PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Good (ranked 2433 p4p, 286 weight class) and Saki Bizihwaeile (ranked 2298 p4p, 277 weight class). Bizihwaeile has chosen Ayyy a gooofie! as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Good
vs
Bizihwaeile

183 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Arcticus University: London
Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saki Bizihwaeile!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bizihwaeile.
Good leg kick by Bizihwaeile there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bizihwaeile lands a nice looking body kick.
Good tries to close the distance and clinch but Bizihwaeile swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good avoids the head kick by Bizihwaeile.
Good seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good wants to clinch.
Good doesn't manage to clinch there - Bizihwaeile circles away.
Bizihwaeile has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Good looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a leg kick
and Good counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.
Good fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jamal Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Good closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bizihwaeile did well to prevent Good getting side control.

Bizihwaeile is defending against the submission attempts here by Good.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Good lands a nice short elbow.
Good is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bizihwaeile is looking to escape.
Good wants to take a breather but Bizihwaeile is having none of it.
Good sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bizihwaeile defending well though.
Good lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile pushes Good off looking to stand but Good dives back in and keeps control.
Bizihwaeile is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Good throwing shots but Bizihwaeile is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Good looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bizihwaeile with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Good thows a huge punch but Bizihwaeile dodges it nicely.
Good missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Good 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.
Bizihwaeile is trying to stand up here but Good is controlling him well.
Good trying to control from half guard but Bizihwaeile is working away.
Good lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Good there.
Good controlling the action here.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand back up but Good manages to pass into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good scoring with punches from side control.
Bizihwaeile is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Good is controlling him well.

Good decides to stand back up.
Good tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bizihwaeile looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bizihwaeile throws a sloppy head kick and Good moves out of range easily.
Good fails to land the takedown.
Bizihwaeile throws the kick towards the body but Good avoids it.
Bizihwaeile misses with a body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Good!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bizihwaeile swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.
Good lands with a hook. Bizihwaeile tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bizihwaeile throws the kick towards the body but Good avoids it.
Bizihwaeile fakes the leg kick and cracks Good in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Bizihwaeile lands a big head kick that sends Good tumbling to the mat! Bizihwaeile takes a step backwards and waves Good back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Jamal Good has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Good blocks the low kick.

Good has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Saki Bizihwaeile will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jamal Good's cut.
That's time! Good's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bizihwaeile swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Good.
Good tries to clinch up but Bizihwaeile circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bizihwaeile. That's going to slow Good down.
Bizihwaeile keeps the fight on the outside.
Good fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaeile steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bizihwaeile is looking to land body kicks.
Bizihwaeile thumps Good with a low kick.
Bizihwaeile takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bizihwaeile gets caught napping as Good dives in and scores a takedown. Bizihwaeile manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Good is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bizihwaeile preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bizihwaeile wants to stand but Good is controlling the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saki Bizihwaeile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good tries to clinch up but Bizihwaeile circles away and keeps his distance.
Good misses with a looping left.
Good gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bizihwaeile counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Good doesn't manage to clinch there - Bizihwaeile circles away.
Bizihwaeile flicks out a counter leg kick but Good steps away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Good has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body kick there by Bizihwaeile.
Good blocks a head kick by Bizihwaeile.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bizihwaeile.
Bizihwaeile throws a head kick but Good moves out of range.
Good misses with an uppercut
and Bizihwaeile counters with a nice low kick that buckles Good's knee momentarily.
Bizihwaeile scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bizihwaeile thows a body kick. Good tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bizihwaeile. That one must have hurt.
Bizihwaeile scores with a spinning back kick!
Bizihwaeile moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaeile lands a leg kick that knocks Good off balance momentarily.
Good tries to clinch there but Bizihwaeile circles away.
Bizihwaeile and Good are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bizihwaeile throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Good into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bizihwaeile knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Saki Bizihwaeile!