PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Jaworski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Patryk Jaworski was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Goon
vs
Jaworski

176 cm
28
197 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

184 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Goon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patryk Jaworski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jaworski. No joy for Goon on that attempt.
Goon with a poor takedown
enabling Jaworski to counter with a crisp jab.
Goon fails with the takedown
and Jaworski counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Goon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Goon drives through with a takedown into Jaworski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Goon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jaworski can't keep his opponent in guard - Goon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Goon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Goon content to control rather than advance.
Jaworski looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've been hearing good reports from Goon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Goon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Goon shoots and misses
and Jaworski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jaworski has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Goon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Goon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jaworski as he avoids it easily.

Goon dives in and scores a takedown into Jaworski's guard.
Jaworski keeping moving, preventing Goon from controlling successfully.
Goon 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.
Goon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jaworski's head.
Jaworski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Goon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goon content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Goon just wasn't active enough.

Goon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jaworski to the ground. Goon is now in Jaworski's guard.
Jaworski being controlled here, momentarily.
Jaworski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Goon dominated that round.
That's time! Goon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goon.
Goon misses with a takedown attempt - Jaworski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goon shoots for a takedown but Jaworski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Goon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jaworski gets caught napping as Goon dives in and scores a takedown. Jaworski manages to retain guard.
Goon throws a strike but Jaworski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Goon holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goon is on top in guard.
Jaworski is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Goon trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaworski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Goon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Johnny Goon just wasn't active enough.
Goon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaworski's waist but Jaworski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goon off to one side.
Goon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jaworski as he avoids it easily.
Goon shoots in for a takedown but Jaworski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Goon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Goon stalls from top position.
Goon trying to control the position but Jaworski is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jaworski's face as Goon controls the position.
An elbow from Goon crashes against the mat.
Goon controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Goon!