PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Goodwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnarr Jiu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Goodwin
vs
Jiu

197 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Goodwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnarr Jiu!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodwin throws a sloppy head kick and Jiu moves out of range easily.
Goodwin darts in looking for a takedown but Jiu gets double underhooks and turns Goodwin into the cage.
Goodwin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jiu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jiu tries to pull guard but Goodwin won't allow it.

Goodwin jumps guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Goodwin working a defensive guard here.
Jiu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jiu trying to control but Goodwin is working from the bottom.
Jiu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Ragnarr Jiu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Goodwin tries to clinch there but Jiu circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Jiu does no damage.
Goodwin dives in for a single leg takedown but Jiu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham Goodwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jiu is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodwin has double underhooks.
Jiu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goodwin walks away with a smile on his face. Jiu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Goodwin with a poor takedown

and Jiu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goodwin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jiu is stalling in the full guard.
Jiu prevents Goodwin from getting back to his feet.
Jiu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ragnarr Jiu has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Goodwin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jiu sprawls well initially but Goodwin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jiu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jiu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goodwin's guard.
Jiu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodwin is breathing heavily.
Jiu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Goodwin keeping moving, preventing Jiu from controlling successfully.
Jiu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jiu cracks Goodwin with a solid left hand.
Jiu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jiu working some strikes from top position.
Jiu controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiu tries to free his leg and advance position but Goodwin is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ragnarr Jiu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Goodwin misses with the combination.
Jiu shoots in but Goodwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Goodwin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jiu to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jiu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnarr Jiu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jiu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Jiu scores with a takedown into Goodwin's guard.
Jiu is in close to Goodwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jiu cracks Goodwin with a solid left hand.
Jiu controls from within his opponent's guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jiu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jiu trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodwin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jiu on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ragnarr Jiu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Goodwin throws a nice looking combination but Jiu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jiu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goodwin swivels and escapes.
Jiu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goodwin swivels and escapes.
Goodwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jiu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Graham Goodwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jiu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Goodwin!
Goodwin is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goodwin taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee asks Jiu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jiu prefers to stall for the moment though.
Goodwin is not content to let Jiu control the position.
Jiu is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Goodwin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jiu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiu scores with punches from side control.
Jiu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Goodwin to see if he's OK.
Jiu cracks Goodwin with a big right hand but Goodwin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Goodwin to see if he's OK.
Jiu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Goodwin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ragnarr Jiu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jiu controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jiu cracks Goodwin with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Goodwin's face as Jiu controls the position.
Jiu works to advance to full mount. Goodwin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiu controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu working Goodwin over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jiu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Goodwin?
Jiu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Goodwin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jiu with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragnarr Jiu 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jiu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jiu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jiu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jiu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Goodwin is looking to control Jiu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goodwin avoid being mounted?
Goodwin is trying to stand.
Jiu stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Graham Goodwin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Goodwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jiu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Goodwin. No joy for Jiu on that attempt.
A combination from Goodwin does no damage.
Goodwin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jiu defends it nicely.
Goodwin fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu misses with a wild body shot.

Jiu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jiu postures up and lands a big shot to Goodwin's brow.
Jiu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jiu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jiu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jiu sitting in guard, not really doing much.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jiu distracts Goodwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jiu is stalling in the full guard.
Jiu chips away with some ground and pound.
Ragnarr Jiu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jiu with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiu is stalling in the full guard.

Goodwin is looking for a triangle here but Jiu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Goodwin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goodwin tries to get out of the position.
Jiu landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiu trying to control the position but Goodwin is working away.
Jiu controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ragnarr Jiu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jiu 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ragnarr Jiu!
A relieved looking Ragnarr Jiu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.