PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Godin (ranked 5375 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Jones (ranked 5371 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Godin
vs
Jones

183 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Godin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mack Jones!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Godin in a clinch.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones looks for the body kick but Godin saw that one coming.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones moves forwards but Godin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Godin throws a good cross that connects.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Godin.
Godin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Godin connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Godin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Jones clinches.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Mack Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Godin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Godin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones throws a series of punches but Godin moves out of range.
Godin lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Godin throws a body kick that misses.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Cain Godin has been cut.
Godin lands the left hand.
Godin tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
As Godin backs off Jones throws a huge counter combo but Godin manages to avoid it all.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Godin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Godin scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Godin dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godin tries to clinch up.
Godin dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Godin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Jones instigates a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Godin tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones cracks the inside of Godin's front leg.
Decent striking displayed by Godin there.
Jones throws a head kick but Godin moves out of range.
Godin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
A left lands for Godin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Godin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Godin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Godin pushes him off.
It looked like Godin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones misses with a low kick as Godin jumps back.
Godin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Godin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a series of punches but Godin moves out of range.
Jones looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Godin misses with a hook.
Godin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Jones clinches.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Godin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jones is out of range and Godin settles back down.
Godin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones thows a body kick. Godin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Godin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Godin.
Jones throws a right hand that Godin ducks under and follows up with a left that Godin also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Godin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cain Godin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cain Godin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jones looks to land a combination but Godin avoids it well.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Godin counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Godin moves out of range easily.
Godin misses with a straight right.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Godin.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Godin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godin circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A left lands for Godin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Godin catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Godin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones throws a hook but Godin avoids it easily.
Godin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Godin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Godin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Godin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Godin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick that misses
and Godin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godin circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godin throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Godin works the jab nicely.
Godin misses with a straight right.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Godin lands a jab to the head.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Godin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Godin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Godin connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Godin in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Godin.

Godin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a head kick but Godin moves out of range.
Godin is looking to counter punch.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Godin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Godin counters with a stiff right hand.
Godin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Godin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Godin.

Jones is rocked!
Jones is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Godin doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Jones crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Jones's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cain Godin!
Cain Godin thanked the fans post fight for their support.