PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samin Ax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Godin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ax
vs
Godin

176 cm
27
140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

168 cm
22
141 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Syndicate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samin Ax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Godin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Godin moves into the clinch.

Godin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ax regains guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ax wants to sweep but no luck.
Godin wants to pass the guard but Ax is keeping the position.

Ax working for a triangle but Godin defends it easily.
Godin trying to control but Ax is working from the bottom.
Ax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ax's guard.

Godin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ax doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Godin.
Ax is looking to improve his position.
Godin passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin controlling the pace for now.
Ax is desperately trying to improve his position but Godin has a good base and remains in mount.
Ax is squirming around, avoiding Godin's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ax is trying to reverse the position but instead Godin has taken his back - oops!
Godin is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ax. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Godin throwing damaging strikes from the back! Ax could be in trouble here!

Godin working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Godin avoiding Ax 's attempts to control his hands.

Godin is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ax is defending well though. Godin let's go of the attempt for now.
Godin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Godin is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ax defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ax is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Godin.
Godin lands a shot to the body.
Ax is trapped and Godin is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Godin misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Ax do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ax tries to escape but Godin has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Godin is punishing Ax with strikes - can he finish him?!
Godin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ax holding both Godin 's hands and preventing any damage.
Godin trying to control momentarily.
Ax takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ax turns into Godin and is now in his guard.
Ax landing with the ground and pound.

Godin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ax gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ax got a little sloppy there for a moment and Godin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ax has managed to get both his arms back between Godin's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ax trying to control but Godin is working from the bottom.
Ax distracts Godin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Godin looking to control.

Godin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Godin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ax working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Godin working a defensive guard here.
Ax throwing strikes from guard but Godin blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Godin trying to keep a closed guard but Ax is proving a slippery customer.
Godin wants to improve his position but instead Ax has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Godin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ax lands a jab.
Ax throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ax lands a jab-cross combination.
A good leg kick by Godin.
Ax shoots in looking for a takedown. Godin tries to sprawl out of it but Ax keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Godin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Godin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ax. That did some damage!
Ax misses with a body shot.
Ax shoots in and drives through. Godin sprawls well.
Ax doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Godin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ax won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samin Ax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godin remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ax struggling a bit here.
Godin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ax is not content to let Godin control the position.
Godin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ax haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Godin working away.
Ax is trying to buck Godin off.

Godin is trying to get an arm triangle but Ax is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Godin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godin cracks Ax with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ax tries to improve position but can't.
Diego Godin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Godin is looking to take a break and control but Ax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ax tries to bench press Godin off him but Godin keeps the position.
A lull in the action here as Godin stalls from top position.
Ax is not content to let Godin control the position.

Godin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ax has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ax tries to buck Godin off but Godin is having none of it.

Godin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ax has escaped the position, nice work there.

Godin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ax is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Godin trying to control the action but Ax is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Godin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ax knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Godin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Godin swings around for an armbar but Ax sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Godin's guard.
Godin looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ax with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Godin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ax misses with a double jab

and Godin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ax's guard.

Ax is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Godin is aware though and is defending well.
Godin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Godin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ax seems a little lost for a moment, as Godin dominates the positioning.
Ax tries to buck Godin off but Godin is having none of it.
Godin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Godin trying to control the position but Ax is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Godin tries for a kimura but Ax is defending well.

Godin is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ax is trying to escape and Godin transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ax is forced to tap! Nice work there by Godin! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Godin!