PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hideya Kaayi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kaayi
vs
Goldman

182 cm
36
193 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

190 cm
46
190 lbs
52 - 28 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideya Kaayi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 52 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kaayi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kaayi is trying to break the clinch but Goldman is controlling him.
Goldman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goldman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kaayi backwards.
Kaayi blocks a body shot from Goldman.
Goldman managing to block the knees to the body from Kaayi.
Kaayi lands a knee to the head.
Kaayi misses with some punches.
Kaayi struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldman controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goldman.
Kaayi wants to break free but Goldman has control.
Kaayi misses with a knee strike.
Kaayi can't find room to land a body shot as Goldman controls the action.

Kaayi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaayi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldman.
Goldman misses with a hook. Kaayi ducked under it nicely.
Goldman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goldman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaayi.
Hideya Kaayi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldman scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goldman throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldman lands a right hook to the body.
Kaayi looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldman is just out of range.
Kaayi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldman throws out the jab.
Kaayi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Goldman.
Kaayi throws a body punch but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman is looking to score with low kicks.
Kaayi throws a combination that misses
and Goldman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kaayi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kaayi backs off Goldman throws a huge counter combo but Kaayi manages to avoid it all.
Goldman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaayi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goldman.
Kaayi lands with a hook. Goldman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Abe Goldman has been cut.
Kaayi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaayi blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaayi misses the target.
Kaayi tries to move into range but Goldman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaayi throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman misses the shot to the body.
Kaayi staying out of range there.
Goldman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goldman moves away from the strike by Kaayi.
Kaayi ducks right into an uppercut from Goldman.
Goldman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaayi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goldman.
A countering left hand to the body from Goldman misses.
Goldman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kaayi tries to close the distance and clinch but Goldman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kaayi is looking to wear down Goldman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Goldman misses with a low kick.
Kaayi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaayi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Goldman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaayi. Goldman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaayi tries to clinch up but Goldman circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaayi takes a swing at Goldman's ribcage but misses.
Kaayi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goldman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaayi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaayi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goldman swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaayi.
Goldman lands a leg kick that knocks Kaayi off balance momentarily.
Goldman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goldman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaayi was well out of range. Poor timing from Goldman.
Goldman fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaayi in the body.
Kaayi misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goldman! But no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Kaayi.
Kaayi lands a nice hook to Goldman's body. Goldman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kaayi lands the left hand.
Kaayi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goldman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goldman looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Goldman ducks straight into an uppercut from Kaayi and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Goldman manages to regain guard straight away.

Goldman is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman wants to stand up but Kaayi is controlling him.
Goldman is still in real trouble! Can Kaayi finish him?
Goldman seems to have recovered his senses.
Kaayi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kaayi trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Kaayi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaayi won't allow Goldman to get back to his feet.
Kaayi trying to control but Goldman is working from the bottom.
Goldman controls Kaayi momentarily but Kaayi frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideya Kaayi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Goldman's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kaayi clinches.
Kaayi prevents a body shot from Goldman.
Kaayi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaayi misses with an elbow over the top.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaayi prevents a body shot from Goldman.
Kaayi tries to land knees in the clinch but Goldman avoids the damage to the body.
Goldman has a couple of punches blocked by Kaayi.
Kaayi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kaayi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaayi working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldman has Kaayi pressed against the cage, preventing Kaayi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goldman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kaayi or not.
Kaayi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goldman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaayi controls his hands.
Goldman blocks an uppercut.
Kaayi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goldman's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaayi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goldman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Goldman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaayi tries to land a knee to the head but Goldman blocks with his arms.
Goldman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaayi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kaayi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldman can do to turn this around?
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldman blocks a body shot from Kaayi.
Goldman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goldman gets through Kaayi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kaayi manages to break the clinch.

Kaayi has managed to clinch.
Hideya Kaayi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaayi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goldman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goldman lands a left hand.
Goldman tries to work over Kaayi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaayi misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman lands a shoulder strike.

Kaayi manages to break the clinch.
Kaayi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaayi throws the left hand but Goldman avoids the punch easily.
Kaayi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goldman swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaayi.
Goldman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Goldman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goldman throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Kaayi is rocked!
Kaayi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaayi misses with a body shot.
Goldman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goldman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Kaayi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaayi misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Goldman.

Goldman gets tackled into the cage by Kaayi. Kaayi maintains the clinch.
Kaayi struggles to land a body shot inside as Goldman controls his hands.
Kaayi seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaayi misses with a punch to the body.
Kaayi tries a body shot but Goldman blocks it.
A short right from Kaayi on the inside.
Goldman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goldman throws a head punch that misses.
Goldman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goldman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaayi controls his hands.

Kaayi manages to break the clinch.
Kaayi moves in looking to clinch but Goldman pushes him off.
Goldman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaayi.
Kaayi tries to clinch up but Goldman circles away and keeps his distance.
A cross from Kaayi lands.
Kaayi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goldman counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaayi is just out of range.
Kaayi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaayi checks a leg kick.
Kaayi misses with a body shot.
Hideya Kaayi is winning the standup battle so far.
Goldman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goldman misses with a straight left.
Kaayi tries to clinch but Goldman moves out of range.
Kaayi lands a glancing blow to the side of Goldman's head.
Goldman throws a jab when Kaayi was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Kaayi.
Kaayi thuds his right hand into Goldman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaayi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Goldman misses.
Kaayi is looking to clinch but Goldman is avoiding it.
Goldman keeps the fight on the outside.
Goldman connects with a leg kick. Kaayi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hideya Kaayi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abe Goldman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Goldman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Kaayi.
Goldman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kaayi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goldman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaayi measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Goldman! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hideya Kaayi!
Hideya Kaayi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their support in the buildup to the fight.