PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Goodman (ranked 24830 p4p, 0 weight class) and Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 5595 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonaparte has chosen Texas A&M Fight Song as his entrance music. Napoleon Bonaparte will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Goodman
vs
Bonaparte

157 cm
22
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
143 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Napoleon Bonaparte!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goodman drives through with a takedown into Bonaparte's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Goodman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goodman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goodman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bonaparte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goodman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goodman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Goodman throwing strikes but missing.
Goodman 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman lands a couple of elbows.
Goodman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goodman 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.
Goodman cracks Bonaparte with a solid left hand.
Goodman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonaparte's head.
Goodman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Goodman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bonaparte's head.
Bonaparte looks winded!
Goodman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bonaparte's head.

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 gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Goodman has managed to clinch.
Bonaparte avoiding damage as Goodman throws knees to the body.

Goodman jumps into guard, dragging Bonaparte to the mat.

Goodman has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bonaparte off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Goodman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bonaparte tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Goodman is in Bonaparte's guard.
Goodman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goodman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Goodman stops Bonaparte from standing up.
Goodman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goodman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four 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.
Goodman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goodman landing with the ground and pound.
Goodman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goodman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bonaparte is trying to keep Goodman in close.
Goodman scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodman stays in close to Bonaparte's body and controls the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Goodman dominated that round.
That's time! Goodman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Goodman moves into the clinch.
Goodman tries a knee to the head but Bonaparte blocks it.

Goodman jumps guard and drags Bonaparte to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bonaparte won't allow Goodman to get back to his feet.

Bonaparte got a little sloppy there for a moment and Goodman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bonaparte has managed to get both his arms back between Goodman's legs - danger averted.

Goodman looking for a guillotine here but Bonaparte defends easily.
Goodman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonaparte can do to turn this around?
Goodman wants to sweep here but Bonaparte controlling him for the moment.
Goodman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Goodman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte 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 showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Goodman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bonaparte is breathing heavily.
Goodman stands up over Bonaparte, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Bonaparte is working an open guard so Goodman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goodman dives in and scores a takedown into Bonaparte's guard.
Bonaparte is wriggling around but Goodman manages to pass to half guard.

Nice strikes from Goodman there.
Bonaparte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Goodman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bonaparte tries to kick Goodman off but Goodman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Goodman is taking a breather. Bonaparte says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Goodman working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman working over Bonaparte with some ground and pound. Bonaparte looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Goodman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Goodman seems content to control.
Goodman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goodman controlling the action here.
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 seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four 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.
Bonaparte wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goodman lands a nice short elbow.
Goodman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goodman is controlling the pace.
Goodman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bonaparte for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Goodman takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Goodman gets a double leg takedown into Bonaparte's guard.
Goodman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Goodman decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bonaparte, up you get!

Bonaparte moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Goodman pulls guard.
Bonaparte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Goodman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bonaparte can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bonaparte sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goodman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bonaparte is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Goodman.
Goodman manages to get back to half guard.

Goodman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Goodman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goodman is staying active underneath Bonaparte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goodman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bonaparte pulls his head out easily.
Goodman moves into full guard.

Goodman is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bonaparte rolls with it to try and escape but Goodman cranks on the arm and Bonaparte is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrone Goodman!
In defeat, Napoleon Bonaparte stepped up to the mic, saying 'IDC leave me alone'.