|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
40
190 lbs
42 - 19 - 0 |
|
184 cm
31
198 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Abe Goldman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Salwa!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salwa looks to throw the jab but Goldman is out of range.
Goldman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Salwa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goldman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salwa.
Salwa wants to counter the offense by Goldman and move into the clinch position.
Salwa defending well as Goldman loads up on a big left hand.
Goldman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salwa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salwa moves out of range of the leg kick from Goldman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salwa throws a hook to the side of Goldman's head but Goldman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Goldman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goldman avoids the head kick by Salwa.
Goldman throwing a counter right hand but Salwa manages to avoid it.
Salwa lands a jab to the nose.
Salwa throws an overhand right that lands on Goldman's shoulder, as Goldman tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Goldman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Salwa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goldman misses with a body shot.
That kick from Goldman tenderised Salwa's leg. Salwa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Goldman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldman blocks a head kick by Salwa.
Salwa misses the body punch
and Goldman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Salwa.
Goldman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salwa moves away.
Salwa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goldman's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Salwa.
An attempted straight right counter from Goldman misses the target.
Goldman lands a jab to the nose.
Salwa looks to land a right hand but Goldman moved out of range.
Salwa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goldman's calf.
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!
Salwa wants to clinch but Goldman slips to the side
and Goldman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goldman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goldman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Salwa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Goldman.
A big left from Salwa misses.
Goldman is looking to counter punch.
Salwa scores with a push kick.
Salwa throws a head kick but Goldman moves out of range.
Salwa wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
Salwa's coach down at Datsik's Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Salwa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Goldman lands with a hook. Salwa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gabriel Salwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa throws a hook to the side of Goldman's head but Goldman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goldman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Salwa throws a head kick but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Goldman misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salwa. Goldman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goldman tries a low kick but Salwa avoids it.
Salwa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jab from Goldman.
Salwa throws a wild body kick that Goldman sees coming a mile off.
Salwa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salwa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goldman counters with a nice uppercut.
Salwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goldman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Salwa.
Goldman is looking to chop away at Salwa's legs.
Salwa misses with a body shot.
Goldman throws a hook but Salwa avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Salwa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goldman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salwa.
Goldman misses with a straight left.
Salwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Goldman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Goldman blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Goldman.
Goldman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Salwa.
Goldman tries to land a leg kick but Salwa saw it coming and moves away.
Goldman misses with an uppercut. Salwa saw that one coming.
Salwa lands a slapping body shot.
Salwa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salwa.
Salwa tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goldman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goldman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salwa throws out the jab.
Goldman is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa wants to slow Goldman down by chopping away at his legs.
Salwa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goldman.
Salwa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Goldman counters with a leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Goldman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Goldman blocks a low kick nicely.
Goldman moves away from the strike by Salwa.
Salwa avoids the head kick by Goldman.
Goldman throws an overhand right that lands on Salwa's shoulder, as Salwa tries to avoid the shot.
Salwa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goldman throws a wild body kick that Salwa sees coming a mile off.
Salwa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salwa tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Salwa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goldman throws a solid leg kick but Salwa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Goldman.
Goldman throws a hook but Salwa blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goldman checks a leg kick.
Salwa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Salwa.
Goldman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salwa can pounce on him.
Salwa tries to clinch but Goldman is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goldman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Salwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goldman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salwa tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa scores with a shot to the body.
Goldman blocks a leg kick.
Goldman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salwa moves to clinch but Goldman breaks away
and Goldman counters with a two punch combo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Salwa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Salwa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Salwa duly obliges.
Salwa digs a good body shot into Goldman's ribs.
Goldman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salwa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salwa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Goldman.
Goldman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salwa's calf.
Goldman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salwa looks to land a body kick but Goldman moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salwa lands a really nice looking cross but Goldman seems unphased.
Goldman with a jab.
Salwa misses with a few strikes there.
Salwa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salwa cracks the inside of Goldman's front leg.
Goldman throws a body kick that misses.
Goldman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salwa.
Salwa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salwa throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goldman misses the shot to the body.
Salwa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Goldman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goldman connects with a jab.
Goldman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Salwa can pounce on him.
Goldman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Goldman.
Salwa scores with a nice body kick.
Salwa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldman is just out of range.
It looked like Goldman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goldman lands a jab to Salwa's midsection.
Goldman loads up on a big right hand but Salwa slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman tries to land a front kick but Salwa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salwa tries to counter by closing the distance.
Salwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldman throws out the jab.
Salwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for Goldman.
Salwa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goldman drops his hands momentarily and Salwa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salwa moves away from the strike by Goldman.
Salwa throws a nice head kick!
Salwa throws a leg kick but Goldman checks it.
Salwa closes the distance but Goldman moves to the side
and Salwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa pushes Goldman up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Salwa fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goldman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman throws a head punch that misses.
Goldman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salwa's elbow.
Goldman takes a shot to the head.
Goldman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salwa blocking some punches.
Goldman prevents a body shot from Salwa.
Goldman misses with a body punch.
Salwa lands a body shot.
Salwa blocking some punches.
Goldman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Salwa lands a left hand.
Goldman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldman.
Goldman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldman tries to throw a body punch but Salwa avoids it by throwing Goldman back against the cage.
Goldman misses with a body punch.
Salwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salwa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Salwa tries to work over Goldman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goldman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldman misses with a punch to the body.
Salwa misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman swings wildly with an uppercut but Salwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salwa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goldman backwards.
Salwa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Salwa.
Salwa wants to stall.
Salwa holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goldman blocking some punches.
Salwa throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gabriel Salwa just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Salwa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Salwa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salwa lands a jab to the nose.
Salwa with a jab.
Salwa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salwa lands a nice shot to the body.
Goldman blocks a head kick by Salwa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salwa throws a body punch but Goldman moves out of range.
Gabriel Salwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salwa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goldman's sensitive parts.
Goldman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Goldman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman throws the left hand but Salwa avoids the punch easily.
A leg kick checked by Goldman.
Salwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goldman, right into the meat.
Salwa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goldman checks it well.
Goldman throws a big counter combination but Salwa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Goldman lands a front kick.
Goldman keeps Salwa at a distance using the push kick.
Goldman's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Salwa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salwa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salwa misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salwa blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldman.
Salwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goldman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Goldman.
Salwa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salwa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salwa misses with the head strike.
Salwa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Salwa working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salwa.
Salwa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Salwa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salwa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salwa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldman's elbow.
Salwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salwa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goldman has a couple of punches blocked by Salwa.
Goldman swings wildly with an uppercut but Salwa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salwa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gabriel Salwa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Goldman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Come on Salwa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Goldman struggles to land a body shot inside as Salwa controls his hands.
Salwa lands a shoulder strike.
Goldman prevents a body shot from Salwa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salwa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salwa avoids it.
Salwa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goldman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goldman being controlled against the cage.
Salwa gets through Goldman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salwa misses with a punch on the inside.
Salwa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goldman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salwa throws a punch but it's blocked by Goldman.
Goldman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salwa or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Salwa dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good leg kick by Goldman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Goldman.
Salwa moves in looking to clinch but Goldman pushes him off.
Salwa misses with a kick to the body.
Goldman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Goldman tries a low kick but Salwa avoids it.
Salwa looks to throw the jab but Goldman is out of range.
Salwa is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salwa walks into a left hand.
Goldman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Salwa scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salwa takes a swing at Goldman's ribcage but misses.
Goldman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Salwa is able to avoid easily.
Goldman tests Salwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salwa connects with a body shot.
Salwa with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Salwa.
Salwa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Salwa throws a front kick that sends Goldman stumbling back into the cage.
Salwa defending well as Goldman loads up on a big left hand.
Abe Goldman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salwa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salwa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goldman scores with a shot to the body.
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 moves out of range as Salwa throws a body kick.
Salwa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Goldman takes a step back to recover.
Goldman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goldman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goldman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salwa lands with a straight right. Goldman didn't see that one coming.
Gabriel Salwa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman tries to keep at a distance but Salwa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Salwa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goldman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Salwa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Goldman on the inside.
Goldman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goldman misses with some punches.
Goldman blocks a body shot from Salwa.
Salwa tries to throw a body punch but Goldman avoids it by throwing Salwa back against the cage.
Salwa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldman backwards.
Goldman tries to throw a body punch but Salwa avoids it by throwing Goldman back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salwa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goldmans head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Goldman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salwa's elbow.
Goldman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goldman misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salwa stalling.
Salwa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Goldman struggles to land a body shot inside as Salwa controls his hands.
Goldman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Salwa.
Well Salwa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Salwa!
Gabriel Salwa is the new middleweight champion!
Gabriel Salwa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
53% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
