PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Luque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeny Goldobin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luque comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing - People in Planes. Gabriel Luque has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Luque
vs
Goldobin

168 cm
19
141 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Luque!
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, Evgeny Goldobin!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luque 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.
Luque turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luque slips a jab and a cross from Goldobin.
Luque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luque misses with a leg kick.

A head kick lands from Goldobin that sends Luque to the canvas. Luque tries to scramble back to his feet but Goldobin brings him back down into side control.

Luque is rocked!

It looks like Gabriel Luque has been cut.
Goldobin wants to control but Luque is keeping him busy.
Luque tries to bench press Goldobin off him but Goldobin keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luque sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Luque tries to get to full guard but Goldobin has control of the leg.
Luque has his hands clasped together around Goldobin's back. He's all about the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldobin prevents Luque from improving his position.
Goldobin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Luque is looking to improve his position.
Goldobin is figuring out what he wants to do next.

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.
Luque wants to get back to full guard.
Luque preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Luque tries to roll over but Goldobin keeps him under control.
Luque might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luque is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goldobin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goldobin's back!
Goldobin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Luque.
Goldobin is trying to get back to his feet but Luque has full control of the position and if anything, Goldobin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Goldobin looks gassed!
I would not like to be Goldobin right now.
Luque somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

Luque is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Goldobin fending off the submission attempt from Luque.

Luque looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evgeny Goldobin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Luque's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Luque looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gabriel Luque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luque stuffs the takedown.
Luque is looking to clinch but Goldobin is avoiding it.
Goldobin moves out of range of the leg kick from Luque.
Luque fails with a takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Goldobin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goldobin blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luque dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goldobin. That did some damage!

Luque closes the distance and clinches.
Luque with a knee to the head.
Goldobin is working for takedown but Luque is calmly controlling the position for now.
Goldobin is trying to break the clinch but Luque is controlling him.
Luque tries a knee to the head but Goldobin blocks it.
Luque prevents the takedown attempt.
Gabriel Luque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeny Goldobin.
Goldobin is breathing heavily.
Luque slows down the pace here.
Goldobin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldobin tries to circle away but Luque has him pinned against the cage.
Luque has Goldobin pressed against the cage, preventing Goldobin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goldobin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luque lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goldobin jumps guard but Luque stands there with Goldobin around his waist. Goldobin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goldobin managing to block the knees to the body from Luque.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Luque.
Goldobin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Luque prevents it.
Luque utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Luque lands a good knee to the midsection. Goldobin won't want to take too many of those.
Luque goes for a takedown in the clinch but Goldobin prevents it.

Luque lands a takedown into guard.
Luque throws a big right hand that misses.
Luque trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luque showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luque throws a big right hand that misses.
Luque is standing up over Goldobin. Goldobin looks to escape but Luque dives into side control.
Goldobin is not content to let Luque control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldobin defending against the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luque in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Goldobin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luque. Luque obviously looking to wear him down.
Luque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldobin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldobin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luque lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goldobin's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luque.
Luque throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Luque.
Luque with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Luque throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Luque.
Luque digs a good body shot into Goldobin's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luque lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goldobin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gabriel Luque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Luque throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luque chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Luque connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goldobin checks a leg kick.
Luque throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Luque moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goldobin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Luque connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luque.
Luque feints and then cracks Goldobin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goldobin down.
Goldobin wants to clinch.
Luque delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Luque dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Luque's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Luque cracks Goldobin with a good jab.
Luque cracks the inside of Goldobin's front leg.

Goldobin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Luque is looking to control Goldobin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Luque avoid being mounted?
Luque gets full guard.
Luque pulls Goldobin in close to prevent any damage.

Luque had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldobin defends it easily.
Goldobin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luque has control of Goldobin's left arm, preventing Goldobin from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldobin postures up.
Luque has his hands on Goldobin's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Luque bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goldobin's guard.
Goldobin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luque throwing strikes but missing.
Luque controlling from the top position.
Luque slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luque wants to pass the guard but Goldobin is defending well.
Luque is trying to control. Goldobin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Goldobin is looking to escape.
Luque wants to free his trapped foot but Goldobin is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Luque trying to control the action but Goldobin is working from the bottom.
Luque frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luque wants to control the pace but Goldobin is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Luque showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Luque has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Luque!