PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe The One Armed Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The One Armed Man has chosen Stand Up To be C**ted as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Goldman
vs
The One Armed Man

200 cm
27
275 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

185 cm
33
240 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe The One Armed Man!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The One Armed Man missing with a left hand there. Goldman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from The One Armed Man misses.
Goldman shoots in but no luck this time.
Goldman dives in and grabs The One Armed Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. The One Armed Man pushes down on Goldman's head and hops out.
The One Armed Man tries a quick counter leg kick but Goldman is wise to it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The One Armed Man.
Goldman walks into a stiff left hand from The One Armed Man.
Joe The One Armed Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The One Armed Man throws a leg kick but Goldman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The One Armed Man fakes the leg kick and cracks Goldman in the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The One Armed Man throws a leg kick that is checked

and Goldman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Goldman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The One Armed Man pulls Goldman in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The One Armed Man is continuing to stall.
The One Armed Man has momentary wrist control but Goldman slips an elbow through the middle.
Goldman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The One Armed Man's head.
Goldman working some strikes from top position.
The One Armed Man avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goldman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Goldman trying to control but The One Armed Man is working from the bottom.
Goldman distracts The One Armed Man with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman won't allow The One Armed Man to sweep him here.
Goldman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Goldman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The One Armed Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The One Armed Man is adopting a defensive guard.
The One Armed Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goldman postures up in The One Armed Man's guard and throws a big left but The One Armed Man blocks it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Goldman is looking to work some ground and pound but The One Armed Man has wrist control.
Goldman trying to control but The One Armed Man is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The One Armed Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The One Armed Man looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goldman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by The One Armed Man.
Goldman shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Goldman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goldman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goldman dives in for a single leg takedown but The One Armed Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The One Armed Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goldman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The One Armed Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goldman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The One Armed Man is fending him off so far but Goldman persists. Nope, The One Armed Man circles away and we're back to standing.
The One Armed Man misses the jab.
Joe The One Armed Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Goldman as he checks the leg kick.
The One Armed Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goldman throws a right hand that The One Armed Man ducks under and follows up with a left that The One Armed Man also avoids with ease.
Goldman looks for a takedown but The One Armed Man sprawls well.
The One Armed Man misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - The One Armed Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The One Armed Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goldman's sensitive parts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldman throws a shot from downtown. The One Armed Man moves away and avoids it.
Goldman moves forwards but The One Armed Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
The One Armed Man connects with a leg kick. Goldman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe The One Armed Man dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Goldman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The One Armed Man but The One Armed Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The One Armed Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The One Armed Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The One Armed Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goldman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The One Armed Man explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The One Armed Man fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The One Armed Man cracks Goldman with a good jab.
The One Armed Man throws a lazy uppercut

and Goldman counters with a single leg into guard. The One Armed Man didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Goldman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goldman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goldman controlling from the top position.
The One Armed Man has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goldman trying to control the position from guard on top but The One Armed Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The One Armed Man is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Goldman won't allow The One Armed Man to sweep him here.
Goldman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The One Armed Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Goldman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The One Armed Man's waist but The One Armed Man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goldman off to one side.
The One Armed Man lands with a hook. Goldman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The One Armed Man thumps Goldman with a low kick.
The One Armed Man throws a shot from downtown. Goldman moves away and avoids it.
Goldman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goldman throws a sloppy body shot
and The One Armed Man counters with an outside leg kick.
The One Armed Man misses with a leg kick

and Goldman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The One Armed Man!
Sloppy strikes there by Goldman.
The One Armed Man is looking to reverse the position.
Goldman cracks The One Armed Man with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The One Armed Man 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.
Jason Goldman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but The One Armed Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The One Armed Man trying to control but Goldman postures up.
Goldman is trying to control the action in half guard but The One Armed Man is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goldman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The One Armed Man defending well though.
Goldman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The One Armed Man has his hands clasped together around Goldman's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The One Armed Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goldman.
The One Armed Man wants to improve his position but Goldman is controlling well.
Goldman controlling the action here.
The One Armed Man is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slapping leg kick lands for The One Armed Man.
Goldman darts in looking for a takedown but The One Armed Man gets double underhooks and turns Goldman into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe The One Armed Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The One Armed Man slaps away a takedown attempt from Goldman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Goldman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The One Armed Man pinned against the cage. The One Armed Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The One Armed Man throws a leg kick but Goldman checks it.
The One Armed Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Goldman feinted with a counter takedown.
Goldman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goldman tries to move into range but The One Armed Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from The One Armed Man does it's job there.
A nice inside leg kick there by The One Armed Man. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Goldman or perhaps it was just good defense by The One Armed Man, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Goldman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The One Armed Man thows a leg kick but Goldman checks it

and Goldman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The One Armed Man is trying to maintain the position but Goldman is very close to passing his half guard.
Goldman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The One Armed Man keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The One Armed Man wants to improve his position but Goldman is controlling well.
The One Armed Man gets back to full guard.
Goldman trying to control the position from guard on top but The One Armed Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe The One Armed Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Goldman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is looking to work some ground and pound but The One Armed Man has wrist control.
The One Armed Man looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldman is one step ahead there.
The One Armed Man pulls Goldman in close to his closed guard and prevents Goldman from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The One Armed Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goldman postures up and lands a big shot to The One Armed Man's brow.
Jason Goldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Goldman trying to control but The One Armed Man is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The One Armed Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The One Armed Man tries to land a leg kick but Goldman saw it coming and moves away.
Goldman blocks a head kick by The One Armed Man.
Goldman darts in looking for a takedown but The One Armed Man gets double underhooks and turns Goldman into the cage.
The One Armed Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goldman.
Goldman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The One Armed Man defends well and Goldman ends up having to push The One Armed Man into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The One Armed Man 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The One Armed Man throws a leg kick but Goldman sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by The One Armed Man.
Goldman checks a leg kick.
The One Armed Man slips a jab and a cross from Goldman.
The One Armed Man feints a counter leg kick.
The One Armed Man jabs Goldman right on the nose. Goldman blinks but takes it well.
The One Armed Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goldman.
The One Armed Man's corner calls for a 1-2. The One Armed Man obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The One Armed Man misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldman throws a lazy uppercut
and The One Armed Man counters with a thumping low kick.
Jason Goldman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The One Armed Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Goldman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The One Armed Man tries to avoid it but Goldman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The One Armed Man to the ground. The One Armed Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe The One Armed Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The One Armed Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Joe The One Armed Man!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Joe The One Armed Man!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Joe The One Armed Man!

Joe The One Armed Man wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Joe The One Armed Man thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.