PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Goodwill (ranked 4382 p4p, 347 weight class) and Marcos Da Silva (ranked 4083 p4p, 332 weight class). Marcos Da Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Goodwill
vs
Da Silva

162 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Goodwill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodwill lands with a nice body kick.
Goodwill scoring well with a low kick there.
Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Goodwill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goodwill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goodwill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Goodwill defends well and Da Silva ends up having to push Goodwill into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Goodwill scores with a head kick. Da Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Da Silva.

Goodwill has closed the distance and engaged Da Silva in a clinch.
Goodwill holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goodwill controlling the action here for a moment.
Goodwill gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodwill is pushing Da Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Goodwill has Da Silva pushed against the cage.
Goodwill leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Goodwill.
Goodwill cracks the inside of Da Silva's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Goodwill.
Goodwill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Goodwill.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

Goodwill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva is trying to break free.
Da Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Goodwill prevents it.
Gary Goodwill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Da Silva.
Goodwill stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodwill has Da Silva pushed against the cage.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodwill has him pressed against the cage.
Goodwill has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Goodwill holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Silva drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goodwill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee is keeping an eye on Da Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Da Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Goodwill.
Goodwill is struggling to control the position.
Goodwill just leaning against Da Silva, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Goodwill for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goodwill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Goodwill.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Goodwill.
Goodwill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Da Silva's sensitive parts.
Da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goodwill is fending him off so far but Da Silva persists. Nope, Goodwill circles away and we're back to standing.
Da Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodwill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Goodwill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Goodwill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Da Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Da Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've been informed that Da Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Goodwill won't allow it.
Goodwill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva is trying to push Goodwill away but Goodwill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goodwill taking a breather.
Goodwill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Goodwill seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Goodwill.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Goodwill holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Silva drops back down to his feet.
Gary Goodwill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Da Silva.
Goodwill has Da Silva pressed against the cage.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Goodwill just stands there and leans against the cage.
Goodwill effectively controlling the action here.
Goodwill gets underhooks to prevent Da Silva's takedown attempt.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Goodwill is defending well for now.
Goodwill is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Goodwill.
Goodwill throws a nice outside leg kick.
Goodwill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gary Goodwill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Goodwill leaning against his opponent.
Da Silva fails to pull guard.
Da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodwill has Da Silva pushed against the cage.
Da Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Da Silva looking for a takedown.
Da Silva taking a breather.
Goodwill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goodwill leaning against his opponent.
Goodwill is pushing Da Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Goodwill.

Goodwill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goodwill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Goodwill is struggling to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Come on Goodwill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Goodwill dominated that second round.
That's time! Goodwill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Goodwill scores with a head kick. Da Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Goodwill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goodwill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goodwill, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goodwill. That's going to slow Da Silva down.

Goodwill drives through and clinches with Da Silva against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodwill gets underhooks to prevent Da Silva's takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodwill will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Da Silva up against the cage.
Da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goodwill avoids it.
Gary Goodwill has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goodwill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Da Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Goodwill pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Goodwill turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Goodwill moves into range and clinches up with Da Silva.
Gary Goodwill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to drag Goodwill to the mat but Goodwill just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gary Goodwill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Da Silva.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodwill taking a breather.
Da Silva tries to pull guard but Goodwill holds him up against the cage and eventually Da Silva drops back down to his feet.
Da Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goodwill pulls his leg out and moves away.
Goodwill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da Silva's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodwill feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da Silva's calf.

Goodwill takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goodwill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Da Silva letting Goodwill take a breather here.
Goodwill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Goodwill leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Goodwill.
Goodwill feints and then cracks Da Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Da Silva down.
Goodwill connects with a solid leg kick.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goodwill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Goodwill stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Silva. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodwill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Marcos Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Goodwill darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Goodwill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goodwill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Goodwill!