PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Altare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Good has chosen Wiz Khalifa - I'm Good as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Altare
vs
Good

185 cm
22
197 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
194 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

FJCP Healthy Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Altare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wes Good!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Good.
Good follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Altare lands with a cross.
Altare scores with a jab. Good acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Wes Good has been cut.
Good scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Altare.
Good throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good looks to land a left hand but Altare moved out of range nicely.
Altare was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Good.
Good connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Good.
Good fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Altare on the side of the head.

It looks like John Altare has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Altare throws a shot from downtown. Good moves away and avoids it.
Good tries to clinch
and Altare counters with a stiff right hand.
Altare moves out of range of the body kick from Good.
The fighters circle momentarily. Altare darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Good misses.
Altare is looking to counter the offense by Good and move into the clinch.
Good avoids the head kick by Altare.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good scores with a nice body kick.
Good lands a head kick!
Good throws a body shot but no joy.
Good catches Altare with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Altare looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Altare.
Good swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Altare wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wes Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Altare throws a head kick that Good semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good misses with an attempted mid kick.
Altare throws a head kick that misses.
Good throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Altare counters with a quick kick to the body but Good blocks it.
Good takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Good misses
and Good takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Altare.
Good throws a leg kick that misses.
Altare fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Good has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Good! But no joy.
Altare throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Altare takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Altare.
Good throws a head kick that misses.
Good swings away with a body shot that misses
and Altare counters with a left to the body.
Altare lands a nice leg kick that just misses Good's sensitive parts.
Altare takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Altare swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.
Altare lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Altare throws a nice looking combination but Good bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Good misses.
Altare cracks Good with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good throws a predictable looking body shot
and Altare cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Altare lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good throws a sloppy head kick
and Altare counters with a straight right hand.
Good looks to score with a jab to the body but Altare is just out of range.
It looked like Altare wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Altare counters with a straight right hand.
Altare throws a low kick but Good moves out of range easily.
Altare throws the kick towards the body but Good avoids it.
Altare throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Altare moves into range and clinches up with Good.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
Good throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Altare lands a left hand.

Good breaks the clinch.
Good thumps Altare with a low kick.
Good thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Altare if he has to take too many more of those.
Good fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Altare manages to avoid it.
Altare moves out of range as Good throws a body kick.
Good lands with a nice body punch.
Good misses with a jab to the body
and Altare counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good throws a sloppy body shot
and Altare counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Altare takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good delivers a nice body kick.
Good doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Good blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Altare will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A looping hook to the body misses from Altare. Good does a little dance to reset his feet.
Altare tests Good's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Altare tried to score with a low kick but Good checks it.
Altare throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Good finds it's way through Altare's defenses.
Good throws a head kick that misses
enabling Altare to counter with a crisp jab.
Good tries a head kick but it misses.
Altare is looking to counter the offense by Good and move into the clinch.
Good takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Altare throws a jab but it's blocked by Good.
Altare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Good moves away.
Altare buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Altare rather than just go for the knockout.

Good clinches.
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!
Altare wants to stall.
Good misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Altare's defenses.
Good is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Altare scores with a shoulder strike.
Good throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good throws a punch but it's blocked by Altare.
A frustrated look appears on Good's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Altare swings wildly with an uppercut but Good uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Altare.
Altare lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Altare.
Good tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Altare's elbow.
Good tries a body shot but Altare blocks it.
Good is trying to break the clinch but Altare has him pressed against the cage.
Good tries to work over Altare's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Altare gets through Good's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Altare misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good blocking some punches.
John Altare has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Altare just leaning against Good, taking a breather.
Altare tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good throws an elbow but it misses.
Altare wants to stall.
Good lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Altare keeps control of Good as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Good.

Good breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good throws a leg kick
and Altare connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Altare checks it well.
It looked like Altare wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good misses with a hook to the body

and Altare counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Good 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.
Good misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Altare lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Altare trying to control the position but instead, Good has worked for underhooks and has pushed Altare into the cage.
Altare working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good prevents a body shot from Altare.
Altare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Altare keeps control of Good as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good lands a shoulder strike.
Good struggles to land a body shot inside as Altare controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Altare.

Altare breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good cracks Altare with an open hand slap.
Good jabs Altare right on the nose. Altare blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Altare there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good lands a nice leg kick that just misses Altare's sensitive parts.
Altare sizes up Good with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
John Altare is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Altare can pounce on him.
Altare misses with a left hand
and Good counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good looks to throw the jab but Altare is out of range.
Good throws a body shot but no joy.
Good looks to land a body kick but Altare moved away.
Altare avoids the head kick by Good.
Altare moves in looking to clinch but Good pushes him off.
Good moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Altare misses.
Good lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good throws the left hand but Altare avoids the punch easily.
Altare scores with a leg kick.
Good lands a nice hook to Altare's body. Altare takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Good swings away with a body shot that misses
and Altare cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Altare will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good connects with a body shot that sends Altare's belly button to the back.

Good gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Altare.

Good breaks from the clinch.
Good misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Altare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Altare counters with a stiff right hand.
Good looks for the body kick but Altare saw that one coming.
A lazy body kick from Good
and Altare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good lands a lovely overhand right.
Altare fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Good is rocked!
That kick from Good tenderised Altare's leg. Altare is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good is still on wobbly legs! Can Altare finish him?
Altare pivots, looking for a leg kick but Good is out of range and Altare settles back down.
Good seems to have recovered his senses.
Altare avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A low kick from Good is predictable there
and Altare counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good misses with a kick to the body
and Altare counters with a stiff right hand.
Good throws a lazy body kick
and Altare counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Altare!
John Altare retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, John Altare thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Wes Good stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great fight Maharbek.'.