PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdullah Goldenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldenberg comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg - Still D.R.E.. Abdullah Goldenberg has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Goldenberg
vs
Dyer

225 cm
34
300 lbs
13 - 21 - 0

195 cm
23
290 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdullah Goldenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyer takes a swing at Goldenberg's ribcage but misses.
Goldenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Dyer circles away.
Goldenberg darts in trying to clinch
and Dyer counters with a two punch combo.
Dyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldenberg throws a combination that misses

and Dyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
I was talking to Goldenberg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Goldenberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dyer.
Goldenberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dyer blocks a body shot from Goldenberg.
Dyer lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Dyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldenberg wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.
Goldenberg moves to clinch but Dyer breaks away
and Dyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goldenberg tries to clinch but Dyer moves away
and Dyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goldenberg is looking to clinch but Dyer is avoiding it.
Goldenberg tries to clinch up.
Dyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldenberg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldenberg tries to clinch up.
Goldenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldenberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goldenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dyer.
Goldenberg wants to clinch.
Dyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldenberg moves away.
Goldenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldenberg slips a jab and a cross from Dyer.
Goldenberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Dyer circles away.
Abdullah Goldenberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldenberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Goldenberg does no damage.
Goldenberg fails with an attempt to clinch.

Goldenberg has Dyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Dyer lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer misses with the head strike.
Goldenberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Dyer controls his hands.
Goldenberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldenberg backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldenberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dyer's elbow.
Dyer taking a breather.
Dyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Dyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Goldenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldenberg misses with a body punch.
Goldenberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dyer misses with a punch on the inside.

Dyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dyer thuds a left hand into Goldenberg's body.
Goldenberg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Stephen Dyer has been cut.
Goldenberg is breathing heavily.

Dyer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Goldenberg sprawling to the canvas! Goldenberg rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dyer finish him?!
Goldenberg tries to clinch
and Dyer counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Goldenberg badly! He tries to strike back but Dyer puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Goldenberg out cold! Oh man, Goldenberg will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stephen Dyer!
Stephen Dyer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.