PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beam comes into the arena with Hollywood Undead - Everywhere I Go blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beam
vs
Goldman

180 cm
23
190 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
190 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe
Zentrope Fighting Universe

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Beam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goldman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goldman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beam misses with a hook to the ribs.

Beam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goldman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goldman punishes Beam's body with a nice straight punch.
Goldman throws a jab but it's blocked by Beam.
Goldman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goldman is looking to score with low kicks.
Beam throws a leg kick which misses Goldman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goldman tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beam manages to avoid it.

Beam darts in and clinches Goldman up against the cage.
Beam looking to throw knees to the head but Goldman is blocking nicely.
Goldman has Beam pressed against the cage, preventing Beam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Beam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beam misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman keeps control of Beam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman throws a punch but it's blocked by Beam.
Goldman misses with a hook from the clinch.

Beam manages to break the clinch.
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but Beam is just out of range.
Beam swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goldman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beam. That did some damage!
Goldman misses with a series of wild punches.
Goldman avoids the head kick by Beam.
Goldman cracks the inside of Beam's front leg.
Beam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldman scores with a sloppy right hand. Beam should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman throws a sloppy head kick and Beam moves out of range easily.
Goldman dodges the punch combination from Beam.
Goldman misses with a low kick.
Goldman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beam's sensitive parts.
Beam throws a right hand that Goldman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goldman also avoids with ease.
Goldman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beam throws a head kick but Goldman moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beam.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goldman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Goldman gets a clinch.
Goldman scores with a hook to the body.

Beam manages to break the clinch.
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beam manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beam manages to avoid it.
Goldman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beam moves out of range of the body kick from Goldman.
Goldman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goldman misses with a low kick.
Beam motions for Goldman to come forward. Beam throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goldman is looking to chop away at Beam's legs.
Goldman misses with a straight right.
Goldman throws a body punch but Beam moves out of range.
Beam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beam throws a head kick that misses.
Goldman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beam connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Goldman scrambles back to his feet.
Beam tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beam.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Goldman misses with a hook to the body
and Beam counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beam misses with a low kick.
Goldman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beam moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goldman misses with a wild combination.
Goldman throws a body punch but Beam moves out of range.
Beam walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goldman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beam moves out of range as Goldman strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beam, right into the meat.
Beam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Goldman sizes up Beam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Goldman misses with a hook.
Beam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goldman throws a leg kick that misses.
Abe Goldman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goldman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Goldman scores with a nice body kick.
Goldman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goldman misses with an uppercut. Beam saw that one coming.
Abe Goldman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman throws a hook to the side of Beam's head but Beam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldman just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beam.
Goldman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goldman punishes Beam's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman blocks the body kick.
Goldman throws a nice head kick!
Goldman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beam counters with a thumping low kick.
Beam throws a combination that misses
and Goldman counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Goldman misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Beam.
Goldman throws a big shot that misses.
Goldman scores with a nice head shot.
Beam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beam throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goldman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beam, right into the meat.
Goldman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beam tries to clinch up.
Goldman scores with a shot to the body.
Goldman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goldman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Goldman lands with a nice body kick.
Goldman checks a low kick from Beam.
A lazy left from Goldman finds it's target.
Goldman throws a body punch but Beam moves out of range.
Goldman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goldman slips under a jab from Beam.
Goldman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beam.
Goldman keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam tried to score with a low kick but Goldman checks it.
Goldman scores with a three punch combo!
Beam avoids the body shot from Goldman.
Beam connects with a solid leg kick.
Beam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goldman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goldman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Goldman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Beam.
Goldman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beam finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Goldman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beam.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam catches Goldman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beam takes one to the side of the head.

Beam is rocked!
Goldman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beam feints and then cracks Goldman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goldman down.
Beam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beam tries a head kick but it misses.
Goldman moves out of range of the strikes.
Beam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beam throws a head kick that misses.
Goldman throws the kick towards the body but Beam avoids it.
Goldman tries to land a body kick
and Beam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Goldman misses.
A jab from Goldman does it's job there.
Beam tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Goldman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goldman lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Goldman.
Oh Beam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jim Beam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beam is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Goldman Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Beam is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abe Goldman! Abe Goldman retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Abe Goldman waved his t-shirt featuring Gilop®'s logo in front of the cameras.