PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Goldstein (ranked 114 p4p, 11 weight class) and Roman Sionis (ranked 286 p4p, 33 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Goldstein
vs
Sionis

200 cm
38
260 lbs
42 - 20 - 1

200 cm
40
243 lbs
43 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Woodshins' Ship

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Samson Goldstein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Sionis!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein wants to clinch but Sionis slips to the side
and Sionis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sionis swings for the body but Goldstein moves out of range.
Goldstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goldstein walks into a stiff left hand from Sionis.

Goldstein forces Sionis back against the cage and clinches.
Goldstein cracks Sionis with a nice body shot.
Goldstein misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Sionis.
Goldstein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sionis backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Sionis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goldstein backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Goldstein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sionis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sionis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sionis.
Goldstein swings wildly with an uppercut but Sionis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sionis lands with a short shot to the head.
Goldstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sionis's elbow.
Goldstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sioniss head.

It looks like Roman Sionis has been cut.
Sionis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sionis swings wildly with an uppercut but Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sionis's elbow.
Goldstein takes a shot to the head.
Goldstein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Goldstein tries to throw a body punch but Sionis avoids it by throwing Goldstein back against the cage.
Sionis misses with a punch on the inside.
Sionis tries a body shot but Goldstein blocks it.
Sionis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goldstein misses with some punches.
Goldstein tries to work over Sionis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sionis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sionis misses with the head strike.
Sionis lands a body shot.
Sionis misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Goldstein fails to land.
Sionis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sionis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goldstein works on Sionis's body with a couple of short punches.
Sionis swings wildly with an uppercut but Goldstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldstein blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Goldstein.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sionis.
A body shot lands from Goldstein.
Sionis looks winded!
Goldstein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goldstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goldstein tries to throw a body punch but Sionis avoids it by throwing Goldstein back against the cage.
Goldstein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Goldstein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goldstein softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Goldstein.
Goldstein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goldstein lands a left hand.
Goldstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sioniss head.
Goldstein digs a right hand into Sionis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sionis's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goldstein creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sionis blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
A right hook to the body lands for Goldstein.
Sionis blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Goldstein as the two fighters clinch.
Goldstein working aggressively here.
Sionis blocks a body shot from Goldstein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sionis.
Sionis missing with knees to the body.
Goldstein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goldstein.
Goldstein digs a right hand into Sionis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sionis's gas tank.
Goldstein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goldstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sioniss head.
Goldstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sioniss head.
Goldstein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sionis blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
Goldstein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sionis blocks a body shot from Goldstein.
Sionis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goldstein lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Goldstein.
Goldstein presses Sionis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Goldstein lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sionis backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldstein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sionis's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goldstein.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sionis.
Goldstein lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldstein lands with a light punch inside.
Goldstein tries to work over Sionis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Goldstein lands a nice uppercut.
Sionis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Sionis is rocked!
Goldstein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sionis is still on wobbly legs! Can Goldstein finish him?
Goldstein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sioniss head.
Goldstein pushes Sionis against the cage. Goldstein is working some dirty boxing. Goldstein pushes off with a quick right hook! Sionis goes down! Sionis tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Goldstein moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Goldstein!
Samson Goldstein retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Samson Goldstein was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.