PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arden Goodwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Sweeney told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Goodwin
vs
Sweeney

182 cm
20
161 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arden Goodwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Goodwin as he jumps to the side.
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown but Goodwin shows good takedown defense.

Sweeney gets tackled into the cage by Goodwin. Goodwin maintains the clinch.
Sweeney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goodwin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arden Goodwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Sweeney.
Sweeney wants to take the fight to the mat but Goodwin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Goodwin gets through Sweeney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Goodwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sweeney tries to keep at a distance but Goodwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sweeney blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Sweeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sweeney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sweeney looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodwin lands a leg kick that knocks Sweeney off balance momentarily.
Sweeney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Goodwin clinches up with Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage.

Goodwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sweeney forces Goodwin back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Sweeney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goodwin working hard to break the clinch.
Sweeney managing to block the knees to the body from Goodwin.

Goodwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goodwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sweeney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sweeney doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Goodwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Sweeney fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goodwin, pushing him back against the cage.

Goodwin breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweeney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goodwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Sweeney forces Goodwin back against the cage and clinches.
Sweeney goes for a takedown attempt but Goodwin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Adam Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweeney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goodwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Goodwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodwin tries to land a front kick but Sweeney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sweeney shoots for a double leg takedown but Goodwin sprawls well. He's pushed Sweeney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Goodwin moves into the clinch successfully.

Goodwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sweeney tries for a takedown but Goodwin circles away easily
and Goodwin counters with a three punch combo that has Sweeney backing up. Sweeney nods at Goodwin to acknowledge the strikes.

Sweeney clinches with his opponent.
Goodwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Goodwin.

Goodwin manages to break the clinch.

Goodwin has closed the distance and engaged Sweeney in a clinch.

Goodwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice combination there by Goodwin.

Goodwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sweeney, pushing him back against the cage.

Goodwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sweeney throws a body kick that misses.

Sweeney moves into the clinch.

Goodwin breaks from the clinch.

Goodwin moves into the clinch successfully.

Goodwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arden Goodwin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Goodwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sweeney is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sweeney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goodwin being controlled against the cage.
Arden Goodwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goodwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sweeney avoids it.
Sweeney avoiding damage.
Goodwin misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney can't find room to land a body shot as Goodwin controls the action.
Sweeney has Goodwin pressed against the cage, preventing Goodwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sweeney is trying to stall.
Goodwin lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Goodwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sweeney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sweeney is breathing heavily.
Sweeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Goodwin has Sweeney up against the cage in a clinch.
Goodwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sweeney can do to turn this around?
Goodwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goodwin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goodwin lands with a light punch inside.

Goodwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goodwin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sweeney with a poor takedown
and Goodwin counters with a three punch combo that has Sweeney backing up. Sweeney nods at Goodwin to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goodwin darts in and clinches Sweeney up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodwin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sweeney.
Goodwin scores with a nice hook to the head.

Goodwin breaks from the clinch.
Sweeney misses with a takedown
and Goodwin counters with a three punch combo that has Sweeney backing up. Sweeney nods at Goodwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Arden Goodwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Sweeney.
Goodwin slaps away a takedown attempt from Sweeney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
Sweeney shoots and misses

and Goodwin moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goodwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sweeney.

Goodwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sweeney, pushing him back against the cage.
Goodwin lands with a light punch inside.

Goodwin breaks from the clinch.
Goodwin tries to clinch but Sweeney moves out of range.
Goodwin is looking to land body kicks.
As Goodwin backs off Sweeney throws a huge counter combo but Goodwin manages to avoid it all.

Goodwin rushes Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Goodwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sweeney closes the distance and clinches.

Goodwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Goodwin blocks the low kick.

Sweeney has Goodwin up against the cage in a clinch.

Goodwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sweeney takes the fight into the clinch.
Goodwin lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodwin is pressed up against the cage. Sweeney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goodwin down to the mat. Goodwin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sweeney misses with a double jab

and Goodwin moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arden Goodwin dominated that second round.
That's time! Goodwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sweeney misses with a wild body shot.
Goodwin throws a body kick that misses.
Sweeney throws a right and a left that Goodwin avoids nicely.
Goodwin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sweeney misses with a takedown attempt
and Goodwin counters with a three punch combo that has Sweeney backing up. Sweeney nods at Goodwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Sweeney moves out of range of the body kick from Goodwin.
Goodwin cracks Sweeney with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Sweeney clinches up with Goodwin and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Goodwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sweeney fails with the takedown.
Sweeney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sweeney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An attempted straight right counter from Goodwin misses the target.
Arden Goodwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Sweeney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodwin throws a series of strikes that have Sweeney backpedaling.

Goodwin forces Sweeney back against the cage and clinches.
Good body shot from Goodwin.

Goodwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goodwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Goodwin looks to land a combination. Sweeney sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Goodwin clinches up against the cage.
Sweeney wants a takedown.

Goodwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodwin throws the kick towards the body but Sweeney avoids it.

Goodwin has closed the distance and engaged Sweeney in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodwin working Sweeney over with knees to the body.

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

Goodwin clinches with his opponent.
Goodwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodwin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Goodwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arden Goodwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Sweeney throws a body shot but no joy.
Goodwin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Goodwin forces Sweeney back against the cage and clinches.
Goodwin lands a good knee to the midsection. Sweeney won't want to take too many of those.

Goodwin breaks from the clinch.
Sweeney takes a swing at Goodwin's ribcage but misses.
Sweeney on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Goodwin misses.
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goodwin as he avoids it easily.

Sweeney rushes Goodwin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goodwin gets through Sweeney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Goodwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Goodwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goodwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sweeney backwards.
Goodwin tries to break the clinch but Sweeney is controlling the position.

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

Sweeney rushes Goodwin and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goodwin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodwin working aggressively here.

Goodwin breaks from the clinch.
Arden Goodwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sweeney moves into the clinch successfully.

Goodwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sweeney moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodwin tries to clinch but Sweeney moves out of range.
Sweeney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodwin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Goodwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown but Goodwin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adam Sweeney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arden Goodwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Goodwin has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arden Goodwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goodwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arden Goodwin!