PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boudreaux Godeaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes into the arena with Stone Cold Steve Austin's entrance music blaring out of the sound system. Godeaux has chosen Battle Ready as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steve Austin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Austin
vs
Godeaux

185 cm
32
160 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

174 cm
30
163 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Resistance

Bushido Clothing
Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boudreaux Godeaux!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Godeaux slips the punch.
Godeaux ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Godeaux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Godeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Godeaux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Godeaux.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godeaux.
Godeaux throws a leg kick but Austin moved away.
Austin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Godeaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Austin misses with a hook. Godeaux ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Godeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Godeaux throws a shot from downtown. Austin moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux scores with a jab to the head.
Austin scores with a kick to the body.
Austin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin throws a looping overhand right but Godeaux ducks down to avoid it.
Godeaux thuds his shin into the meat of Austin's side.
Godeaux misses with a body shot.
Austin misses with a hook.
Godeaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
Austin throws a lazy right hand but Godeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Austin throws a body punch but Godeaux moves out of range.
Austin misses with a hook. Godeaux ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux missing with a left hand there. Austin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Godeaux moves out of range easily.
Steve Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godeaux slips under a jab.
Boudreaux Godeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Austin misses.
Nice defenses there by Godeaux.
Austin throws a front kick aimed at Godeaux's knee but Godeaux avoids it well.
Austin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Austin misses with a body shot.
Austin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godeaux.
Godeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Austin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godeaux closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Austin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Godeaux misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Godeaux.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godeaux.
Austin misses with a right hand
letting Godeaux counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Austin.
Austin throws a low kick, looking for Godeaux's leg but Godeaux calmly moves out of range.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a left hand
and Godeaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Austin lands a leg kick that knocks Godeaux off balance momentarily.
Austin misses with a hook
and Godeaux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Austin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Austin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for Austin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Godeaux misses with a double jab.
Godeaux pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Austin back to the cage. Godeaux follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Austin motions for Godeaux to come forward. Austin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Austin throws a lazy uppercut
and Godeaux counters with a two punch combo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Godeaux blocks the low kick.
Austin tries to move into range but Godeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Godeaux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Austin is out of range and Godeaux settles back down.
Godeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Austin throws a hook to the side of Godeaux's head but Godeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godeaux walks into a left hand.
Godeaux cracks Austin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Godeaux throws a combination. Austin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good exchange - Godeaux coming out on top.
Godeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Austin catches Godeaux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Austin misses with a head kick.
Austin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Austin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Godeaux can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Austin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Godeaux throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Austin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godeaux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Austin misses.
Austin stuffs the takedown attempt from Godeaux. Godeaux gets slowly back to his feet.
Godeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a hook but Godeaux avoids it easily.
Godeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godeaux checks the leg kick nicely there.
Godeaux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Godeaux tries to work over Austin's front leg with a kick but Austin checks it.
Austin throws a hook to the side of Godeaux's head but Godeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godeaux is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Austin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Godeaux misses with an uppercut.
Austin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Godeaux 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Godeaux, as that shot connected.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Austin connects with a solid leg kick.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
Godeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Godeaux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Godeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Austin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Austin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Godeaux.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux misses with a leg kick
and Austin counters with a left to the body.
Austin misses with a straight right.
Godeaux looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Godeaux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Godeaux moved out of range nicely.
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Godeaux. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Austin misses its intended target.
Godeaux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Godeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boudreaux Godeaux dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Godeaux drops his hands momentarily and Austin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Austin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Austin misses with a right hand
enabling Godeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Austin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Godeaux lands with a cross.
Godeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Austin.
Godeaux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Austin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Godeaux somewhat.
Austin swings widly with a right hand
and Godeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Austin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godeaux.
Godeaux lands a body shot.
Boudreaux Godeaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godeaux misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godeaux throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
Godeaux throws a right hand that Austin ducks under and follows up with a left that Austin also avoids with ease.
Austin checks the leg kick.
Godeaux throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Godeaux.
A punch combination from Godeaux misses.
Austin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Godeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Austin misses with a low kick.
Austin checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Austin.
Godeaux closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A low kick from Godeaux misses
and Austin counters with a left to the body.
Austin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Austin cracks Godeaux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Godeaux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Austin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Godeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godeaux manages to avoid it.
Godeaux scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Godeaux lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin scores with a punch to the head.
Godeaux throws a hook but Austin blocks it.
Austin looks to throw the jab but Godeaux is out of range.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
Godeaux lands a jab to the nose.
Godeaux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Austin's hands.
Godeaux throws a hook but Austin avoids it easily.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godeaux manages to avoid it.
Godeaux misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Godeaux scores with a hook to the body. Austin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Godeaux.
Godeaux fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab from Godeaux.
Godeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Austin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Godeaux misses with a leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Godeaux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Austin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Godeaux is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheers as Austin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Godeaux doesn't seem phased though.
Austin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Austin dodges the punch combination from Godeaux.
Godeaux lands a really nice looking cross but Austin seems unphased.
Godeaux misses with a hook
and Austin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godeaux manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Godeaux misses its intended target.
Godeaux with a nice cross.
Godeaux scores with a jab to the head.
Godeaux throws a leg kick
and Austin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin misses with a body kick.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godeaux scores with a hook.
Austin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Austin.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Austin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Austin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Godeaux feints a jab promting Austin to slip. Godeaux then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Austin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Godeaux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Austin.
Austin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Austin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Godeaux throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
Godeaux digs a good hook to Austin's body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux blocks the body kick.
Godeaux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Austin.
Godeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Austin was well out of range. Poor timing from Godeaux.
Godeaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Godeaux moves away and avoids it.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Godeaux moved out of range nicely.
Austin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Godeaux.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Austin. No joy for Godeaux on that attempt.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boudreaux Godeaux.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Austin moves out of range as Godeaux strikes.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Godeaux moved out of range nicely.
Godeaux keeps Austin at a distance using the push kick.
Austin throws a low kick, looking for Godeaux's leg but Godeaux calmly moves out of range.
Godeaux checks a low kick from Austin.
A combination from Godeaux does no damage.
Godeaux wants to slow Austin down by chopping away at his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godeaux ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Austin throws a hook to the side of Godeaux's head but Godeaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Boudreaux Godeaux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Godeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Austin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Austin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Godeaux has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Godeaux misses with a hook. Austin ducked under it nicely.
Godeaux with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Austin to score with a decent uppercut.
Austin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Godeaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godeaux throws a hook to the side of Austin's head but Austin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Austin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Godeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Austin looks to land a left hand but Godeaux moved out of range nicely.
Godeaux swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Austin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Godeaux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Godeaux digs a good hook to Austin's body.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from Godeaux.
Godeaux swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Godeaux ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
Godeaux throws a half hearted mid kick.
Austin misses with a hook. Godeaux ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Godeaux.
A punch combination from Godeaux misses.
Austin throws out a loose jab but Godeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godeaux scores with the left hand. Austin knows he should have avoided that one.
Godeaux shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Godeaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Godeaux blocks the leg kick.
Godeaux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Austin counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Godeaux looks for the body kick but Austin saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Austin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Austin.
Godeaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Austin lands with an uppercut that bounces Godeaux off the cage and back into range.
Jab by Godeaux.
Godeaux swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Godeaux blocks a leg kick.
Godeaux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Austin blocks a low kick nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Godeaux. Those never looked like landing.
Godeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Godeaux throws a low kick but Austin avoids it.
Godeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Godeaux blocks the low kick.
Austin misses with a wild combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux misses with a low kick.
Godeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Austin.
Godeaux misses with a body shot.
Austin misses the shot to the body.
Godeaux throws a hook but Austin blocks it.
Godeaux lands a nice shot that snaps Austin's head back.
A swing and a miss from Austin.
Austin throws the left hand but Godeaux avoids the punch easily.
Austin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux is looking to chop away at Austin's legs.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Austin misses with a jab to the body
and Godeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Austin.
Austin looks to score with a jab to the body but Godeaux is just out of range.
Austin throws a sloppy head kick and Godeaux moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin slips under a jab from Godeaux.
Austin misses the jab.
Austin misses with a two punch combination.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Godeaux.
Austin thows a body shot but no joy.
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Godeaux slips the punch.
Austin misses with an uppercut. Godeaux saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Godeaux.
Godeaux on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Austin throws a body punch but Godeaux moves out of range.
Godeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godeaux lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Austin takes a swing at Godeaux's ribcage but misses.
Godeaux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Austin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Austin throws a hook but Godeaux avoids it easily.
Austin misses with a hook. Godeaux ducked under it nicely.
Godeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Godeaux checks the leg kick nicely there.
Godeaux tries to work over Austin's front leg with a kick but Austin checks it.
Godeaux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Austin's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godeaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Austin.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Godeaux misses with a low kick.
Godeaux jabs Austin right on the nose. Austin blinks but takes it well.
Austin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Godeaux checks the leg kick nicely there.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godeaux moves away.
Austin thows a leg kick but Godeaux checks it
and Godeaux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Godeaux jabs at Austin's body.
A left and a right from Godeaux both land. Nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin throws a leg kick which misses Godeaux's front leg but catches the back leg as Godeaux tries to avoid it.
Godeaux throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Boudreaux Godeaux.
Well Godeaux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Boudreaux Godeaux!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Boudreaux Godeaux!

Boudreaux Godeaux wins by majority decision!
Boudreaux Godeaux is the new lightweight champion!