PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry The Third (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Goc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goc has chosen Two Steps From Hell - ASAP as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Third
vs
Goc

180 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

192 cm
31
222 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

$10

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry The Third!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Goc!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Third closes the distance and clinches.
Goc tries to break the clinch but The Third is controlling the position.
Goc misses with a body punch.
The Third looking for a takedown.
The Third stalls.
Goc wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goc stalls.

Goc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henry The Third seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Third on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

The Third clinches with his opponent.

Goc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Third looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Third tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Third.
Goc keeps the fight on the outside.
The Third shoots in for a takedown but Goc shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Third. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Third.
Goc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Third misses with a hook. Goc ducked under it nicely.

The Third clinches up against the cage.

Goc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Third fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

The Third closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goc is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The Third sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Goc is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Goc is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Third off and has taken his back!
Goc is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The Third tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goc struggling to keep hold of the position.
The Third trying to control but not successfully.
Goc misses with an elbow to the head.
Goc avoiding The Third 's attempts to control his hands.
Goc has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of The Third's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Third wants to control his opponent's hands but Goc gets his hands free.
The Third tries to escape but Goc has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Goc has The Third flattened out and is raining down punches.
The Third is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Goc is looking to control The Third but The Third is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Goc is working the ground and pound. Can The Third escape?

The Third defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Goc's arms.
Goc has the hooks in. The Third is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Third is working hard here to advance position.

Goc is persistently looking for the submission but The Third is defending it well.

Goc is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Third defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Goc is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but The Third has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Goc is riding his opponent, not letting The Third buck him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goc is trying to stick to The Third's back but The Third is turning into Goc. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Goc's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by The Third.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Goc dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Third forces Goc back against the cage and clinches.
Goc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goc drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Third gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goc has The Third pressed against the cage, preventing The Third from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Third drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goc gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Third trying to stall but Goc improves his position.
Goc looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goc is trying to break free.
The Third fails to pull guard.
Goc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Goc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Third manages to avoid it.

The Third shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Goc manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Goc looking for a sweep. Not yet Goc, not yet.
Goc is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Third is controlling him.

Goc is looking for a triangle but The Third pushes his legs off easily.
The Third stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Third trying to control the position from guard on top but Goc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Goc is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goc pulls The Third in close to prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Third trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The Third gets to his feet. Goc looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Third shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goc but Goc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry The Third. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Third fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henry The Third is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Third looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goc lands a leg kick that knocks The Third off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Third clinches.

Goc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Third chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goc can pounce on him.
The Third tries to clinch but Goc is having none of it.
Goc misses with a body kick.
Goc lands a body shot.
Goc scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Third shoots in for a takedown but Goc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good exchange - Goc coming out on top.
The Third shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Third takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Third looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goc lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Goc with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Third has a takedown stuffed.
Goc scores with a jab to the body.
The Third walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goc.
Goc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Third on the side of the head.
Goc explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Goc - that will leave a mark!
Goc moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Goc lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Third will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Goc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Goc pushes The Third away with a front kick.
Goc throws a front kick that sends The Third stumbling back into the cage.
The Third takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Henry The Third has been cut.
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!
Goc throws a head kick that misses.
Goc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goc throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Third tries to move into range but Goc moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goc cracks The Third with an open hand slap.

The Third is rocked!
The Third is holding his hands too far apart here. Goc throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! The Third is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacek Goc!
A very excited looking Jacek Goc made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.