PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Decon Starian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Goss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starian comes to the cage accompanied by I need a hero. Goss is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Xerath: God of the Front Lines. This should be fireworks!

Starian
vs
Goss

179 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
33
180 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Decon Starian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Goss!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goss is looking to clinch.
Goss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goss throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Starian's waist but Starian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goss off to one side.
Goss moves to clinch but Starian breaks away
and Starian counters with a three punch combo that has Goss backing up. Goss nods at Starian to acknowledge the strikes.
Starian stuffs the takedown attempt from Goss. Goss gets slowly back to his feet.
Goss checks a low kick from Starian.
Goss moves in looking to clinch but Starian pushes him off.
Goss lands a two punch combo.
Goss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Starian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Starian.
Goss shoots in for a double leg but Starian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Decon Starian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Goss.
Starian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goss shoots for a takedown but Starian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starian paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starian misses with a double jab.
Goss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Goss closes the distance and pushes Starian back into the cage.
Starian throws a head punch that misses.
Starian stalls.
Goss can't find room to land a body shot as Starian controls the action.
Goss creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Starian's defenses.
Starian dodges an elbow strike from Goss.
Starian can't find room to land a body shot as Goss controls the action.
Goss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Goss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Starian scores with a hook to the body.
Goss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starian.
Goss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Goss connects with a nasty looking knee right to Starian's face.
Starian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goss.
Starian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Starian lands a right hand.
Starian wants to get back to striking at distance but Goss won't allow it.
Starian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Starian.
Starian dodges an elbow strike from Goss.
Starian tries a body shot but Goss blocks it.
Starian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goss blocks an uppercut.
Starian misses with some punches.
Starian is looking to break free of the clinch but Goss has double underhooks.
Starian misses with some punches.
Starian wants to get back to striking at distance but Goss won't allow it.
Starian blocks the elbow strike.

Starian manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starian digs a good hook to Goss's body.
Decon Starian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starian missing with a left hand there. Goss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Starian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Starian lands a jab.

Goss rushes Starian and presses him up against the cage.
Goss looking to throw knees to the head but Starian is blocking nicely.
Starian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goss backwards.
Goss tries to work over Starian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Starian.
Starian is leaning against Goss and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Goss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Goss lands an elbow inside that Starian shrugs off.
A short uppercut from Starian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Starian manages to break the clinch.
Starian misses with a body shot.
Goss will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Starian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goss is looking to clinch.
Starian looks to score with a jab to the body but Goss is just out of range.
Joseph Goss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Starian. Those never looked like landing.
Goss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Starian's calf.
Starian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goss takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Starian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goss looks to land a body kick but Starian moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Decon Starian will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Goss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Starian throws the left hand but Goss avoids the punch easily.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Starian misses.
A head kick misses from Goss.
Goss throws a head kick that misses.
Goss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Goss has Starian up against the cage in a clinch.
Starian managing to block the knees to the body from Goss.
Starian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Starian can't break the clinch.
Goss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Decon Starian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starian.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goss throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Goss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Starian.
Goss is breathing heavily.
Starian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Starian lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goss backwards.
Starian lands with a left to the head.
Goss tries to land knees in the clinch but Starian avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Starian is trying to force a seperation but Goss has the dominant position.
Goss missing with knees to the body.
Starian working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Starian.
Goss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starian.
Goss misses with a knee to the head.
Starian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Starian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goss backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Starian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Starian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Starian digs a right hand underneath Goss's ribcage. Goss let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Starian on the inside.
Starian lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goss backwards.
Goss trying to land knees to the body.
Goss trying to land knees to the body.
Starian is working Goss over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Starian.
Starian misses with a punch to the body.
Goss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Starian has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Starian can't break the clinch.

Starian breaks from the clinch.
Starian digs a good hook to Goss's body.
Starian lands with a straight right. Goss didn't see that one coming.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goss wants to clinch but Starian slips to the side
and Goss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Starian scores with a one two! Goss had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Starian works Goss's body with a nice hook.
Goss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Starian.
Starian lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Starian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starian connects with a body shot.
A lazy left from Starian finds it's target.
Starian scores with a hook to the body. Goss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Starian connects with a looping right hand.
Starian lands a right hook to the body.
Starian lands a jab to the head.
Goss throws a lazy head kick
and Starian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Starian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Starian wants to slow Goss down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goss.
Starian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goss was well out of range. Poor timing from Starian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starian connects with an inside leg kick.
Goss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decon Starian is winning the standup battle so far.
Goss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starian as he avoids it easily.
Joseph Goss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Starian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goss shoots in for a double leg but Starian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Decon Starian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Goss.
Goss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Starian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goss on the side of the head.
Goss takes one to the chin there.
Goss fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starian scores with a nice right hand.
Goss lands with a kick to the temple. Starian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice cross by Starian.
Goss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Starian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starian digs a good body shot into Goss's ribs.
Goss shoots in looking for a takedown but Starian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Starian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Starian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goss is trying desperately to land a takedown but Starian is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Goss.
Goss wants to clinch up but Starian keeps it at a distance.
Starian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Starian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Goss.
Goss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Starian counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Starian tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Starian coming out on top.
Goss throws a sloppy head kick and Starian moves out of range easily.
Goss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goss tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goss has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Starian catches Goss with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Goss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starian keeps the fight on the outside.
Goss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Decon Starian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Goss.
Starian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Starian blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starian scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Starian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Starian jabs Goss to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Goss misses with a head kick.
Goss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starian thuds a left hand into Goss's body.
Starian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Starian works Goss's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Starian.
Goss shoots in for a takedown but Starian shows good takedown defense.
Starian scores with a three punch combo!
Goss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Starian.
Goss avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starian paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goss tries a head kick but it misses.
Goss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goss needs to keep his hands up - Starian had a free shot at his head there.
Goss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Starian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Goss does no damage.

Goss has managed to clinch.
Goss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Starian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Starian breaks the clinch.
Goss shoots and misses
and Starian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Starian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Starian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Goss throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starian, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starian lands with a right hand.
Starian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goss can do to turn this around?
Goss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goss misses with a head kick.
Goss shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Starian scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Starian works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Goss.
Joseph Goss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Starian.

And that's the end of the fight!
Decon Starian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Starian 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Decon Starian!
Decon Starian took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.