PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny B Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabione De Giorgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny B Good could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fabione De Giorgi's chin.

B Good
vs
De Giorgi

225 cm
21
302 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

215 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny B Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabione De Giorgi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

B Good closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - B Good lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Giorgi looking to control.
B Good throwing strikes from guard but De Giorgi blocks nicely.
De Giorgi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from B Good.
De Giorgi working a defensive guard here.
De Giorgi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
B Good scoring with some ground and pound.
B Good has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Giorgi trying to keep a closed guard but B Good is proving a slippery customer.
De Giorgi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

De Giorgi is looking for a triangle but B Good pushes his legs off easily.
B Good controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
B Good postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Giorgi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
B Good throws a big right hand that misses.
B Good with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

B Good scores with a takedown into De Giorgi's guard.
B Good throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Giorgi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Giorgi trying to control the position.
B Good is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
B Good postures up and lands a big shot to De Giorgi's brow.
B Good controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Giorgi looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
B Good stops De Giorgi from standing up.
B Good working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
B Good stands up over De Giorgi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
B Good throwing strikes but missing.
B Good postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
B Good working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Giorgi's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Giorgi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Giorgi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
B Good with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
B Good working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

De Giorgi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and B Good defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
B Good postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Giorgi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
B Good won't allow De Giorgi to get back to his feet.
B Good postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
B Good with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as B Good accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
B Good lands a couple of decent looking shots.
B Good lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
B Good lands a couple of decent looking shots.
B Good is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Giorgi controls B Good momentarily but B Good frees himself.
B Good trying to control the position from guard on top but De Giorgi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
B Good postures up and lands a big shot to De Giorgi's brow.
B Good postures up.
De Giorgi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
De Giorgi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in B Good's guard.
De Giorgi wants to control from the top but B Good keeps moving.
De Giorgi won't allow B Good to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
B Good has his hands on De Giorgi's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny B Good dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Giorgi misses with a takedown attempt

and B Good counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by B Good.
De Giorgi is trying to keep B Good in close.
B Good stopping the sweep attempt from De Giorgi.
B Good is in close to De Giorgi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
B Good is looking to work some ground and pound but De Giorgi has wrist control.
B Good throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Giorgi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
B Good lands a couple of decent looking shots.
B Good postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
B Good works over De Giorgi with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Giorgi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
B Good scoring with some ground and pound.
B Good works over De Giorgi with some ground and pound from guard.
De Giorgi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Giorgi looking for a sweep. Not yet De Giorgi, not yet.
B Good loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
B Good stands and throws De Giorgi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
B Good cracks De Giorgi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
De Giorgi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
B Good lands an elbow.
B Good is chipping away with strikes.
De Giorgi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
B Good 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
B Good is looking to take a break and control but De Giorgi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Giorgi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of B Good.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Giorgi can't do much from the bottom here.
B Good working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
B Good landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from B Good seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
B Good scoring with punches from side control.
B Good is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Giorgi can do to turn this around?
B Good working the ground and pound from side control.
B Good working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Giorgi tries to buck B Good off but B Good is having none of it.
De Giorgi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of B Good.
B Good is putting a hurting on De Giorgi here, landing some big shots from side control.
B Good cracks De Giorgi with a big elbow.
De Giorgi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Giorgi trying to control from half guard but B Good is working away.
B Good missing with punches from the bottom.
B Good trying to control but De Giorgi postures up.
B Good wants to improve his position but De Giorgi is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
B Good moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
B Good looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Giorgi is one step ahead there.
B Good wants to get back to his feet but De Giorgi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
B Good thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Johnny B Good overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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

B Good is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Giorgi's half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Giorgi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but B Good scores with a couple of nice shots.
De Giorgi wants to improve his position but B Good is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny B Good dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

B Good closes the distance and clinches up with De Giorgi, looking for a takedown. B Good pushes De Giorgi against the cage but De Giorgi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Giorgi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Johnny B Good has been cut.
B Good dives in and grabs De Giorgi's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Giorgi pushes down on B Good's head and hops out.
B Good closes the distance and clinches up with De Giorgi, looking for a takedown. B Good pushes De Giorgi against the cage but De Giorgi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny B Good. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Giorgi doesn't manage to clinch there - B Good circles away.
B Good shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Giorgi but De Giorgi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by De Giorgi or perhaps it was just good defense by B Good which made him look bad.
B Good takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Giorgi wants to clinch but B Good slips to the side

and B Good counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
B Good is stalling here. De Giorgi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! B Good seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and De Giorgi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
B Good wants to control but De Giorgi postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Giorgi wants to control but B Good is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Giorgi wants to stand but B Good is controlling his arm.
De Giorgi in side control, throwing shots but B Good defends.
B Good tries to bench press De Giorgi off him but De Giorgi keeps the position.
De Giorgi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
B Good shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Giorgi but De Giorgi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
B Good lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Giorgi misses with the combination.

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.
Nice sprawl there from De Giorgi as B Good shoots in.
B Good shoots in for a takedown but De Giorgi shows good takedown defense.
B Good stuffs the takedown attempt from De Giorgi. De Giorgi gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny B Good is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Giorgi with a lazy takedown attempt

so B Good counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Giorgi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
B Good throwing strikes but missing.
De Giorgi working a defensive guard here.
B Good wants to control from the top but De Giorgi keeps moving.
B Good lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

B Good got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Giorgi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, B Good has managed to get both his arms back between De Giorgi's legs - danger averted.
De Giorgi trying to control the position.
B Good landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnny B Good is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
B Good controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
B Good postures up and lands a big shot to De Giorgi's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
B Good working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
B Good controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
B Good makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

De Giorgi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. B Good is aware though and is defending well.
B Good working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Giorgi looking to hit a scissor sweep but B Good is one step ahead there.
B Good controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fabione De Giorgi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny B Good showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for B Good, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny B Good!