PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and carter morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Goldman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to carter morgan's chin.

Goldman
vs
morgan

160 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Pure Fight Science

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, carter morgan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goldman lands a high kick to the side of morgan's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Goldman dives into guard, looking to finish.

morgan is rocked!

morgan working for a triangle but Goldman defends it easily.
morgan is still in real trouble! Can Goldman finish him?

morgan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Goldman tries to clinch

and morgan counters by clinching up.
morgan seems to have recovered his senses.
morgan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Goldman is keeping busy.
morgan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Goldman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

morgan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. morgan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goldman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goldman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goldman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
morgan looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Goldman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Goldman has managed to clinch.
Goldman keeps control of morgan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goldman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
morgan misses with a punch to the body.
morgan wants to break free but Goldman has control.
Goldman connects with a knee to the head.
morgan looking to slow down the pace here.
Goldman looking to throw knees to the head but morgan is blocking nicely.
Goldman stalls.
morgan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Goldman connects with a nasty looking knee right to morgan's face.
Goldman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldman.
Goldman stalls.
Goldman seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonathan Goldman.
morgan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goldman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Goldman closes the distance and clinches.
morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Goldman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jonathan Goldman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of carter morgan.
morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Goldman won't allow it.
morgan tries a body shot but Goldman blocks it.
morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
morgan misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman is looking to control morgan's arms but morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goldman has his back to the cage.
Goldman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
morgan is working Goldman over against the cage.
morgan holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman stalling.
morgan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Goldman trying to land knees to the body.
Goldman controlling the action here for a moment.
morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
morgan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Goldman pressing his opponent against the cage.
morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goldman tries to land a knee to the head but morgan blocks with his arms.
Goldman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
morgan misses with a kick to the body.
morgan tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Goldman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Goldman trying to stall but morgan improves his position.
Goldman tries a knee to the head but morgan blocks it.
Goldman throws a knee to the head but misses.
morgan scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looking to slow down the pace here.
morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goldman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
morgan avoiding damage as Goldman throws knees to the body.
Goldman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

morgan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Goldman uses from the top position.
morgan is pulling down on Goldman's head. It's preventing any offense from Goldman, at least for the moment.
morgan is looking to sweep but instead, Goldman has passed into half guard.
morgan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Goldman is working away from the top position though.
morgan gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan 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.

morgan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
morgan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Goldman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
morgan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Goldman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goldman lands an elbow inside that morgan shrugs off.
Goldman leaning against his opponent.
Goldman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
morgan tries to stall but Goldman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The is referee keeping an eye on Goldman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
morgan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Goldman.
Knees in the clinch landing for morgan.
morgan fails to pull guard.
Goldman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
morgan has had enough of the clinch but Goldman keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Goldman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldman looks to clinch

and morgan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Goldman tries to roll over but morgan keeps him under control.
morgan controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
morgan wants to stand up but Goldman is controlling the position.
Goldman is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

morgan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goldman tries to clinch

and morgan counters by clinching up.
Goldman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goldman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
morgan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
morgan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Goldman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jonathan Goldman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of carter morgan.
Goldman prevents morgan from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

morgan manages to break the clinch.
morgan tries to clinch but Goldman is having none of it.

Goldman has morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldman connects with a knee to the head.
morgan wants to stall.
Goldman unloads a knee to the mid-section. morgan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Goldman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldman thuds his shin into the meat of morgan's side.
Goldman looks to clinch
and morgan counters with a good low kick that Goldman was not able to check.

Goldman clinches up against the cage.
Goldman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Goldman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goldman slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Goldman.
A bit of stalling here from Goldman.
morgan jumps guard but Goldman stands there with morgan around his waist. morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
morgan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
morgan fails to pull guard.
Goldman prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goldman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goldman misses with a knee strike.
morgan has Goldman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Goldman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Goldman scores with a knee to the head.
Goldman looking to stall.
morgan jumps guard but Goldman stands there with morgan around his waist. morgan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goldman has him pressed against the cage.
Goldman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Goldman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
morgan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
morgan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Goldman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Goldman stalling the fight.
Goldman looking to slow down the pace here.
morgan fails to pull guard.

morgan has picked Goldman up - he's going for a ride! morgan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Goldman tries to roll over but morgan keeps him under control.
morgan wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Goldman uses the opportunity to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
morgan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Goldman is retaining full guard.

Goldman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
morgan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Goldman but Goldman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Goldman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goldman tries to clinch but morgan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but carter morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Goldman throws a push kick but morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Goldman wants to clinch
and morgan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Goldman darts in and clinches morgan up against the cage.
Goldman lands an elbow just above morgan 's eye.
Nice body punch from morgan - that landed with a thud.

Goldman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldman looks to clinch

and morgan moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Goldman.
Goldman misses with a knee strike.
Goldman managing to block the knees to the body from morgan.
Goldman pushes off an throws an elbow but morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Goldman prevents morgan from breaking the clinch.
morgan is looking to control Goldman's arms but Goldman gets an underhook and turns him. Now morgan has his back to the cage.
morgan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Goldman misses with a knee to the head.

morgan pulls guard successfully.
morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Goldman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of morgan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take morgan's back!
Goldman is trying to stick to morgan's back but morgan is turning into Goldman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Goldman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by morgan.
morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
morgan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goldman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Goldman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but morgan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Goldman is retaining full guard.

Goldman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
morgan is fighting to break Goldman's control of his arms but Goldman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Goldman kicks morgan off and gets to his feet.
Goldman closes the distance looking to clinch

and morgan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Goldman's guard.
morgan wants to pass the guard but Goldman is keeping the position.
carter morgan has got the better of the ground game so far.
morgan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
morgan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

morgan gets to his feet. Goldman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

morgan drives through and clinches with Goldman against the cage.
Goldman scores with a knee to the head.

morgan pulls Goldman into guard.

Goldman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Goldman clinches with his opponent.
Goldman crunches a lovely knee into morgan's ribcage.
Goldman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Goldman landing knees to the body.
Goldman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Goldman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Goldman connects with a nasty looking knee right to morgan's face.
Goldman is trying to maintain a safe position but morgan gets an underhook and turns Goldman into the cage.
morgan can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
morgan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Goldman smiles and moves away.
Jonathan Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

morgan gets a clinch.
morgan goes for a takedown attempt but Goldman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to carter morgan.
I think morgan 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a draw!