PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Goldmill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abbath Occulta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Occulta's choice of entrance music: Immortal - The Rise of Darkness. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Goldmill
vs
Occulta

185 cm
26
212 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 156 : 45$ *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Goldmill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abbath Occulta!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Occulta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Occulta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goldmill scores with a body shot.
Occulta throws a hook but Goldmill blocks it.
Occulta connects with a jab.

It looks like Mickey Goldmill has been cut.
Goldmill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Occulta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldmill wants to stand and escape but Occulta is having none of it.
Occulta wants to control from the top but Goldmill keeps moving.
Occulta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Occulta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldmill is looking to stand up but Occulta isn't so interested in that idea.
Occulta postures up in Goldmill's guard and throws a big left but Goldmill blocks it.
Goldmill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Occulta on the ground.
Occulta trying to control but Goldmill is working from the bottom.
Goldmill is looking to stand up but Occulta isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Occulta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goldmill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Occulta.
Occulta fails with the takedown.
Occulta comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Occulta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Occulta moves away from the strike by Goldmill.
Occulta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Occulta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Goldmill sprawls well. Goldmill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Occulta gets slowly back to his feet.
Mickey Goldmill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abbath Occulta.
Occulta shoots for a double leg takedown but Goldmill sprawls well. He's pushed Occulta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Occulta looks gassed!
Goldmill scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Occulta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goldmill throws a one two combo.
Mickey Goldmill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldmill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Goldmill punishes Occulta's body with a nice straight punch.

Goldmill closes the distance and pushes Occulta back into the cage.
Goldmill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Occulta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldmill lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goldmill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Goldmill.
Goldmill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldmill is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Goldmill.
Occulta tries to throw a body punch but Goldmill avoids it by throwing Occulta back against the cage.
Goldmill presses Occulta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goldmill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Occulta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldmill lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goldmill.
Occulta trying to stall but Goldmill improves his position.

Occulta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldmill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Occulta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Occulta has time to react.
Occulta throws a hook to the side of Goldmill's head but Goldmill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Occulta fails to land the takedown.
Occulta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldmill.
Mickey Goldmill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldmill tests Occulta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goldmill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Goldmill finds it's target.
Goldmill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goldmill with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Occulta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Goldmill defends it nicely.
Goldmill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Occulta on the side of the head.
Goldmill stalks Occulta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Occulta's face. Occulta staggers backwards, shaken.
Occulta misses with a straight left.

Goldmill moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Occulta wants to break free but Goldmill has control.
Occulta tries to work over Goldmill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Occulta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldmill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Occulta tries to break the clinch but Goldmill is controlling the position.
Goldmill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Occulta backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Goldmill.
Goldmill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldmill scores with a hook to the body.
Goldmill misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldmill is looking to control Occulta's arms but Occulta gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goldmill has his back to the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goldmill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Goldmill gets through Occulta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goldmill has Occulta pressed against the cage.
Occulta is leaning against Goldmill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Goldmill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Occulta is keeping busy.
Goldmill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Occulta manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldmill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Occulta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldmill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goldmill moves in looking to clinch but Occulta pushes him off.
Goldmill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Goldmill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Goldmill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Goldmill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Occulta.
Goldmill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldmill lands a jab to the head.

Goldmill instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goldmill lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Occulta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goldmill lands a nice uppercut.
Occulta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Goldmill throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Occulta fails to land.
Goldmill is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Occulta is keeping busy.
Occulta lands a nice shot to the body.
Occulta is working for takedown but Goldmill is calmly controlling the position for now.
Occulta scores with a hook to the body.
Occulta digs a right hand into Goldmill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goldmill's gas tank.
Goldmill has a couple of punches blocked by Occulta.

Occulta lands a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Goldmill is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Occulta avoiding damage.
Occulta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Occulta tries for a takedown but Goldmill manages to get underhooks.
Mickey Goldmill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abbath Occulta.
Goldmill lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Occulta.
Goldmill is leaning against Occulta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Occulta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Occulta is trying to drag Goldmill to the mat but Goldmill just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Goldmill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Goldmill on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goldmill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Goldmill.
Occulta blocking some punches.
Occulta blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Occulta.

Occulta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldmill tries to clinch but Occulta is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Goldmill. No joy for Occulta on that attempt.
Goldmill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Occulta misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Occulta. Goldmill does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Occulta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Goldmill misses with a few strikes there.
Occulta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goldmill misses with the combination.
Occulta lands with a good body shot.
Occulta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Occulta scores with a jab to the head.

Occulta gets the takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Occulta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Occulta lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goldmill down.
Goldmill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goldmill tries to get out of the position.
Goldmill prevents Occulta from improving position.
Goldmill wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill is not content to let Occulta control the position.
Occulta misses with the ground and pound.
Occulta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Goldmill parries the strikes from Occulta easily there. Occulta is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Goldmill to escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Occulta misses.
Goldmill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldmill punishes Occulta's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Some wild striking there from Goldmill.
Some wild striking there from Goldmill.
Occulta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goldmill loads up on a big right hand but Occulta slips the punch.

Occulta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goldmill to the mat! Goldmill manages to get full guard.
Occulta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goldmill wants to stand and escape but Occulta is having none of it.
Occulta slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Occulta takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abbath Occulta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mickey Goldmill's cut.
That's time! Goldmill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Goldmill lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goldmill scores with a decent looking hook.
Occulta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldmill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goldmill.
Goldmill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Occulta misses with a two punch combination.
Goldmill throws a right hand that Occulta ducks under and follows up with a left that Occulta also avoids with ease.
Occulta looks to land a left hand but Goldmill moved out of range nicely.
Occulta connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goldmill lands a right hook to the body.
Occulta shoots in but no luck this time.
Mickey Goldmill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goldmill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Occulta misses with a straight left.
Occulta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldmill was well out of range. Poor timing from Occulta.
Occulta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Occulta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goldmill lands with an overhand left.

Occulta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Occulta.
Occulta with a couple of short strikes.
Occulta lands a nice shot to the head.
Occulta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goldmill's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Occulta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Goldmill's face.
Occulta looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goldmill really wants to buck Occulta off and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldmill in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Goldmill wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Occulta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Occulta putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Occulta lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Goldmill hang on?
Occulta controlling his opponent.
Occulta landing shots from mount.
Occulta dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Occulta thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Occulta there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Occulta working Goldmill over with strikes here.
Occulta postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goldmill looks a forlorn figure.
Occulta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Goldmill's face.
Goldmill is in a horrible position here. Occulta smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Occulta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Occulta throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldmill is trying to stand up.
Abbath Occulta has got the better of the ground game so far.
Occulta with the ground and pound from mount.
Occulta postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goldmill looks a forlorn figure.
Occulta drops a big elbow. That's hurt Goldmill! More shots from Occulta and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abbath Occulta!