PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Goldberg (ranked 6661 p4p, 489 weight class) and Fjogren Morninglord (ranked 6944 p4p, 496 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Goldberg
vs
Morninglord

180 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fjogren Morninglord!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morninglord pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Goldberg back to the cage. Morninglord follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like John Goldberg has been cut.
Goldberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morninglord shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Goldberg eats them both and turns towards Morninglord to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Goldberg is rocked!
Morninglord lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goldberg at a distance.
Goldberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morninglord.
Morninglord cracks Goldberg with a good jab.
Oh Goldberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morninglord scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goldberg seems to have got his legs back now.
Goldberg takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldberg throws a sloppy head kick and Morninglord moves out of range easily.
As Goldberg backs off Morninglord throws a huge counter combo but Goldberg manages to avoid it all.
Morninglord throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morninglord throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goldberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goldberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morninglord.
Morninglord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morninglord fails to land with a series of punches.
Goldberg feinted with a counter takedown.
A left and a right from Morninglord both land. Nice combination.
Morninglord scores with a nice right hand.
Morninglord digs a good body shot into Goldberg's ribs.
Morninglord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Goldberg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morninglord on his heels. He'll look to pass Morninglord's guard now, I'm sure.
Goldberg chips away with some ground and pound.
Goldberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg postures up.

Morninglord has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goldberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Morninglord is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Goldberg tries to roll over but Morninglord keeps him under control.
Morninglord wants to take a breather but Goldberg is having none of it.
Morninglord missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morninglord throwing shots but Goldberg is blocking nicely.
Goldberg is trying to maintain the position but Morninglord is very close to passing his half guard.
Goldberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morninglord missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morninglord prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
Morninglord missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morninglord wants to take a breather but Goldberg is having none of it.
Goldberg trying to control here.
Morninglord prevents Goldberg from improving his position.
Morninglord not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Morninglord 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.
Goldberg is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to improve his position but Morninglord is controlling well.
Morninglord trying to mount his opponent but Goldberg defends it.
Goldberg keeping hold of Morninglord's head, controlling as best he can.
Goldberg is looking to control Morninglord's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goldberg avoid being mounted?
Goldberg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morninglord.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Goldberg is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morninglord scores with a couple of nice shots.

Morninglord is trying for a kimura here. Goldberg looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Morninglord wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fjogren Morninglord!