PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irv Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Fenomeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Goldman
vs
Fenomeno

193 cm
23
219 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

196 cm
24
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Rocha Nutrition
Rocha Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Irv Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Fenomeno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman moves away from the strike by Fenomeno.
Fenomeno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Goldman does no damage.
Fenomeno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Goldman gets the takedown into side control.
Goldman working the head with strikes.
Fenomeno is trying to improve his position.
Goldman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Goldman is trying to get an arm triangle but Fenomeno is defending well.

Goldman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fenomeno wants to get back to his feet but Goldman drags him back down.

Goldman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fenomeno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenomeno is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Goldman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but Fenomeno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goldman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fenomeno tries to get to full guard but Goldman has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Goldman is keen to just control but Fenomeno is a slippery customer.

Goldman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Fenomeno is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Goldman pulls his head out easily.
Fenomeno is in trouble now - Goldman has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Goldman looking to secure an arm triangle but Fenomeno defends it well.
Fenomeno working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenomeno is squirming around, avoiding Goldman's attempts to control the action.

Goldman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fenomeno manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fenomeno is looking to reverse the position.
Fenomeno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Goldman happy to just control the position for now.
Goldman looks up at the clock and then as Fenomeno takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Goldman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fenomeno is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenomeno is trying to control Goldman's posture but Goldman avoids it.
Goldman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Goldman is trying to get an arm triangle but Fenomeno is defending well.

Goldman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Goldman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fenomeno, who protects the arm well.
Fenomeno is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irv Goldman 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.

Fenomeno with a poor takedown

and Goldman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fenomeno wants to improve his position but Goldman is controlling well.
Goldman slows the pace down in half guard.
Fenomeno is not content to let Goldman control the position.
Goldman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fenomeno is pressing down on Goldman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Goldman controlling from the top position.
Goldman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenomeno misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Goldman landing strikes.
Fenomeno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Goldman is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fenomeno is trying to escape and Goldman transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fenomeno is forced to tap! Nice work there by Goldman! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Irv Goldman!