PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mic Whopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritzz Aira Goiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goiti has chosen Vaacooolaw!!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Whopper
vs
Aira Goiti

195 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mic Whopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fritzz Aira Goiti!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whopper throws a series of punches but Goiti moves out of range.

Goiti has taken the fight to the clinch.

Whopper manages to break the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Whopper.
Whopper working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Whopper has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Goiti gets a takedown into half guard.
Goiti not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whopper makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Whopper.
Goiti stands up over Whopper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goiti trying to control the position from guard on top but Whopper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goiti throwing strikes from guard but Whopper blocks nicely.
Whopper thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Goiti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whopper swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goiti wants to control from the top but Whopper keeps moving.
Whopper 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.
Whopper tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Whopper lands a nice looking kick to the body. Goiti takes a step back to recover.

Whopper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goiti looks gassed!
Whopper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Whopper advances to half guard.
Goiti throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Goiti is defending against the submission attempts here by Whopper.
Goiti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Whopper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whopper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Goiti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whopper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whopper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goiti trying to hold on to Whopper's head to control him but Whopper postures up.

Whopper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Goiti makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Whopper with a poor takedown
and Goiti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Whopper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goiti counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mic Whopper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whopper shoots for a takedown but Goiti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Whopper with that takedown attempt.
Whopper shoots in for a takedown but Goiti shows good takedown defense.
Whopper shoots in and drives through. Goiti sprawls well.
Whopper keeps the fight on the outside.
Goiti lands with a nice combination. Whopper backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whopper shoots for a double leg takedown but Goiti sprawls well. He's pushed Whopper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whopper shoots for a takedown but Goiti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whopper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fritzz Aira Goiti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goiti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whopper's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goiti keeps the fight on the outside.
Goiti punishes Whopper's body with a nice straight punch.
Goiti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Goiti does no damage.

Goiti moves into the clinch.
Goiti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whopper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Goiti breaks the clinch.
Whopper throws a series of punches but Goiti avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Goiti.
Whopper with a lazy takedown attempt

and Goiti counters with a takedown into side control.
Goiti wants to control for a moment but Whopper uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Goiti is looking to improve his position.
Whopper seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Goiti is looking to control Whopper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goiti avoid being mounted?
Goiti wants to get back to full guard.
Goiti is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Whopper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goiti wants to get back to his feet.

Whopper is working for a submission of some sort.
Whopper wants to stand up but Goiti is controlling the position.
Goiti has hold of Whopper's hands but Whopper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Whopper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Whopper is looking to take a break and control but Goiti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goiti trying to control but Whopper postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goiti flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Whopper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Whopper throwing shots but Goiti is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fritzz Aira Goiti will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whopper.
Goiti tries to clinch but Whopper moves away

and Whopper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Goiti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whopper.
Whopper wants to stand up but Goiti is controlling the position.
Goiti is looking to improve his position.
Whopper wants to pass the guard but Goiti is defending well.
Goiti wants to improve his position but Whopper is controlling well.
Mic Whopper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whopper tries to stand and escape but Goiti is controlling the position.
Goiti tries to roll over but Whopper keeps him under control.
Whopper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whopper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Goiti decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Whopper's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Whopper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whopper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whopper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goiti wants to control but Whopper is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Whopper there.
Whopper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whopper wants to control but Goiti is keeping him busy.
Well, if Whopper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Whopper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goiti is staying active underneath Whopper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Whopper working the head and body with strikes.
Whopper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Goiti!
Whopper punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goiti can't escape the position.
Goiti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Whopper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Goiti is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goiti holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Whopper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Goiti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Whopper wants to control the pace but Goiti is squirming around nicely.
Goiti is desperately trying to improve his position but Whopper has a good base and remains in mount.
Goiti throwing hammer fists to the chest of Whopper. What's that going to do exactly?
Goiti is in all sorts of trouble here.
Goiti wants to hold on but Whopper pushes him away.
Goiti gets back to half guard.
Whopper works his way into full mount!
Goiti keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Goiti trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goiti is trying desperately to improve position.
Whopper scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Goiti slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goiti is trying to get back to full guard.
Goiti makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Goiti.
Goiti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Goiti prevents Whopper from getting the reversal.
Goiti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Whopper looks a forlorn figure.

Whopper is rocked!

It looks like Mic Whopper has been cut.
Goiti prevents Whopper from getting the reversal.
Whopper wants to get back to his feet.
Whopper swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Whopper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whopper tries to lock up and control but Goiti gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goiti with good strikes from the mount here!
Goiti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Whopper throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whopper is working to get back to half guard.
Goiti landing strikes from the mount and Whopper is in trouble!
Whopper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Whopper is looking to work some ground and pound but Goiti has wrist control.
Whopper throws a big right hand that misses.
Whopper throwing strikes from guard but Goiti blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goiti 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.

Whopper stands up and waves to Goiti to follow him.
Whopper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fritzz Aira Goiti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mic Whopper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Goiti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whopper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Whopper is trying to get back to half guard.
Goiti tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Whopper manages to work his way to half guard, despite Goiti's best efforts.

Goiti escapes and gets back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Whopper.
Whopper doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Goiti counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goiti.
Goiti tries to free his leg and advance position but Whopper is retaining full guard.
Whopper trying to strike off his back.
Goiti thows a big elbow that misses.
Whopper throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Whopper pulls Goiti in to control the position.
Goiti would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Whopper is on top in guard.
Whopper is pushing down on Goiti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Goiti is fighting to maintain full guard but Whopper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goiti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopper is keen to just control but Goiti is a slippery customer.

Whopper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Whopper winds up and cracks Goiti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goiti won't allow Whopper to pass to mount.
Whopper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goiti defending well though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Goiti. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Whopper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Goiti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Goiti is trying to maintain the position but Whopper is very close to passing his half guard.
Whopper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goiti defending well though.
Goiti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Goiti is looking to sinch up a triangle. Whopper throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Goiti's body to avoid the submission. Goiti has instead reached around Whopper's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Goiti arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fritzz Aira Goiti!