PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barker
vs
Goldman

188 cm
23
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Barker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker lands a jab.
Barker missing with a left hand there. Goldman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldman throws a hook but Barker avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goldman.

It looks like Nate Barker has been cut.
Goldman tries to land a body kick
and Barker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goldman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barker was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldman.
Barker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldman manages to avoid it.
Barker checks a low kick from Goldman.
Goldman scores with a hook.
Barker misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Goldman.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from Barker.
Barker lands a nice shot that snaps Goldman's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barker is able to avoid easily.
Goldman misses with a shot to the body
and Barker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goldman misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Goldman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Goldman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Barker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goldman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barker misses with a body shot.
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but Barker is just out of range.
Goldman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goldman digs a good body shot into Barker's ribs.
Barker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barker lands a really nice looking cross but Goldman seems unphased.
Goldman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barker.
Goldman misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman thows a leg kick but Barker checks it
and Barker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goldman on the side of the head.
Goldman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barker lands a lovely overhand right.
Barker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barker clobbers Goldman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldman.
Goldman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldman throws an overhand right that lands on Barker's shoulder, as Barker tries to avoid the shot.
Goldman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barker.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Goldman.
Barker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Barker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goldman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barker scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker throws a lazy right hand but Goldman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barker misses with a head kick.
Goldman blocks a head kick by Barker.
Good work by Barker as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Goldman. Beautiful body shot.
Goldman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barker moves out of range as Goldman strikes.
Goldman moves out of range of the strikes.
Barker misses with a hook
and Goldman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
Goldman looks to land a body kick but Barker moved away.
Goldman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goldman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Goldman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is looking to land body kicks.
Barker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goldman.
Barker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goldman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Goldman.
Nice jab there from Goldman.

Nate Barker's cut is getting worse.
Goldman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barker.
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goldman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman avoids the head kick by Barker.
Barker takes one to the chin there.
Goldman thumps Barker with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Goldman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Barker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Goldman slips under a jab from Barker.
Barker lands a glancing blow to the side of Goldman's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Goldman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Barker tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldman connects with a nice looking jab.
Goldman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goldman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barker was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldman.
A leg kick checked by Barker.
Goldman slips a straight right by Barker.
Goldman looks to land a left hand but Barker moved out of range nicely.
Goldman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barker throws out the jab.
Barker moves out of range as Goldman throws a body kick.

Goldman rushes Barker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barker can't break the clinch.
Barker misses with a punch to the body.
Barker blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman tries a body shot but Barker blocks it.
Goldman misses with a knee strike.
Goldman can't find room to land a body shot as Barker controls the action.
Barker tries to work over Goldman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Goldman.
Barker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Barker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barker throws a good cross that connects.
Goldman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barker.
Barker misses with a hook
and Goldman counters with a slapping leg kick.

Goldman clinches up against the cage.
Goldman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barkers head.
Goldman tries a body shot but Barker blocks it.
Goldman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barker up against the cage.
Goldman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A right-left combo lands from Barker.
Barker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barker misses with a left hand
and Goldman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldman misses with a hook
and Barker counters with a big head kick but Goldman shrugs it off.
Barker tries a head kick but it misses.

Goldman has taken the fight to the clinch.

Goldman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barker lunges at Goldman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goldman's hand.
Goldman scores with the left hand. Barker knows he should have avoided that one.
Barker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman throws a head kick but Barker moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barker jabs Goldman right on the nose. Goldman blinks but takes it well.
Goldman throws a right hand that Barker ducks under and follows up with a left that Barker also avoids with ease.
Goldman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barker throws the left hand but Goldman avoids the punch easily.
A lazy body kick from Goldman
and Barker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barker is trying to break the clinch but Goldman has him pressed against the cage.
Goldman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goldman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goldman lands a left hand.

Barker is rocked!
Goldman lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Barker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Nate Barker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Goldman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goldman moves in close and cracks Barker with a massive right hand! Barker, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Goldman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abe Goldman!
Abe Goldman is the new middleweight champion!