PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Stallion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Stallion could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Goldberg's chin.

Stallion
vs
Goldberg

197 cm
23
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ganja's Warehouse

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Stallion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stallion darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Goldberg is looking for a sweep. Stallion is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Stallion is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Goldberg trying to control but Stallion postures up.

Goldberg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goldberg is staying active underneath Stallion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stallion lands strikes from half guard.
Stallion is looking to advance position but Goldberg won't allow it.
Stallion wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldberg keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stallion's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stallion's back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Goldberg is hanging on to Stallion's back as he tries to escape.
Goldberg is working the ground and pound. Can Stallion escape?
Goldberg is hanging on to Stallion's back as he tries to escape.
Goldberg gets his hands free as Stallion looks to control.
Stallion tries to escape but Goldberg has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Stallion holding both Goldberg 's hands and preventing any damage.
Goldberg really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Stallion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion rolls, trying to escape but Goldberg keeps control of the position.
Stallion is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Stallion trying to control the hands but Goldberg won't let him.
Goldberg slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallion trying to control the hands but Goldberg breaks the grip.
Goldberg controls the action.
Will Goldberg go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Goldberg is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Stallion rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallion tries to get to full guard but Goldberg has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stallion. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mike Stallion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stallion scores with a hook.

Stallion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Goldberg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Goldberg can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stallion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Goldberg wants to control but Stallion is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Stallion dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Stallion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goldberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stallion.

It looks like Mike Goldberg has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Stallion. Those never looked like landing.

Stallion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Goldberg!
Goldberg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stallion landing shots from mount.
Mike Stallion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stallion avoids the attempt from Goldberg to control.
Goldberg manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Goldberg wants to control but Stallion passes into side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stallion controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg is looking to regain half guard here but Stallion keeps moving and retains side control.
Stallion just content to control the position.
Goldberg wants to control but Stallion postures up.
Stallion will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goldberg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg is looking to control Stallion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goldberg avoid being mounted?
Goldberg is staying active underneath Stallion, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Goldberg wants to improve his position but Stallion is controlling well.
Stallion seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Goldberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stallion is taking a breather. Goldberg says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallion prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
Goldberg is not content to let Stallion control the position.
Stallion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Goldberg is pressing down on Stallion's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stallion with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Goldberg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stallion wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Stallion controlling from the top position.
Goldberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Goldberg, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goldberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stallion gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stallion trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Stallion wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Stallion manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Goldberg on his heels. He'll look to pass Goldberg's guard now, I'm sure.
Stallion preventing the sweep.

Goldberg has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stallion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stallion trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goldberg trying to control the position.
Stallion wants to control from the top but Goldberg keeps moving.
Stallion landing with the ground and pound.
Stallion trying to control but Goldberg is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallion lands a couple of elbows.
Stallion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goldberg wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Stallion avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stallion sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Goldberg's guard.
Stallion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goldberg tries to roll over but Stallion keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldberg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stallion is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Goldberg is rocked!
Stallion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goldberg is still in real trouble! Can Stallion finish him?
Stallion is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Stallion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Goldberg's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Goldberg gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Stallion gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Stallion!