PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Goldsmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldsmith comes to the cage accompanied by Dos Equis. Rua has chosen Flo Rida- 54321 as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Goldsmith
vs
Rua

180 cm
33
202 lbs
12 - 19 - 0

185 cm
32
197 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonathan Goldsmith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Rua!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Rua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua throws a front kick that sends Goldsmith stumbling back into the cage.
Rua misses with an uppercut. Goldsmith saw that one coming.
Goldsmith slips a jab from Rua.

Goldsmith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Rua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldsmith's elbow.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua working aggressively here.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Goldsmith.
Goldsmith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rua tries to circle away but Goldsmith has him pinned against the cage.
Goldsmith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Goldsmith blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldsmith misses with a hook to the ribs.

Goldsmith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rua has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Goldsmith throws a right and a left that Rua avoids nicely.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Goldsmith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goldsmith misses with the combination.
Rua tries to bum rush Goldsmith with a series of wild strikes but Goldsmith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua motions for Goldsmith to come forward. Rua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rua misses with a kick to the body
and Goldsmith counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Goldsmith to acknowledge the strikes.
Goldsmith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Goldsmith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Rua scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rua digs a good body shot into Goldsmith's ribs.
Goldsmith lands a nice shot to the body.
Goldsmith moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Goldsmith moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Rua throws a leg kick
and Goldsmith counters with a left and a right... And another left! Rua is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Goldsmith!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jonathan Goldsmith waved his t-shirt featuring Closed - Thanks for Support's logo in front of the cameras.