PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JB McClyde (ranked 3812 p4p, 5281 weight class) and Dustin Gold (ranked 256 p4p, 306 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McClyde
vs
Gold

163 cm
20
144
1 - 1 - 0

171 cm
20
144
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JB McClyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Gold!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClyde drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gold scores with a jab.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McClyde.
McClyde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gold connects with a jab.
Gold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McClyde stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McClyde tries to move into range but Gold moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McClyde misses with a body shot.
Gold throws a hook but McClyde blocks it.
A head kick misses from McClyde.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McClyde throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
McClyde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McClyde feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Gold lands the left hand.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but McClyde is just out of range.
McClyde misses with an uppercut.
Gold let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McClyde tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McClyde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
McClyde definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McClyde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gold's sensitive parts.

McClyde clinches up against the cage.
McClyde stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gold has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McClyde swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Gold.
Gold misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClyde misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Gold.
Gold misses with a body punch.
McClyde misses with the head strike.
Gold tries to work over McClyde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McClyde lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McClyde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McClyde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of McClyde backwards.
McClyde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from McClyde.
McClyde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McClyde working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McClyde misses with a knee to the head.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
McClyde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McClyde blocks a body shot from Gold.
McClyde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McClyde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McClyde trying to land knees to the body.
McClyde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Gold.
McClyde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gold takes a shot to the head.
McClyde prevents a body shot from Gold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McClyde.
McClyde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Gold.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but McClyde avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
McClyde blocks a body shot from Gold.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
McClyde misses with a short punch on the inside.
McClyde misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
McClyde lands with a light punch inside.

Gold is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can McClyde finish him?
Gold's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gold's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McClyde blocks an uppercut.
Gold slows down the pace here.
McClyde lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold blocks an uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
McClyde lands a big right hand that drops Gold! The killer instinct kicks in and McClyde finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McClyde!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JB McClyde!
A victorious JB McClyde thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.