PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between White Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East has chosen Cold as Ice- M.O.P. as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Goodman
vs
East

185 cm
33
205 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

182 cm
37
205 lbs
42 - 26 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh

Bad Man Clothing

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 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, White Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East with a jab.
East does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Goodman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goodman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
East checks a low kick from Goodman.
East looks to land a combination. Goodman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
East has his takedown stuffed
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but East was well out of range. Poor timing from Goodman.
East turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been informed that East has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
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!
East thows a body shot but no joy.
East missing with a left hand there. Goodman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Goodman gets tackled into the cage by East. East maintains the clinch.
Goodman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down East.
East blocks an uppercut.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Goodman misses with some punches.
East digs a right hand into Goodman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goodman's gas tank.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as East controls his hands.

East gets control of Goodman's arms and successfully pulls guard. East will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

East looking for a guillotine here but Goodman defends easily.

East looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goodman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

East working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goodman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goodman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goodman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

East working for a triangle but Goodman defends it easily.
East wants to improve his position but instead Goodman has moved into half guard.
East is not content to let Goodman control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodman is really struggling to control East but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for East!
Goodman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East is wriggling around trying to escape.
Goodman landing punches.
East takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
East is wriggling around trying to escape.
Goodman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goodman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goodman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish East?

East is rocked!
Goodman postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks East out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Goodman goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). White Goodman!
After winning the bout, White Goodman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.