PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Slim Goodbody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianfranco Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Goodbody might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slim Goodbody theme. Zola is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Balls to the Wall. On his way into the cage it seems that Slim Goodbody has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Slim Goodbody seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Goodbody
vs
Zola

178 cm
23
146 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

163 cm
29
142 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slim Goodbody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Zola!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodbody tries to clinch up but Zola circles away and keeps his distance.
Goodbody ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zola moves away.
A big right from Zola misses.
Zola shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goodbody pinned against the cage. Goodbody gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zola just misses with a punch to the body.
Zola looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodbody is just out of range.
Goodbody throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Goodbody tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goodbody slips under a jab from Zola.
Zola slips under a jab.
Goodbody wants to land a leg kick but Zola is out of range.
Goodbody throws a leg kick which misses Zola's front leg but catches the back leg as Zola tries to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goodbody. Zola shrugs it off though.
Goodbody tries to land a front kick but Zola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Goodbody as he connects with a hook.
Goodbody lands with a good body shot.
Goodbody buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zola misses with a looping left.
Zola misses with an uppercut.
Goodbody checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbody throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Goodbody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zola on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Goodbody attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodbody connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Zola misses the target.
Goodbody misses with a body kick.
Goodbody throws a front kick that sends Zola stumbling back into the cage.
Zola looks gassed!
Goodbody stuffs the takedown.
Goodbody lands with a kick to the temple. Zola shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Goodbody turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goodbody looks for the body kick but Zola saw that one coming.
Goodbody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goodbody lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Goodbody throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goodbody jabs Zola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Goodbody.

Goodbody drives through and clinches with Zola against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goodbody comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zola has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Goodbody.
Goodbody lands an elbow inside.
Goodbody lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodbody lands a shoulder strike.
Goodbody lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodbody landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Goodbody tries to land knees in the clinch but Zola avoids the damage to the body.
Goodbody lands an elbow that stopped Zola in his tracks for a moment.
Goodbody misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodbody digs a right hand into Zola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zola's gas tank.
Zola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Goodbody.
Zola blocks an elbow strike from Goodbody.
Goodbody lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodbody throws a punch but it's blocked by Zola.
Goodbody working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Goodbody scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goodbody misses with a knee to the head.
Goodbody tries to work over Zola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Goodbody.
Zola blocks an elbow strike from Goodbody.
Goodbody lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goodbody misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goodbody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Goodbody.
Goodbody misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodbody.
Goodbody landing knees to the body.
Goodbody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zola is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zola jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goodbody walks away with a smile on his face. Zola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Slim Goodbody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gianfranco Zola.
Goodbody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zola.
Goodbody is looking to clinch but Zola is avoiding it.
Zola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slim Goodbody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Goodbody gets a clinch.
Zola blocking some punches.
Zola is trying desperately to land a takedown but Goodbody is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zola.
Zola avoids a wild elbow strike from Goodbody.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goodbody scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zola tries to break the clinch but Goodbody is controlling the position.
Goodbody has a couple of punches blocked by Zola.
Zola avoiding damage as Goodbody throws knees to the body.
Goodbody lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Goodbody.
Zola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zola tries to break the clinch but Goodbody is controlling the position.
Zola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodbody tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Zola breaks from the clinch.

Goodbody fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zola, pushing him back against the cage.
Zola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodbody misses with a body punch.
Goodbody tries to work over Zola's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Zola jumps into guard, dragging Goodbody to the mat.
Goodbody has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zola is proving hard to escape from.
Goodbody thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Goodbody dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zola just misses with a punch to the body.
Zola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodbody lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goodbody throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zola walks into a straight right hand from Goodbody.
Goodbody bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodbody drops his hands momentarily and Zola takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Goodbody fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zola misses the shot to the body.
Goodbody wants to slow Zola down by chopping away at his legs.
Goodbody tries to clinch but Zola is having none of it.
A big left from Goodbody misses.
Goodbody throws a low kick but Zola avoids it.
Zola slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Goodbody throws a right and a left that Zola avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Zola. Those never looked like landing.
Goodbody scores with a nice body kick.

Goodbody has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goodbody.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbody misses with the head strike.
Goodbody lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zola.
Zola is breathing heavily.

Zola jumps guard.
Goodbody wants to stand but Zola has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Goodbody missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Goodbody stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Goodbody scores with a hook to the body. Zola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Slim Goodbody is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goodbody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zola throws a hook but Goodbody blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodbody lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodbody manages to avoid it.
Zola defending well as Goodbody loads up on a big left hand.
Goodbody takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Goodbody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zola.
Zola checks a low kick from Goodbody.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zola swats away the attempt to clinch by Goodbody.
Goodbody bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zola's head backwards.
Zola shoots in but no luck this time.
Zola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goodbody lands a leg kick that knocks Zola off balance momentarily.
Goodbody is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goodbody throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Goodbody tries to clinch up.
Goodbody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Zola is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Goodbody's half guard.
Zola wants to pass the guard but Goodbody is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodbody gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zola's guard.
Zola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goodbody trying to control but Zola is working from the bottom.
Goodbody throws a big right hand that misses.
Zola keeping moving, preventing Goodbody from controlling successfully.
Goodbody won't allow Zola to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goodbody wanted to stand there but Zola had control of the position.
Goodbody trying to control but Zola is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Slim Goodbody just wasn't active enough.
Zola slips a jab from Goodbody.
Zola needs to keep his hands up - Goodbody had a free shot at his head there.
A bone on bone clash there as Zola blocks the leg kick.
Zola slips a jab from Goodbody.

Goodbody clinches with his opponent.
Goodbody has Zola pressed against the cage, preventing Zola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zola can't get the takedown.
Goodbody has a couple of punches blocked by Zola.
Goodbody comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zola prevents a body shot from Goodbody.
Goodbody misses with a knee strike.

Zola wants the takedown. Goodbody is fighting it off but Zola persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Goodbody's guard against the cage.
Zola is looking to work some ground and pound but Goodbody has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Goodbody dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Goodbody connects with a good right hand that stumbles Zola. Zola circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Goodbody staying out of range there.
Zola misses with a takedown attempt - Goodbody sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Goodbody as Zola shoots in.
Zola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodbody manages to avoid it.
Zola misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goodbody counters with a body kick.

Goodbody takes the fight into the clinch.
Zola jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goodbody walks away with a smile on his face. Zola gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Slim Goodbody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gianfranco Zola.
Goodbody tries to clinch but Zola moves out of range.
Goodbody motions for Zola to come forward. Goodbody throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goodbody checks a leg kick.
Zola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goodbody as he avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Zola blocks the leg kick.
A cross from Goodbody lands.
Zola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodbody throws a leg kick which misses Zola's front leg but catches the back leg as Zola tries to avoid it.
Zola thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbody connects with a solid leg kick.
Goodbody lands with a slapping head kick.

Goodbody clinches with his opponent.
Zola is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodbody has double underhooks.
Goodbody lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zola backwards.
Goodbody lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goodbody lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zola backwards.
Goodbody scores a nice knee to the body.
Goodbody scores a nice knee to the body.
Goodbody with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Goodbody throws a head punch that misses.

Zola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goodbody scores with a shot to the body.
Goodbody punishes Zola's body with a nice straight punch.
Zola thows a body shot but no joy.

Goodbody clinches up against the cage.
Zola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goodbody throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gianfranco Zola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goodbody keeps control of Zola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goodbody struggles to land a body shot inside as Zola controls his hands.
Zola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goodbody lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zola blocks an uppercut.
Zola goes for a takedown attempt but Goodbody pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Goodbody as he connects with a hook.
Zola is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Zola avoids the head kick by Goodbody.
Goodbody scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goodbody is fending him off so far but Zola persists. Nope, Goodbody circles away and we're back to standing.
Goodbody lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zola takes a step back to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goodbody, right into the meat.
Goodbody is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zola lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody scoring well with a low kick there.
Zola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goodbody under the eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goodbody. That's going to slow Zola down.
Goodbody cracks the inside of Zola's front leg.
Jab by Zola.
Zola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goodbody thows a body kick. Zola tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goodbody looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zola changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Goodbody tries to avoid it but Zola manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Goodbody to the ground. Goodbody escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Goodbody tests Zola's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Goodbody closes the distance and pushes Zola back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goodbody.
Zola fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Goodbody lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slim Goodbody is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodbody lands an elbow inside.
Goodbody gets through Zola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Goodbody.
Goodbody lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodbody prevents the takedown attempt.
Goodbody makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goodbody pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goodbody lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Goodbody.
Goodbody tries to land knees in the clinch but Zola avoids the damage to the body.
Zola avoiding damage as Goodbody throws knees to the body.
Goodbody's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goodbody blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Goodbody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goodbody, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Goodbody!