PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Brantley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Godbeard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbeard has chosen God Save the Queen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Robin Godbeard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lukas Brantley's chin.

Brantley
vs
Godbeard

177 cm
26
182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lukas Brantley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Godbeard!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbeard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Brantley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Godbeard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brantley.
Brantley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godbeard wants to improve his position but Brantley is controlling well.
Brantley trying to control the action but Godbeard is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brantley working Godbeard over with strikes.
Godbeard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brantley.
Brantley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Godbeard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brantley is looking for a kimura but Godbeard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brantley to get the leverage.
Brantley controlling the pace.
Godbeard is trying to maintain the position but Brantley is very close to passing his half guard.
Godbeard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brantley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Godbeard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brantley.

Godbeard has one foot on Brantley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Godbeard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godbeard dodges the punch combination from Brantley.

Brantley gets a takedown into half guard.
Godbeard is refusing to be controlled, as Brantley sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brantley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brantley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brantley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brantley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brantley breaks from Godbeard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brantley punching from mount but Godbeard doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brantley lands with some strikes.
Brantley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brantley throwing strikes here but Godbeard is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Brantley raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brantley avoids the attempt from Godbeard to control.
Godbeard is squirming around, avoiding Brantley's attempts to control the action.
Brantley thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard is in a horrible position here. Brantley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbeard is working to get back to half guard.
Brantley controlling the pace for now.
Brantley working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brantley thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Brantley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brantley slips under a jab.
Brantley lands a slapping body shot.
Lukas Brantley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brantley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Godbeard keeps the fight on the outside.
Brantley blocks a head kick by Godbeard.
Brantley misses with a series of wild punches.
Brantley avoids a punch combination nicely.

Brantley has taken the fight to the clinch.

Brantley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Godbeard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godbeard misses with a series of wild punches.
Godbeard misses with a combination
and Brantley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Brantley gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brantley breaks from the clinch.

Brantley clinches.

Brantley breaks from the clinch.
Brantley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Godbeard throws a head kick but Brantley moves out of range.
A punch combination from Brantley misses.
Brantley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Godbeard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brantley circles away quickly and effectively.
Godbeard throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Godbeard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brantley throws a body punch but Godbeard moves out of range.
Brantley throws a series of punches but Godbeard moves out of range.
Brantley tries to clinch but Godbeard moves out of range.
Robin Godbeard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brantley feints and as Godbeard raises his hands in defense, Brantley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brantley is looking to work some ground and pound but Godbeard has wrist control.
Brantley trying to control but Godbeard is working from the bottom.
Brantley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brantley is looking to work some ground and pound but Godbeard has wrist control.
Brantley looking to pass the guard.
Brantley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brantley is looking to work some ground and pound but Godbeard has wrist control.
Brantley scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brantley wants to pass the guard but Godbeard is keeping the position.
Brantley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lukas Brantley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Godbeard is trying to keep Brantley in close.
Brantley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Godbeard's head.
Brantley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Godbeard can do to turn this around?
Brantley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brantley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brantley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brantley is in close to Godbeard's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brantley wants to control from the top but Godbeard keeps moving.
Brantleyis looking to pass into half guard but Godbeard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Godbeard is in guard.
Godbeard prevents Brantley from getting back to his feet.
Godbeard wants to control from the top but Brantley keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Godbeard throws an elbow that misses. Brantley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Godbeard's guard. Nice move by Brantley!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Brantley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Brantley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Godbeard throws a head kick but Brantley moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Godbeard.
Brantley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Godbeard lands a front kick.
Brantley swats away the attempt to clinch by Godbeard.
Brantley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Godbeard. Godbeard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Godbeard gets tackled into the cage by Brantley. Brantley maintains the clinch.

Brantley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brantley misses with a body shot.
Brantley tries to clinch but Godbeard moves out of range.

Brantley cracks Godbeard with a big right hand and Godbeard goes down!

Godbeard is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godbeard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Godbeard is still in real trouble! Can Brantley finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brantley throws a strike but Godbeard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Godbeard seems to have recovered his senses.

Brantley pushes Godbeard off and gets back to his feet.
Brantley slips under a jab from Godbeard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brantley. Godbeard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Godbeard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brantley.
An inside leg kick from Godbeard misses.
Robin Godbeard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brantley misses the shot to the body.
Brantley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godbeard.
Godbeard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brantley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Godbeard has time to react.
Brantley cracks Godbeard with an open hand slap.
Brantley throws a series of punches but Godbeard moves out of range.
Godbeard scores with a head kick. Brantley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Godbeard.
Godbeard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Godbeard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brantley moves out of range of the body kick from Godbeard.
Nice sprawl there from Godbeard as Brantley shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brantley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brantley.
Godbeard throws a nice looking combination but Brantley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Godbeard clinches.
Godbeard has a couple of punches blocked by Brantley.

Brantley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brantley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Godbeard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brantley loads up on a big right hand but Godbeard slips the punch.
Godbeard tries to clinch but Brantley moves out of range.
Godbeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Godbeard tries to clinch but Brantley is having none of it.
Godbeard misses the shot to the body.
Godbeard throws a series of punches but Brantley avoids them all with ease.
Brantley misses with a two punch combination.
Godbeard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brantley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukas Brantley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Godbeard moves in looking to clinch but Brantley pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brantley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Godbeard back to the cage. Brantley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lukas Brantley is winning the standup battle so far.

Brantley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Godbeard's half guard.
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!
Brantley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lukas Brantley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Godbeard wants to control but Brantley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brantley not doing much here.
Brantley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brantley lands with a punch from half guard.
Brantley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Godbeard keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Brantley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brantley 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Brantley!