PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sid Going (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liubomir Panayotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sid Going looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Going
vs
Panayotov

165 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sid Going!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Liubomir Panayotov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov throws a shot to the body.
Going looks for a takedown but Panayotov sprawls well.
Panayotov lands with a kick to the temple. Going shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Sid Going has been cut.
Panayotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Panayotov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick from Panayotov.
Sid Going seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Going rushes Panayotov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Going has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Panayotov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Going is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Panayotov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Going. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panayotov tries to break free but Going pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panayotov tries for a takedown. No joy.

Going has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Panayotov is trying to keep an underhook but Going manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Going trying to control the pace.
Going stops Panayotov from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov is not content to let Going control the position.
Going prevents Panayotov from standing back up.
Panayotov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Going. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Going is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Sid Going wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Going drives through with a takedown into Panayotov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Going sitting in guard here, content to control.
Going has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Panayotov has an active guard here but Going has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panayotov looks winded!
Going content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov is in trouble now - Going has advanced to mount!
Going lands a couple of good shots and Panayotov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Going controlling the position well here. Panayotov rolled but Going kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Going lands a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Going really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Panayotov.

Panayotov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Going has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Panayotov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Going is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Panayotov has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Going dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sid Going's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Panayotov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Going misses with an uppercut.
Going lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Panayotov.
Panayotov looks to land a right hand but Going moved out of range.
Panayotov misses with a jab to the body

and Going counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Panayotov stops a takedown attempt from Going.

Going has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Panayotov regains guard immediately.
Going trying to control the position from guard on top but Panayotov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Panayotov is trying to keep Going in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Going is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Going is trying to work for a kimura but Panayotov is defending well.
Going perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Panayotov missing with punches from the bottom.
Panayotov has hold of Going's hands but Going slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov trying to get back to full guard but Going takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Panayotov wants to hold on but Going pushes him away.
Panayotov is working to get back to half guard.
Going controlling from the full mount.
Going seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Panayotov for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Going content just to control the position here.
Going lands a big elbow.
Going landing shots from mount.
Panayotov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Going scoring with strikes but Panayotov is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov trying desperately to get to his feet.
Panayotov is breathing heavily.
Going working Panayotov over with strikes here.
Panayotov is trying to reverse the position but instead Going has taken his back - oops!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panayotov turns into Going and is now in his guard.

Going is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Panayotov tries to pull guard but Going won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Going.

Going gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sid Going dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sid Going's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Panayotov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Going scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Going thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here as Going stalls from top position.

Panayotov is wriggling around trying to escape but Going has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Panayotov taps out and Going picks up the big win! Great work there by Going!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sid Going!