PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sander pettersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

pettersen
vs
Goldstein

221 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, sander pettersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Goldstein!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pettersen misses with a hook. Goldstein ducked under it nicely.
Goldstein slips a jab and a cross from pettersen.
Goldstein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

pettersen moves into range and clinches up with Goldstein.
Goldstein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goldstein works on pettersen's body with a couple of short punches.

Goldstein decides to pull guard.
pettersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goldstein is keeping the position for now.
Goldstein avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
pettersen wants to control from the top but Goldstein keeps moving.

Goldstein is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! pettersen has his hands clasped together but Goldstein extends an breaks pettersen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Goldstein.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Goldstein!