PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lexus Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Goodnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodnight is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sweet Dreams . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Armstrong
vs
Goodnight

220 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

213 cm
20
272 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lexus Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Goodnight!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Goodnight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Goodnight misses with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Armstrong.
Armstrong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Armstrong working away.
Armstrong lands a few punches from side control.
Goodnight struggling a bit here.
Armstrong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Armstrong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Armstrong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Goodnight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Armstrong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goodnight is trying to improve his position.
Armstrong scores with punches from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Armstrong seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Goodnight tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Armstrong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Armstrong.
Goodnight takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Armstrong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Goodnight struggling a bit here.
Goodnight tries to buck Armstrong off but Armstrong is having none of it.
Armstrong working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Armstrong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Armstrong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Armstrong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Armstrong working the head and body with strikes.
Goodnight is trying to control Armstrong's posture but Armstrong avoids it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goodnight can do anything to dispel that myth.
Goodnight tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Armstrong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Goodnight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Lexus Armstrong has been cut.
Goodnight throws a head kick that misses.
Goodnight swinging wildly here.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goodnight misses with a wild combination.
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Goodnight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goodnight looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.

Armstrong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Armstrong lands in his opponent's guard.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Armstrong trying to control but Goodnight is working from the bottom.
Armstrong looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong passes Goodnight's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Goodnight wants to improve his position but Armstrong is controlling well.
Armstrong stops Goodnight from getting back to his feet.
Goodnight trying to control but Armstrong postures up.
Goodnight is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Goodnight shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Goodnight was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Goodnight's attempts to control the action.
Armstrong is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Goodnight wants to control the pace but Armstrong is squirming around nicely.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodnight trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacob Goodnight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lexus Armstrong's cut.
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.

Goodnight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armstrong.
Goodnight looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
A punch combination from Goodnight misses.
Goodnight scores with a nice body kick.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Goodnight.

Goodnight feints and as Armstrong raises his hands in defense, Goodnight changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Goodnight from controlling successfully.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet but Goodnight is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goodnight stays in close to Armstrong's body and controls the position.
Goodnight is looking to stand up but Armstrong won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goodnight trying to control but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Goodnight looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodnight trying to stand up but can't free himself from Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong wants to stand but Goodnight is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Armstrong shoots for a double leg takedown but Goodnight sprawls well. He's pushed Armstrong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Goodnight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Armstrong pinned against the cage. Armstrong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Goodnight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Goodnight.
Jacob Goodnight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goodnight scores with a sloppy right hand. Armstrong should have avoided that one.
Armstrong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Goodnight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Armstrong is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Goodnight trying to control but Armstrong is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Goodnight's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to buck Goodnight off but he can't manage it.
Goodnight controlling the position easily from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jacob Goodnight just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goodnight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goodnight connects with a single shot there.

Goodnight closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goodnight tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Goodnight wants to control but Armstrong is keeping him busy.
Armstrong pushes Goodnight away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Goodnight gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Armstrong trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodnight wants to control but Armstrong is keeping him busy.
Armstrong is pushing Goodnight's head away, looking to escape. Goodnight manages to hold on to the position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Goodnight.
Goodnight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Armstrong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goodnight throws a sloppy head kick and Armstrong moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Goodnight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goodnight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Armstrong stuffs the takedown attempt from Goodnight. Goodnight gets slowly back to his feet.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goodnight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Goodnight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lexus Armstrong's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Armstrong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Armstrong winds up and cracks Goodnight with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goodnight is looking to improve his position.
Goodnight wants to control but Armstrong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Armstrong thows a huge punch but Goodnight dodges it nicely.
Armstrong is looking to advance position but Goodnight won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goodnight is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goodnight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Goodnight.
Goodnight with a lazy takedown attempt

and Armstrong counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Armstrong throwing strikes from guard but Goodnight blocks nicely.
Goodnight utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goodnight working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong won't allow Goodnight to get back to his feet.
Armstrong passes into half guard.
Armstrong missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodnight won't allow Armstrong to pass to mount.
Armstrong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goodnight defending well though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Goodnight lands a head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Goodnight scores with a four punch combination!
Goodnight lands a two punch combo.
Goodnight lands with a nice body kick.
Goodnight connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goodnight misses with a takedown attempt

and Armstrong counters with a nice double leg into side control. Goodnight won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong throws an elbow but Goodnight slips to the side and avoids it well.
Armstrong in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Armstrong misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Goodnight avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Armstrong.
Goodnight is looking for a sweep.
Lexus Armstrong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from Armstrong are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ground and pound from Armstrong seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goodnight clinches but Armstrong breaks the clinch

and Armstrong counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Goodnight!
Armstrong looking to finish with strikes here!
Armstrong punching from mount but Goodnight doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Armstrong scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Goodnight?
Goodnight is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Armstrong there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throwing strikes here but Goodnight is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jacob Goodnight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Armstrong can't control as he wanted to and Goodnight manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Armstrong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goodnight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goodnight's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Goodnight duly obliges.
Goodnight looks to land a combination. Armstrong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Goodnight closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodnight throws a strike aimed at the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face as Goodnight controls the position.
Lexus Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lexus Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goodnight has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!