|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Goodwin (ranked 5265 p4p, 22461 weight class) and Oliver Oscar (ranked 458 p4p, 505 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
202 cm 18 215 1 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm 19 205 0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer KO power |
|
BJJ White Belt Decent boxing Determined |
| |
|
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glenn Goodwin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Oscar! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodwin clinches up with Oscar and pushes him back against the cage. Goodwin keeps control of Oscar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Oscar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Oscar can't break the clinch.
Oscar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goodwin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oscar pinned against the cage. Oscar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Goodwin swings for the body but Oscar moves out of range.
Oscar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Oscar connects with a right hand. Goodwin shakes it off.
 It looks like Glenn Goodwin has been cut. Goodwin dodges the punch combination from Oscar.
A jab from Goodwin finds it's way through Oscar's defenses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Oscar throws a lazy uppercut
and Goodwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Goodwin misses with a two punch combination.
Goodwin closes the distance and clinches. Oscar tries to break the clinch but Goodwin is controlling the position. Oscar is trying to maintain a safe position but Goodwin gets an underhook and turns Oscar into the cage.
Goodwin manages to break the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Oscar throws an overhand right that lands on Goodwin's shoulder, as Goodwin tries to avoid the shot.
Goodwin clinches up with Oscar and pushes him back against the cage.
Goodwin has hold of one of Oscar's legs. Oscar is fighting the takedown attempt but Goodwin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Goodwin's corner is telling him to maintain position. Goodwin advances position into side control! Goodwin just content to control the position. Oscar regains half guard, as Goodwin was trying to land strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Goodwin in particular looking to stall.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Goodwin 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. Goodwin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Still in half guard, Goodwin seems content to control. Goodwin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Goodwin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Oscar for as long as he can get away with. Goodwin continues to stall. Oscar is trying to stand up here but Goodwin is controlling him well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Goodwin working over Oscar with some ground and pound. Oscar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Oscar wants to get back to his feet. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Goodwin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goodwin decides to stand and escape the position. Oscar dips to his left and cracks Goodwin with an uppercut! Oscar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goodwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. As Oscar looks to move away, Goodwin throws a big counter combo but Oscar just gets out of the way. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goodwin. Oscar misses with the combination.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Oscar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodwin sees it coming and avoids it easily. Goodwin misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Oscar. Goodwin takes a swing at Oscar's ribcage but misses.
Goodwin closes the distance and pushes Oscar back into the cage. Oscar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Goodwin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Oscar prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Goodwin. That's going to take a lot out of him. Oscar wants to get back to striking at distance but Goodwin won't allow it.
Oscar working hard to break the clinch. Oscar stops a takedown attempt from Goodwin.
Oscar is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodwin has double underhooks. A bit of stalling here from Goodwin.
Goodwin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Goodwin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Goodwin is trying to pull guard but Oscar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Goodwin dominated that round. The cut man is working on Glenn Goodwin's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slow jab from Oscar misses its intended target. Goodwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Oscar lands with a nice body punch. Goodwin throws a head kick but Oscar moves out of range.
Goodwin rushes Oscar and presses him up against the cage. Goodwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oscar can do to turn this around?
Goodwin pulls guard. Oscar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goodwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Goodwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oscar is one step ahead there.
Goodwin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Oscar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Goodwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goodwin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodwin is looking for a triangle but Oscar pushes his legs off easily.
Goodwin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oscar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Goodwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Goodwin pulls Oscar in to control the position. Goodwin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Goodwin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oscar's guard. Goodwin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Oscar looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Goodwin looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Goodwin is controlling the pace.
Goodwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oscar makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Goodwin wants to clinch up but Oscar keeps it at a distance.
Goodwin looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Goodwin is stalling in the full guard. Oscar wants to stand but Goodwin is controlling the position.
Goodwin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Oscar dives on top into guard.

 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodwin pushes Oscar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Oliver Oscar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goodwin gets a double leg takedown into Oscar's guard. Oscar is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Goodwin dives into side control.
 The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Goodwin prevents Oscar from escaping the position. Goodwin is chipping away with strikes.
Oscar is pushing Goodwin's head away, looking to escape. Goodwin manages to hold on to the position though. Goodwin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Oscar down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Goodwin dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Glenn Goodwin's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Oscar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goodwin thinks about countering with a body kick. Nice uppercut lands for Oscar. That snapped Goodwin's head back.
Oscar misses with the combination.
Goodwin defending well as Oscar loads up on a big left hand. Goodwin closes the distance and clinches up with Oscar, looking for a takedown. Goodwin pushes Oscar against the cage but Oscar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. As Goodwin backs off Oscar throws a huge counter combo but Goodwin manages to avoid it all. Oscar throws a right and a left that Goodwin avoids nicely. Oliver Oscar seems to be getting the better of the standup. Goodwin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goodwin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Oscar tries to kick Goodwin off in order to stand up. Goodwin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Goodwin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oscar to his feet. Oscar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Goodwin.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Goodwin is staying tight to Oscar's torso, preventing him from escaping. Goodwin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goodwin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Oscar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Goodwin asserts his dominance and retains side control. Goodwin scores with a couple of short elbows.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Oscar is letting Goodwin control him for a moment.
Goodwin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oscar explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! Oscar misses with an uppercut. Oscar misses the jab. Oscar scores with a jab to the jaw. Oscar throws a nice looking combination but Goodwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Oscar misses with a left hand
and Goodwin counters with a crisp one two that drops Oscar! Goodwin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Oscar to his feet! Oscar is in big trouble!
 Oscar is rocked! Oscar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodwin.
Oscar is still on wobbly legs! Can Goodwin finish him?
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Oscar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Goodwin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Oscar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Goodwin manages to pass to side control. Oscar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodwin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Goodwin controlling the pace for now. Oscar seems to have recovered his senses.
Goodwin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Oscar is on top in guard.
Goodwin has his foot on Oscar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oscar works his way back into a safe position though. Oscar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Goodwin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Goodwin holds on and takes a little breather. Oscar is looking to stand up but Goodwin won't let him.
Goodwin is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Oscar has his hands clasped together but Goodwin extends and breaks Oscar's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Goodwin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenn Goodwin!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|