PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cobb Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Gooderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Fury
vs
Gooderich

178 cm
20
211 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
213 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobb Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gooderich!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooderich lands a two punch combo.
Good shot there by Gooderich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury misses with a hook.
Gooderich takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Gooderich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gooderich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gooderich moves away.
Gooderich throws a front kick aimed at Fury's knee but Fury avoids it well.
A slow jab from Gooderich misses its intended target.
Gooderich misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fury.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Gooderich ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Fury.
Fury throws a jab when Gooderich was well out of range.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Gooderich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gooderich scores with a leg kick.
Fury is breathing heavily.
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!
Gooderich scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich thows a body shot but no joy.
Gooderich throws a leg kick which misses Fury's front leg but catches the back leg as Fury tries to avoid it.
Fury uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gooderich.
Gooderich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fury is able to avoid easily.
Fury tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Gooderich. That snapped Fury's head back.

It looks like Cobb Fury has been cut.
Gooderich throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Gooderich throws out a loose jab but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fury.
Fury waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gooderich.
Gooderich ducks under a wild hook from Fury.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Gooderich looks to land a left hand but Fury moved out of range nicely.
Gooderich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gooderich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gooderich fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gooderich's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gooderich misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gooderich misses with a double jab.
Gooderich throws out a leg kick but Fury moves out of range and Gooderich only half commits.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gooderich missing with a left hand there. Fury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gooderich lands a nice shot that snaps Fury's head back.
Gooderich is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fury slips a jab from Gooderich.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gooderich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Gooderich misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Gooderich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cobb Fury's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury checks a leg kick.
Gooderich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
A combination from Gooderich does no damage.
Grant Gooderich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fury misses with a combination

and Gooderich counters with a crisp one two that drops Fury! Gooderich thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fury to his feet! Fury is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Gooderich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gooderich cracks Fury with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gooderich.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gooderich misses with a shot to the body
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Fury swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fury is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gooderich tries to land a front kick but Fury steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fury misses with a jab to the body
and Gooderich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Fury misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich throws a leg kick which misses Fury's front leg but catches the back leg as Fury tries to avoid it.
Gooderich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gooderich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fury. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gooderich.
Gooderich lands with a cross.
Gooderich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gooderich misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Gooderich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Fury moves out of range of the strikes.
Fury drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gooderich looks to land a body kick but Fury moved away.
Cobb Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gooderich throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fury throws a hook but Gooderich avoids it easily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gooderich in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gooderich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Gooderich - just one landing.
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!
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gooderich manages to avoid it.
Gooderich throws a chopping leg kick but Fury manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fury sizes up Gooderich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gooderich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fury.
Gooderich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gooderich feints and then cracks Fury's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fury down.

Gooderich lands a big head kick that sends Fury tumbling to the mat! Gooderich takes a step backwards and waves Fury back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Gooderich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cobb Fury's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gooderich throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Gooderich misses.
Fury swings for the body but Gooderich moves out of range.
Fury connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gooderich lands a lovely overhand right.

Cobb Fury's cut is getting worse.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gooderich.
Gooderich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fury.
Gooderich moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooderich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gooderich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gooderich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gooderich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fury.
Gooderich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gooderich attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gooderich misses with a looping left.
Gooderich is looking to slow Fury down with leg kicks.
Fury connects with a right hand. Gooderich shakes it off.
Nice shot by Gooderich.
Gooderich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gooderich swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fury counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gooderich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gooderich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich misses with a series of wild punches.
Gooderich jabs Fury right on the nose. Fury blinks but takes it well.
Fury swings for the body but Gooderich moves out of range.
Fury thuds a left hand into Gooderich's body.
Fury throws a big shot that misses.
Fury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gooderich sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
A jab from Gooderich misses.
Gooderich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fury.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Grant Gooderich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gooderich.
Cobb Fury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fury takes a swing at Gooderich's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Gooderich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gooderich has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Gooderich!