PBP Commentary

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

Goldman
vs
Thunder

177 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sol Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder shoots in but Goldman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Goldman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunder.
Goldman scores with a nice right hand.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown but Goldman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
Thunder shoots in and drives through. Goldman sprawls well.
Sol Goldman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thunder.
Goldman throws a combination. Thunder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goldman tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Goldman does no damage.
Goldman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Goldman tries to keep at a distance but Thunder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goldman is trying to push Thunder away but Thunder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goldman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Thunder drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman landing with the ground and pound.
Thunder looking for a sweep. Not yet Thunder, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Goldman gets to his feet - Thunder follows without any prompting.
Goldman lands with a nice combination. Thunder backs away looking to recover.
Thunder misses with a shot to the body
and Goldman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goldman misses with a series of wild punches.
Goldman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Thunder back to the cage. Goldman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thunder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thunder tries to score a power double leg takedown but Goldman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thunder somewhat.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder fails to land the takedown.

Thunder clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goldman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman misses with a wild combination.
Thunder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thunder looks winded!
Thunder dodges the punch combination from Goldman.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Goldman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goldman throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Goldman misses with a head kick.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goldman tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goldman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thunder at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Goldman pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thunder.
Goldman misses with a few strikes there.
Goldman 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.
Goldman throws a right and a left that both miss.

Thunder rushes Goldman and presses him up against the cage.
Goldman working hard to break the clinch.
Thunder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goldman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goldman lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Thunder. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder shoots in looking for a takedown but Goldman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thunder's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sol Goldman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Goldman.
Thunder slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
Goldman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thunder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goldman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goldman defends it nicely.
Goldman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a nice body kick.
Goldman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldman throws a series of punches but Thunder avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Goldman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goldman.
Goldman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sol Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman checks a low kick from Thunder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Goldman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Goldman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Goldman throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Goldman throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Thunder takes one on the button.
Goldman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Goldman.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldman throws a push kick but Thunder slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thunder. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Thunder closes the distance and clinches up with Goldman, looking for a takedown. Thunder pushes Goldman against the cage but Goldman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thunder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Goldman misses with the combination.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Goldman coming out on top.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goldman as he avoids it easily.
Goldman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sol Goldman is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunder shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goldman defends it nicely.
Sol Goldman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thunder.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thunder.
Danga de danga de dang - Goldman scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick misses from Thunder.
Goldman checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Goldman.
Thunder avoids the head kick by Goldman.
Goldman cracks a nice hook into Thunder's ribs.
Goldman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thunder takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Goldman misses with a double jab.
Goldman throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Goldman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a big head kick but Goldman shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman misses with a few strikes there.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Goldman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goldman connects with a crisp jab.
Goldman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Goldman misses with the combination.
Thunder dodges the punch combination from Goldman.
Thunder throws a hook to the side of Goldman's head but Goldman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goldman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goldman tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Goldman gets tackled into the cage by Thunder. Thunder maintains the clinch.
Thunder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goldman's efforts to push away.

Goldman manages to break the clinch.
Thunder looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goldman misses with a two punch combination.
Goldman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thunder's head.
Goldman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goldman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thunder.
Goldman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman lands a jab-cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Goldman as he connects with a hook.
Goldman swinging wildly here.
Goldman throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Thunder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goldman looks to land a combination. Thunder sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
Goldman avoids the body shot from Thunder.
A left and a right from Goldman both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goldman throws a nice looking combination but Thunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldman throws a body kick that misses.
Thunder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Goldman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Goldman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thunder is defended easily by Goldman.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a good, hard body kick but Goldman shrugs it off.
Thunder is looking to clinch.

Thunder moves into the clinch.
Goldman tries for a takedown but Thunder manages to get underhooks.

Goldman breaks from the clinch.
Goldman tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A good leg kick by Thunder.
Sol Goldman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldman misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Goldman both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thunder tries to clinch but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goldman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thunder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses.
Thunder tries to clinch but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a nice body kick.
Goldman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goldman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thunder.
Sol Goldman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Thunder.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder.
A punch combination from Goldman misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Goldman duly obliges.
Goldman throws a combination. Thunder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goldman scores with a nice strike.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown but Goldman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goldman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goldman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldman misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thunder is defended easily by Goldman.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Goldman.
Goldman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Goldman keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldman fails to land with a series of punches.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thunder walks into a jab.
Goldman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goldman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Goldman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Goldman misses.
Goldman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
Goldman cracks Thunder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goldman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goldman.
Goldman leaves Thunder with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Goldman scores with a jab. Thunder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldman lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman misses with a double jab.
Billy Thunder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sol Goldman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Goldman really felt that one!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Goldman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight for Sol Goldman!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Sol Goldman!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Sol Goldman!

Sol Goldman wins by unanimous decision!