PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Boreling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennakin Golovdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boreling comes to the cage accompanied by More than meets the eye. Golovdy has chosen A New Beginning by Audiomachine as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gennakin Golovdy enters the cage!

Boreling
vs
Golovdy

185 cm
34
215 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

185 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Boreling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gennakin Golovdy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boreling throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Gennakin Golovdy has been cut.
Boreling goes for a double leg but Golovdy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Golovdy continues to drive forward.
Golovdy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boreling has his takedown stuffed
and Golovdy counters with a straight right hand.
Golovdy lands a nice looking body shot.
Boreling fails with a takedown attempt.
Golovdy throws out a counter right but Boreling avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Boreling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boreling needs to keep his hands up - Golovdy had a free shot at his head there.
Golovdy is looking to clinch.
Boreling drops down looking for a counter takedown but Golovdy sprawls and moves away.
Golovdy is looking to clinch but Boreling is avoiding it.
Golovdy lands a lovely overhand right.

Golovdy rushes Boreling and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovdy lands with a short shot to the head.
Golovdy wants to get back to striking at distance but Boreling won't allow it.

Golovdy breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boreling is defended easily by Golovdy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boreling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golovdy was well out of range. Poor timing from Boreling.
Nice uppercut lands for Boreling. That snapped Golovdy's head back.

Golovdy gets a clinch.
Boreling looking for a takedown.
Golovdy stops a takedown attempt from Boreling.
Golovdy lands with a right to the head.
Golovdy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boreling.

Golovdy manages to break the clinch.

Boreling fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Golovdy to the ground. Boreling is now in Golovdy's guard.
Golovdy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boreling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boreling content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boreling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Golovdy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golovdy wants to sweep but no luck.
Golovdy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boreling stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golovdy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boreling 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.
Golovdy is looking to stand up but Boreling isn't so interested in that idea.
Golovdy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boreling manages to get himself to full guard.

The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovdy won't allow Boreling to sweep him here.
Golovdy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Golovdy trying to control but Boreling is working from the bottom.
Boreling 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.
Golovdy postures up.
Golovdy wants to control from the top but Boreling keeps moving.
Golovdy wants to stand but Boreling is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boreling has his hands on Golovdy's head, controlling the position.
Boreling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Golovdy is one step ahead there.
Golovdy wants to control from the top but Boreling keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Golovdy is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boreling shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Golovdy defends it nicely.
Golovdy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boreling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boreling misses with a wild body shot.
Boreling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Golovdy counters with a straight right hand.
Gennakin Golovdy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boreling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Golovdy forces Boreling back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Golovdy.
Boreling drops down looking for an ankle pick but Golovdy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Golovdy slips a straight right by Boreling.
Golovdy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boreling with a poor takedown
and Golovdy counters with a nice uppercut.
Boreling is breathing heavily.
Boreling swats away the attempt to clinch by Golovdy.
Boreling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Golovdy pinned against the cage. Golovdy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boreling looks to score with a jab to the body but Golovdy is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennakin Golovdy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gennakin Golovdy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Golovdy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boreling has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Golovdy after a bit of a struggle.

Golovdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boreling takes a swing at Golovdy's ribcage but misses.
Boreling fails with a takedown attempt.
Golovdy throws out a counter right but Boreling avoids it with no problem.
Boreling misses the shot to the body.
Golovdy slaps away a takedown attempt from Boreling, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Boreling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boreling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Golovdy pinned against the cage. Golovdy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boreling takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boreling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Golovdy as he avoids it easily.
Boreling misses with a takedown
and Golovdy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovdy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boreling on the side of the head.

Boreling gets a double leg takedown into Golovdy's guard.
Golovdy 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.
Boreling postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Golovdy 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.
Golovdy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boreling manages to get himself to full guard.

Karl Boreling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boreling wants to stand but Golovdy is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golovdy wants to control from the top but Boreling keeps moving.
Golovdy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boreling has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Golovdy won't allow Boreling to get back to his feet.
Golovdy won't allow Boreling to sweep him here.
Boreling has a closed guard, preventing Golovdy from standing up.
Boreling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Golovdy is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Golovdy is looking to stand up but Boreling won't let him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy scores with the left hand. Boreling knows he should have avoided that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boreling or perhaps it was just good defense by Golovdy, which made it look bad.
Golovdy lands with an overhand left.
Golovdy lands a jab to the head.
Boreling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boreling missing with a left hand there. Golovdy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boreling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Golovdy clinches up with Boreling and pushes him back against the cage.
Golovdy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boreling backwards.

Golovdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golovdy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boreling shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Golovdy sprawls well. Golovdy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boreling gets slowly back to his feet.
Golovdy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy lands with an uppercut that bounces Boreling off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boreling scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Golovdy doesn't seem bothered though.
Golovdy slips a straight right by Boreling.
Golovdy tries to clinch but Boreling moves out of range.
Boreling swats away the attempt to clinch by Golovdy.
Boreling with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Golovdy to score with a decent uppercut.
Boreling is looking to wear down Golovdy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boreling darts in looking for a takedown but Golovdy gets double underhooks and turns Boreling into the cage.
Boreling fails with the takedown
and Golovdy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Golovdy tries to close the distance and clinch but Boreling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gennakin Golovdy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Golovdy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boreling paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boreling or perhaps it was just good defense by Golovdy, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennakin Golovdy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gennakin Golovdy's cut.
That's time! Boreling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Golovdy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boreling, pushing him back against the cage.
Boreling has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Golovdy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Golovdy manages to break the clinch.
Boreling tries for a takedown but Golovdy circles away easily
and Boreling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Golovdy clinches up with Boreling and pushes him back against the cage.
Boreling has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Golovdy after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Boreling. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Golovdy lands with a light punch inside.
Boreling has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Golovdy after a bit of a struggle.
Boreling is looking for a takedown.
Golovdy lands a body shot.
Golovdy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovdy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golovdy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golovdy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Golovdy pushes Boreling back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Golovdy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golovdy is looking to clinch but Boreling is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Golovdy gets a clinch.
Boreling wants a takedown.

Golovdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Golovdy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boreling, pushing him back against the cage.

Golovdy breaks from the clinch.

Boreling 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.
Golovdy is pulling down on Boreling's head. It's preventing any offense from Boreling, at least for the moment.
Golovdy trying to keep a closed guard but Boreling is proving a slippery customer.
Golovdy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boreling won't allow Golovdy to sweep him here.
Golovdy managing to control the position.
Golovdy is continuing to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Golovdy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boreling with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boreling postures up in Golovdy's guard and throws a big left but Golovdy blocks it.
Boreling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boreling distracts Golovdy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Golovdy seems keen to control Boreling's posture.
Golovdy wants to stand but Boreling is controlling the position.
Golovdy working a defensive guard here.
Boreling stopping the sweep attempt from Golovdy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boreling works over Golovdy with some ground and pound from guard.
Golovdy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Golovdy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boreling.
Boreling throws a big elbow that misses.
Golovdy looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Golovdy closes the distance and pushes Boreling back into the cage.
Boreling changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Golovdy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Golovdy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boreling.
Golovdy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boreling shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Golovdy defends it nicely.
Boreling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Golovdy but Golovdy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Golovdy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golovdy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karl Boreling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golovdy lands with a right hand.
Boreling connects with a nice looking jab.
Boreling misses with a takedown
and Golovdy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Golovdy lands with a nice body punch.
Karl Boreling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boreling misses with a takedown
and Golovdy counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Golovdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boreling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Golovdy is fending him off so far but Boreling persists. Nope, Golovdy circles away and we're back to standing.
A cross from Golovdy lands.
Boreling throws a hook but Golovdy blocks it.
Golovdy slaps away a takedown attempt from Boreling, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boreling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gennakin Golovdy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Golovdy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gennakin Golovdy!
After winning the bout, Gennakin Golovdy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.