PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porter comes to the cage accompanied by Red Hot Chili Peppers - Roller Coaster of Love. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Porter
vs
Goldberg

178 cm
29
177 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Porter.
Goldberg staying out of range there.
Porter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Porter duly obliges.
Porter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Porter throws a hook but Goldberg avoids it easily.
Porter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goldberg is out of range.
Porter connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Porter misses the target.
Porter misses the shot to the body.
Porter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Porter.
Porter lands a leg kick that knocks Goldberg off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter misses with a low kick.
Porter looks to land a right hand but Goldberg moved out of range.
Goldberg moves forwards but Porter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Porter throws a low kick but Goldberg moves out of range easily.
Porter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goldberg. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Porter. That snapped Goldberg's head back.
Porter cracks Goldberg with a good jab.
Matt Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Porter, as that shot connected.
Goldberg wants to clinch.
Matt Porter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goldberg avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Porter cracks Goldberg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
A big right from Porter misses.

Goldberg feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Goldberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Henry Goldberg wasn't active enough on the ground.

Goldberg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Goldberg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Porter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Goldberg controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Goldberg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Porter throws a nice looking combination but Goldberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Porter misses.
Porter throws out a leg kick but Goldberg moves out of range and Porter only half commits.
No joy there for Porter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Goldberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porter throws a right and a left that Goldberg avoids nicely.
Porter tried to score with a low kick but Goldberg checks it.
A good leg kick by Porter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Porter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Goldberg scores a takedown into full mount!
Goldberg controlling the pace for now.

Goldberg get's back to his feet.

Goldberg scores a takedown into full mount!
Goldberg tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter tries to control the position but Goldberg now has his back.
Porter tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Goldberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Porter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Porter tries to hold on but Goldberg pushes him away.
Goldberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goldberg is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Porter has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Porter!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Porter is fighting to break Goldberg's control of his arms but Goldberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Henry Goldberg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Porter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goldberg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matt Porter is winning the standup battle so far.

Goldberg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Goldberg controlling the action here.

Porter looking for submissions off his back.
Goldberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Henry Goldberg wasn't active enough on the ground.
Porter scores with a decent looking hook.

Goldberg shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Goldberg moves nicely into side control.
Porter is trying to control Goldberg's posture but Goldberg avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Goldberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Goldberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Porter sprawls well initially but Goldberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Goldberg controlling the action here.
Henry Goldberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goldberg trying to control from Porter's half guard. Porter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Henry Goldberg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Goldberg dives in and scores a takedown into Porter's guard.
Goldberg stopping the sweep attempt from Porter.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Porter is keeping the position for now.

Porter 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.

Porter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goldberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goldberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Goldberg won't allow Porter to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Porter manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Porter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Porter lands with a cross.
Goldberg moves out of range as Porter strikes.
Goldberg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Porter thumps Goldberg with a low kick.
Porter looks to land a combination. Goldberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Porter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Goldberg sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg trying to control but Porter is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Porter keeping full guard, as Goldberg tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Henry Goldberg.
Porter throws a series of punches but Goldberg avoids them all with ease.
Goldberg moves away from the strike by Porter.
Goldberg ducks under a wild hook from Porter.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry Goldberg.
I think Goldberg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!