PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Goldbergsteinman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldbergsteinman comes into the arena with Young blaring out of the sound system. David Goldbergsteinman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Goldbergsteinman
vs
delos Santos

180 cm
20
148 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

163 cm
24
153 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Goldbergsteinman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldbergsteinman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but delos Santos manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from delos Santos misses.
Goldbergsteinman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldbergsteinman slips a jab and a cross from delos Santos.
Goldbergsteinman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but delos Santos manages to avoid it.
delos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a straight right.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from delos Santos.
Goldbergsteinman scores with a hook to the body. delos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
delos Santos throws a right hand that Goldbergsteinman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goldbergsteinman also avoids with ease.
delos Santos lands a jab to Goldbergsteinman's midsection.
A jab from Goldbergsteinman misses.
A jab from Goldbergsteinman misses.
delos Santos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Goldbergsteinman avoids them all with ease.
delos Santos walks into a left hand.
Miguel delos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from delos Santos.
Goldbergsteinman looks to score with a jab to the body but delos Santos is just out of range.
Goldbergsteinman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horrible takedown by Goldbergsteinman or perhaps it was just good defense by delos Santos which made him look bad.
delos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldbergsteinman throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldbergsteinman looks to throw the jab but delos Santos is out of range.
A combination from delos Santos does no damage.
delos Santos cracks Goldbergsteinman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
delos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and delos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
delos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
delos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from delos Santos both land. Nice combination.
Miguel delos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
delos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldbergsteinman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but delos Santos manages to avoid it.
Goldbergsteinman fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Goldbergsteinman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
delos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldbergsteinman.
delos Santos misses with an uppercut.
delos Santos misses with the combination.
Goldbergsteinman slips a jab and a cross from delos Santos.
Goldbergsteinman jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldbergsteinman connects with a good right hand that stumbles delos Santos. delos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
delos Santos ducks right into an uppercut from Goldbergsteinman.
delos Santos tests Goldbergsteinman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Goldbergsteinman misses.
delos Santos swinging wildly here.
delos Santos misses with a wild combination.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Goldbergsteinman avoids them all with ease.
Goldbergsteinman throws a lazy right hand but delos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goldbergsteinman throws a series of punches but delos Santos avoids them all with ease.
delos Santos moves out of range as Goldbergsteinman strikes.
A big right from Goldbergsteinman misses.
delos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Goldbergsteinman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in delos Santos's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
delos Santos is looking to stand up but Goldbergsteinman isn't so interested in that idea.
delos Santos looks gassed!
Goldbergsteinman forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldbergsteinman is nestled in close to delos Santos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
delos Santos is looking to escape.
delos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldbergsteinman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goldbergsteinman lands strikes from half guard.

delos Santos makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
delos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldbergsteinman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goldbergsteinman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Goldbergsteinman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Goldbergsteinman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Goldbergsteinman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Goldbergsteinman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goldbergsteinman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Goldbergsteinman lands a big shot there that rocks delos Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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.
BOOM! Goldbergsteinman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldbergsteinman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
delos Santos trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goldbergsteinman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldbergsteinman breaks from delos Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goldbergsteinman landing strikes from the mount and delos Santos is in trouble!
Goldbergsteinman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goldbergsteinman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Goldbergsteinman punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldbergsteinman landing strikes from the mount and delos Santos is in trouble!
Goldbergsteinman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
delos Santos is in a horrible position here. Goldbergsteinman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Goldbergsteinman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Goldbergsteinman looks for a takedown but delos Santos sprawls well.
delos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
delos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
delos Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goldbergsteinman counters with a stiff right hand.
Goldbergsteinman loads up on a big right hand but delos Santos slips the punch.
delos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldbergsteinman is just out of range.
delos Santos misses with a double jab
and Goldbergsteinman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miguel delos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldbergsteinman closes this distance looking for a takedown but delos Santos circles away.
Goldbergsteinman moves out of range as delos Santos strikes.
Goldbergsteinman swinging wildly here.
delos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
delos Santos is breathing heavily.
delos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a few strikes there.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and delos Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Goldbergsteinman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos slips a jab from Goldbergsteinman.
Goldbergsteinman tries to score a power double leg takedown but delos Santos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Goldbergsteinman somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Goldbergsteinman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
delos Santos slips a straight right by Goldbergsteinman.
delos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
delos Santos dips to his left and cracks Goldbergsteinman with an uppercut!
delos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
delos Santos misses with the combination.
delos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Goldbergsteinman digs a good hook to delos Santos's body.
Goldbergsteinman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
delos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goldbergsteinman counters with a nice body shot.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a two punch combination.
Goldbergsteinman throws a looping overhand right but delos Santos ducks down to avoid it.
delos Santos moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goldbergsteinman scores with a jab.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Goldbergsteinman avoids them all with ease.
Goldbergsteinman scores with a jab to the jaw.
delos Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldbergsteinman.
Goldbergsteinman lands a jab-cross combination.
Goldbergsteinman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from delos Santos misses.
Goldbergsteinman thuds his right hand into delos Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Goldbergsteinman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with delos Santos but delos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
delos Santos misses with a double jab
and Goldbergsteinman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
delos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
delos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goldbergsteinman misses the jab.
Goldbergsteinman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss

and Goldbergsteinman counters with a nice double leg into side control. delos Santos won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldbergsteinman works to advance to full mount. delos Santos defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Goldbergsteinman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
delos Santos is trying to stand up.
Goldbergsteinman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
David Goldbergsteinman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goldbergsteinman is landing with some decent strikes but delos Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
delos Santos is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Goldbergsteinman lands with some strikes.
Goldbergsteinman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goldbergsteinman scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos wants to try and get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if delos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Goldbergsteinman is landing with some decent strikes but delos Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Goldbergsteinman lands a heavy elbow.
delos Santos tries to buck Goldbergsteinman off but he can't manage it.
Goldbergsteinman landing punches.
Goldbergsteinman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish delos Santos?
Goldbergsteinman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goldbergsteinman landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldbergsteinman with shots to the head and body - delos Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
delos Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldbergsteinman lands a big shot there that rocks delos Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Goldbergsteinman dominated that second round.
That's time! Goldbergsteinman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Goldbergsteinman misses with a hook. delos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Goldbergsteinman thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldbergsteinman throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goldbergsteinman. delos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
delos Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goldbergsteinman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a straight left.
delos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Goldbergsteinman.
Goldbergsteinman shoots in for a takedown but delos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from delos Santos.
delos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goldbergsteinman counters with a straight right hand.
Goldbergsteinman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a two punch combination.
David Goldbergsteinman is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
delos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goldbergsteinman looks to land a right hand but delos Santos moved out of range.
Nice cross by delos Santos.
Goldbergsteinman slips a jab and a cross from delos Santos.
delos Santos dodges the punch combination from Goldbergsteinman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Goldbergsteinman fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Goldbergsteinman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
delos Santos dips to his left and cracks Goldbergsteinman with an uppercut!
Goldbergsteinman takes one to the side of the head.
delos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
delos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
delos Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goldbergsteinman throws a hook but delos Santos avoids it easily.
delos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
delos Santos looks to land a combination but Goldbergsteinman avoids it well.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a combination
and delos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
delos Santos stuffs the takedown.
A left and a right from delos Santos both land. Nice combination.
delos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goldbergsteinman counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from delos Santos.
delos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Goldbergsteinman misses.
delos Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goldbergsteinman to score with a decent uppercut.
Goldbergsteinman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping delos Santos at a distance.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a looping right.
delos Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from delos Santos. No joy for Goldbergsteinman on that attempt.
delos Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goldbergsteinman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goldbergsteinman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Goldbergsteinman shoots in for a takedown but delos Santos shows good takedown defense.
Goldbergsteinman avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for delos Santos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from delos Santos.
delos Santos looks to land a combination but Goldbergsteinman avoids it well.
Goldbergsteinman works the jab nicely.
Goldbergsteinman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
delos Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Goldbergsteinman. Goldbergsteinman gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from delos Santos misses.
Goldbergsteinman throws a jab when delos Santos was well out of range.
Goldbergsteinman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goldbergsteinman throws the left hand but delos Santos avoids the punch easily.
delos Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a straight right.
David Goldbergsteinman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
delos Santos tries to bum rush Goldbergsteinman with a series of wild strikes but Goldbergsteinman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldbergsteinman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Goldbergsteinman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Goldbergsteinman sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Goldbergsteinman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goldbergsteinman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
delos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Goldbergsteinman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goldbergsteinman sitting in guard, not really doing much.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to David Goldbergsteinman.
Well Goldbergsteinman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Goldbergsteinman!