PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herrick Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quartz Henkeln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Goldman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gamma Ray - Blood Religion . Henkeln has chosen Smislovie Gallyucinacii - Vechno Molodoy as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Goldman
vs
Henkeln

165 cm
23
170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herrick Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Quartz Henkeln!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goldman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henkeln, pushing him back against the cage.

Goldman gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Goldman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Goldman working the head and body with strikes.
Goldman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Henkeln!

Goldman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Henkeln turns into him and now he's in Goldman's guard.
Goldman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henkeln must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henkeln is fighting to break Goldman's control of his arms but Goldman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Goldman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Goldman controls Henkeln momentarily but Henkeln frees himself.
Henkeln really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goldman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Henkeln defends well.

Henkeln has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Goldman to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Henkeln is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Goldman pulls down on the head and he's put Henkeln to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Herrick Goldman!
An out of breath Herrick Goldman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.