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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between White Goodman (ranked 5548 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Roffen (ranked 7370 p4p, 0 weight class). White Goodman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Roffen's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, White Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Roffen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch but Roffen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roffen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goodman doesn't manage to clinch there - Roffen circles away.
A head kick misses from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roffen rushes Goodman and presses him up against the cage.
Goodman tries to pull guard but Roffen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Goodman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Roffen moves away and avoids it.
Roffen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roffen tries a head kick but it misses.
Goodman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roffen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Goodman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Goodman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman throws a push kick but Roffen slaps the foot to one side.
Roffen tries to counter with a clinch but Goodman shakes him off and moves away.
Goodman throws a right and a left that Roffen avoids nicely.
Goodman dives in and grabs Roffen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roffen pushes down on Goodman's head and hops out.
Goodman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Roffen. Those never looked like landing.
Josh Roffen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roffen looks to land a combination. Goodman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roffen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Roffen swivels and escapes.
White Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman has his takedown stuffed
and Roffen counters with a left and a right that stings Goodman.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooh!!! Roffen has knocked Goodman down with a huge combo! Roffen steps away and waves a wobbly Goodman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Goodman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Roffen lands a jab to the nose.
Goodman dodges the punch combination from Roffen.
Goodman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Roffen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roffen cracks Goodman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roffen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Goodman is rocked!
Goodman shoots in for a double leg but Roffen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roffen has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Roffen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Roffen breaks from the clinch.
Goodman throws a head kick that Roffen semi-blocks.
Roffen fails to land with a series of punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roffen!
Roffen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goodman momentarily.
Roffen moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roffen prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roffen has Goodman pushed against the cage.
Roffen lands a left hand.
Goodman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Roffen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goodman.
Roffen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Roffen.
Roffen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Roffen 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.
Roffen lands with an uppercut that bounces Goodman off the cage and back into range.
Roffen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roffen just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman tries to clinch up.
Roffen unleashes a big counter combination but Goodman bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roffen misses with a few strikes there.
Goodman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Goodman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman throws a sloppy head kick
and Roffen counters with a single leg into guard. Goodman didn't expect that.
Roffen is standing up over Goodman. Goodman looks to escape but Roffen dives into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roffen stands up.
Roffen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roffen as he jumps to the side.
Roffen lands a jab-cross combination.
Roffen scores with a body shot.
Goodman shoots for a takedown but Roffen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roffen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Goodman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roffen circles away.
Roffen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Goodman shoots in looking for a takedown. Roffen tries to sprawl out of it but Goodman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Roffen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roffen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roffen connects with a nice looking jab.
Goodman tries to clinch but Roffen is having none of it.
Roffen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goodman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roffen misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goodman.
Roffen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Goodman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roffen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roffen counters with a crisp one two that drops Goodman! Roffen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Goodman to his feet! Goodman is in big trouble!
Oooooh!!! Roffen has knocked Goodman down with a huge combo! Roffen steps away and waves a wobbly Goodman back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Goodman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roffen lands a nice hook to Goodman's body. Goodman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roffen.
Roffen connects with a superb combination that knocks Goodman out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Roffen before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Goodman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Josh Roffen!
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