PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Goodard (ranked 1361 p4p, 173 weight class) and Alexis Anderson (ranked 1316 p4p, 169 weight class). Goodard's entrance music is Rise of the Titans by-DIMMU BORGIR. A fine choice. Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pony. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Goodard
vs
Anderson

182 cm
29
184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

177 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Goodard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexis Anderson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Goodard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Anderson clinches.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Goodard's ribcage. Goodard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goodard is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Goodard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson is pressed up against the cage. Goodard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Anderson down to the mat. Anderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Goodard misses with a right hand
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like TJ Goodard has been cut.
Goodard throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Goodard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anderson tries to clinch up.
Goodard shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goodard shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goodard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice side step and Anderson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodard moves away.
Goodard feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goodard is defended easily by Anderson.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson has Goodard up against the cage in a clinch.

Goodard has Anderson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Goodard pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Anderson tumbling to the mat - Goodard dives into Anderson's guard.
Goodard postures up.
We've been hearing good reports from Goodard's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Anderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goodard stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Goodard scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Goodard is proving a slippery customer.

Anderson is looking for a triangle but Goodard pushes his legs off easily.
Goodard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Goodard landing with the ground and pound.
Goodard landing with the ground and pound.
Anderson is adopting a defensive guard.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Anderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goodard is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodard trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.

Goodard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goodard has managed to get both his arms back between Anderson's legs - danger averted.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goodard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson controls Goodard momentarily but Goodard frees himself.
Goodard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goodard distracts Anderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Anderson pulls Goodard in to control the position.
Goodard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goodard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goodard connects with a couple of short punches.
Anderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goodard landing with the ground and pound.
Goodard landing some decent shots from guard.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Anderson trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goodard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goodard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goodard landing some decent shots from guard.
Goodard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goodard landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Goodard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson is trying to keep Goodard in close.
Goodard landing some decent shots from guard.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Goodard from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Goodard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Goodard's cut.
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.

Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Goodard shoots in.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goodard.
Goodard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodard.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goodard tries to move into range but Anderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goodard swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goodard thinking.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodard.
A big left from Goodard misses.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson tests Goodard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Anderson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goodard.
Alexis Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goodard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Goodard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodard throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goodard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goodard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goodard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Goodard is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Anderson moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Goodard! Anderson continues to tee off on Goodard, landing with a left and a right! Anderson connects with a right hand that leaves Goodard sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Anderson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexis Anderson!
A very excited looking Alexis Anderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
TJ Goodard spoke after the fight, saying 'Eh....you win some,you lose some I'm not done yet!!'.