PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merle Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adriaan Visser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adriaan Visser will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Good
vs
Visser

176 cm
18
346 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Merle Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adriaan Visser!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visser stuffs the takedown.
Visser throws a series of punches but Good avoids them all with ease.
Visser pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Good back to the cage. Visser follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good moves in looking to clinch but Visser pushes him off.
Visser lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Visser throws a series of punches but Good moves out of range.
Good throwing a counter right hand but Visser manages to avoid it.
Visser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Visser lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good swings for the body but Visser moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Visser!

Good shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Visser makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Visser looks winded!
Good fails to land the takedown.
Visser changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good throws a head kick but Visser moves out of range.
Adriaan Visser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Visser sprawls well. Visser wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Good gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merle Good. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Visser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Visser misses with a combination
and Good connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Visser lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Visser.
Good tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Visser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Visser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Visser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch but Visser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Visser drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Good defends it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good looks to land a left hand but Visser moved out of range nicely.
Adriaan Visser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Visser misses with the combination.

Good shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Good postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Good stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Good clinches.
Good looking for a takedown.

Visser manages to break the clinch.
Visser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Good counter with a right hand.
Good showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Visser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Visser swivels and escapes.
Visser is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Visser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Visser lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Visser misses with a double jab
and Good counters with a straight right hand.
Good tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Visser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Visser misses with a wild combination.
Good is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Visser throws a combination that misses
and Good counters with a stiff right hand.

Good bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Visser explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Visser stalks Good and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Good's face. Good staggers backwards, shaken.
Good misses with a leg kick.
Visser changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Good is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Visser feints the counter takedown.
Visser is working the combinations to good effect here.
Visser works over Good's head and body with a nice combination.

Good has Visser up against the cage in a clinch.

Visser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good really is a fat lump.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Visser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good is looking to counter punch.
Visser circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriaan Visser dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sloppy strikes from Visser. Those never looked like landing.
Visser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good cracks the inside of Visser's front leg.
Visser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Visser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Good counters with a nice low kick that buckles Visser's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Good is defended easily by Visser.
Visser displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Good.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Visser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Visser misses with a combination
and Good counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Visser misses with a combination
and Good counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merle Good. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Good drives through with a takedown into guard.

Good drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Good jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Visser has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Good is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Visser in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

Visser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Good shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Visser is trying to defend but Good finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Visser manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Good keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Visser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Visser sprawls well. Visser wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Good gets slowly back to his feet.
Visser changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Visser!
Visser leaves Good with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Visser lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Good backs up against the cage.
Visser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Visser misses with a series of wild punches.
Good tries to clinch there but Visser circles away.
Good tries to clinch but Visser moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visser defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Good.
Visser works over Good's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Visser. Those never looked like landing.
Good is looking to counter with head kicks.
Visser throws a right and a left that Good avoids nicely.
Visser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Visser throws a right and a left that Good avoids nicely.

Good throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Visser was covering up waiting for the punch and Good finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Good stands up from Visser's guard - Good perhaps looking for a knockout.
Visser lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shoots in but Visser avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Visser scores with a four punch combination!
Adriaan Visser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good throws a right and a left that Visser avoids nicely.
Visser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Visser keeps the fight on the outside.
Visser changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Visser moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adriaan Visser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Visser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Visser throws a one two combo.
No joy there for Visser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Visser defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriaan Visser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Good's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Visser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Good.
Visser feints a jab promting Good to slip. Visser then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Good slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Visser looks to land a combination. Good sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Visser throws a right and a left that Good avoids nicely.
Good shoots in looking for a takedown. Visser tries to sprawl out of it but Good keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Visser manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Visser tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Good fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Visser!
Visser throws a nice looking combination but Good bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good closes the distance and clinches up with Visser, looking for a takedown. Good pushes Visser against the cage but Visser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Merle Good. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visser lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Good backs up against the cage.
Visser lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Visser scores with a one two! Good had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Visser!
A nice combination there by Visser.
Visser lands with a nice combination. Good backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Visser scores with a four punch combination!
Visser scores with a three punch combo!
Visser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Visser lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Visser.
Visser throws a series of strikes that have Good backpedaling.
Visser looks to land a combination. Good sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Visser looks to land a combination. Good sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Visser.
Visser lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Visser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Visser displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Visser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Good counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Visser defends it nicely.
Good shoots in for a takedown but Visser shows good takedown defense.
Visser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Visser scores with a three punch combo!
Visser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Good.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Visser.
A slow jab from Good misses its intended target.
Visser is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good closes the distance and clinches up with Visser, looking for a takedown. Good pushes Visser against the cage but Visser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Visser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Visser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good tries to counter with a takedown but Visser is quick to defend against it.
Visser feints a jab promting Good to slip. Visser then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Good slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Visser shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Good eats them both and turns towards Visser to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Good instigates a clinch.
Good is looking to take this one to the mat.
Good is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Visser gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Visser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Visser throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visser misses with a two punch combination.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch up but Visser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Visser as he avoids it easily.
Visser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Good circles away quickly and effectively.
Visser misses with a two punch combination.
Visser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Good.
Visser moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Visser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Visser swinging wildly here.
Adriaan Visser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Visser scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Merle Good has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Visser defending well as Good loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adriaan Visser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Visser 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriaan Visser!