PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ready Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Lindfors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Go
vs
Lindfors

169 cm
26
177 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

181 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ready Go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Lindfors!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Go misses with a wild body shot.
Go has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lindfors misses with a wild combination.
Go with a jab.
Go thows a body shot but no joy.
Ready Go seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Go swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lindfors counters with a three punch combo that has Go backing up. Go nods at Lindfors to acknowledge the strikes.
Lindfors ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Go moves away.
Lindfors punishes Go's body with a nice straight punch.
Lindfors throws a nice looking combination but Go bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Go is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lindfors.
Go throws an off balance right hand
and Lindfors counters with a three punch combo that has Go backing up. Go nods at Lindfors to acknowledge the strikes.
Go throws a poor cross that misses
and Lindfors counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lindfors throws a nice looking combination but Go bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Go misses.
Lindfors throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Go.
Go throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Go misses with a hook
letting Lindfors counter with a right hand.
Go lands a nice looking body shot.
Go throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Go jabs Lindfors right on the nose. Lindfors blinks but takes it well.
Go lands with a right hand.
Go stuns Lindfors with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Go uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Go lands with an overhand left.
Lindfors swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Go counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lindfors looks to score with a jab to the body but Go is just out of range.
Go connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lindfors's hands.
Lindfors takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Go fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindfors manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Lindfors. Those never looked like landing.

Lindfors gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Go has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Go wants to control from the top but Lindfors keeps moving.
Lindfors is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Go avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Go trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindfors looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Go controls from within his opponent's guard.
Go passes Lindfors's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lindfors trying to control from the bottom.
Go trying to control from half guard but Lindfors is working away.
Well, if Go is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lindfors is controlling Go's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lindfors is trying to maintain the position but Go is very close to passing his half guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felix Lindfors wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Go misses the target.
Lindfors swinging wildly here.
Lindfors throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lindfors throws a right and a left that Go avoids nicely.
Lindfors looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Go closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lindfors to the mat! Lindfors manages to get full guard.
Go works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Go stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindfors trying to control here.
Go stops Lindfors from getting back to his feet.
Go is keen to just control but Lindfors is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Go with a jab.
Lindfors moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Lindfors, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Go throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ready Go dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Go misses with a jab to the body
and Lindfors counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lindfors throws a right hand that Go ducks under and follows up with a left that Go also avoids with ease.
Lindfors paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Go misses the shot to the body.
Go tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindfors was well out of range. Poor timing from Go.
Go throws a poor cross that misses
and Lindfors cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Go connects with a single shot there.
Go tests Lindfors's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Go cracks Lindfors with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lindfors throws a right and a left that Go avoids nicely.
Lindfors keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Go takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lindfors misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Go.
Go throws an off balance right hand
and Lindfors counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Felix Lindfors seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Go throws a right hand that misses
and Lindfors counters with a series of strikes. Go will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lindfors tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Go was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindfors.
Lindfors swings for the body but Go moves out of range.
Lindfors misses with a few strikes there.
Lindfors ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Felix Lindfors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindfors misses with a wild combination.
Go lands with a shot to the body.
Go pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Go swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindfors misses with a combination
letting Go counter with a right hand.

Go dives in and scores a takedown into Lindfors's guard.
Go is looking to work some ground and pound but Lindfors has wrist control.
Lindfors wants to sweep but no luck.
Lindfors is breathing heavily.
Go content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lindfors keeping full guard, as Go tries to pass.
Go trying to control but Lindfors is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go throws a big right hand that misses.
Go's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lindfors trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Go misses with a looping right.
Go with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lindfors to score with a decent uppercut.
Lindfors throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Go counters with a shoot takedown. Lindfors fights it but they end up in guard.
Go lands a couple of elbows.
Go won't allow Lindfors to get back to his feet.
Go stays in close to Lindfors's body and controls the position.
Go might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Go advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lindfors has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Go is working away from the top position though.
Lindfors is looking for a sweep. Go is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Go is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Go is landing with some decent strikes but Lindfors is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lindfors is looking to improve his position but Go isn't that keen on the idea.
Go pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindfors tries to hold on but Go postures up.
Go lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Go lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Go.
Go looking to finish Lindfors with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lindfors!
Go wants to control the pace but Lindfors is squirming around nicely.
Go with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Go landing strikes from the mount.
Lindfors tries to lock up and control but Go gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ready Go dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Go misses with a looping left.
Go takes a swing at Lindfors's ribcage but misses.
Go fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lindfors on the side of the head.
Go has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lindfors tries to bum rush Go with a series of wild strikes but Go uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Go throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lindfors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Go.
Go misses with a lunging right hand
and Lindfors counters with a left and a right that stings Go.
Lindfors uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Go.
Go misses with a left hand
and Lindfors counters with a three punch combo that has Go backing up. Go nods at Lindfors to acknowledge the strikes.
Go ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindfors moves away.
Go misses with a hook
and Lindfors counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Go lands a lovely overhand right.
Go misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Go misses the target.
Go uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindfors.
Lindfors is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Go rather than just go for the knockout.
Go throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindfors lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Go lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Go as he connects with a hook.
Lindfors takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Go comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Go moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Go fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lindfors looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Go thows a body shot but no joy.
Lindfors slips a straight right by Go.
Go swings for the body but Lindfors moves out of range.
Go throws a big shot that misses.
Go throws a hook but Lindfors blocks it.

Go closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lindfors to the mat! Lindfors manages to get full guard.
Ready Go overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Lindfors is looking for a triangle but Go pushes his legs off easily.
Go looking to pass the guard.
Lindfors wants to sweep here but Go controlling him for the moment.
Lindfors controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lindfors keeping full guard, as Go tries to pass.
Go wants to control from the top but Lindfors keeps moving.
Lindfors controls Go momentarily but Go frees himself.
Go being controlled here momentarily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Felix Lindfors hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Go steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lindfors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Go coming out on top.
Lindfors looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lindfors just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindfors moves out of range as Go strikes.
Go misses with a hook.
Lindfors thows a body shot but no joy.

Lindfors closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Lindfors.
Go goes for a takedown attempt but Lindfors pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice jab there from Lindfors.
Go scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lindfors doesn't seem bothered though.
Lindfors has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lindfors throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Go shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Go is thwarting Lindfors's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix Lindfors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Go content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Go works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lindfors in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Go trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ready Go showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Go, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ready Go!