PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Goodman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kane
vs
Goodman

167 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodman defends it nicely.
Goodman is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Goodman fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Goodman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodman defends it nicely.
John Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goodman is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goodman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goodman tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Goodman tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Goodman.
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goodman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kane throwing shots but Goodman is blocking nicely.
Goodman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goodman is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Goodman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Goodman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Goodman is trying to stand up here but Kane is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goodman misses with a jab, cross combination.

Goodman rushes Kane and presses him up against the cage.
Goodman gets underhooks to prevent Kane's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Goodman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goodman throws a wild body kick that Kane sees coming a mile off.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goodman looks gassed!
Kane looks for a takedown but Goodman sprawls well.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt - Goodman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goodman avoids it really well and circles away.
Kane blocks a leg kick.

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.
Goodman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goodman.
Goodman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goodman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goodman throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.
Goodman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goodman is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
John Goodman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goodman's waist but Goodman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kane off to one side.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kane is defended easily by Goodman.
Goodman moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Goodman 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.

Some wild striking there from Goodman.
A right-left combo lands from Goodman.
Nice sprawl there from Goodman as Kane shoots in.
Kane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goodman but Goodman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goodman fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kane scores a takedown into full mount!
Kane misses with a head shot.
Kane throws some wild stikes that Goodman manages to avoid easily.
Goodman is breathing heavily.
Kane thowing shots but they're missing.
Kane throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane looking to finish with strikes here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goodman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Goodman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kane misses with a head shot.
Kane thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Goodman wants to hold on but Kane pushes him away.
Goodman blocking the ground and pound.
Kane misses with a head shot.
Goodman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kane.
Kane throws some wild stikes that Goodman manages to avoid easily.
Kane thowing shots but they're missing.
Kane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Goodman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kane throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Goodman because Kane loaded up on that one.
Goodman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kane misses with a head shot.
Kane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kane misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kane unloads with some shots from mount but Goodman bucks and avoids them well.
Kane thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kane throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman tries to buck Kane off but he can't manage it.
Goodman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Goodman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Goodman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kane.
Goodman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kane.
Kane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Goodman blocking the ground and pound.
Kane thowing shots but they're missing.
Kane throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Goodman because Kane loaded up on that one.
Kane looking to ground and pound but Goodman is blocking nicely.
Goodman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Kane there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Goodman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kane unloads with some shots from mount but Goodman bucks and avoids them well.
Kane throws some wild stikes that Goodman manages to avoid easily.
Kane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kane throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Goodman because Kane loaded up on that one.
Kane throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Kane dominated that second round.
That's time! Kane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goodman's head.
Goodman is trying to control but can't.
Kane thows a huge punch but Goodman dodges it nicely.
Kane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goodman tries to get to full guard but Kane has control of the leg.
Kane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Goodman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kane.
Kane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Kane or perhaps it was just good defense by Goodman which made him look bad.
Goodman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane shoots for a takedown but Goodman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodman defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kane shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Goodman's guard.
Goodman working a defensive guard here.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kane with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kane throwing strikes from guard but Goodman blocks nicely.
Kane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goodman wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kane throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kane misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kane throws a strike aimed at the side of Goodman's head but Goodman avoids it well.
Goodman is looking to regain half guard here but Kane keeps moving and retains side control.
Goodman is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.
Kane misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kane in side control, throwing shots but Goodman defends.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Goodman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Kane drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goodman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goodman controls Kane momentarily but Kane frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kane is controlling him.
Kane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goodman defends it nicely.
Goodman leaves Kane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Goodman pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kane gets a takedown into half guard.
Kane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goodman is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Kane!