PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between duncan gellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moshe Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). gellow kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is dmx up in here. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

gellow
vs
Gold

150 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Juggernaut Fuel

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, duncan gellow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moshe Gold!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gold gets caught flat footed, as gellow shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
gellow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gold is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gold throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
gellow wants to stand but Gold is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gold throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
gellow wants to stand but Gold is controlling his posture from full guard.
gellow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

gellow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gold napping and manages to drive through into side control!
gellow could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gold holds on to gellow's head and controls the position momentarily.
Gold tries to buck gellow off but gellow is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, gellow asserts his dominance and retains side control.
gellow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gold is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on gellow's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold is doing well to control the position and prevent gellow from advancing to side control.
gellow blocks the strikes from Gold.
Gold is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of gellow's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take gellow's back!
gellow trying to get back to his feet but Gold is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Gold has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, gellow has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gold looks gassed!
gellow is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

gellow is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Gold off. It looks like it's working - Gold slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! gellow displaying calm under pressure there.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
gellow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gold swivels and escapes.

Gold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

gellow breaks from the clinch.
Gold looks to land a combination but gellow avoids it well.
Gold slaps away a takedown attempt from gellow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
gellow has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by gellow.

Gold clinches.
Gold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as gellow walks away with a smile on his face. Gold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
gellow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
gellow shoots in and drives through. Gold sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for duncan gellow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

gellow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gold napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gold is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but gellow has just dragged him back down to the mat.

gellow stands up and beckons Gold to his feet.
gellow shoots in but Gold avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Gold gets the takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
gellow wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gold is looking to take a break and control but gellow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
gellow is trying to get back to his feet.

Gold decides to stand up, so the ref orders gellow to his feet.

gellow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gold manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold controlling the position.
gellow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

duncan gellow dominated that round.
That's time! gellow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

gellow misses with a takedown

and Gold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gold.
gellow keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
gellow wants to get back to his feet but Gold passes into half guard.
Gold trying to control from half guard but gellow is working away.
gellow is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
gellow pushes Gold off but Gold dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gellow wants to get back to his feet but Gold drags him back down.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
gellow shoots and misses

and Gold counters with a takedown into side control.
gellow is looking to get back to his feet here but Gold is keeping cool and he's managed to take gellow's back.
gellow controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Gold looking for the choke from the back.

gellow is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.

Gold gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
gellow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gellow tries to stand but Gold is controlling from the bottom.
Gold pulls gellow in close to prevent any damage.
gellow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
gellow passes Gold's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gold trying to control but gellow postures up.

gellow decides to return to a standing position.
gellow with a poor takedown

and Gold counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for duncan gellow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

gellow lands a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gellow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as gellow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Gold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gold has a closed guard, preventing gellow from standing up.

gellow stands up and waves to Gold to follow him.
gellow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gold.
gellow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gold is controlling him.

gellow manages to escape and get back to his feet.
gellow with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gold counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

gellow kicks off Gold and gets to his feet.
gellow tries for a takedown but Gold circles away easily
and Gold counters with a head kick.

gellow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than gellow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gold is trying desperately to improve position.
gellow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gold in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
gellow cracks Gold with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gold wants to hold on but gellow pushes him away.
Gold is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moshe Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! gellow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gold clinches but gellow breaks the clinch

and gellow counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gold wants to get back to his feet.
gellow lands with a punch from half guard.
gellow wants to get back to his feet.
Gold throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
gellow wants to stand up but Gold is controlling the position.
gellow has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Gold works to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
gellow stopping the sweep attempt from Gold.

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

gellow decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
gellow thows a huge punch but Gold dodges it nicely.
gellow working the head and body with strikes.
Gold trying to control from the bottom.
gellow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gold is trying to get back to full guard.
gellow wants to pass to mount but Gold is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
gellow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

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

Gold darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

gellow makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Gold misses with a takedown

and gellow counters with a single leg into guard. Gold didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
gellow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
gellow is looking to stand up but Gold won't let him.
gellow postures up and lands a big shot to Gold's brow.
Gold looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
gellow wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
gellow 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.
gellow is looking to work some ground and pound but Gold has wrist control.
Gold trying to keep a closed guard but gellow is proving a slippery customer.
gellow connects with a couple of short punches.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
gellow tries for a takedown but Gold circles away easily
and Gold counters with a left to the body.
duncan gellow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

gellow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gold manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
gellow wanted to stand there but Gold had control of the position.

Gold pushes gellow off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
gellow has his takedown stuffed

and Gold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gold.
Gold wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

gellow turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gold is looking to reverse the position.

gellow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
gellow working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gellow lands a decent elbow from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
duncan gellow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think gellow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... duncan gellow!