PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bancroft Rothschild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rothschild comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Light kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Goldman
vs
Rothschild

190 cm
31
190 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

188 cm
31
192 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

{xXx} iFight Nut. Energy Recovery 160 $55

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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bancroft Rothschild!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldman feints and then cracks Rothschild's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rothschild down.
Jab by Rothschild.
Goldman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rothschild moves out of range as Goldman strikes.
Rothschild throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rothschild is looking to chop away at Goldman's legs.
Rothschild misses with a hook. Goldman ducked under it nicely.
Goldman throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goldman throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothschild shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Goldman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rothschild steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman moves out of range of the body kick.
Rothschild lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Rothschild throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rothschild slips under a jab.
Goldman throws a series of punches but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothschild swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goldman tries to score with a low kick but Rothschild moves his leg out of the way.
Rothschild ducks under a wild hook from Goldman.
Goldman tried to score with a low kick but Rothschild checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rothschild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rothschild wants to land a leg kick but Goldman is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman tests Rothschild's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses.
Goldman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goldman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goldman cracks a nice hook into Rothschild's ribs.
Rothschild slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
Goldman throws an overhand right that lands on Rothschild's shoulder, as Rothschild tries to avoid the shot.
Rothschild takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rothschild displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldman throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldman scores with a head kick.
Rothschild keeps Goldman at a distance using the push kick.
Rothschild takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldman.
Rothschild throws a head kick that misses
and Goldman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goldman lands a head kick. Rothschild smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Rothschild is out of range.
Goldman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rothschild.
Goldman throws a hook to the side of Rothschild's head but Rothschild sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goldman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
Abe Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rothschild misses the jab.
Goldman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Goldman.
Goldman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rothschild connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rothschild misses
and Goldman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothschild swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goldman.
Goldman throws a leg kick which misses Rothschild's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothschild tries to avoid it.
Rothschild keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goldman.
Rothschild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goldman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goldman avoids the head kick by Rothschild.
Goldman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Goldman blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Goldman missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rothschild throws a chopping leg kick but Goldman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Goldman thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goldman throws a head kick but Rothschild moves out of range.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Goldman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Rothschild goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goldman connects with a body shot.
Goldman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rothschild moves forwards but Goldman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Goldman loads up on a big right hand but Rothschild slips the punch.
Goldman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rothschild counters with a thumping low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rothschild 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.
Good work by Rothschild as he checks the leg kick.
Rothschild throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Goldman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothschild throws a solid leg kick but Goldman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rothschild.
Rothschild is looking to clinch.
Goldman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldman digs a good body shot into Rothschild's ribs.
Goldman misses with a straight right.
Goldman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goldman looks to land a right hand but Rothschild moved out of range.
Abe Goldman is winning the standup battle so far.
Rothschild scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rothschild throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rothschild looks to land a right hand but Goldman moved out of range.
Goldman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild throws an overhand right that lands on Goldman's shoulder, as Goldman tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Rothschild.
Rothschild tries to clinch
and Goldman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goldman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman misses the jab.
Goldman throws the left hand but Rothschild avoids the punch easily.
Rothschild thows a leg kick but Goldman checks it
and Goldman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goldman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goldman throws a leg kick but Rothschild sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goldman lands a two punch combo.
Goldman throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman misses with a straight right.
Rothschild keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothschild slips under a jab from Goldman.
Rothschild motions for Goldman to come forward. Rothschild throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goldman throws a right and a left that Rothschild avoids nicely.
Goldman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Goldman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rothschild on the side of the head.
Goldman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rothschild.
Goldman blocks a low kick nicely.
Rothschild missing with a left hand there. Goldman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldman motions for Rothschild to come forward. Goldman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman wants to slow Rothschild down by chopping away at his legs.
Goldman lands an overhand right.
Rothschild is looking to land body kicks.
Goldman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman scoring well with a low kick there.
Rothschild moves away from the strike by Goldman.
Rothschild slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
Goldman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rothschild uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goldman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman missing with a left hand there. Rothschild was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldman misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Goldman 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 lands a jab to the head.
Rothschild walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goldman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rothschild avoids the body shot from Goldman.
Goldman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goldman scores with a jab.
Jab, jab by Goldman - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Rothschild.
Rothschild avoids the head kick by Goldman.
Rothschild throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldman.
Rothschild fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Goldman misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothschild sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldman throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Goldman connects with a looping right hand.
Goldman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothschild.
Goldman lands a right hook to the body.
Goldman lands a really nice looking cross but Rothschild seems unphased.
Rothschild lands a head kick. Goldman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rothschild misses with a few strikes there.
Rothschild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldman.
Goldman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rothschild thows a body shot but no joy.
Rothschild scores with a leg kick.
Bancroft Rothschild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothschild walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goldman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Goldman.
A low kick from Rothschild is predictable there
and Goldman counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rothschild is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rothschild throws a wild body kick that Goldman sees coming a mile off.
Rothschild takes one to the side of the head.
Rothschild throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rothschild takes a swing at Goldman's ribcage but misses.
Goldman misses with a looping left.
Rothschild gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goldman wants to slow Rothschild down by chopping away at his legs.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a shot from downtown. Rothschild moves away and avoids it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rothschild might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Goldman has got the better of the exchanges.
Goldman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Goldman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That kick from Goldman tenderised Rothschild's leg. Rothschild is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goldman blocks a low kick nicely.
Goldman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rothschild ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rothschild throws out a leg kick but Goldman moves out of range and Rothschild only half commits.
Rothschild slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman misses with a two punch combination.
Goldman lands a head shot.
Good work by Goldman as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothschild pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goldman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rothschild.
Goldman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Goldman.
A leg kick checked by Goldman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rothschild tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Goldman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rothschild throws a leg kick but Goldman checks it.
Abe Goldman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goldman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Goldman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Goldman 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 Marco Blurström 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... Abe Goldman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Abe Goldman waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)'s logo in front of the cameras.