PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nuori Kaveri (ranked 4090 p4p, 5672 weight class) and Keegan Good (ranked 409 p4p, 505 weight class). Keegan Good is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kaveri
vs
Good

191 cm
18
193
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
185
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuori Kaveri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keegan Good!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaveri leaves Good with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kaveri tries to clinch but Good is having none of it.
Kaveri closes the distance and clinches up with Good, looking for a takedown. Kaveri pushes Good against the ropes but Good circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Keegan Good seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kaveri sprawls well. Kaveri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Good gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaveri shoots in but Good avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kaveri tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Good defends well and Kaveri ends up having to push Good into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuori Kaveri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaveri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaveri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaveri misses with an elbow strike.
Kaveri fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaveri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good is trying to pull guard but Kaveri turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Kaveri tries to score a body lock takedown but Good shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Good breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaveri tries to close the distance and clinch but Good swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaveri moves in looking to clinch but Good pushes him off.
Kaveri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaveri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Good swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaveri tries to clinch there but Good circles away.
Good tries to clinch but Kaveri is having none of it.
Good moves out of range as Kaveri throws a body kick.

Kaveri clinches with his opponent.
Kaveri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Good just stands there and leans against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Kaveri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Good.
Kaveri tries to work over Good's front leg with a kick but Good checks it.
Good looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kaveri fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kaveri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Good to the ground. Kaveri is now in Good's guard.
Kaveri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaveri tries to stand but Good is controlling from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Good can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaveri throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaveri tries to free his leg and advance position but Good is retaining full guard.
Kaveri will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.
Kaveri is really struggling to control Good but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Good wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kaveri wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good checks a leg kick.
Kaveri tries to close the distance and clinch but Good swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kaveri shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Good napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Good is not content to let Kaveri control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri is putting a hurting on Good here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kaveri looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Good tries to bench press Kaveri off him but Kaveri keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaveri.
Good wants to counter the offense by Kaveri and move into the clinch position.

Good gets a double leg takedown into Kaveri's guard.
Good won't allow Kaveri to sweep him here.
Kaveri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Good.
Nuori Kaveri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Good tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaveri is retaining full guard.
Kaveri is pulling down on Good's head. It's preventing any offense from Good, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Good drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kaveri manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Good has Kaveri in his guard.

Good is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good keeping moving, preventing Kaveri from controlling successfully.
Kaveri passes Good's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kaveri knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Good on the ground.
Good is refusing to be controlled, as Kaveri sits in half guard.
Kaveri is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Good is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

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.
Kaveri thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Good's head.
Good is refusing to be controlled, as Kaveri sits in half guard.

Kaveri stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Kaveri wants to clinch.
Kaveri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kaveri closes the distance and clinches up with Good, looking for a takedown. Kaveri pushes Good against the ropes but Good circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuori Kaveri. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri dives in for a single leg takedown but Good sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Good has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kaveri seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Good can turn it around.
Kaveri has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Good after a bit of a struggle.

Good jumps guard and drags Kaveri to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kaveri wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.
Kaveri works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Good wants to control but Kaveri is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaveri moves into full mount! Good won't be happy about that!
Good avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kaveri.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaveri throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kaveri in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nuori Kaveri will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kaveri shoots in for a takedown but Good shows good takedown defense.
Good looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Good is defended easily by Kaveri.
Good gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kaveri counters with a series of strikes. Good will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kaveri tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaveri fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaveri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kaveri gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good is refusing to be controlled, as Kaveri sits in half guard.
Good is looking to control Kaveri's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Good avoid being mounted?
Kaveri wants to pass to mount but Good is defending the position.
Good is not content to let Kaveri control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kaveri wants to stand but Good has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Good is not content to let Kaveri control the position.
Good trying to control here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaveri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Good can do to turn this around?
Kaveri fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nuori Kaveri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaveri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Good sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good stuffs the takedown.
Kaveri doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Good counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kaveri darts in looking for a takedown but Good gets double underhooks and turns Kaveri into the ropes.
Despite the aggression on Good's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good lands a hook to the side of the head.

Good pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaveri wants to clinch up but Good keeps it at a distance.
Good misses with a few strikes there.

Good takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaveri wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Good has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kaveri manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kaveri keeping moving, preventing Good from controlling successfully.
Good tries to stand but Kaveri is controlling from the bottom.
Kaveri wants to stand and escape but Good is having none of it.
Kaveri keeping moving, preventing Good from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good is looking to stand up but Kaveri won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keegan Good.
I think Kaveri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuori Kaveri!