|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Goodridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 175 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
190 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Goodridge!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodridge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goodridge doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goodridge is defended easily by Smith.
Goodridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goodridge tries to clinch up.
Goodridge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Goodridge tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Goodridge somewhat.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Goodridge.
Goodridge ducks straight into an uppercut from Smith and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Goodridge maanges to regain guard straight away.
Goodridge is rocked!
It looks like Connor Goodridge has been cut.
Goodridge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stops Goodridge from standing up.
Goodridge trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Goodridge working a defensive guard but Smith manages to pass into side control anyway.
Goodridge is trying to escape the position but Smith is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Goodridge is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith stands up.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goodridge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Goodridge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodridge closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Goodridge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goodridge trying to land knees to the body.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goodridge jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Goodridge gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Goodridge looks gassed!
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Goodridge has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Goodridge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goodridge looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goodridge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Goodridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Goodridge shoots in but no luck this time.
Goodridge slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Goodridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goodridge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Goodridge.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Goodridge keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Connor Goodridge's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Goodridge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith moves away from the strike by Goodridge.
Goodridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Goodridge has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Goodridge shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith leaves Goodridge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goodridge is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Goodridge misses with a wild combination.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goodridge counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Goodridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith 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 telegraphed takedown attempt from Goodridge is defended easily by Smith.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Goodridge.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Goodridge dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Goodridge's head and hops out.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goodridge throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goodridge counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goodridge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Goodridge.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Goodridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Goodridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goodridge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Goodridge persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
John Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Goodridge takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Goodridge throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Goodridge lands with a cross.
Goodridge scores with a leg kick.
Goodridge walks into a jab.
Smith throws a series of punches but Goodridge avoids them all with ease.
Goodridge slips a straight right by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Goodridge.
Goodridge fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goodridge is defended easily by Smith.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Goodridge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Goodridge.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Goodridge's head but Goodridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodridge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodridge is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
That's four 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.
Goodridge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goodridge.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Goodridge shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goodridge gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Goodridge dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Goodridge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goodridge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Goodridge's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goodridge tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Goodridge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Goodridge. Goodridge gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Connor Goodridge's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goodridge counters with a nice leg kick.
Goodridge dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Goodridge's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Goodridge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goodridge misses with a body shot.
Goodridge lands a jab to the nose.
Goodridge lands a two punch combo.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goodridge can pounce on him.
Goodridge is looking to clinch.
Goodridge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goodridge.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Jab by Smith.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Goodridge counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Smith is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodridge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Connor Goodridge.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Goodridge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goodridge.
Goodridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Goodridge counters with a body kick that stops Smith in his tracks momentarily.
Goodridge tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
That's two 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.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Goodridge fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goodridge tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Goodridge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith misses with a hook. Goodridge ducked under it nicely.
Goodridge is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith misses with a combination
and Goodridge counters with a head kick.
Smith tries to bum rush Goodridge with a series of wild strikes but Goodridge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith slips a straight right by Goodridge.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goodridge misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Goodridge with a good jab.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goodridge.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goodridge counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith throws a right hand that Goodridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodridge also avoids with ease.
Goodridge is looking to clinch.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith looks to land a combination. Goodridge sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith lands with a straight right. Goodridge didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goodridge tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goodridge misses with a body kick.
Goodridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Horrible takedown by Goodridge or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Goodridge's head but Goodridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodridge tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Goodridge fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goodridge.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Connor Goodridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Goodridge shoots in.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Smith!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
41% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
