PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parfait PrudHomme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). PrudHomme has chosen Chanson des bons Légumes as his entrance music. Abe Goldman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Goldman
vs
PrudHomme

190 cm
39
190 lbs
38 - 19 - 0

164 cm
37
187 lbs
20 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Parfait PrudHomme!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PrudHomme tries to clinch up.
PrudHomme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goldman checks it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Goldman.
PrudHomme throws a leg kick but Goldman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
PrudHomme wants to clinch.

PrudHomme closes the distance and clinches.
PrudHomme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goldman blocks it with crossed arms.
PrudHomme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Abe Goldman has been cut.
PrudHomme misses with a knee to the head.
Goldman is trying to break the clinch but PrudHomme has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
PrudHomme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Goldman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goldman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
PrudHomme creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goldman's defenses.
Goldman tries to throw a body punch but PrudHomme avoids it by throwing Goldman back against the cage.
PrudHomme keeps control of Goldman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goldman wants to break free but PrudHomme has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman is trying to break free.
PrudHomme keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goldman's efforts to push away.

Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on PrudHomme. That did some damage!
Good work by PrudHomme as he checks the leg kick.
Goldman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
PrudHomme has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A leg kick checked by Goldman.
PrudHomme walks into a jab.
PrudHomme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goldman.
PrudHomme doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldman circles away.
PrudHomme moves to clinch but Goldman breaks away
and Goldman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps PrudHomme thinking.
PrudHomme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Goldman. Those never looked like landing.
PrudHomme steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Goldman. That one must have hurt.
Goldman throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
PrudHomme throws out a leg kick but Goldman moves out of range and PrudHomme only half commits.
PrudHomme throws a leg kick but Goldman moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
PrudHomme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goldman throws a lazy right hand but PrudHomme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from PrudHomme.
Jab from Goldman.

PrudHomme rushes Goldman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
PrudHomme misses with a knee to the head.
Goldman avoiding damage as PrudHomme throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
PrudHomme trying to land knees to the body.
Goldman can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, PrudHomme throws an elbow but misses.
Goldman misses with a hook from the clinch.
PrudHomme pushes off an throws an elbow but Goldman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
PrudHomme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
PrudHomme unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Goldman dodges an elbow strike from PrudHomme.
Goldman is looking to break free of the clinch but PrudHomme has double underhooks.
PrudHomme misses with an elbow strike.
PrudHomme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
PrudHomme has Goldman pressed against the cage, preventing Goldman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
PrudHomme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Goldman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
PrudHomme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from PrudHomme.
PrudHomme misses with a knee strike.
PrudHomme keeps control of Goldman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goldman wants to get back to striking at distance but PrudHomme won't allow it.
Goldman tries to circle away but PrudHomme has him pinned against the cage.

Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman circles away from the clinch attempt.
PrudHomme throws a leg kick but Goldman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goldman looks to land a right hand but PrudHomme moved out of range.
PrudHomme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goldman to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
PrudHomme throws a hook but Goldman avoids it easily.
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but PrudHomme manages to avoid it.
Goldman blocks a low kick nicely.
Goldman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
PrudHomme looks to clinch
and Goldman counters with a head kick. That will keep PrudHomme thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
PrudHomme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Goldman counters with a slapping leg kick.
PrudHomme misses with a shot to the body
and Goldman counters with a stiff right hand.
PrudHomme tries to clinch
and Goldman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Abe Goldman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abe Goldman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

PrudHomme on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Goldman.
PrudHomme tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldman connects with a crisp jab.
Goldman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

PrudHomme is rocked!
Abe Goldman is winning the standup battle so far.
PrudHomme scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
PrudHomme doesn't manage to clinch there - Goldman circles away.
Goldman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goldman avoids the body shot from PrudHomme.
PrudHomme misses with a low kick as Goldman jumps back.
PrudHomme doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
PrudHomme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but PrudHomme is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

PrudHomme darts in and clinches Goldman up against the cage.

Goldman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goldman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
PrudHomme throws a big shot that misses.
PrudHomme bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from PrudHomme.
A jab from Goldman finds it's way through PrudHomme's defenses.
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
PrudHomme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
PrudHomme tries to clinch up.
PrudHomme throws a big shot that misses.
Goldman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from PrudHomme.
Goldman is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
PrudHomme looks to land a right hand but Goldman moved out of range.
PrudHomme tries to clinch up.
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.
PrudHomme checks the leg kick nicely there.
PrudHomme wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Goldman lands an impressive looking overhand right. PrudHomme doesn't seem phased though.
PrudHomme is still on wobbly legs! Can Goldman finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PrudHomme gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abe Goldman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Abe Goldman waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above)'s logo in front of the cameras.