PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Kartella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kartella's choice of entrance music: Gangsta's Paradise Remix. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Goodman
vs
Kartella

190 cm
27
178 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

191 cm
30
180 lbs
15 - 4 - 3

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 3, fighting out of London, Drake Kartella!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Goodman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kartella manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Goodman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kartella looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Goodman tries to free his leg and advance position but Kartella is retaining full guard.

Kartella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goodman wants to stand but Kartella has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kartella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Goodman wants to stand but Kartella has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kartella 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.

Kartella working for a triangle but Goodman defends it easily.
Goodman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Goodman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Goodman postures up and lands a big shot to Kartella's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Kartella keeps moving.

Kartella is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kartella keeping full guard, as Goodman tries to pass.

Kartella looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kartella has an active guard here but Goodman has managed to pass into half guard.
Kartella is refusing to be controlled, as Goodman sits in half guard.
Kartella on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goodman is looking to advance position but Kartella won't allow it.
Kartella wants to improve his position but Goodman is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kartella actively working from the bottom here.
Goodman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Kartella is defending against the submission attempts here by Goodman.
Nice strikes from Goodman there.
Goodman winds up and cracks Kartella with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Kartella looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Goodman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kartella sees it coming and defends easily.

Kartella is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goodman pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kartella is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goodman pulls his head out easily.
Goodman is keen to just control but Kartella is a slippery customer.
Goodman prevents Kartella from improving his position.
Kartella is not content to let Goodman control the position.
Goodman 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.

Kartella looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Goodman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodman wants to pass to mount but Kartella is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Goodman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kartella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Kartella misses with a hook
and Goodman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kartella ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kartella throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Goodman.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goodman.

Kartella fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goodman, pushing him back against the cage.
Kartella jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goodman walks away with a smile on his face. Kartella gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kartella tries to clinch but Goodman is having none of it.
Goodman lands with a nice combination. Kartella backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kartella keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.

Kartella pushes Goodman up against the cage in a clinch.
Kartella jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goodman walks away with a smile on his face. Kartella gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kartella lands with a cross.
Kartella throws a jab when Goodman was well out of range.
Goodman shoots for a takedown but Kartella saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab lands there for Kartella.
Goodman misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartella tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goodman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goodman lands with a straight right. Kartella didn't see that one coming.
Goodman throws a nice looking combination but Kartella bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goodman misses with the combination.
A combination from Goodman does no damage.
Kartella will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goodman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Goodman gets a double leg takedown into Kartella's guard.

Kartella looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Goodman passes into side control.
Goodman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kartella taking punishment in the form of punches.
Goodman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kartella can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kartella keeps working.
Kartella is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Goodman off and has taken his back!
Saul Goodman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kartella is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Goodman knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Goodman for a finish.

Goodman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kartella gets his way!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman breaks Kartella's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Kartella looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goodman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Goodman tries to stand but Kartella is controlling from the bottom.
Goodman lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartella keeping moving, preventing Goodman from controlling successfully.

Kartella has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goodman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kartella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Kartella looking for a guillotine here but Goodman defends easily.

Kartella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goodman defends well.

That's four 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.
Goodman wanted to stand there but Kartella had control of the position.

Kartella is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goodman defends well.
Goodman postures up and lands a big shot to Kartella's brow.

Kartella looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goodman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing that Goodman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodman distracts Kartella with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Kartella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goodman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kartella is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goodman is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Goodman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Goodman scores with a nice strike.
Kartella pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kartella.
A little feinted left hand from Goodman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goodman swings for the body but Kartella moves out of range.
Goodman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goodman cracks Kartella with a right hand to the side of the head.

Kartella gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kartella misses with the head strike.
Goodman tries to score a body lock takedown but Kartella shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kartella tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goodman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kartella pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kartella tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kartella is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Goodman to keep the fight standing.
Kartella jumps guard but Goodman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Saul Goodman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Kartella.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kartella creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kartella jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Goodman walks away with a smile on his face. Kartella gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kartella misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartella tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kartella swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kartella misses the shot to the body.
Drake Kartella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Kartella misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goodman.
Kartella fails to land with a series of punches.
Goodman throws a right hand that Kartella ducks under and follows up with a left that Kartella also avoids with ease.
Saul Goodman is winning the standup battle so far.

Goodman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kartella manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Kartella is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kartella takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kartella escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goodman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Goodman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drake Kartella has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kartella has his foot on Goodman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goodman works his way back into a safe position though.
Goodman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kartella looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goodman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goodman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Goodman is looking to stand up but Kartella won't let him.
Goodman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kartella has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Goodman doesn't defend quickly enough and Kartella has managed to lock this one up! Can Goodman escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kartella on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Drake Kartella!
A victorious Drake Kartella thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Saul Goodman had this to say: 'Thank You to all the fans and my training partners. I came up short tonight but I'll be back. One last thing. Drake Kartella I'm Coming for you. Keep my belt nice and warm.'.