PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slevin Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Darker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Goode
vs
Darker

176 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Slevin Goode!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Chris Darker!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goode rushes Darker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Darker looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Goode scores with a knee to the head.
Goode lands a knee to the body.
Goode with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goode tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goode softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darker is looking to break free of the clinch but Goode has double underhooks.
Goode misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darker.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Goode trying to land knees to the body.
Darker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Goode lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Goode connects with a knee to the head.
Goode tries to land knees in the clinch but Darker avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goode managing to block the knees to the body from Darker.
Goode stalling.
Goode lands a right hand.
Darker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Goode pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Goode working Darker over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Goode obliges.
Goode unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Goode with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goode taking a breather.
Goode working Darker over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goode is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Goode lands a knee to the head.
Goode missing with knees to the body.
Goode lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goode lands a knee to the head.
Goode using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goode utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Goode is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Darker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Goode tries for a takedown but Darker manages to get underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Goode.
Goode with a knee to the head.
Goode working Darker over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Goode obliges.
Goode lands with a left to the head.
Goode lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Goode landing knees to the head.
Goode landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Goode.
Goode landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Goode.
Goode landing knees to the head.
Goode tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Goode lands a good knee to the midsection. Darker won't want to take too many of those.
Goode misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goode.
Goode landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Goode scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Goode.
Goode crunches a lovely knee into Darker's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goode with a knee to the head.

Goode has clasped his hands together around Darker's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Goode has hold of Darker's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Darker seems comfortable defending it but Goode has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Darker is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Darker is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Goode couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slevin Goode!
A relieved looking Slevin Goode thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.