PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duo Goubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Ahlvik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Goubo
vs
Ahlvik

205 cm
25
254 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duo Goubo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Riku Ahlvik!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goubo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goubo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ahlvik has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ahlvik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goubo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goubo looks to land a right hand but Ahlvik moved out of range.
Goubo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahlvik.
Goubo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goubo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahlvik.
Goubo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahlvik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ahlvik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Goubo misses.
Goubo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ahlvik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goubo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goubo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goubo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahlvik.
Goubo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahlvik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goubo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goubo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ahlvik fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goubo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Goubo misses.
Donk. Goubo catches Ahlvik right on the button with a cross.
Goubo throws the left hand but Ahlvik avoids the punch easily.
Ahlvik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahlvik tries to close the distance and clinch but Goubo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goubo misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Ahlvik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Goubo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahlvik tries to clinch there but Goubo circles away.
Goubo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahlvik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goubo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahlvik.
Goubo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahlvik moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goubo missing with a left hand there. Ahlvik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahlvik shoots in but Goubo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goubo dips to his left and cracks Ahlvik with an uppercut!

Ahlvik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goubo, pushing him back against the cage.
Ahlvik tries for a takedown. No joy.
Duo Goubo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Ahlvik.
Goubo lands with a light punch inside.
Ahlvik has Goubo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Goubo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Goubo.
Goubo is leaning against Ahlvik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahlvik drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goubo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ahlvik taking a breather.
Goubo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ahlvik.
Ahlvik jumps guard but Goubo stands there with Ahlvik around his waist. Ahlvik gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Goubo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Goubo does no damage.
Ahlvik with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Goubo counter with a right hand.
Goubo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahlvik fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goubo avoids it really well and circles away.
Goubo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goubo misses with a straight right.
Goubo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahlvik.
Ahlvik goes for a double leg but Goubo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Goubo continues to drive forward.
Ahlvik has Goubo pressed against the cage, preventing Goubo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goubo lands a left hand.
Ahlvik has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Goubo after a bit of a struggle.
Goubo has had enough of the clinch but Ahlvik keeps him there for the moment.
Ahlvik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Goubo.

Ahlvik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahlvik doesn't manage to clinch there - Goubo circles away.
Goubo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Goubo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahlvik.
Goubo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duo Goubo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ahlvik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goubo fails to land with a series of punches.
Duo Goubo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goubo misses with a two punch combination.
Ahlvik throws an off balance right hand
and Goubo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahlvik moves in looking to clinch but Goubo pushes him off.
Goubo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goubo connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Goubo.
Goubo throws a series of punches but Ahlvik avoids them all with ease.
Ahlvik moves in looking to clinch but Goubo pushes him off.
Goubo keeps the fight on the outside.
Goubo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahlvik moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahlvik moves in looking to clinch but Goubo pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Goubo.
Goubo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goubo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goubo counters with a series of strikes. Ahlvik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ahlvik wants to clinch up but Goubo keeps it at a distance.
Ahlvik tries to close the distance and clinch but Goubo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goubo misses with a series of wild punches.
Goubo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahlvik.
Duo Goubo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goubo throws out a powerful jab.
Duo Goubo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahlvik throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Goubo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goubo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goubo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goubo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ahlvik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goubo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goubo looks to throw the jab but Ahlvik is out of range.
Goubo throws a combination. Ahlvik tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Ahlvik.
Ahlvik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goubo.
Goubo misses with a two punch combination.
Goubo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goubo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahlvik looks to land a right hand but Goubo moved out of range.
Goubo throws out a loose jab but Ahlvik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahlvik tries to clinch but Goubo moves away
and Goubo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahlvik throws a right hand that Goubo ducks under and follows up with a left that Goubo also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goubo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahlvik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goubo but Goubo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goubo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goubo throws a series of punches but Ahlvik avoids them all with ease.
Ahlvik walks into a straight right hand from Goubo.
Ahlvik misses with a series of wild punches.
Goubo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Goubo scores with a three punch combo!
Ahlvik tries to clinch up.
Ahlvik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goubo.
Goubo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goubo missing with a left hand there. Ahlvik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahlvik will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goubo misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Goubo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goubo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahlvik throws a right and a left that Goubo avoids nicely.
Ahlvik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goubo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ahlvik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goubo.
Goubo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ahlvik shoots in looking for a takedown but Goubo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ahlvik's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Duo Goubo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Ahlvik.
Goubo misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goubo misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Ahlvik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duo Goubo dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Goubo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ahlvik tries to clinch up but Goubo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahlvik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goubo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahlvik dips to his left and cracks Goubo with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Goubo misses.
Goubo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ahlvik is looking to clinch.

Ahlvik looking to score a takedown here. Goubo is defending well but Ahlvik drives through and ends up in Goubo's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Goubo keeping moving, preventing Ahlvik from controlling successfully.
Ahlvik with a flurry of punches that miss.

Ahlvik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ahlvik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ahlvik trying to control the position from guard on top but Goubo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahlvik throwing strikes but missing.
Goubo is looking to sweep but instead, Ahlvik has passed into half guard.
Ahlvik is keen to just control but Goubo is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Goubo wants to control but Ahlvik is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ahlvik trying to control the action but Goubo is working from the bottom.

Ahlvik decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ahlvik slips a jab and a cross from Goubo.
Goubo moves out of range of the strikes.
Goubo scores with a punch to the head.
Goubo throws a jab when Ahlvik was well out of range.
Goubo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ahlvik shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goubo pinned against the cage. Goubo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahlvik throws a lazy right hand but Goubo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahlvik tries to clinch but Goubo is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Goubo misses the target.
Ahlvik wants to clinch.
Ahlvik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goubo tries to avoid it but Ahlvik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goubo to the ground. Goubo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duo Goubo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goubo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ahlvik shoots in and drives through. Goubo sprawls well.
Duo Goubo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riku Ahlvik.
Goubo fails to land with a series of punches.
Ahlvik tries a low kick but Goubo avoids it.
Goubo throws a right and a left that Ahlvik avoids nicely.
Riku Ahlvik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahlvik is looking to clinch but Goubo is avoiding it.
Goubo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Ahlvik shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ahlvik was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Goubo tries to improve position but can't.
Ahlvik tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ahlvik working the ground and pound but Goubo is defending the strikes.

Ahlvik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Goubo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahlvik throws a strike aimed at the side of Goubo's head but Goubo avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riku Ahlvik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goubo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duo Goubo!