PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Knockin Niggas Out. Gold has chosen M83-Lower Your Eyelids To Die With The Sun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khan
vs
Gold

185 cm
21
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
158 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Gold!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan jabs at Gold's body.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khan misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gold.
Khan throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by Gold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gold.
Khan takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Gold throws a right hand that Khan ducks under and follows up with a left that Khan also avoids with ease.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Khan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Khan throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold stalks Khan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Khan's face. Khan staggers backwards, shaken.
Gold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Nice body punch from Khan.
Gold looks gassed!
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold blocks a jab.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Gold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Gold.
Gold staying out of range there.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
Khan blocks a jab.
Gold fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan slips under a jab from Gold.
Gold throws a right and a left that Khan avoids nicely.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Khan misses with a body punch
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khan throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Khan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold throws a head kick but Khan moves out of range.
Khan throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Amir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold misses with a kick to the body.
Gold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khan throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gold counters with a two punch combo.
Gold gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amir Khan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Khan waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gold.
Khan scores with a nice strike.
Darren Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Khan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to de liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Gold tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Khan misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Gold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Khan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gold is looking to land body kicks.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Khan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold swinging wilding here.
Gold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Gold counters with a one-two to the body.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amir Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Gold misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Gold counters with a nice body kick.
Gold lands a nice looking kick to the body. Khan takes a step back to recover.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khan is looking to wear down Gold with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khan misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Gold connects with a nice looking jab.

Khan is rocked!
Gold seems to be stalking Khan here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Khan drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Darren Gold!