PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarez comes to the cage accompanied by sup now homie?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Suarez
vs
Goldberg

185 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Behold The Beast

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suarez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Suarez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Goldberg's legs.
Goldberg can't do much from the bottom here.

Suarez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Goldberg, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Goldberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suarez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Goldberg is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Suarez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Suarez wants to control but Goldberg is keeping him busy.
Goldberg tries to buck Suarez off but Suarez is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Suarez shoots in but Goldberg avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Goldberg has Suarez up against the cage in a clinch.

Goldberg jumps guard.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg controls Suarez momentarily but Suarez frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Suarez is stalling in the full guard.
Goldberg trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goldberg should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Goldberg holds on and takes a little breather.
Suarez is working Goldberg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez throwing strikes but missing.
Suarez wants to get up but he can't break Goldberg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Goldberg pulls Suarez in close to his closed guard and prevents Suarez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Goldberg's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Goldberg looking for a guillotine here but Suarez defends easily.

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.
Suarez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Suarez tries to stand but Goldberg is controlling from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goldberg controlling Suarez's posture.
Goldberg trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Goldberg will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Suarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suarez dodges the punch combination from Goldberg.

Suarez tries to keep at a distance but Goldberg has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg wants to stall.

Goldberg manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Goldberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Goldberg is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg working a defensive guard here.
Suarez 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.
Goldberg controlling the position.
Goldberg being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goldberg keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Goldberg trying to control the position.

Goldberg working for a triangle but Suarez defends it easily.
Goldberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Suarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Suarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suarez sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Suarez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Suarez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goldberg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suarez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Goldberg will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Suarez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Suarez closes the distance and clinches up with Goldberg, looking for a takedown. Suarez pushes Goldberg against the cage but Goldberg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suarez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goldberg counters with a nice body kick.
Goldberg throws a nice head kick!

Goldberg closes the distance and clinches.

Suarez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Goldberg clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Goldberg trying to control the hands but Suarez won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Goldberg doesn't escape.
Goldberg rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Goldberg wants to control but Suarez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Suarez content to control rather than advance.
Goldberg is trying to maintain the position but Suarez is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Still in half guard, Suarez seems content to control.
Suarez stops Goldberg from getting back to his feet.
Suarez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Goldberg is trying to control Suarez's posture. Suarez takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Goldberg! Suarez is rotating here... this could be the end... Goldberg is out! Suarez has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Suarez!