PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saharian Defence (ranked 5113 p4p, 587 weight class) and Gennady Golovkin (ranked 6622 p4p, 669 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Defence
vs
Golovkin

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saharian Defence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennady Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Defence swinging wildly here.
Defence slips a jab from Golovkin.
Defence appears to be looking for a big counter.
Defence ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Defence throws a body punch but Golovkin moves out of range.
Defence moves out of range of the strikes.
Defence appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Golovkin lands a lovely overhand right.
Golovkin digs a good body shot into Defence's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Golovkin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Defence counter with a right hand.
Golovkin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Defence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovkin misses with a body shot
and Defence counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Defence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Defence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Defence misses with a hook. Golovkin ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin lands a right hook to the body.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Defence scores with a decent looking hook.
Golovkin misses with a body shot
and Defence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Defence moves into range and connects with a jab.
Golovkin misses with a right hand
and Defence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovkin scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Golovkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Golovkin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Defence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Golovkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Defence was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Defence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Golovkin scores with a hook to the body. Defence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Golovkin digs a good body shot into Defence's ribs.
Defence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Defence manages to avoid it.
Defence throwing a counter right hand but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Golovkin misses with a shot to the body
and Defence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Defence rather than just go for the knockout.
Golovkin catches Defence with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Defence tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Defence stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Golovkin lands with a nice body punch.
Defence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golovkin throws out the jab.
Golovkin misses with a body shot
and Defence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin misses with a body shot
and Defence counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Golovkin scores with a body shot.
Defence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
It looked like Defence wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovkin jabs Defence to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Golovkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Golovkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Defence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Defence appears to be looking for a big counter.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Defence appears to be looking for a big counter.
Golovkin clobbers Defence with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Golovkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Golovkin lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Golovkin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Golovkin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Defence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovkin works Defence's body with a nice hook.
Defence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golovkin takes a swing at Defence's ribcage but misses.
Golovkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Defence takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Golovkin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Defence feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Golovkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Golovkin cracks Defence with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Golovkin throws an overhand right that lands on Defence's shoulder, as Defence tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Defence takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Defence tries to bum rush Golovkin with a series of wild strikes but Golovkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Defence takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Golovkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Defence misses the target.
Defence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Golovkin.
Golovkin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Golovkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Golovkin throws the left hand but Defence avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Defence misses its target.
Golovkin lands a jab to the nose.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Golovkin. Beautiful body shot.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Golovkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Golovkin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovkin misses the jab.
Golovkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Defence looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Defence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands a nice hook to Defence's body. Defence takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Defence ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Golovkin swings for the body but Defence moves out of range.
Defence is looking to counter punch.
Golovkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Defence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Golovkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Golovkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Defence gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Golovkin stuns Defence with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Defence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
Defence appears to be looking for a big counter.
Golovkin throws a hook but Defence avoids it easily.
Defence is looking for a counter combo.
Golovkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Defence's head.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Defence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gennady Golovkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Golovkin lands a right hook to the body.
Saharian Defence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golovkin throws a shot to the body.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
A combination from Defence does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Golovkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Defence takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Golovkin misses.
Defence blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Defence misses the target.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the head.
Golovkin misses with a hook. Defence ducked under it nicely.
Golovkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Defence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovkin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Defence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin misses with a right hand
and Defence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Golovkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Defence closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Defence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Defence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Golovkin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Golovkin jabs Defence to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Golovkin throws a shot to the body.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Defence.
Golovkin works Defence's body with a nice hook.
Golovkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Defence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Golovkin coming out on top.
Golovkin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Golovkin misses with a straight left.
Defence went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice shot lands for Golovkin.
Golovkin swings for the body but Defence moves out of range.
Golovkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Golovkin.
Golovkin throws a jab when Defence was well out of range.
Defence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golovkin.
Defence throwing a counter right hand but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Golovkin misses with a body shot.
Defence went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Golovkin connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Golovkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Defence takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Golovkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Defence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovkin lands with an overhand left.
Golovkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Defence is looking for a counter combo.
Golovkin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Defence counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golovkin. Defence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golovkin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Golovkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Defence momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Defence blocks a jab.
Golovkin scores with a hook to the body. Defence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Golovkin scores with a hook to the body. Defence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Golovkin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Defence in his tracks.
Golovkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Defence manages to avoid it.
Saharian Defence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gennady Golovkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Golovkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gennady Golovkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Golovkin 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennady Golovkin!