PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Gruber has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Goodman 's chin.

Goodman
vs
Gruber

176 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Goodman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gruber dives in and scores a takedown into Goodman 's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gruber wants to control from the top but Goodman keeps moving.
Gruber throwing strikes from guard but Goodman blocks nicely.
Gruber landing some decent shots from guard.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Gruber from controlling successfully.
Goodman is looking to stand up but Gruber isn't so interested in that idea.
Gruber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gruber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goodman 's head.

Goodman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Gruber moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman stalling in the clinch but Gruber improves position.
Gruber tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Gruber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goodman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gruber avoids the head kick by Goodman .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Goodman lands with a slapping head kick.

Gruber clinches with his opponent.

Goodman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goodman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goodman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Goodman circles away from the clinch attempt.

Gruber has managed to clinch.
Gruber is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodman has double underhooks.
Goodman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gruber goes for a takedown attempt but Goodman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Goodman slips under a jab from Gruber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Goodman clinches up against the cage.

Goodman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gruber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gruber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Goodman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Gruber from controlling successfully.
Gruber is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Goodman wants to stand and escape but Gruber is having none of it.
Gruber wants to control from the top but Goodman keeps moving.
Gruber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hans Gruber was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Goodman lands a head kick!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gruber tries to clinch up but Goodman circles away and keeps his distance.
Gruber is looking to clinch but Goodman is avoiding it.
Tony Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Goodman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gruber was covering up waiting for the punch and Goodman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Goodman wants to get up but he can't break Gruber's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gruber is trying to keep Goodman in close.
Goodman wanted to stand there but Gruber had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Hans Gruber hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gruber lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Goodman . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gruber shoots in and gets a takedown into Goodman 's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruber distracts Goodman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gruber prevents Goodman from getting back to his feet.
Gruber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goodman 's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Goodman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Gruber has managed to clinch.
Goodman trying to land knees to the body.
Gruber tries to break free but Goodman pushes him back against the cage.
Gruber has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Goodman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Goodman avoids the elbow strike from Gruber, against the cage.
Gruber is looking for a takedown.
Goodman prevents the takedown attempt.
Tony Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Gruber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goodman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Goodman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gruber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gruber is breathing heavily.
Goodman throws a head kick but Gruber moves out of range.

Gruber gets tackled into the cage by Goodman . Goodman maintains the clinch.
Gruber throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gruber's face.
Goodman slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goodman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Goodman gets a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Goodman .
Gruber has had enough of the clinch but Goodman keeps him there for the moment.
Gruber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman has had enough of the clinch but Gruber keeps him there for the moment.
Gruber takes an elbow to the forehead.

Gruber works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hans Gruber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gruber throws an elbow that misses. Goodman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gruber's guard. Nice move by Goodman !
Gruber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goodman wants to stand but Gruber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gruber kicks Goodman off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Goodman darts in and clinches Gruber up against the cage.
Gruber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Goodman breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gruber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goodman .

Gruber clinches.
Gruber looking for a takedown.
Goodman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Goodman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gruber avoids it really well and circles away.

Gruber clinches up with Goodman and pushes him back against the cage.

Gruber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tony Goodman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goodman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gruber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Goodman somewhat.
Gruber tries to clinch but Goodman is having none of it.
Gruber is looking to clinch.
Goodman fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gruber drives through and clinches with Goodman against the cage.

Gruber has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Goodman regains guard immediately.
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!
Goodman wants to stand and escape but Gruber is having none of it.
Gruber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goodman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Goodman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gruber throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Goodman takes the fight into the clinch.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodman avoids the damage to the body.
Gruber throws an elbow that misses.
Gruber misses with the head strike.
Goodman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gruber can't break the clinch.
Goodman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gruber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Goodman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gruber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Goodman lands a knee to the body.
Goodman trying to control the position but instead, Gruber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goodman into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Goodman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Goodman fails with the takedown.
Goodman scores with a nice right hand.
Gruber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goodman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gruber tries to clinch up.
Goodman shoots in looking for a takedown. Gruber tries to sprawl out of it but Goodman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gruber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Goodman . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gruber gets a takedown into half guard.
Gruber throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Goodman to regain full guard.
Gruber advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gruber connects with a decent elbow.
Gruber lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gruber lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goodman down.
Gruber trying to control the position but Goodman is working away.
Goodman is trying to buck Gruber off.
Gruber trying to control the action but Goodman is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber cracks Goodman with a big right hand but Goodman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Goodman taking a bit of punishment here - Gruber scoring with strikes.
Goodman tries to escape but Gruber is in control.
Gruber lands some shots froms side control.
Goodman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gruber works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gruber scores with a couple of short elbows.

Gruber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Goodman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber wants to control but Goodman is keeping him busy.
Goodman pushes Gruber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gruber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruber working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Goodman tries to escape but Gruber is in control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber is chipping away with strikes.
Gruber scoring with punches from side control.
Tony Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hans Gruber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gruber cracks Goodman with an elbow. That is naaassty.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gruber winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!