PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Godeaux might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Battle Ready. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as George Robertson enters the cage!

Godeaux
vs
Robertson

174 cm
27
163 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
164 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson misses with a hook. Godeaux ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Robertson. Those never looked like landing.
Godeaux misses with a kick to the body.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Godeaux moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Godeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A combination from Godeaux does no damage.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Godeaux moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Godeaux.
Godeaux looks to land a combination. Robertson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Godeaux connects with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robertson.
Godeaux works the jab nicely.
Robertson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Godeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Robertson avoids the body shot from Godeaux.
Robertson misses with a looping right.
Robertson misses with a hook. Godeaux ducked under it nicely.
George Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godeaux shoots for a takedown but Robertson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robertson blocks a head kick by Godeaux.
Robertson connects with an inside leg kick.
Godeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Robertson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Godeaux moves out of range.
Robertson misses with an uppercut.
Godeaux loads up on a big right hand but Robertson slips the punch.
Robertson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Godeaux.
Godeaux misses with a straight left.
Godeaux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Robertson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Godeaux. That did some damage!
Robertson misses with a body shot

and Godeaux counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Robertson!
Robertson working to try and regain half guard.
Godeaux lands a nice shot to the head.
Godeaux content just to control the position here.
Robertson tries to hold on but Godeaux postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux tries to control but Robertson wriggling away.
Robertson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Godeaux tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Godeaux wants to control the pace but Robertson is squirming around nicely.
Robertson is desperately trying to improve his position but Godeaux has a good base and remains in mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Godeaux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Godeaux prevents Robertson from getting the reversal.
Godeaux putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Godeaux controlling the position easily from mount.
Robertson working to try and regain half guard.

Godeaux looking for a guillotine from mount but Robertson is having none of it.
Robertson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

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.
Godeaux looking to control but Robertson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Godeaux thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Godeaux with good strikes from the mount here!
Robertson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Godeaux landing strikes, looking to finish!
Robertson wants to hold on but Godeaux pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson is desperately trying to improve his position but Godeaux has a good base and remains in mount.
Robertson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boudreaux Godeaux dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Godeaux scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Godeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Godeaux.
Godeaux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Godeaux misses with a looping left.
Godeaux attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Robertson loads up on a big right hand but Godeaux slips the punch.
Godeaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godeaux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
Godeaux keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godeaux takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Godeaux lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robertson backs up against the cage.
A leg kick checked by Godeaux.
Robertson on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Robertson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Godeaux is trying to defend but Robertson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are battling for position here. Godeaux manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Godeaux pulls Robertson in close to prevent any damage.
Robertson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robertson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Godeaux is keeping the position for now.
Robertson advances to half guard.
Godeaux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Godeaux is staying active underneath Robertson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux trying to control from the bottom.
Godeaux keeping control of the position.
Godeaux has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Robertson is working away from the top position though.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Boudreaux Godeaux wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Robertson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Godeaux slips under a jab from Robertson.
Godeaux lands a right hook to the body.
Robertson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Godeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Godeaux looks to land a right hand but Robertson moved out of range.
Godeaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robertson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robertson misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godeaux.
Robertson dodges the punch combination from Godeaux.
Jab by Godeaux.

Robertson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Godeaux to the mat! Godeaux manages to get full guard.
Godeaux pulls Robertson in close to prevent any damage.
Godeaux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robertson.
Robertson postures up in Godeaux's guard and throws a big left but Godeaux blocks it.
Godeaux wants to sweep but no luck.
Godeaux 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.
Robertson trying to control the position from guard on top but Godeaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Godeaux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Robertson defends it easily.
Robertson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux working a defensive guard here.
Godeaux wants to sweep but no luck.
Robertson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Godeaux keeping full guard, as Robertson tries to pass.
Godeaux keeping moving, preventing Robertson from controlling successfully.
Robertson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Boudreaux Godeaux will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Godeaux shoots in but Robertson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Godeaux's shoulder, as Godeaux tries to avoid the shot.
Robertson connects with a body shot.
Robertson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Robertson throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Robertson.
Godeaux moves away from the strike by Robertson.
A leg kick checked by Robertson.
Godeaux lands with a hook. Robertson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Godeaux moves away and avoids it.
Godeaux throws a lazy right hand but Robertson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godeaux throws a hook to the side of Robertson's head but Robertson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robertson throws a big shot that misses.
Godeaux stuffs the takedown attempt from Robertson. Robertson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson looks to land a combination but Godeaux avoids it well.
Godeaux is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boudreaux Godeaux is winning the standup battle so far.
Robertson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Godeaux to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Godeaux 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 Robertson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Robertson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Robertson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robertson needs to keep his hands up - Godeaux had a free shot at his head there.
Robertson throws a leg kick which misses Godeaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Godeaux tries to avoid it.
Robertson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Godeaux.
Godeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Robertson at a distance.
Robertson throws a lazy right hand but Godeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Robertson is predictable there
and Godeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robertson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Godeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godeaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a hook but Godeaux blocks it.
Robertson misses with a low kick.
Robertson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Godeaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robertson doesn't seem bothered though.
Robertson throws a leg kick
and Godeaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Robertson misses.
Godeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson throws a leg kick that misses.
Robertson clobbers Godeaux with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Godeaux walks into a jab.
Robertson shoots in for a double leg but Godeaux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robertson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Robertson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Godeaux throws a right hand that Robertson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robertson also avoids with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Robertson checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Godeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Godeaux throws a lazy right hand but Robertson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a straight left.
Godeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
A clash of legs there as Godeaux blocks the low kick.
Robertson tries to move into range but Godeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Robertson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Robertson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Robertson throws a hook but Godeaux avoids it easily.
Robertson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Godeaux on the side of the head.
Godeaux shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Robertson eats them both and turns towards Godeaux to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Robertson takes a swing at Godeaux's ribcage but misses.
Godeaux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robertson. Robertson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Godeaux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Robertson is able to avoid easily.
Godeaux misses with a combination
and Robertson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux misses with a body kick.
Robertson misses with a leg kick
and Godeaux counters with a slapping leg kick.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Godeaux sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robertson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Godeaux.
Godeaux thows a body shot but no joy.
Robertson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godeaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Robertson's head.
Godeaux drops his hands momentarily and Robertson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Godeaux thows a leg kick but Robertson checks it

and Robertson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Godeaux keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godeaux tries to roll over but Robertson keeps him under control.
Robertson trying to mount his opponent but Godeaux defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Boudreaux Godeaux did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Godeaux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Robertson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robertson throws a body punch but Godeaux moves out of range.
Godeaux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Godeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Godeaux moved away.
Godeaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Robertson ducks right into an uppercut from Godeaux.
Robertson slips a jab from Godeaux.
Robertson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Godeaux swivels and escapes.
Robertson slips under a jab from Godeaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godeaux throws out a loose jab but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godeaux misses with a straight left.
Godeaux ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Robertson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Godeaux throws a lazy right hand but Robertson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Godeaux does it's job there.
Robertson thows a body shot but no joy.
Godeaux looks to land a right hand but Robertson moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Godeaux throws a head kick that misses.
Godeaux slips under a jab from Robertson.
Robertson throws a sloppy head kick and Godeaux moves out of range easily.
Godeaux walks into a left hand.
Robertson misses with a leg kick
and Godeaux counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Robertson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Godeaux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robertson thinking.
Robertson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robertson lands a jab to the nose.
Godeaux throws a leg kick but Robertson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robertson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Godeaux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Godeaux scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux throws a head kick that misses.

Robertson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Robertson looking to control.
Godeaux passes Robertson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Robertson wants to get back to full guard.
Godeaux throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Godeaux throwing shots but Robertson is blocking nicely.
Godeaux prevents Robertson from improving his position.
Robertson is refusing to be controlled, as Godeaux sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux stalling away here and it's allowed Robertson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Godeaux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robertson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Godeaux thows a big elbow that misses.
Godeaux wants to stand but Robertson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Robertson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godeaux is one step ahead there.
Robertson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Godeaux has passed into side control.

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.
Godeaux is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Robertson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Robertson gets back to half guard.
Godeaux frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Godeaux avoids the attempt from Robertson to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boudreaux Godeaux had his way with George Robertson in that 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Robertson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Godeaux misses the jab.
Godeaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robertson. That did some damage!

Robertson forces Godeaux back against the cage and clinches.
Robertson letting Godeaux take a breather here.
Godeaux takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Boudreaux Godeaux has been cut.
Robertson has Godeaux pushed against the cage.
Godeaux is trying to push Robertson away but Robertson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Robertson looking to slow down the pace here.
Robertson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Godeaux.

Godeaux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a looping right.
Robertson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Godeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godeaux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robertson.
Godeaux misses with a straight left.
Robertson shoots in for a double leg but Godeaux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Godeaux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Godeaux ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Godeaux is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Godeaux throws a series of punches but Robertson avoids them all with ease.
Godeaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Godeaux staying out of range there.
Robertson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Godeaux scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Robertson misses with a body shot.
Godeaux moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Godeaux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Godeaux lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Robertson scores with a decent looking hook.
Robertson scores with a sloppy right hand. Godeaux should have avoided that one.
Robertson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Godeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Robertson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Godeaux blocks a jab.
Robertson scores with a nice strike.
Robertson scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Robertson.
Robertson feints and then cracks Godeaux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Godeaux down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux blocks a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Godeaux is defended easily by Robertson.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Godeaux sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Robertson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Godeaux counters with a left to the body.
Godeaux misses with an attempted mid kick.
George Robertson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robertson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Godeaux counters with a two punch combo.
Robertson shoots in but no luck this time.
Robertson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Robertson tries to clinch up but Godeaux circles away and keeps his distance.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Godeaux sees it coming and moves out of range.
Robertson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Godeaux.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boudreaux Godeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robertson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Godeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Robertson throws a leg kick
and Godeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Robertson swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godeaux.
Godeaux cracks Robertson with a good jab.
Robertson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Godeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Robertson is predictable there
and Godeaux counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Robertson misses the target.
Godeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Robertson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godeaux.
Godeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Godeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Godeaux with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robertson.
Godeaux cracks a nice hook into Robertson's ribs.
Godeaux lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boudreaux Godeaux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Godeaux, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boudreaux Godeaux!
Boudreaux Godeaux is the new lightweight champion!