PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Goode (ranked 5931 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Nguyen (ranked 25519 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Nguyen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Goode
vs
Nguyen

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Goode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Nguyen !
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Goode swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goode swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goode tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nguyen manages to circle out of the way.

Goode gets a clinch.
Goode managing to block the knees to the body from Nguyen .
Goode misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nguyen wants to break free but Goode has control.
Goode stalling against the cage.
Nguyen is trying to break the clinch but Goode is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goode lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goode will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nguyen up against the cage.
Goode is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode slows down the pace here.
Goode is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Goode.
Goode tries to work over Nguyen 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen is looking to break free of the clinch but Goode has double underhooks.
Goode tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nguyen avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nguyen wants to break free but Goode has control.
Nguyen letting Goode take a breather here.
Nguyen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goode avoids the elbow strike from Nguyen , against the cage.
Goode misses with a punch to the body.
Goode tries to throw a body punch but Nguyen avoids it by throwing Goode back against the cage.
Goode is stalling here.
Goode dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roy Goode.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Goode circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nguyen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nguyen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Goode counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goode.
Goode goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nguyen is trying to push Goode away but Goode has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goode stalling against the cage.
Nguyen tries for a takedown but Goode manages to get underhooks.
Roy Goode has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Nguyen .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goode just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nguyen 's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen working hard to break the clinch.
Goode misses with some punches.
Goode tries to throw a body punch but Nguyen avoids it by throwing Goode back against the cage.
Nguyen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goode walks away with a smile on his face. Nguyen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Goode leaves Nguyen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Goode is looking to counter the offense by Nguyen and move into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Goode as Nguyen shoots in.
Nguyen fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Nguyen tries to get set, Goode tries to push him back and clinch up but Nguyen manages to avoid the attempt.
Nguyen connects with an inside leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goode takes a swing at Nguyen 's ribcage but misses.
Nguyen scores with a jab. Goode acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Goode dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nguyen misses with a takedown

and Goode moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Goode.
Nguyen tries to score a body lock takedown but Goode shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee is keeping an eye on Goode - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goode can't find room to land a body shot as Nguyen controls the action.
Nguyen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to pull guard but Goode forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Roy Goode has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Nguyen .
Nguyen blocking some punches.
Nguyen stalling in the clinch but Goode improves position.
Nguyen jumps guard but Goode stands there with Nguyen around his waist. Nguyen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goode fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nguyen blocks a body shot from Goode.
A bit of stalling here from Goode.
Goode working aggressively here.
Goode prevents Nguyen from breaking the clinch.
Roy Goode has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goode stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goode 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.

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.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Goode stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Goode.
Goode leaning his opponent against the cage.
Goode can't find room to land a body shot as Nguyen controls the action.
Goode will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nguyen up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen jumps guard but Goode stands there with Nguyen around his waist. Nguyen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goode takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goode doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goode tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nguyen avoids it.
Nice body punch from Goode - that landed with a thud.
Goode tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nguyen letting Goode take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goode will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nguyen up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roy Goode.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nguyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nguyen misses with a takedown attempt - Goode sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Goode clinches up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goode swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nguyen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goode fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Goode gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Goode dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Goode clinches up with Nguyen and pushes him back against the cage.
Goode throws a punch but it's blocked by Nguyen .
Nguyen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nguyen tries to circle away but Goode has him pinned against the cage.
Goode is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nguyen can do to turn this around?
Goode has Nguyen pressed against the cage, preventing Nguyen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nguyen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goode scores a nice knee to the body.
Goode will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nguyen up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Goode to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Goode to keep the fight standing.
Nguyen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goode has him pressed against the cage.
Goode prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goode takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goode working aggressively here.
Nguyen is trying to pull guard but Goode has him pressed against the cage.
Roy Goode has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Nguyen .
Nguyen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nguyen goes for a takedown attempt but Goode pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two 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.

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

Goode throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Goode defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nguyen .

Goode gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nguyen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goode misses with a body punch.
Goode trying to land knees to the body.
Roy Goode is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries a knee to the head but Goode blocks it.
Goode avoiding damage.
Goode is struggling to control the position.
Nguyen is trying to force a seperation but Goode has the dominant position.
Nguyen is trying to break free.
Nguyen tries to land knees in the clinch but Goode avoids the damage to the body.
Nguyen is trying to break the clinch but Goode is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nguyen jumps guard but Goode stands there with Nguyen around his waist. Nguyen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goode slowing the pace effectively.
Goode slows down the pace here.
Nguyen is trying to break the clinch but Goode is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nguyen can't get the takedown.
Ben Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goode's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Goode showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goode, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Goode!