PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bald No Hair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

No Hair
vs
Godfrey

155 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Determined

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bald No Hair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No Hair tries to land a leg kick but Godfrey saw it coming and moves away.
No Hair throws a quick inside leg kick.
No Hair throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Godfrey blocks a head kick by No Hair.
No Hair checks a leg kick.
No Hair blocks a head kick by Godfrey.
A head kick misses from No Hair.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Godfrey checks a leg kick.
Godfrey is looking to chop away at No Hair's legs.
No Hair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Godfrey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Godfrey moves in looking to clinch but No Hair pushes him off.
Godfrey goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No Hair blocks the body kick.
No Hair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godfrey.
Godfrey tries to clinch but No Hair is having none of it.
No Hair could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No Hair throws a head kick that misses.
No Hair scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Godfrey takes the fight into the clinch.
No Hair is trying to break the clinch but Godfrey is controlling him.
No Hair can't break the clinch.
No Hair can't break the clinch.
Godfrey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
No Hair managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
Godfrey misses with a knee to the head.
No Hair blocks an elbow strike from Godfrey.
No Hair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
No Hair can't break the clinch.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
No Hair tries to break the clinch but Godfrey is controlling the position.
Godfrey looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Hair managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
No Hair avoids a wild elbow strike from Godfrey.
Godfrey with a knee to the head.
Godfrey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Godfrey obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No Hair wants to get back to striking at distance but Godfrey won't allow it.
Godfrey throws an elbow that misses.
No Hair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
No Hair tries to break free but Godfrey pushes him back against the cage.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it misses.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
No Hair tries to circle away but Godfrey has him pinned against the cage.
Godfrey keeps control of No Hair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
No Hair takes a knee to the side of the body.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Hair is defending well for now.
Godfrey prevents No Hair from breaking the clinch.
No Hair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Godfrey trying to land knees to the body.
No Hair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Godfrey prevents a body shot from No Hair.
Godfrey landing knees to the body.
No Hair has had enough of the clinch but Godfrey keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Godfrey throws an elbow but misses.
No Hair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Godfrey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Godfrey landing knees to the body.
Godfrey has No Hair pressed against the cage, preventing No Hair from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
No Hair tries to break free but Godfrey pushes him back against the cage.
No Hair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but No Hair avoids the damage to the body.
No Hair avoiding damage as Godfrey throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godfrey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Bald No Hair has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Godfrey obliges.
A frustrated look appears on No Hair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Godfrey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bald No Hair's cut.
That's time! No Hair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No Hair throws a head kick that misses.
No Hair tries a head kick but it misses.
Godfrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No Hair throws a front kick aimed at Godfrey's knee but Godfrey avoids it well.
Godfrey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No Hair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Godfrey.
Godfrey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from No Hair. Godfrey shrugs it off though.
No Hair fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Godfrey is out of range.
No Hair misses with a leg kick.
Godfrey tries to clinch up.
Godfrey throws a chopping leg kick but No Hair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No Hair throws a leg kick but Godfrey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No Hair throws a chopping leg kick but Godfrey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Godfrey moves out of range of the body kick from No Hair.
Bald No Hair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Godfrey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Godfrey slows down the pace here.
Godfrey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
No Hair is trying to push Godfrey away but Godfrey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
No Hair managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
A frustrated look appears on No Hair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
No Hair takes an elbow to the temple.
No Hair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godfrey scores a nice knee to the body.
No Hair is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No Hair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Godfrey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
No Hair dodges an elbow strike from Godfrey.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Hair is defending well for now.
Godfrey lands an elbow that stopped No Hair in his tracks for a moment.
No Hair takes a knee to the side of the body.
Godfrey working No Hair over with knees to the body.
No Hair is trying to break the clinch but Godfrey has him pressed against the cage.
No Hair tries to break the clinch but Godfrey is controlling the position.
No Hair letting Godfrey take a breather here.
Roger Godfrey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No Hair is looking to break free of the clinch but Godfrey has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Hair is defending well for now.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but No Hair avoids the damage to the body.
No Hair is trying to break the clinch but Godfrey is controlling him.
Godfrey missing with knees to the body.
Godfrey lands an elbow inside.
Godfrey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
No Hair is trying to break free.
No Hair avoiding damage as Godfrey throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Godfrey throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Godfrey.
No Hair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Godfrey has him pressed against the cage.

No Hair breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey is looking to clinch.
Godfrey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from No Hair misses.
No Hair lands with a thumping leg kick.
Godfrey throws a hook but No Hair avoids it easily.
No Hair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No Hair misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No Hair walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Godfrey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No Hair swats away the attempt to clinch by Godfrey.
A head kick misses from No Hair.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godfrey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before No Hair can pounce on him.
No Hair 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.
No Hair moves out of range of the leg kick from Godfrey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roger Godfrey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bald No Hair's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by No Hair.
No Hair throws a low kick but Godfrey avoids it.
Godfrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
No Hair looks to land a body kick but Godfrey moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Godfrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Godfrey throws a push kick but No Hair slaps the foot to one side.
Godfrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. No Hair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from No Hair 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 Godfrey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Godfrey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Godfrey takes the fight into the clinch.
No Hair working hard to break the clinch.
No Hair avoiding damage as Godfrey throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Godfrey throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No Hair avoiding damage as Godfrey throws knees to the body.
No Hair working hard to break the clinch.
Godfrey leaning against his opponent.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it misses.
No Hair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
No Hair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Godfrey throws an elbow but it misses.
Godfrey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
No Hair tries to break the clinch but Godfrey is controlling the position.
Godfrey pushes off an throws an elbow but No Hair leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Godfrey obliges.
Godfrey scores a nice knee to the body.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but No Hair avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Hair is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on No Hair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
No Hair looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Godfrey takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Godfrey prevents No Hair from breaking the clinch.
Godfrey lands an elbow just above No Hair 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No Hair managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
Godfrey connects with a knee to the head.
No Hair blocks an elbow strike.
Godfrey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Godfrey missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey working No Hair over with knees to the body.
No Hair is trying to force a seperation but Godfrey has the dominant position.
Godfrey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Godfrey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bald No Hair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godfrey landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Godfrey just misses with a elbow thrown towards No Hair's brow.
Godfrey trying to land knees to the body.
No Hair tries to break free but Godfrey pushes him back against the cage.
No Hair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Godfrey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
No Hair wants to break free but Godfrey has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No Hair managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
No Hair dodges an elbow strike from Godfrey.
No Hair can't break the clinch.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. No Hair is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Godfrey.
No Hair tries to break free but Godfrey pushes him back against the cage.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and No Hair avoids it.
No Hair has had enough of the clinch but Godfrey keeps him there for the moment.
No Hair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Godfrey misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the head but No Hair blocks with his arms.
Godfrey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Godfrey looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Godfrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Godfrey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Roger Godfrey!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Roger Godfrey!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Roger Godfrey!

Roger Godfrey wins by unanimous decision!