PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Godbeard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

James
vs
Godbeard

176 cm
20
178 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Godbeard!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbeard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godbeard throws a head kick that James semi-blocks.
Godbeard misses with a series of wild punches.
Godbeard tries to clinch but fails miserably

and James counters by moving into the clinch.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Godbeard blocks it with crossed arms.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Godbeard's face.

It looks like Robin Godbeard has been cut.
Godbeard lands a knee to the head.

Godbeard breaks the clinch.
Godbeard misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James misses with a series of wild punches.
Godbeard tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.

James tries to keep at a distance but Godbeard has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Godbeard looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.

Godbeard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
James is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Godbeard is defending well.
Godbeard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Godbeard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James tries to break free but Godbeard pushes him back against the cage.
James pushes off an throws an elbow but Godbeard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Godbeard lands with a right to the head.
James working hard to break the clinch.

Godbeard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Godbeard tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.

Godbeard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James swings for the body but Godbeard moves out of range.
Godbeard misses with a series of wild punches.
James throws a looping overhand right but Godbeard ducks down to avoid it.
Robin Godbeard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Godbeard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and James counters with a series of strikes. Godbeard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Godbeard slips a straight right by James.
James blocks the body kick.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Godbeard. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godbeard swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Godbeard misses with a double jab.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Godbeard throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Godbeard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Godbeard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robin Godbeard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godbeard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Godbeard wants to clinch.
Godbeard throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Godbeard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Godbeard tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Godbeard tries to clinch but James is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Godbeard. Those never looked like landing.
Godbeard feints a jab promting James to slip. Godbeard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. James slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Godbeard looks gassed!
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Godbeard misses with the combination.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

James clinches up against the cage.

Godbeard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godbeard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Godbeard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Godbeard's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Godbeard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James is looking to clinch but Godbeard is avoiding it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
James wants to break free but Godbeard has control.
Godbeard is trying to maintain a safe position but James gets an underhook and turns Godbeard into the cage.
Godbeard avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
James missing with knees to the body.

Godbeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Godbeard scores with a four punch combination!
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Godbeard tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James checks a low kick from Godbeard.
James tries to clinch up but Godbeard circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from James.
Nick James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James wants to clinch up but Godbeard keeps it at a distance.
James tries to clinch up.
Godbeard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.

James drives through and clinches with Godbeard against the cage.

James breaks from the clinch.
Godbeard throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Godbeard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Godbeard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Godbeard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Godbeard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Godbeard rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Godbeard has double underhooks.
James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Godbeard.

Godbeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Godbeard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

James throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Godbeard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. James is in Godbeard's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James is working Godbeard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Godbeard is breathing heavily.
Godbeard wants to sweep but no luck.

James is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
James is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
James trying to control but Godbeard is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Godbeard has wrist control.
Godbeard keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Godbeard keeping full guard, as James tries to pass.
Godbeard wants to get back to his feet but James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Godbeard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Godbeard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throwing strikes from guard but Godbeard blocks nicely.
Godbeard wants to control the position but James says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
James sitting and controlling from the half guard.
James is keen to just control but Godbeard is a slippery customer.
James tries to pass the half guard into mount. Godbeard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James is trying to control. Godbeard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
James is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick James dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robin Godbeard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

James tries to close the distance and clinch but Godbeard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Godbeard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godbeard.
Nice takedown defense from Godbeard. No joy for James on that attempt.
Robin Godbeard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godbeard throws a head kick that misses
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Godbeard throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Godbeard throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Godbeard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godbeard closes the distance but James moves to the side
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Godbeard throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Godbeard looks to land a combination. James sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
James shoots for a takedown but Godbeard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Godbeard misses with a combination
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Godbeard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James's jab looks to have found its range, popping Godbeard under the eye.
Godbeard lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
Godbeard doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
Godbeard tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbeard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James tries to clinch but Godbeard moves out of range.
Godbeard swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Godbeard tries to clinch but James moves away
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Godbeard is looking to clinch.
James throws a leg kick
and Godbeard counters with a big head kick but James shrugs it off.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Godbeard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godbeard misses with a few strikes there.
James looks to land a left hand but Godbeard moved out of range nicely.
Godbeard is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Godbeard clinches.
Godbeard tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
Godbeard misses with a punch to the body.
Godbeard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Godbeard trying to land knees to the body.
Godbeard connects with a nasty looking knee right to James's face.
Robin Godbeard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Godbeard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Godbeard. Those never looked like landing.
Godbeard throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from James.
Godbeard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James shoots in for a takedown but Godbeard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Godbeard sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from James misses.
Godbeard throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Godbeard tries to clinch there but James circles away.
Godbeard tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James looks for a takedown but Godbeard sprawls well.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godbeard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from James.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Godbeard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Godbeard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Godbeard!