PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Platinum Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geo Pacurariu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacurariu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. smack my bitch up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Platinum Gold had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gold
vs
Pacurariu

179 cm
21
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

172 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Platinum Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geo Pacurariu!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold tries to clinch there but Pacurariu circles away.
Pacurariu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacurariu shoots in but no luck this time.
Gold with a lazy takedown attempt

and Pacurariu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pacurariu stops Gold from standing up.
Pacurariu wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Gold is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pacurariu wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Pacurariu won't allow Gold to get back to his feet.
Gold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pacurariu tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacurariu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacurariu shoots in and drives through. Gold sprawls well.
Pacurariu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gold's sensitive parts.

Gold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pacurariu to the mat! Pacurariu manages to get full guard.
Pacurariu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Pacurariu has wrist control.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Pacurariu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pacurariu looking for a sweep. Not yet Pacurariu, not yet.

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

Gold closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacurariu missing with knees to the body.
Pacurariu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gold pulls his leg out and moves away.
Platinum Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geo Pacurariu.
Pacurariu tries to clinch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold misses with a head kick.

Pacurariu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gold looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Gold is trying to improve his position.
Pacurariu misses with the ground and pound.
Gold sneaks back into half guard.
Gold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gold tries to get out of the position.
Gold is not content to let Pacurariu control the position.
Pacurariu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gold pushes Pacurariu off and gets back to his feet.

Gold darts in and clinches Pacurariu up against the cage.

Gold pulls guard effortlessly.

Gold has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pacurariu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Pacurariu with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gold counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pacurariu won't be happy with that.
Gold is chipping away with strikes.
Pacurariu struggling a bit here.

Gold decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pacurariu to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Platinum Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pacurariu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pacurariu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gold!
Gold is trying desperately to improve position.
Pacurariu avoids the attempt from Gold to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pacurariu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pacurariu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gold darts in and clinches Pacurariu up against the cage.
Gold lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Geo Pacurariu has been cut.
Pacurariu wants to get back to striking at distance but Gold won't allow it.
Gold lands a damaging elbow.
Pacurariu tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.

Gold jumps into guard, dragging Pacurariu to the mat.
Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pacurariu is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacurariu advances to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacurariu prevents Gold from standing back up.
Pacurariu is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Gold kicks Pacurariu off and gets back to his feet.
Gold wants to clinch up but Pacurariu keeps it at a distance.
Pacurariu avoids the head kick by Gold.
Gold slips a jab and a cross from Pacurariu.
Pacurariu doesn't manage to clinch there - Gold circles away.
Pacurariu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gold.
Pacurariu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacurariu is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacurariu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pacurariu shoots in for a double leg but Gold sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pacurariu dives in and grabs Gold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes down on Pacurariu's head and hops out.
Pacurariu avoids the head kick by Gold.
Pacurariu jabs at Gold's body.
Pacurariu lands a nice shot that snaps Gold's head back.
Pacurariu fails with the takedown.
Platinum Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geo Pacurariu.
Pacurariu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacurariu works Gold's body with a nice hook.
Pacurariu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Pacurariu tries to clinch up

and Gold moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacurariu is trying to break the clinch but Gold has him pressed against the cage.

Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gold stuffs the takedown.

Pacurariu tries to keep at a distance but Gold has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gold jumps into guard, dragging Pacurariu to the mat.
Pacurariu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gold is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pacurariu is looking to stand up but Gold won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pacurariu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gold is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pacurariu, into his guard.
Gold keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pacurariu's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pacurariu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gold postures up in Pacurariu's guard and throws a big left but Pacurariu blocks it.
Pacurariu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pacurariu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gold landing with the ground and pound.
Gold postures up.
Gold chips away with some ground and pound.
Gold preventing the sweep.
Gold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Platinum Gold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Geo Pacurariu'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. This is the final round!

Gold closes the distance and pushes Pacurariu back into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gold.

Gold has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pacurariu is trying to keep an underhook but Gold manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Pacurariu is looking to escape.
Pacurariu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.

Pacurariu looking for submissions off his back.
Gold thows a huge punch but Pacurariu dodges it nicely.
Gold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pacurariu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gold throwing shots but Pacurariu is blocking nicely.
Pacurariu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gold.
Gold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacurariu blocks a jab.
Pacurariu has a takedown stuffed.
Pacurariu tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.

Gold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gold sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gold lands with some strikes.
Gold scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pacurariu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gold lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gold lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Pacurariu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacurariu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pacurariu is trying to escape the mount.
Pacurariu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gold with good strikes from the mount here!
Platinum Gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gold working the ground and pound effectively.
Pacurariu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gold lands a big shot there that rocks Pacurariu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gold looking to ground and pound but Pacurariu is blocking nicely.
Pacurariu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pacurariu manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a strike but Pacurariu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gold is working Pacurariu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gold postures up in Pacurariu's guard and throws a big left but Pacurariu blocks it.
Gold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold thows a big elbow that misses.
Pacurariu wants to stand up but Gold is controlling him.
Gold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gold tries to clinch up but Pacurariu circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacurariu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacurariu dives in and grabs Gold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes down on Pacurariu's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacurariu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gold.
Pacurariu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gold circles away.
Platinum Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geo Pacurariu.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horrible takedown by Gold or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacurariu which made him look bad.
Pacurariu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Gold breaks from the clinch.
Gold throws a head kick but Pacurariu moves out of range.
Geo Pacurariu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Platinum Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pacurariu closes the distance and clinches up with Gold, looking for a takedown. Pacurariu pushes Gold against the cage but Gold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Platinum Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gold, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Platinum Gold!