PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lena Thorevska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Goldman
vs
Thorevska

165 cm
30
145 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

166 cm
26
135 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Meet the Future

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lena Thorevska!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goldman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thorevska tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Goldman is in Thorevska's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thorevska keeping full guard, as Goldman tries to pass.
Goldman passes into half guard.
We've been hearing that Goldman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Goldman trying to control from half guard but Thorevska is working away.
Goldman wants to pass to mount but Thorevska is defending the position.
Goldman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Goldman landing strikes from the mount and Thorevska is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman lands a couple of good shots and Thorevska has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Goldman connects with a big shot to the side of Thorevska's head.
Goldman throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Goldman is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Goldman is persistently looking for the submission but Thorevska is defending it well.
Thorevska is trying to remain composed but Goldman is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Goldman keeps control of the position as Thorevska tries to break free.
Goldman lands with a hammerfist to the side of Thorevska's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Thorevska's body.
Goldman not allowing Thorevska to control his hands.
Thorevska has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Goldman.
Goldman controls the action.

Goldman has got his arm under Thorevska's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Thorevska has spun round into Goldman's guard beautifully! Well done that man!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorevska trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Goldman wants to sweep but no luck.
Goldman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thorevska postures up.
Goldman keeping moving, preventing Thorevska from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thorevska bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goldman's head backwards.

Goldman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Thorevska's guard.
Goldman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thorevska trying to keep a closed guard but Goldman is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorevska might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Goldman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Goldman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Goldman clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Goldman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Thorevska shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Goldman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Goldman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thorevska!
Goldman trying to control but Thorevska is having none of it.
Goldman controlling from mount.
Goldman landing strikes from the mount and Thorevska is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goldman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Goldman looking to control but Thorevska is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Thorevska defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Goldman.
Goldman unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman dominating with strikes here.
Thorevska is bucking up trying to escape but Goldman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorevska is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Goldman scoring with strikes but Thorevska is staying in there.
Goldman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goldman looking to control but Thorevska is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goldman with a couple of short strikes.

Goldman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Thorevska manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Goldman trying to control the action but Thorevska is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Goldman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Goldman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thorevska keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman staying calm.

Tony Goldman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Thorevska changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Goldman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Goldman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Thorevska seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorevska seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Goldman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Goldman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thorevska closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Goldman did well to prevent Thorevska getting side control.
Goldman wants to improve his position but Thorevska is controlling well.
Thorevska 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.
Tony Goldman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goldman moves into full guard.
Goldman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goldman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goldman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorevska can do to turn this around?
Goldman moves nicely into side control.
Thorevska trying to remain calm as Goldman controls from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but Thorevska is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorevska can't do much from the bottom here.
Goldman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Goldman advances to full mount.
Goldman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman landing shots from mount.
Goldman controlling his opponent.
Goldman lands a big shot there that rocks Thorevska but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goldman controlling his opponent.
Goldman dominating with strikes here.
Goldman content just to control the position here.
Goldman landing strikes from the mount and Thorevska is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorevska really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Goldman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thorevska wants to control but Goldman is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lena Thorevska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thorevska is bucking up trying to escape but Goldman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Goldman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goldman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Goldman!
A very excited looking Tony Goldman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.