PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Good (ranked 22334 p4p, 560 weight class) and Arlind Abazaj (ranked 6820 p4p, 533 weight class). Arlind Abazaj has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Good
vs
Abazaj

185 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

189 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlind Abazaj!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abazaj lands a leg kick that knocks Good off balance momentarily.
Abazaj wants to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Abazaj blocks the low kick.
Abazaj wants to counter the offense by Good and move into the clinch position.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Good misses with a body kick.
Good sets himself, and Abazaj steps forward looking for the clinch! Good avoids it this time.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice shot by Abazaj.

Abazaj darts in and clinches Good up against the ropes.
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abazaj misses with the head strike.
Good lands a body shot.
Abazaj misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abazaj tries a body shot but Good blocks it.
Abazaj tries to work over Good's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abazaj.
Abazaj can't find room to land a body shot as Good controls the action.
Good blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Abazaj controls his hands.
Good lands a hook that snaps the head of Abazaj backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good tries a body shot but Abazaj blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Good.
Abazaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abazaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abazaj is working Good over against the ropes.
Good lands a nice shot to the body.
Abazaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abazaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Good controls his hands.
Good lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Abazaj fails to land.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abazaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abazaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Good's elbow.
Good lands a shot to the body.
Abazaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Good controls his hands.
Abazaj misses with a body punch.
Abazaj can't find room to land a body shot as Good controls the action.
Good doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abazaj tries to work over Good's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good presses Abazaj against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good misses with a punch to the body.
Abazaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Abazaj.
Abazaj working aggressively here.
Good blocks an uppercut.
Abazaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Good.
Good working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good lands a right hand.
Abazaj lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Abazaj on the inside.
Good blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Abazaj fails to land.
Abazaj blocks a body shot from Good.

Good escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good thuds his right hand into Abazaj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good lands a head kick. Abazaj smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Arlind Abazaj has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good motions for Abazaj to come forward. Good throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Good dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arlind Abazaj's cut.
That's time! Good's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Abazaj throws a push kick but Good slaps the foot to one side.
Good looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Abazaj blocks the body kick.
Abazaj steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Good.
Abazaj moves out of range as Good strikes.
Good is looking to score with low kicks.
Good swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abazaj staying out of range there.
Abazaj is looking to clinch.
Good circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abazaj does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Abazaj closes the distance but Good moves to the side
and Good counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Abazaj is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Good catches Abazaj right on the button with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Good.
Abazaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Good sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good is looking to score with low kicks.
Nick Good is winning the standup battle so far.
Abazaj lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abazaj checks the leg kick.
Good takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Abazaj throws a low kick but Good moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Good.
Abazaj throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abazaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Good paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Good scores with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abazaj.
Abazaj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abazaj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Good can pounce on him.
Abazaj throws a head kick that misses.
Good misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Abazaj misses.
Good is looking to counter punch.
Good misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abazaj looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Abazaj scores with a jab. Good acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abazaj scores with a push kick.
Good tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abazaj is able to avoid easily.
Good tries a head kick but it misses.
Abazaj steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Good.
Good throws the kick towards the body but Abazaj avoids it.
Abazaj throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good tried to score with a low kick but Abazaj checks it.
Abazaj takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abazaj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good throws a hook but Abazaj blocks it.
Abazaj misses with a body kick.
Good throws a solid leg kick but Abazaj takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Good.
Nice uppercut there from Good.
Abazaj throws a chopping leg kick but Good manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Good dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arlind Abazaj's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Abazaj blocks a head kick by Good.
Good circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good throws a low kick but Abazaj avoids it.
Abazaj bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Abazaj clinches up against the ropes.
Good lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Good lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abazaj backwards.
Good working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abazaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good is trying to break the clinch but Abazaj is controlling him.
Nick Good has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good lands an uppercut.
Good lands with a light punch inside.
Good tries a body shot but Abazaj blocks it.
A short left from Abazaj.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abazaj can do to turn this around?
Abazaj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good blocks a body shot from Abazaj.
Abazaj misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good blocks a body shot from Abazaj.
Good lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abazaj backwards.
A short right from Good.
Good scores with a shoulder strike.
Abazaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abazaj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abazaj backwards.
Good cracks Abazaj with a nice body shot.
Good misses with a body punch.
Abazaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good prevents a body shot from Abazaj.
Good lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abazaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abazaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Good backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Abazaj.
Abazaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goods head.
Abazaj gets through Good's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abazaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good scores with a shot to the side of Abazaj's head.
Good working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good pushes Abazaj back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good lands an uppercut.
Good working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good blocking some punches.
Good presses Abazaj against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arlind Abazaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Good on the inside.
Good tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good misses with a punch to the body.
Abazaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Abazaj.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Good.
Abazaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nick Good is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good scores with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Good showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Good 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Good!
An out of breath Nick Good thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.