PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Abe Goldman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lauri Torni's chin.

Torni
vs
Goldman

189 cm
27
190 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
190 lbs
23 - 6 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torni takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Goldman.
Goldman throws a shot from downtown. Torni moves away and avoids it.
Abe Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torni throws a low kick but Goldman moves out of range easily.
Torni looks to land a left hand but Goldman moved out of range nicely.
Goldman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torni.
Goldman loads up on a big right hand but Torni slips the punch.
Torni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goldman misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Goldman misses its intended target.
Goldman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Goldman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Torni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Torni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni throws a leg kick
and Goldman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torni looks to land a body kick but Goldman moved away.
Goldman looks to land a body kick but Torni moved away.
Torni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldman checks a low kick from Torni.
Torni throws a leg kick but Goldman moved away.
Torni throws a leg kick that misses.
Goldman misses with a straight left.
Goldman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torni. Torni obviously looking to wear him down.
Torni feints a jab promting Goldman to slip. Torni then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Goldman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Torni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldman throws an off balance right hand
and Torni counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goldman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldman throws a leg kick
and Torni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goldman's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torni pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goldman is out of range and Torni settles back down.
Torni moves out of range of the strikes.
Torni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldman.
Goldman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good standup being displayed there by Goldman as he connects with a hook.
Torni stalks Goldman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goldman's face. Goldman staggers backwards, shaken.
A clash of legs there as Goldman blocks the low kick.
Goldman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Torni if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Torni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Goldman moves out of range as Torni strikes.
Torni scores with a leg kick.
Goldman tried to score with a low kick but Torni checks it.
Torni thows a body kick. Goldman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Goldman misses with a looping right.
Goldman misses with a low kick as Torni jumps back.
Torni lands with a nice body kick.
Goldman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goldman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Torni.
Goldman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goldman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away.
Goldman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Torni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goldman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torni moves away.
Torni throws a leg kick but Goldman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goldman lands with a nice body punch.
Torni connects with the punch.
Torni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torni throws a leg kick which misses Goldman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goldman tries to avoid it.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goldman lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Torni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Goldman swinging wildly here.
Goldman throws the left hand but Torni avoids the punch easily.
Torni is looking to land body kicks.
Goldman throws a low kick but Torni avoids it.
Goldman missing with a left hand there. Torni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Torni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torni throws a leg kick
and Goldman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Goldman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torni.
Torni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldman.
Goldman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goldman throws a chopping leg kick but Torni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goldman throws a jab but it's blocked by Torni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Torni does no damage.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torni.
Torni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Torni avoids the body shot from Goldman.
Torni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Goldman.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torni makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Torni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goldman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goldman is breathing heavily.
Goldman throws a poor cross that misses
and Torni counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goldman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Goldman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman misses with a body kick.
Torni is looking to slow Goldman down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni lands a leg kick that knocks Goldman off balance momentarily.
Goldman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torni is out of range.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Torni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goldman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torni.
Torni throws a chopping leg kick but Goldman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Goldman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goldman throws a right and a left that Torni avoids nicely.
Torni jabs Goldman right on the nose. Goldman blinks but takes it well.
Torni scores with a nice head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torni. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Lauri Torni is winning the standup battle so far.
Torni lands a right hook to the body.
Torni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torni misses with a leg kick
and Goldman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goldman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Goldman misses
and Torni counters with an outside leg kick.
Torni looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldman is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Goldman. Those never looked like landing.
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Torni is out of range.
Torni lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torni. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Torni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goldman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goldman.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from Torni.
A combination from Torni does no damage.
Torni scoring well with a low kick there.
Torni stuns Goldman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Goldman as he checks the leg kick.
Goldman misses with a right hand
and Torni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torni connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Torni misses.
Torni throws out a loose jab but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goldman's sensitive parts.
Goldman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torni tries to score with a low kick but Goldman moves his leg out of the way.
Goldman misses with an uppercut
and Torni counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Torni.
Torni throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman misses with a series of wild punches.
Torni slips under a jab.
Torni lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lauri Torni 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!

Goldman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Torni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldman lands a really nice looking cross but Torni seems unphased.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goldman throws out a loose jab but Torni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman misses with a body kick.
Goldman cracks Torni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goldman misses with a leg kick.
Torni jabs Goldman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Goldman just misses with a punch to the body.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldman.
Goldman walks into a straight right hand from Torni.
Goldman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torni can pounce on him.
Torni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Goldman blocks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goldman.
Torni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Torni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goldman. That did some damage!
Goldman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torni circles away quickly and effectively.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torni.
Torni's corner calls for a 1-2. Torni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goldman lands a jab to Torni's midsection.
Torni thumps Goldman with a low kick.
Torni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goldman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torni staying out of range there.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Torni tries to work over Goldman's front leg with a kick but Goldman checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman thows a body kick. Torni tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Goldman missing with a left hand there. Torni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Torni takes a step back to recover.
Torni throws a leg kick that misses.
Torni checks a leg kick nicely.
Goldman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torni.
Torni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torni dips to his left and cracks Goldman with an uppercut!
Goldman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torni. That one must have hurt.
Goldman dodges the punch combination from Torni.
Torni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torni throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torni staying out of range there.
Torni motions for Goldman to come forward. Torni throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman blocks a leg kick.
Goldman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goldman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from Torni.
Abe Goldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torni has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Goldman misses with the body kick
and Torni counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goldman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Torni scores with a one two! Goldman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Goldman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torni.
Goldman blocks a jab.
Torni lands with a nice body kick.
Lauri Torni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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!
Torni throws a sloppy head kick and Goldman moves out of range easily.
Goldman misses with a head kick.
Goldman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldman thows a leg kick but Torni checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goldman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Torni. That one must have hurt.
Goldman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Goldman misses with a body kick.
Torni misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Goldman. Those never looked like landing.
Goldman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Torni.
Torni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman misses with an uppercut
and Torni counters with a left to the body.
Torni works the jab nicely.
Goldman misses with an attempted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Torni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torni 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Torni!
An out of breath Lauri Torni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.