PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Gooderich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn has chosen The Streets - Blinded by the Lights as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Gooderich
vs
Boudewijn

195 cm
24
213 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

189 cm
26
215 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Gooderich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xander Boudewijn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boudewijn checks a leg kick.
Gooderich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boudewijn.
Gooderich throws a combination that misses

and Boudewijn counters with a single leg into guard. Gooderich didn't expect that.
Boudewijn throws a strike but Gooderich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Boudewijn trying to control the position.
Gooderich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gooderich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boudewijn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gooderich throws and elbow that misses. Boudewijn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gooderich's guard. Nice move by Boudewijn!
Gooderich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boudewijn.
Gooderich keeping moving, preventing Boudewijn from controlling successfully.
Boudewijn throws a strike but Gooderich rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn pulls Gooderich in close to his closed guard and prevents Gooderich from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boudewijn controls Gooderich momentarily but Gooderich frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gooderich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boudewijn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boudewijn wants to pass to mount but Gooderich is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boudewijn prevents Gooderich from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boudewijn working the head and body with strikes.
Boudewijn is taking a breather. Gooderich says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Boudewijn is trying to work for a kimura but Gooderich is defending well.
Gooderich wants to get back to his feet.
Boudewijn trying to mount his opponent but Gooderich defends it.
Gooderich pushes Boudewijn off looking to stand but Boudewijn dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich is in trouble now - Boudewijn has advanced to mount!
Boudewijn lands a big shot there that rocks Gooderich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boudewijn controlling his opponent.
Gooderich avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Boudewijn wants to control the pace but Gooderich is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooderich is in a horrible position here. Boudewijn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gooderich is bucking up trying to escape but Boudewijn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boudewijn looking to control but Gooderich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gooderich blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudewijn landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gooderich blocking the ground and pound.
Gooderich really wants to buck Boudewijn off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boudewijn lands with a straight right. Gooderich didn't see that one coming.
Gooderich misses with a leg kick
and Boudewijn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gooderich is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gooderich misses with a right hand
and Boudewijn counters with a leg kick.
Grant Gooderich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gooderich throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boudewijn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boudewijn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boudewijn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boudewijn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Boudewijn.
Gooderich taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boudewijn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gooderich keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boudewijn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gooderich, who protects the arm well.

Gooderich bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's two 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.
Gooderich misses with a right hand

and Boudewijn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boudewijn trying to mount his opponent but Gooderich defends it.

Boudewijn wants to work for an arm triangle but Gooderich is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Boudewijn is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gooderich still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gooderich has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Boudewijn gets back to half guard.
Gooderich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn tries to roll over but Gooderich keeps him under control.
Gooderich scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boudewijn moves into full guard.

Boudewijn is looking for a triangle but Gooderich pushes his legs off easily.
Boudewijn is breathing heavily.
Boudewijn has momentary wrist control but Gooderich slips an elbow through the middle.
Boudewijn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gooderich tries to buck Boudewijn off but he can't manage it.
Gooderich taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gooderich trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boudewijn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boudewijn controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xander Boudewijn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gooderich throws an off balance right hand
and Boudewijn counters with an outside leg kick.
Boudewijn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gooderich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Boudewijn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gooderich's guard now.
Boudewijn prevents Gooderich from getting back to his feet.
Boudewijn trying to control the position from guard on top but Gooderich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gooderich is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boudewijn wants to pass the guard but Gooderich is keeping the position.
Boudewijn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn tries to move to mount but Gooderich blocks the move with his legs.
Gooderich is not content to let Boudewijn control the position.
Boudewijn scoring with punches and elbows.
Gooderich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ground and pound from Boudewijn seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An elbow from Boudewijn crashes against the mat.
Gooderich regains half guard, as Boudewijn was trying to land strikes.
Boudewijn is looking to advance position but Gooderich won't allow it.
Boudewijn trying to control from half guard but Gooderich is working away.
Xander Boudewijn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boudewijn controlling the action here.
Grant Gooderich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boudewijn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gooderich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boudewijn throwing shots but Gooderich is blocking nicely.
Boudewijn is keen to just control but Gooderich is a slippery customer.
Boudewijn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gooderich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Xander Boudewijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boudewijn controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Xander Boudewijn.
Boudewijn shoots in and drives through. Gooderich sprawls well.
Gooderich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boudewijn.
Boudewijn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gooderich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gooderich. Boudewijn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gooderich throws a right hand that misses
and Boudewijn counters with a leg kick.
Boudewijn lands a slapping body shot.
Gooderich's corner calls for a 1-2. Gooderich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boudewijn fails with the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Boudewijn blocks the low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Boudewijn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boudewijn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Boudewijn!