PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Goodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laz Icarus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Goodson
vs
Icarus

190 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

194 cm
23
221 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Goodson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Icarus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Goodson sprawls well initially but Icarus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Goodson is trying to stand back up but Icarus is controlling him
Icarus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Goodson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Icarus trying to control but Goodson is working from the bottom.
Icarus throwing strikes from guard but Goodson blocks nicely.
Icarus wants to control from the top but Goodson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goodson keeping moving, preventing Icarus from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Laz Icarus wasn't active enough on the ground.

Icarus drives through with a takedown into guard.
Icarus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Icarus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Icarus stands up over Goodson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Icarus is pushing down on Goodson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Goodson is fighting to maintain full guard but Icarus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Goodson is looking to improve his position.
Icarus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goodson defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Icarus throwing shots but Goodson is blocking nicely.
Goodson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Icarus on the ground.
Icarus drops an elbow to the side of Goodson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodson is not content to let Icarus control the position.
Icarus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Icarus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goodson defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Icarus.
Icarus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Icarus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Icarus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goodson's head.
Goodson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goodson tries to get out of the position.
Icarus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goodson defending well though.
Goodson is staying active underneath Icarus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Icarus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Icarus passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Goodson because Icarus loaded up on that one.
Icarus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Icarus looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Goodson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Icarus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Goodson tries to hold on but Icarus postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Goodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Icarus circles away quickly and effectively.
Icarus tries to score with a low kick but Goodson moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Goodson.
A head kick from Icarus lands but Goodson takes it in his stride.
Icarus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Icarus tries to land a leg kick but Goodson saw it coming and moves away.
Icarus tries to clinch but Goodson is having none of it.
Goodson checks the leg kick.
Goodson misses with the combination.
Goodson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goodson misses with a hook.
Goodson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Icarus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Icarus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobby Goodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Icarus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Goodson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Icarus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Icarus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goodson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Icarus somewhat.
Goodson swinging wildly here.
Goodson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Icarus. That one must have hurt.
Icarus throws a front kick aimed at Goodson's knee but Goodson avoids it well.
Goodson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Icarus momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Icarus.
Icarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by Goodson.
Goodson misses with a two punch combination.
Goodson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Goodson. Those never looked like landing.
Goodson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Icarus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Icarus thuds his shin into the meat of Goodson's side.
Icarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goodson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Icarus.
Bobby Goodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laz Icarus.
Goodson moves out of range of the body kick from Icarus.
Icarus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Icarus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Goodson's head.

Icarus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodson tries to break free but Icarus pushes him back against the cage.
Icarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Icarus trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Icarus.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Goodson blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Icarus.
Goodson blocking some punches.
Icarus scores with a knee to the head.
Icarus is breathing heavily.
Icarus scores with a knee to the head.
Icarus stalls.
Goodson is trying to break free.
Icarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goodson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Icarus throws an elbow but misses.
Icarus misses with a knee strike.
Goodson avoiding damage as Icarus throws knees to the body.
Icarus looking to slow down the pace here.
Icarus landing knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Icarus throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Icarus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Icarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goodson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Icarus taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Laz Icarus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Goodson throws a right and a left that Icarus avoids nicely.
Goodson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Icarus circles away quickly and effectively.
Laz Icarus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Icarus slips a straight right by Goodson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Icarus 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 Goodson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goodson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Goodson misses.
Icarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bobby Goodson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Icarus misses with a low kick.
Goodson throws a combination that misses

and Icarus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Icarus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Icarus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goodson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Icarus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Icarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Icarus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goodson's brow.
Icarus with a knee to the head.
Goodson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Icarus scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Icarus obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Icarus crunches a lovely knee into Goodson's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Icarus connects with a knee to the head.
Icarus stalling the fight.
Icarus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goodson's face.
Icarus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Icarus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goodson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Icarus.
Icarus lands an elbow just above Goodson 's eye.
Icarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Icarus with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Icarus.
Icarus stalling in the clinch.
Icarus lands a damaging elbow.
Icarus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Goodson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bobby Goodson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodson takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Icarus throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Icarus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goodson's face.
Icarus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Icarus has a couple of punches blocked by Goodson.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goodson blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Icarus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Icarus tries to land knees in the clinch but Goodson avoids the damage to the body.
Laz Icarus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goodson tries to break free but Icarus pushes him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Laz Icarus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Icarus 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laz Icarus!