PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Lime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lime
vs
Goldman

188 cm
27
197 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
30
190 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Lime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lime moves away from the strike by Goldman.
Goldman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lime under the eye.
Goldman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lime slips under a jab from Goldman.
Goldman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Goldman rushes Lime and presses him up against the cage.
Lime looking to slow down the pace here.

Lime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lime misses with a hook.
Lime misses with an uppercut.
Goldman throws the kick towards the body but Lime avoids it.
Lime looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lime is defended easily by Goldman.
Abe Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lime stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman lands a leg kick that knocks Lime off balance momentarily.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from Lime.
Goldman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lime's calf.
Goldman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Goldman avoids the body shot from Lime.
Lime fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lime throws a hook to the side of Goldman's head but Goldman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lime ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
Goldman looks to land a left hand but Lime moved out of range nicely.
Lime looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lime doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goldman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lime keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Goldman throws a leg kick
and Lime counters with a three punch combo that has Goldman backing up. Goldman nods at Lime to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lime blocks a jab.
Goldman throws out a loose jab but Lime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Lime.
Goldman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lime.
Lime throws a poor cross that misses
and Goldman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goldman looks to land a body kick but Lime moved away.
Goldman moves in looking to clinch but Lime pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lime misses with a hook.
Goldman cracks Lime with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lime is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lime drops his hands momentarily and Goldman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Goldman is looking to clinch but Lime is avoiding it.
Lime misses with a hook
and Goldman counters with a stiff right hand.
Goldman tries to close the distance and clinch but Lime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Lime finds it's way through Goldman's defenses.
Lime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Goldman.
Lime walks into a stiff left hand from Goldman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Goldman.

It looks like Mr Lime has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldman lands a really nice looking cross but Lime seems unphased.
Goldman throws out a loose jab but Lime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Goldman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goldman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lime misses with a hook. Goldman ducked under it nicely.
Goldman scores with a jab to the body.
Goldman throws a hook to the side of Lime's head but Lime sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goldman throws a hook but Lime blocks it.
Lime takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lime missing with a left hand there. Goldman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lime takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, jab by Goldman - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Goldman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Lime's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Goldman cracks Lime with an open hand slap.
Goldman clobbers Lime with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Some wild striking there from Goldman.
Lime throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldman.
Lime lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goldman circles away quickly and effectively.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lime.
Abe Goldman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Lime tries to keep at a distance but Goldman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lime keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goldman's efforts to push away.
Goldman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Lime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldman throws a hook but Lime blocks it.
Goldman connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lime wants to slow Goldman down by chopping away at his legs.
Goldman stuns Lime with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goldman looks to land a left hand but Lime moved out of range nicely.
Goldman throws out a loose jab but Lime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lime moves out of range as Goldman strikes.
Abe Goldman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goldman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lime takes one on the button.
Goldman cracks Lime with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Lime.
Goldman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Goldman tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lime in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Goldman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goldman throws a lazy uppercut
and Lime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lime blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lime.
Goldman misses with a straight left.
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 pushes Lime away with a front kick.
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
Lime takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lime scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goldman cracks Lime with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lime swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lime shoots for a takedown but Goldman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goldman lands a head shot.
Lime lands a head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Goldman there.
Goldman is looking to clinch.
Lime slips a jab from Goldman.

Goldman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goldman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Goldman as the two fighters clinch.
Lime prevents a body shot from Goldman.
Goldman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lime tries a body shot but Goldman blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lime blocking some punches.

Goldman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman tests Lime's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lime looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lime tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lime throws a hook to the side of Goldman's head but Goldman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goldman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goldman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lime throws out the jab.

Goldman instigates a clinch.
Lime tries to break the clinch but Goldman is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lime throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Goldman.
Goldman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lime backwards.

Lime pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Goldman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Lime's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Goldman throws a lazy right hand but Lime sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goldman throws a hook but Lime blocks it.
Goldman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lime counters with a stiff right hand.
Goldman looks to throw the jab but Lime is out of range.
Lime misses with a double jab.
Goldman thuds his right hand into Lime's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lime slips a straight right by Goldman.
Donk. Goldman catches Lime right on the button with a cross.
Lime thows a body shot but no joy.
Goldman ducks under a wild hook from Lime.
Goldman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lime tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goldman moves into range and clinches up with Lime.
Lime has had enough of the clinch but Goldman keeps him there for the moment.
A body shot lands from Goldman.

Goldman breaks from the clinch.
Goldman just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Goldman misses with an uppercut
and Lime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goldman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lime is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lime on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lime throws a looping overhand right but Goldman ducks down to avoid it.
Goldman tries to score with a low kick but Lime moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Goldman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goldman moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lime walks into a jab.
Goldman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lime connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goldman throws a head kick that misses.
Goldman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goldman cracks Lime with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goldman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goldman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lime looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldman is just out of range.
Lime connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goldman's hands.
Goldman's corner calls for a 1-2. Goldman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goldman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is looking to slow Lime down with leg kicks.
Lime throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldman.
Goldman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lime checks a leg kick.
Goldman jabs Lime right on the nose. Lime blinks but takes it well.
Lime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lime throws a leg kick
and Goldman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Lime.
Goldman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lime.
Mr Lime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goldman lands with a right hand.
Lime moves forwards but Goldman connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws the left hand but Lime avoids the punch easily.
Goldman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lime on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goldman. Goldman obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lime misses with a lunging right hand
and Goldman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lime avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goldman tries to close the distance and clinch but Lime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Goldman misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lime paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goldman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abe Goldman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goldman looks to land a combination. Lime sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Goldman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goldman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Goldman!
Abe Goldman made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 Clothing) in his post fight interview.