PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christianson comes to the cage accompanied by Like a Boss. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Michael Goldman enters the cage!

Christianson
vs
Goldman

189 cm
29
206 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

190 cm
28
207 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

The Big Kabosh

Hellbent

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 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabe Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Goldman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman misses with a low kick as Christianson jumps back.
Goldman throws the left hand but Christianson avoids the punch easily.
Christianson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Christianson throws a leg kick
and Goldman counters with a leg kick.
Christianson jabs Goldman right on the nose. Goldman blinks but takes it well.

Goldman moves into the clinch successfully.
Christianson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldman has a couple of punches blocked by Christianson.
Christianson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Christianson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goldman lands a hook that snaps the head of Christianson backwards.
Christianson lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldman is trying to drag Christianson to the mat but Christianson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Christianson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldman backwards.

Christianson breaks from the clinch.
Goldman throws a body punch but Christianson moves out of range.
A big right from Christianson misses.
Christianson misses with a double jab
and Goldman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christianson thinking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Christianson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goldman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christianson lands with a straight right. Goldman didn't see that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goldman.
Christianson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goldmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christianson throws out the jab.
Goldman tried to score with a low kick but Christianson checks it.
Christianson lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Goldman tried to score with a low kick but Christianson checks it.
Christianson misses with a body shot.
Goldman dives in and grabs Christianson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Christianson pushes down on Goldman's head and hops out.
Gabe Christianson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Goldman.
Christianson tries to score with a low kick but Goldman moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christianson checks a leg kick.
A jab from Goldman misses.
Goldman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goldman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christianson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldman tries to score with a low kick but Christianson moves his leg out of the way.
Christianson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goldman's head backwards.
Goldman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goldman darts in looking for a takedown but Christianson gets double underhooks and turns Goldman into the cage.
Christianson swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldman.
Goldman is trying to drag Christianson to the mat but Christianson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from Goldman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldman.
A right hook to the body lands for Christianson.
Goldman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christianson throws a punch but it's blocked by Goldman.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Goldman.
Christianson misses with some punches.
Goldman takes a shot to the head.
Christianson throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Goldman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldman throws a punch but it's blocked by Christianson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a punch but it's blocked by Christianson.
Goldman misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Christianson.
Goldman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christianson working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Goldman as the two fighters clinch.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Christianson breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Goldman.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Christianson, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman looks to land a body kick but Christianson moved away.
Goldman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Christianson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christianson connects with an inside leg kick.
Goldman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gabe Christianson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Christianson scores with a hook to the body. Goldman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Christianson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goldman walks into a straight right hand from Christianson.
Christianson connects with a body shot that sends Goldman's belly button to the back.
Christianson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Michael Goldman has been cut.
Christianson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Goldman misses
and Christianson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christianson missing with a left hand there. Goldman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goldman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Christianson counters with a stiff right hand.
Christianson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goldman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goldman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Christianson counters with a straight right hand.
Christianson throws a hook but Goldman blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson digs a good body shot into Goldman's ribs.
Christianson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Christianson coming out on top.
Goldman slips under a jab from Christianson.
Goldman is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Christianson.
Christianson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldman.
Christianson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goldmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Christianson misses with a straight left.
Christianson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goldman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goldman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christianson throws a hook but Goldman avoids it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christianson checks a leg kick.
Goldman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christianson misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Christianson as he jumps to the side.
Goldman moves out of range as Christianson strikes.
Goldman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Christianson.
Christianson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Goldman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Christianson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Christianson misses with a low kick as Goldman jumps back.
Goldman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christianson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Goldman lands with a good body shot.
Goldman looks to clinch
and Christianson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goldman shoots in looking for a takedown. Christianson tries to sprawl out of it but Goldman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Christianson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gabe Christianson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Goldman.
Christianson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Goldman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Christianson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldman has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Christianson connects with the punch.
Goldman throws a leg kick that misses.
Christianson walks into a stiff left hand from Goldman.
Goldman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Christianson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Goldman.
Christianson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabe Christianson is winning the standup battle so far.
Christianson thuds a left hand into Goldman's body.
Christianson connects with a body shot.
Christianson slaps away a takedown attempt from Goldman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Goldman is breathing heavily.
Goldman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Christianson.
A head kick misses from Goldman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christianson throws a hook but Goldman blocks it.
Goldman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Christianson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Christianson lands a lovely overhand right.
Christianson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Goldman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Goldman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christianson lands a hook that snaps the head of Goldman backwards.
Christianson is trying to force a seperation but Goldman has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Goldman as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christianson throws a head punch that misses.
Goldman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Christianson lands a shoulder strike.
Goldman blocking some punches.
Goldman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Christianson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabe Christianson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Goldman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Good leg kick by Christianson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Christianson misses with a low kick as Goldman jumps back.
Goldman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Christianson is able to avoid easily.
Goldman misses with an uppercut
and Christianson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Goldman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christianson.
Christianson looks to land a right hand but Goldman moved out of range.
Goldman tries a low kick but Christianson avoids it.
Goldman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christianson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Goldman.
Goldman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Goldman misses.
Goldman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christianson.
Goldman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goldman lands a front kick.
Christianson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman throws a head kick but Christianson moves out of range.
Goldman tries to clinch but Christianson is having none of it.
Christianson blocks a head kick by Goldman.
Jab from Christianson.
Goldman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goldman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christianson scores with a three punch combo!

Goldman rushes Christianson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gabe Christianson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goldman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Christianson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
Christianson throws a head punch that misses.
Christianson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Christianson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Christianson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Christianson there.
Christianson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christianson cracks the inside of Goldman's front leg.
Christianson cracks Goldman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Christianson works the jab nicely.
Christianson scores with a head kick.
Christianson connects with a high kick.
Goldman checks a leg kick.
Christianson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goldman.
Goldman tries to close the distance and clinch but Christianson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Christianson as he avoids it easily.
Gabe Christianson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Goldman.
Goldman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christianson.
Goldman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goldman with a hook.
Michael Goldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman slips a jab from Christianson.
Christianson lands an overhand right.
Goldman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Christianson's calf.
Christianson scores with a hook.
Christianson misses with a head kick.
Christianson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goldman dodges the punch combination from Christianson.
Gabe Christianson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christianson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Christianson throws out a leg kick but Goldman moves out of range and Christianson only half commits.
Christianson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gabe Christianson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christianson misses with a right hand
and Goldman counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Christianson does it's job there.
Christianson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a head kick but Christianson moves out of range.
Goldman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Christianson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goldman.
Christianson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christianson cracks Goldman with a good jab.
Christianson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldman was well out of range. Poor timing from Christianson.
Goldman tries to clinch but Christianson moves out of range.
Goldman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goldman misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman throws an off balance right hand
and Christianson counters with a straight right hand.
Goldman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christianson can pounce on him.
A jab from Christianson finds it's way through Goldman's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabe Christianson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Christianson 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Christianson!
Gabe Christianson took some time post fight to say the following; 'No more pussy footing around. I want you Clay! The hiding is over. '.