PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Golab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Der Fisch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Golab looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Golab
vs
Fisch

180 cm
18
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

181 cm
19
173 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Golab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Der Fisch!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Golab looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fisch is looking to clinch but Golab is avoiding it.
Golab sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fisch tries to clinch up but Golab circles away and keeps his distance.
Golab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fisch tests Golab's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Fisch has closed the distance and engaged Golab in a clinch.

Fisch manages to break the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Golab throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fisch lands a body shot.
Fisch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fisch gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Fisch.

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

Fisch wriggles free and stands up.
Golab keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golab slips a jab and a cross from Fisch.
Fisch throws a head kick that misses.
Fisch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golab paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golab circles away from the clinch attempt.
Golab keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fisch throws a body kick that misses.
Fisch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Golab manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fisch is looking to clinch but Golab is avoiding it.

Golab gets tackled into the cage by Fisch. Fisch maintains the clinch.
Fisch stalling in the clinch.

Fisch has picked Golab up - he's going for a ride! Fisch dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fisch wants to stand but Golab has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Golab is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Golab missing with punches from the bottom.

Fisch stands up from half guard.
Fisch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Golab will feel that in the morning.

Fisch clinches up against the cage.

Fisch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fisch misses with the combination.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golab swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golab avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golab displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fisch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fisch moves in looking to clinch but Golab pushes him off.

Fisch looking to score a takedown here. Golab is defending well but Fisch drives through and ends up in Golab's guard.

Golab looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Golab not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

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

Golab is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Golab is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fisch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Der Fisch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golab paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golab circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisch tries to clinch there but Golab circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fisch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Golab swats away the attempt to clinch by Fisch.

Fisch closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fisch is trying to break the clinch but Golab is controlling him.

Fisch manages to pull guard.

Golab drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fisch manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Golab has Fisch in his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisch advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fisch tries to clinch but Golab is having none of it.
Golab tries to clinch up but Fisch circles away and keeps his distance.
Fisch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Golab.
Fisch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisch tries to clinch but Golab moves out of range.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Golab swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fisch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fisch.

Fisch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fisch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golab swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch but Golab swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fisch.

Fisch closes the distance and pushes Golab back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fisch is stalling here.

Fisch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fisch closes the distance and clinches.

Fisch breaks the clinch.

Fisch clinches with his opponent.

Fisch pulls guard successfully.

Golab is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fisch is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fisch has escaped and now he's on top!
Fisch wants to stand but Golab has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Golab escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fisch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fisch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fisch stands up and waves to Golab to follow him.
Golab shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fisch defends it nicely.
Fisch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Golab manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Fisch.
Fisch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisch tries to clinch but Golab is having none of it.
Fisch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fisch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fisch fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisch tries to clinch but Golab is having none of it.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golab swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Fisch closes the distance and clinches.
Golab wants to take the fight to the mat but Fisch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Golab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fisch wants to stall.
Fisch lands with a right to the head.

Fisch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Golab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fisch cracks a nice hook into Golab's ribs.

Fisch forces Golab back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Fisch's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Fisch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fisch moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Fisch.

Fisch breaks from the clinch.
Fisch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Fisch moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Fisch.
Der Fisch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fisch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Fisch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Golab gets tackled into the cage by Fisch. Fisch maintains the clinch.
Fisch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Fisch breaks from the clinch.
Golab circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisch moves in looking to clinch but Golab pushes him off.
Fisch tries to clinch up.

Fisch clinches with his opponent.
Fisch lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Der Fisch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fisch tries to clinch but Golab is having none of it.
Fisch tries to clinch up but Golab circles away and keeps his distance.
Fisch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fisch throws a combination. Golab tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fisch moves to clinch but Golab breaks away

and Golab counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Golab.

Golab is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fisch is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fisch has escaped and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Golab is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fisch defends well.
Fisch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Golab is proving hard to escape from.

Golab has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fisch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golab wants to sweep here but Fisch controlling him for the moment.

Fisch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Golab, up you get!
Fisch wants to clinch up but Golab keeps it at a distance.
Fisch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Golab avoids it really well and circles away.
Golab walks into a jab.
Fisch wants to clinch.
Fisch fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisch tries to clinch up but Golab circles away and keeps his distance.
Golab keeps the fight on the outside.
Fisch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golab swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fisch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Golab sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fisch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Golab manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fisch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fisch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Der Fisch seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Fisch rushes Golab and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Fisch gets control of Golab's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fisch will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golab thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisch wants to get back to his feet but Golab is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Golab is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fisch is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fisch has escaped and now he's on top!
Golab can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fisch controls the pace.

Golab had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fisch defends it easily.
Fisch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Golab's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golab wants to sweep here but Fisch controlling him for the moment.

Golab working for a triangle but Fisch defends it easily.
Fisch wants to stand but Golab is controlling his posture from full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golab looking to control but Fisch passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Der Fisch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fisch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Der Fisch!