Michael is stalling here. Good is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Michael seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Good has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Good working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Good wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michael keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael tries to bench press Good off him but Good keeps the position.
Good lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Michael on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Good lands an elbow.
Michael is looking to regain half guard here but Good keeps moving and retains side control.

Good tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Good is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michael can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good has control of an arm but Michael manages to advance to Good's back!
Michael trying to control momentarily.

Michael working for a choke but Good is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michael tries to get the hooks in deep but Good pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Michael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Michael as Good shoots in.

Good shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Michael is trying to defend but Good finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Michael is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Good throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael is looking for a sweep. Good is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Good is looking to advance position but Michael won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michael's head.
Good working over Michael with some ground and pound. Michael looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Michael trying to control from the bottom.
Good not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Michael trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Good manages to pass to mount!
Michael is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good raining down hammerfists from mount.
Michael sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Michael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michael tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Good has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

Good looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Michael taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael working to try and regain half guard.
Good wants to control the pace but Michael is squirming around nicely.
Good landing strikes, looking to finish!
Michael tries to hold on but Good postures up.

Good is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Good!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jose Good!