PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: M.A.S.H Theme. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Goodman
vs
Nadir

185 cm
38
203 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

188 cm
33
217 lbs
18 - 17 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, White Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abed Nadir!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Nadir.
Goodman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nadir.

Nadir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goodman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Goodman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nadir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Goodman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nadir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goodman keeps working.
Goodman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nadir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman missing with punches from the bottom.
Nadir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman controlling the position well.
Nadir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nadir is keen to just control but Goodman is a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goodman has his hands clasped together around Nadir's back. He's all about the action.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Goodman blocks the leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goodman.
Nadir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Goodman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nadir tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Goodman is in Nadir's guard.
Goodman stopping the sweep attempt from Nadir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nadir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goodman.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Nadir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goodman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Goodman is trying to ground and pound but Nadir uses the momentary lack of control by Goodman to regain half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nadir regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Nadir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Goodman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nadir is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Goodman, into his guard.

Nadir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nadir won't allow Goodman to sweep him here.
Goodman is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nadir trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nadir looking to pass the guard.
Goodman trying to keep a closed guard but Nadir is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nadir stays in close to Goodman's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Goodman takes one to the side of the head.
Goodman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goodman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nadir just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Goodman or perhaps it was just good defense by Nadir, which made it look bad.
Nadir changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nadir sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Goodman somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nadir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nadir lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nadir advances to half guard.
Goodman is refusing to be controlled, as Nadir sits in half guard.
Nadir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Abed Nadir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nadir wants to stand but Goodman has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Goodman wants to control but Nadir is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nadir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nadir is stalling here. Goodman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nadir seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Goodman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nadir regains half guard, as Goodman was trying to land strikes.
Goodman not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman wants to take a breather but Nadir is having none of it.
Goodman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nadir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nadir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goodman thows a huge punch but Nadir dodges it nicely.
Nadir is staying active underneath Goodman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nadir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goodman is looking to stall here but Nadir recovers full guard.
Goodman looking to sit in guard and control but Nadir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman pulls Nadir in close to his closed guard and prevents Nadir from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nadir looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Goodman working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodman throws a strike but Nadir rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Nadir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Goodman gets caught napping as Nadir dives in and scores a takedown. Goodman manages to retain guard.
Nadir wants to control from the top but Goodman keeps moving.
Nadir throws an elbow that misses. Goodman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nadir's guard. Nice move by Goodman!

Nadir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nadir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goodman's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goodman is one step ahead there.
Nadir keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
Goodman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goodman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nadir keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nadir moves away.
Goodman darts in looking for a takedown but Nadir gets double underhooks and turns Goodman into the ropes.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Nadir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Goodman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nadir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nadir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman tried to counter with a leg kick but Nadir avoided it.

Goodman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nadir to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nadir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nadir trying to control but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Nadir looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goodman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goodman preventing the sweep.
Nadir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Nadir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nadir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goodman with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goodman chips away with some ground and pound.
Goodman lands a couple of digs.
Goodman 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.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Nadir keeps moving.
Goodman passes Nadir's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nadir wants to improve his position but Goodman is controlling well.
Goodman is looking to stall here but Nadir recovers full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Abed Nadir just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nadir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goodman can pounce on him.
Nadir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Nadir.
Goodman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nadir sprawls and moves away.
Goodman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nadir as he avoids it easily.

Goodman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nadir's guard.
Nadir is trying to keep Goodman in close.
Goodman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadir looking for a sweep. Not yet Nadir, not yet.
Goodman trying to control but Nadir is working from the bottom.
Goodman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nadir is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nadir doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Abed Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nadir cracks the inside of Goodman's front leg.
Nadir leaves Goodman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Nadir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nadir.

Nadir closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Nadir.
Goodman has Nadir pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Nadir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Goodman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goodman.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goodman avoids it.
Nadir tries a body shot but Goodman blocks it.
Nadir throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodman.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Nadir is trying to trip Goodman. He has hold of a leg but Goodman is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nadir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadir throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Goodman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nadir defending well though.
Nadir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nadir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goodman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goodman throws a big elbow that misses.
Nadir wants to sweep here but Goodman controlling him for the moment.
Nadir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Goodman throwing strikes from guard but Nadir blocks nicely.
Nadir keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.
Nadir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goodman moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nadir misses with a body shot.
Goodman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nadir misses with a low kick as Goodman jumps back.
Goodman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nadir but Nadir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nadir stuffs the takedown.
Nadir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Abed Nadir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nadir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goodman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nadir trying to control the position but Goodman is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman struggling a bit here.
Goodman taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir is working Goodman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Goodman is not content to let Nadir control the position.
Nadir controlling from side mount.
Goodman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nadir wants to control for a moment but Goodman uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goodman trying to control but Nadir postures up.
Nadir working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Goodman's thigh. Goodman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Nadir stopping the sweep attempt from Goodman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir looking to pass the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goodman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goodman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Goodman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nadir lands an overhand right.
Nadir just misses with a punch to the body.

Nadir darts in and clinches Goodman up against the ropes.
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodman avoids the damage to the body.
Goodman wants a takedown but no success here.
White Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir misses with some punches.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goodman.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goodman.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodman avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Goodman.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike.
Abed Nadir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goodman avoids it.
Goodman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nadir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
Nadir misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goodman blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abed Nadir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nadir 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abed Nadir!
Abed Nadir thanked the fans post fight for their support.