PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Thunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Goc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunders comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't That A Kick In The Head by Dean Martin. Goc has chosen Two Steps From Hell - ASAP as his entrance music. Johnny Thunders has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thunders
vs
Goc

188 cm
29
215 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

192 cm
31
222 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

$10

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Thunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Goc!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Goc.
Goc misses with a low kick as Thunders jumps back.
Goc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunders moves away.
Goc throws a one two combo.

It looks like Johnny Thunders has been cut.
Goc throws a looping overhand right but Thunders ducks down to avoid it.
Goc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunders.
An inside leg kick from Goc misses.
Goc just misses with a punch to the body.
Goc fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thunders is out of range.
Goc ducks under a wild hook from Thunders.
Goc misses the jab.
Thunders throws a front kick aimed at Goc's knee but Goc avoids it well.
Goc throws a lazy right hand but Thunders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thunders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thunders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goc misses with a kick to the body.
Thunders throws a hook to the side of Goc's head but Goc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Thunders misses
and Goc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thunders misses with a straight left.
Thunders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunders throws a lazy head kick
and Goc counters with a right hand to the body.
Goc lands a right hook to the body.
Thunders steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Goc. That one must have hurt.
Goc throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thunders's head.
Donk. Goc catches Thunders right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Goc finds it's way through Thunders's defenses.
Thunders staying out of range there.
Goc displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunders throws out the jab.
Thunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunders on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thunders tries a head kick but it misses.
Goc is looking to slow Thunders down with leg kicks.
Goc lands a slapping body shot.
Goc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thunders on the side of the head.
Thunders throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goc counters with a good, hard body kick but Thunders shrugs it off.
Thunders is breathing heavily.
Thunders takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Thunders throws a jab when Goc was well out of range.
Goc cracks Thunders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goc scores with a jab. Thunders acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thunders looks to land a right hand but Goc moved out of range.
Thunders with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Goc misses the target.
Goc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goc shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goc throws a head kick that misses.
Goc connects with a right hand. Thunders shakes it off.
Thunders lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thunders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thunders misses with a low kick.
Goc fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thunders checks it well.
Goc explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Goc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunders.
Thunders lands with a cross.
Goc throws a one two combo.
Goc throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc throws a leg kick that misses.
Thunders blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Thunders throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunders.
Thunders tries to clinch up but Goc circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunders.
Thunders swings for the body but Goc moves out of range.
Goc shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thunders eats them both and turns towards Goc to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thunders throws an overhand right that lands on Goc's shoulder, as Goc tries to avoid the shot.
Thunders throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goc fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goc is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thunders had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Goc scores with a decent looking hook.
Thunders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goc blocks a head kick by Thunders.
Goc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunders moves away.
Thunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goc.
A good leg kick by Goc.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goc throws a right and a left that Thunders avoids nicely.
Goc keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Goc misses.
Thunders takes one on the button.
Goc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thunders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thunders misses with a straight right.
Goc with a hook.
Goc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunders. That did some damage!
Goc has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thunders lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thunders keeps Goc at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goc can pounce on him.
Thunders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goc.
Thunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunders lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goc will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Goc dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunders'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.

Thunders misses with a wild combination.
Thunders throws a big shot that misses.
Goc moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunders fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunders thows a body shot but no joy.
Goc looks for the body kick but Thunders saw that one coming.
Thunders throws a head kick but Goc moves out of range.
Nice shot by Thunders.
Goc throws a leg kick which misses Thunders's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunders tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunders. Goc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunders looks to score with a jab to the body but Goc is just out of range.
Thunders on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Goc lands a nice shot to the body.
Goc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goc. That's going to slow Thunders down.
Thunders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc throws a head kick that misses.
Thunders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thunders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thunders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thunders misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thunders loads up on a big right hand but Goc slips the punch.
Thunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goc lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thunders needs to keep his hands up - Goc had a free shot at his head there.
Goc scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Goc. Thunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunders bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goc's head.
Goc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goc lands with an overhand left.
Goc scores with a leg kick.
Jacek Goc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goc scores with a body shot.
Goc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thunders. Thunders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goc was well out of range. Poor timing from Thunders.
Goc connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thunders. Thunders circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goc's corner calls for a 1-2. Goc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goc looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunders is just out of range.
Goc throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thunders looks to land a left hand but Goc moved out of range nicely.
Goc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunders.
Thunders takes a swing at Goc's ribcage but misses.
Thunders misses with a straight left.
Thunders misses with a looping right.
Goc catches Thunders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Johnny Thunders's cut is getting worse.
Goc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thunders throws out a loose jab but Goc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunders clobbers Goc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Goc.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunders thuds his right hand into Goc's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Thunders misses.
Goc misses with a kick to the body.
Goc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goc lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thunders throws a right hand that misses
and Goc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goc scores with a hook to the body. Thunders takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goc throws a leg kick which misses Thunders's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunders tries to avoid it.
Thunders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goc digs a good hook to Thunders's body.
Thunders throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunders was well out of range. Poor timing from Goc.
Thunders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Thunders throws a lazy uppercut
and Goc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goc lands with a cross.
Thunders is looking to slow Goc down with leg kicks.
Thunders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunders dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunders takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thunders checks a leg kick.
Thunders tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goc misses with a body shot.
Goc connects with a jab.
Thunders looks to land a left hand but Goc moved out of range nicely.
Goc jabs Thunders right on the nose. Thunders blinks but takes it well.
Thunders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goc misses the shot to the body.
Thunders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goc lands with a good body shot.
Goc blocks a jab.
Goc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goc buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Goc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunders's cut.
That's time! Thunders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Thunders throws a right hand that misses
and Goc counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thunders's knee momentarily.
Goc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunders.
Goc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goc throws a shot to the body.
Thunders wants to clinch up but Goc keeps it at a distance.
Goc misses with a series of wild punches.
Goc lands with a right hand.
Goc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goc throws out a leg kick but Thunders moves out of range and Goc only half commits.
Thunders throws a body punch but Goc moves out of range.
Thunders walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Goc connects with a leg kick. Thunders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Goc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goc thuds his shin into the meat of Thunders's side.
Thunders has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Goc.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunders moves away.
Goc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thunders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Danga de danga de dang - Goc scores with a four punch combination!
Thunders tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thunders dodges the punch combination from Goc.
Thunders takes a swing at Goc's ribcage but misses.
Thunders misses with an uppercut. Goc saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Goc.
Goc walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thunders checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goc throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goc attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thunders misses with a left hand
and Goc counters with a good low kick that Thunders was not able to check.
That kick from Goc tenderised Thunders's leg. Thunders is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goc cracks Thunders with an open hand slap.
Thunders misses with a hook.
Johnny Thunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goc scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Thunders.
Goc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Goc blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goc. Thunders does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goc.
Thunders throws a hook but Goc blocks it.
Goc catches Thunders with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thunders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goc's sensitive parts.
Goc checks a low kick from Thunders.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thunders.
Goc scores with a body shot.
Goc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goc moves out of range as Thunders strikes.
Goc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunders. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Goc.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thunders backs up against the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Goc. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goc.
Thunders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goc.
A low kick from Thunders is predictable there
letting Goc counter with a right hand.
Goc scores with a leg kick.
Goc throws a series of punches but Thunders moves out of range.
Goc connects with a solid leg kick.
Goc connects with the punch.
Goc connects with a solid leg kick.
Goc thuds a left hand into Thunders's body.
Thunders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunders shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goc tries to land a front kick but Thunders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goc scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goc is looking to slow Thunders down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunders moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thunders smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goc scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thunders doesn't seem bothered though.
Thunders misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thunders misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goc counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goc moves away from the strike by Thunders.
Thunders takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thunders throws a hook but Goc blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Goc.
Thunders throws a shot from downtown. Goc moves away and avoids it.
Goc scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunders on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thunders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thunders on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacek Goc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goc 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacek Goc!
Jacek Goc thanked the fans post fight for their support.