PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godbolt comes to the cage accompanied by Trenches by Pop Evil. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that KJ Talley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Godbolt
vs
Talley

186 cm
37
202 lbs
26 - 20 - 4

186 cm
41
191 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 - 20 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Godbolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Godbolt lands a nice hook to Talley's body. Talley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talley misses with a shot to the body
letting Godbolt counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Godbolt, as that shot connected.
Talley tries to land a leg kick but Godbolt saw it coming and moves away.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Matthew Godbolt has been cut.
No luck for Godbolt with that takedown attempt.
Godbolt shoots in but no luck this time.
Godbolt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Talley misses with a straight right.
Godbolt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Talley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godbolt moves away.
Godbolt is looking to counter punch.
Godbolt misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley looks to land a right hand but Godbolt moved out of range.
Talley lands a jab to the nose.
Godbolt staying out of range there.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godbolt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Talley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Godbolt's calf.
Talley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Godbolt.
Talley lands with an overhand left.
Talley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Godbolt thuds a left hand into Talley's body.
Talley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godbolt.
Talley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Godbolt.
Godbolt swings for the body but Talley moves out of range.
Godbolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Godbolt scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godbolt was well out of range. Poor timing from Talley.
Talley misses the jab.
Talley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Godbolt momentarily.
Godbolt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Talley's head backwards.

Godbolt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Godbolt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Godbolt grinds an elbow into Talley's temple.
The ground and pound from Godbolt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Talley taking punishment in the form of punches.
Talley struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Talley down.
Godbolt controlling from side mount.
Talley gets back to half guard.
Talley manages to get to full guard.
Godbolt landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Godbolt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Talley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Godbolt has managed to get both his arms back between Talley's legs - danger averted.
Godbolt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Godbolt postures up.
Talley keeping moving, preventing Godbolt from controlling successfully.
Talley is trying to control the position but Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt is fighting to break Talley's control of his arms but Talley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Godbolt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but KJ Talley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Talley looks to score with a jab to the body but Godbolt is just out of range.
Talley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talley misses with a hook. Godbolt ducked under it nicely.
Godbolt checks a low kick from Talley.
Talley swings for the body but Godbolt moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Talley as Godbolt shoots in.
Talley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Godbolt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Godbolt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Godbolt throws a good cross that connects.
Jab from Godbolt.
Talley misses with an uppercut
and Godbolt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Talley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talley lands a slapping body shot.
Talley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Godbolt.
Talley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Godbolt. Godbolt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley throws a left and a right that both miss

and Godbolt counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Godbolt.
Godbolt scores with a couple of short elbows.
Talley tries to improve position but can't.
Godbolt working the head and body with strikes.
Matthew Godbolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Talley is trying to get back to half guard.
Talley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Godbolt is looking to take a break and control but Talley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Godbolt is really struggling to control Talley but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt working the ground and pound from side control.
Godbolt trying to control the action but Talley is working from the bottom.
Godbolt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Godbolt scores with a couple of short elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godbolt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Godbolt working the body and head with strikes.
Talley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Godbolt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley is not content to let Godbolt control the position.
You can see the frustration on Talley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Godbolt scoring with punches from side control.
Talley can't do much from the bottom here.
Talley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Godbolt's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Godbolt winds up and cracks Talley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Talley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Talley.
Godbolt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godbolt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Talley is keeping the position for now.
Talley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Talley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Godbolt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Godbolt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Talley cracks Godbolt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talley throws the left hand but Godbolt avoids the punch easily.
Talley misses with a straight right.
Godbolt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Talley throws a leg kick

and Godbolt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Talley's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Godbolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Talley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Talley has momentary wrist control but Godbolt slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Godbolt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Godbolt postures up in Talley's guard and throws a big left but Talley blocks it.
Godbolt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Talley's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Talley is trying to control the position but Godbolt postures up.
Godbolt looking to pass the guard.
Godbolt throwing strikes from guard but Talley blocks nicely.
Talley working a defensive guard here.
Talley is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Godbolt postures up in Talley's guard and throws a big left but Talley blocks it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the 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.
Godbolt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Godbolt postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Talley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Godbolt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Talley trying to control the position here.
Talley looking to control but Godbolt passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley wants to improve his position but Godbolt is controlling well.
Godbolt trying to control the action but Talley is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Talley fails to land with a series of punches.
Talley throws an overhand right that lands on Godbolt's shoulder, as Godbolt tries to avoid the shot.
Godbolt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Godbolt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talley lunges at Godbolt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Godbolt's hand.
Godbolt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Godbolt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Godbolt moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Godbolt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talley throws a poor cross that misses

and Godbolt counters with a single leg into guard. Talley didn't expect that.
Godbolt wants to control from the top but Talley keeps moving.
Talley seems keen to control Godbolt's posture.
Godbolt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Godbolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Talley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Godbolt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Godbolt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talley has momentary wrist control but Godbolt slips an elbow through the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Godbolt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Godbolt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Godbolt!
After the big win, Matthew Godbolt made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.