PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Golf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Sami Salama enters the cage!

Golf
vs
Salama

176 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000
Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Golf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Salama!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Golf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Golf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golf moves out of range as Salama throws a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Golf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Golf.
Salama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golf throws a low kick but Salama avoids it.
Salama moves in looking to clinch but Golf pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Golf.
Salama wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golf keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golf keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Golf finds it's way through Salama's defenses.
Salama is looking to clinch but Golf is avoiding it.
Salama tries to clinch but Golf is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Golf.
Salama is looking to clinch.
Golf misses with a head kick.
Golf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sami Salama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golf misses with a body shot.
Salama wants to clinch up but Golf keeps it at a distance.
Salama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Golf keeps the fight on the outside.
Salama tries to clinch up.
Salama throws a lazy head kick
and Golf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Golf looks for the body kick but Salama saw that one coming.
Salama throws a sloppy head kick
and Golf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salama wants to clinch up but Golf keeps it at a distance.
Salama tries to close the distance and clinch but Golf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salama is looking to clinch.
Salama wants to clinch but Golf slips to the side
letting Golf counter with a right hand.
Golf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salama wants to clinch.
Salama moves in looking to clinch but Golf pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Golf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Golf circles away from the clinch attempt
and Golf counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Golf connects with a high kick.
Salama wants to clinch
and Golf counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A jab from Golf does it's job there.
Salama wants to clinch.
Salama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Golf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Golf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Salama tries to clinch
and Golf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salama darts in trying to clinch
and Golf counters with a one-two to the body.
Salama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Golf counters with a low kick, right behind Salama 's knee.
Salama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salama throws a sloppy body shot
and Golf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salama wants to clinch but Golf slips to the side
and Golf counters with a good, hard body kick but Salama shrugs it off.

Salama clinches with his opponent.
Golf blocks the elbow strike.
Salama tries to land knees in the clinch but Golf avoids the damage to the body.
Salama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Golf dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Golf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salama.
Salama darts in trying to clinch
and Golf counters with an inside leg kick.
Salama blocks a head kick by Golf.
Golf just misses with a punch to the body.
Golf closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Golf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salama dodges the punch combination from Golf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salama misses with a leg kick
and Golf counters with a nice leg kick.
Golf keeps Salama at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama moves in looking to clinch but Golf pushes him off.
Salama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Golf. Golf obviously looking to wear him down.
Salama throws a low kick but Golf avoids it.
Golf keeps the fight on the outside.
Salama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Golf counters with a big head kick but Salama shrugs it off.
Golf throws a push kick but Salama slaps the foot to one side.
Salama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Salama has Golf up against the cage in a clinch.
Salama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Golf avoids it.

Salama breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salama doesn't manage to clinch there - Golf circles away.
Salama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Golf scores with a hook to the body. Salama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salama tries to clinch up.
Salama avoids the head kick by Golf.
Salama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salama avoids the head kick by Golf.
Salama wants to clinch
and Golf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Golf throws out a leg kick but Salama moves out of range and Golf only half commits.
Salama tries to clinch
and Salama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salama tries to clinch up
and Golf counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Golf misses with a double jab.
Golf throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Golf.
Salama closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Golf counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Golf.
Golf looks to land a right hand but Salama moved out of range.
Salama tries to close the distance and clinch but Golf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salama tries to clinch but Golf moves away
and Golf counters with a left to the body.
Salama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golf throws a head kick but Salama moves out of range.
Salama blocks the body kick.
Golf lands a head kick!
Golf throws a head kick that misses.
Golf circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salama moves in looking to clinch but Golf pushes him off.
Salama swinging wildly here.
Salama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Golf counters with an outside leg kick.
Salama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Golf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Golf dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Salama closes the distance but Golf moves to the side
and Golf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salama doesn't manage to clinch there - Golf circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Golf.
Salama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Salama, right into the meat.
Golf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Golf counters with a left to the body.
Salama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Golf counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golf throws a head kick that Salama semi-blocks.
Golf throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salama's head.
Don Golf is winning the standup battle so far.
Golf throws a nice inside leg kick.
Salama closes the distance but Golf moves to the side
and Golf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Golf counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Salama tries to clinch but Golf is having none of it.
Golf lands a head kick!
Salama doesn't manage to clinch there - Golf circles away.
Salama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golf throws a head kick that misses

and Salama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Salama.
Salama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golf is trying to break the clinch but Salama has him pressed against the cage.
Salama unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Salama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salama lands an elbow inside that Golf shrugs off.
Salama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golf's face.
A short uppercut from Salama.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Salama obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salama lands a body punch.
Golf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Golf takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Salama.
Salama cracks Golf with a nice body shot.
Salama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Golf in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Golf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Golf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salama is pushing Golf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Salama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Golf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Golf is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Salama.
Golf has had enough of the clinch but Salama keeps him there for the moment.
Golf avoiding damage as Salama throws knees to the body.
Golf is trying to break free.
Salama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sami Salama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Salama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salama tries to clinch up
and Golf counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Salama clinches with his opponent.
Golf taking a breather.
Salama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golf lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Salama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Golf avoids it.
Golf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salama landing knees to the body.
Salama prevents Golf from breaking the clinch.
Salama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Salama.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Salama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Golf has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Golf!