PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Lion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Goldman
vs
Lion

165 cm
29
145 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo Lion!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lion lands a high kick!
We've been hearing reports that Goldman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Lion has taken the fight to the clinch.

Goldman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lion clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lion is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Goldman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Goldman is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lion is defending well though. Goldman let's go of the attempt for now.
Will Goldman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Goldman is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lion is in bad spot here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goldman tightening his grip on Lion, looking for the choke.
Goldman looking to hold on to the position here but Lion rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Lion looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldman is stalling in the full guard.
Goldman trying to control but Lion is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looking to pass the guard.
Goldman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Goldman advances position into side control!

Goldman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lion is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Goldman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Goldman prefers to stall for the moment though.

Goldman is trying to get an arm triangle but Lion is defending well.

Goldman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goldman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but Lion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lion is looking to reverse the position.
Goldman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Goldman with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goldman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lion is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lion misses with a looping right.

Goldman instigates a clinch.
Goldman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lion gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Goldman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Goldman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lion throws an elbow that misses. Goldman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lion's guard. Nice move by Goldman!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldman stands and throws Lion's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Goldman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goldman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goldman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lion felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Goldman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lion, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but Lion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goldman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lion, who protects the arm well.
Goldman trying to control the action but Lion is working from the bottom.
Goldman tries to move to mount but Lion blocks the move with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Goldman tries for a kimura but Lion is defending well.
Goldman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Goldman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goldman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tony Goldman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Goldman has hold of Lion's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lion manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Goldman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lion does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lion ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lion throws a low kick, looking for Goldman's leg but Goldman calmly moves out of range.
Goldman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leonardo Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lion thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lion manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goldman moves in looking to clinch but Lion pushes him off.
Lion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goldman shoots in for a double leg but Lion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Lion as Goldman shoots in.
Lion lands a nice hook to Goldman's body. Goldman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goldman checks a leg kick.
Goldman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Goldman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldman shoots in for a takedown but Lion shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Goldman rushes Lion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goldman is trying to pull guard but Lion turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lion struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldman controls his hands.
Lion is pressed up against the cage. Goldman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lion down to the mat. Lion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Goldman blocks a leg kick.
Lion cracks the inside of Goldman's front leg.
Goldman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lion throws a poor cross that misses

and Goldman counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldman looking to control but instead Lion has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Leonardo Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goldman seems to be working for a kimura but Lion defends the submission attempt.

Goldman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Goldman is trying to control the action in half guard but Lion is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lion avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goldman.

Lion is defending against the submission attempts here by Goldman.

Goldman is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is nestled in close to Lion, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goldman is keen to just control but Lion is a slippery customer.

Goldman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Goldman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lion doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Goldman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony 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 James Glass scores the fight for Tony Goldman!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Tony Goldman!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Tony Goldman!

Tony Goldman wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tony Goldman thanked KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).