PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Godcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godcheck comes to the ring accompanied by Higher Ground by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Godcheck
vs
Bryant

178 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

170 cm
28
184 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Godcheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nickolas Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godcheck.
Godcheck dips to his left and cracks Bryant with an uppercut!

It looks like Nickolas Bryant has been cut.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Godcheck moves out of range as Bryant strikes.
Godcheck throws a series of punches but Bryant moves out of range.
Godcheck misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Bryant misses.
Bryant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bryant drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bryant moves away from the strike by Godcheck.
Godcheck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bryant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryant on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good standup being displayed there by Bryant as he connects with a hook.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godcheck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bryant misses.
Bryant throws a body punch but Godcheck moves out of range.
Bryant thows a body shot but no joy.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Godcheck.
Godcheck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Godcheck blocks the low kick.
Nickolas Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Bryant with that takedown attempt.
Godcheck's corner calls for a 1-2. Godcheck obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Godcheck does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Godcheck misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck misses with a hook.
Bryant throws a front kick aimed at Godcheck's knee but Godcheck avoids it well.
Godcheck throws a hook to the side of Bryant's head but Bryant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godcheck lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godcheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Bryant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Godcheck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant walks into a straight right hand from Godcheck.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Godcheck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bryant thuds a left hand into Godcheck's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck throws a series of strikes that have Bryant backpedaling.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Bryant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Godcheck throws a lazy right hand but Bryant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bryant throws a lazy right hand but Godcheck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godcheck throws a head kick that misses.
Godcheck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bryant has time to react.

That has opened up Nickolas Bryant's cut even more.
Godcheck avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Bryant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godcheck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bryant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bryant throws a low kick, looking for Godcheck's leg but Godcheck calmly moves out of range.
Godcheck closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bryant scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Godcheck tries to clinch up.
Bryant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Godcheck is fending him off so far but Bryant persists. Nope, Godcheck circles away and we're back to standing.
Godcheck is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant misses with an uppercut.
Godcheck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Godcheck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nickolas Bryant's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Nice body punch from Bryant.
Nice jab there from Bryant.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godcheck manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Godcheck finds it's target.
Bryant is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Godcheck rather than just go for the knockout.
Bryant throws a shot to the body.
Bryant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godcheck moves away.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Godcheck looks to land a combination. Bryant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

The cut above Nickolas Bryant's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Godcheck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bryant.
Godcheck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godcheck looks to land a left hand but Bryant moved out of range nicely.
Godcheck throws a leg kick but Bryant checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck blocks a low kick nicely.
Godcheck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bryant misses with a body shot.

Godcheck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Godcheck trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bryant is working to get back to half guard.

Godcheck jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bryant is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bryant and Godcheck has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck taking a breather here.
Bryant manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bryant tries to pass to full mount but Godcheck defends it.
Bryant trying to control from half guard but Godcheck is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bryant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Godcheck defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Godcheck blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bryant.
Godcheck taking some punishment here, with Bryant in his half guard.
Godcheck is not content to let Bryant control the position.
Bryant lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Godcheck defending well though.
Godcheck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Godcheck looking to control.

Godcheck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryant controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Godcheck has wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godcheck trying to keep a closed guard but Bryant is proving a slippery customer.

Godcheck looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nickolas Bryant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nickolas Bryant's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bryant with a jab.
Godcheck misses with a few strikes there.
Godcheck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Josh Godcheck is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Bryant.
Godcheck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Godcheck.
Godcheck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Godcheck moves out of range of the strikes.
Bryant works Godcheck's body with a nice hook.
Godcheck sizes up Bryant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Godcheck.
Godcheck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bryant under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck throws an overhand right that lands on Bryant's shoulder, as Bryant tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Bryant. Beautiful body shot.
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Godcheck moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Godcheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bryant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Godcheck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Godcheck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bryant lands a right hook to the body.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Godcheck manages to avoid it.
Bryant tries to work over Godcheck's front leg with a kick but Godcheck checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Godcheck's head.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Godcheck.
Godcheck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Godcheck throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godcheck punishes Bryant's body with a nice straight punch.
Bryant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Godcheck is able to avoid easily.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt.
Godcheck loads up on a big right hand but Bryant slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Bryant there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck misses with a straight right.
Bryant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Godcheck throws a right hand that Bryant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryant also avoids with ease.
Bryant lands a nice hook to Godcheck's body. Godcheck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Godcheck with a poor takedown
and Bryant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant moves out of range of the strikes.
Godcheck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Godcheck slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bryant.
Godcheck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck lands the left hand.
Godcheck throws a lazy uppercut
and Bryant counters with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
Godcheck looks to land a right hand but Bryant moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Bryant.
Godcheck looks to land a left hand but Bryant moved out of range nicely.
Bryant scores with a body shot.
Godcheck's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Godcheck duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godcheck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godcheck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nickolas Bryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bryant 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nickolas Bryant!