PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Graghen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Goody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goody has chosen Go to Sleep - Eminem as his entrance music. Charles Goody has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Graghen
vs
Goody

178 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Graghen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Goody!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Graghen forces Goody back against the cage and clinches.
Goody wants to break free but Graghen has control.
Goody wants to get back to striking at distance but Graghen won't allow it.
Goody wants to break free but Graghen has control.

Goody breaks from the clinch.

Goody closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Goody winds up and cracks Graghen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Graghen tries to roll over but Goody keeps him under control.

Goody seems to be working for a kimura but Graghen defends the submission attempt.
Graghen is trying to maintain the position but Goody is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graghen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Goody is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Graghen tries to get to full guard but Goody has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goody working over Graghen with some ground and pound. Graghen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graghen trying to control from the bottom.
Goody throwing shots but Graghen is blocking nicely.
Goody wants to free his trapped foot but Graghen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Goody has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Goody is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Graghen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Goody.
Graghen trying to control but Goody postures up.
Goody missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graghen is trying to stand back up but Goody is controlling him
Goody missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goody shoots in looking for a takedown. Graghen tries to sprawl out of it but Goody keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graghen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Graghen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goody's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Graghen moves in looking to clinch but Goody pushes him off.
Goody misses with a double jab.
Goody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graghen moves in looking to clinch but Goody pushes him off.
Goody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goody throws a right and a left that Graghen avoids nicely.
Graghen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Graghen. No joy for Goody on that attempt.
Goody looks gassed!

Graghen has closed the distance and engaged Goody in a clinch.
Graghen taking a breather.
Goody wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goody has had enough of the clinch but Graghen keeps him there for the moment.
Goody wants to break free but Graghen has control.
Graghen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goody walks away with a smile on his face. Graghen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Goody rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graghen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goody shoots in and drives through. Graghen sprawls well.
Steven Graghen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Goody.
Graghen closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goody tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goody stalks Graghen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graghen's face. Graghen staggers backwards, shaken.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graghen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goody avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goody throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graghen counters with a leg kick.
Charles Goody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Graghen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Graghen decides to stand back up. Graghen steps back and let's Goody get back to his feet.
Goody swats away the attempt to clinch by Graghen.
Goody throws a combination that misses
and Graghen counters with a nice leg kick.
Graghen fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Graghen slips a straight right by Goody.
Graghen doesn't manage to clinch there - Goody circles away.
Goody throws a left and a right that both miss

and Graghen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graghen winds up and cracks Goody with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goody regains full guard. Nicely done.
Graghen trying to control but Goody is working from the bottom.
Graghen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Goody working for a triangle but Graghen defends it easily.
Graghen passes Goody's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Goody is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goody is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Goody actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Graghen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Graghen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Graghen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Goody misses with a double jab

and Graghen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Graghen trying to pass the guard but Goody defending well.
Graghen is looking to take a break and control but Goody is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graghen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graghen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Goody throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Graghen blocks the strikes from Goody.
Goody manages to get to full guard.
Goody is breathing heavily.
Graghen wants to get up but he can't break Goody's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Goody scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goody swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graghen counters with a body kick that stops Goody in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Goody lands an impressive looking overhand right. Graghen doesn't seem phased though.
Goody lands with a nice combination. Graghen backs away looking to recover.
Goody misses with a two punch combination.
Graghen tries to clinch up but Goody circles away and keeps his distance.
Goody throws a left and a right that both miss

and Graghen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Graghen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Goody has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Graghen has passed into side control.
Graghen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Goody is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Goody throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Graghen stops Goody from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graghen wants to control but Goody is keeping him busy.
Graghen trying to pass the guard but Goody defending well.
Goody is looking for a sweep. Graghen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Graghen wants to pass to mount but Goody is defending the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goody rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graghen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graghen feints and then cracks Goody's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goody down.

Graghen has managed to clinch.
Graghen keeps control of Goody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Goody manages to break the clinch.
Graghen shoots in but no luck this time.
Goody shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Graghen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Graghen in particular looking to stall.
Goody slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goody bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Graghen's guard.
Graghen wants to stand but Goody is controlling the position.
Goody pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graghen is keeping the position for now.
Goody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Goody thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Graghen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Goody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graghen keeps control of Goody as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goody is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goody is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graghen wants to stall.

Goody breaks from the clinch.
Graghen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graghen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goody misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graghen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goody avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goody looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graghen is fending him off so far but Goody persists. Nope, Graghen circles away and we're back to standing.
Steven Graghen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Goody.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goody steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Graghen. That one must have hurt.
Graghen tries to clinch up but Goody circles away and keeps his distance.
Graghen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goody cracks a nice hook into Graghen's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Graghen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Graghen is looking to clinch but Goody is avoiding it.
Goody misses with a combination

and Graghen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goody has a closed guard, preventing Graghen from standing up.
Graghen trying to control the position from guard on top but Goody is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graghen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goody is looking to stand up but Graghen isn't so interested in that idea.
Goody keeping moving, preventing Graghen from controlling successfully.
Graghen won't allow Goody to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Goody is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Graghen stands up and waves to Goody to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graghen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goody but Goody pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goody works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Goody misses with a takedown attempt

and Graghen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Goody!
Goody tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Graghen trying to control but Goody is having none of it.
Goody slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goody manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Goody stalks Graghen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graghen's face. Graghen staggers backwards, shaken.
Goody shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Graghen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Goody won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graghen is staying tight to Goody's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Goody gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Goody tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Goody looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goody wants to get back to full guard.
Goody is trying to stand back up but Graghen is controlling him
Graghen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Goody does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Goody is looking for a sweep. Graghen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goody tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Graghen scores with a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Goody.
Goody misses with a combination

and Graghen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Goody!
Goody throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Graghen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goody bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goody accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graghen is on top in guard.
Goody tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graghen advances position into side control!
Graghen is chipping away with strikes.
Goody manages to work his way to half guard, despite Graghen's best efforts.
Goody moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Graghen trying to control but Goody is working from the bottom.
Charles Goody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Goody is looking for a triangle but Graghen pushes his legs off easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graghen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goody tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Goody looking for a guillotine here but Graghen defends easily.
Goody throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Graghen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graghen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Graghen!