PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Dahmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Goive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dahmer comes to the cage accompanied by MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. Charles Goive has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dahmer
vs
Goive

180 cm
26
204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Dahmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Goive!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goive.
Dahmer misses with a series of wild punches.
Dahmer misses with the combination.
Goive uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dahmer.
Dahmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dahmer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dahmer duly obliges.

It looks like Charles Goive has been cut.
Jeffrey Dahmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahmer scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dahmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Dahmer.
Goive checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goive fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dahmer throws a wild body kick that Goive sees coming a mile off.
Goive shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dahmer as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer tries to work over Goive's front leg with a kick but Goive checks it.
Dahmer misses with a two punch combination.
Goive closes the distance and clinches up with Dahmer, looking for a takedown. Goive pushes Dahmer against the cage but Dahmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jeffrey Dahmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Goive.

Dahmer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goive to the mat! Goive manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dahmer with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dahmer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dahmer wants to get up but he can't break Goive's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dahmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goive is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer throwing strikes from guard but Goive blocks nicely.
Dahmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Goive is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dahmer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dahmer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goive's head.
Dahmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dahmer wants to stand and escape but instead Goive has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Dahmer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dahmer keeping moving, preventing Goive from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer wants to stand and escape but Goive is having none of it.
Goive trying to control the position from guard on top but Dahmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dahmer wants to stand up but Goive is controlling him.
Goive tries to free his leg and advance position but Dahmer is retaining full guard.

Dahmer has his foot on Goive's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goive works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dahmer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Goive off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dahmer fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Dahmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Goive's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dahmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goive.
Dahmer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goive checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dahmer misses with a head kick.
Dahmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahmer cracks the inside of Goive's front leg.

Goive changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dahmer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahmer wants to get back to his feet but Goive drags him back down.
Dahmer tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Dahmer tries to escape but Goive has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Dahmer is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Goive gets his way!
Dahmer trying to get back to his feet but Goive is in full control for now.

Dahmer is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Dahmer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dahmer sizes up Goive with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahmer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goive with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dahmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dahmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Dahmer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dahmer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dahmer lands with an overhand left.
Dahmer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dahmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goive can do to turn this around?
Dahmer swinging wildly here.
Dahmer tries to score with a low kick but Goive moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dahmer.
Goive is breathing heavily.
Dahmer closes the distance and clinches up with Goive, looking for a takedown. Dahmer pushes Goive against the cage but Goive circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
Dahmer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Goive avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dahmer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Dahmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles Goive's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dahmer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Goive checks a leg kick.
Dahmer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dahmer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Goive moves out of range as Dahmer strikes.
Dahmer lands a jab to the head.
Goive takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dahmer scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahmer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goive dodges the punch combination from Dahmer.
Dahmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Goive moves out of range as Dahmer throws a body kick.
Dahmer tries to bum rush Goive with a series of wild strikes but Goive uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dahmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Goive blocks the low kick.
Dahmer throws a wild body kick that Goive sees coming a mile off.
Goive misses with a takedown attempt
and Dahmer counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Goive.
Dahmer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goive shoots and misses
and Dahmer counters with a left and a right that stings Goive.
Goive takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Dahmer misses.
Dahmer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goive gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dahmer.
Dahmer is looking to score with low kicks.
Dahmer scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dahmer stuns Goive with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Dahmer. Those never looked like landing.
Dahmer throws a wild body kick that Goive sees coming a mile off.
Dahmer throws a head kick but Goive moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goive shoots in for a double leg but Dahmer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Charles Goive has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeffrey Dahmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeffrey Dahmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Goive.
Dahmer throws a series of punches but Goive moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Dahmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dahmer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Dahmer!