PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phillip E Cheesesteak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Gould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gould comes into a darkened arena with his song building. skillet-monster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

E Cheesesteak
vs
Gould

182 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip E Cheesesteak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Gould!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheesesteak connects with a looping right hand.
Gould changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cheesesteak tries to avoid it but Gould manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cheesesteak to the ground. Cheesesteak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gould slips under a jab.

Gould gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cheesesteak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cheesesteak thows a big elbow that misses.
Cheesesteak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheesesteak trying to control but Gould is working from the bottom.

Cheesesteak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gould looks gassed!
Gould is trying to control the position but Cheesesteak postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesesteak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cheesesteak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gould works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cheesesteak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gould manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gould keeping full guard, as Cheesesteak tries to pass.
Cheesesteak loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gould controls Cheesesteak momentarily but Cheesesteak frees himself.
Cheesesteak slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheesesteak throwing strikes but missing.
Gould keeping moving, preventing Cheesesteak from controlling successfully.
Cheesesteak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cheesesteak throws a good cross that connects.

Cheesesteak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould taking a bit of punishment here - Cheesesteak scoring with strikes.
The strikes coming from Cheesesteak are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cheesesteak misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Cheesesteak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cheesesteak scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gould struggling a bit here.

Cheesesteak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gould knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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.
Gould is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cheesesteak in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gould gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cheesesteak connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cheesesteak landing strikes from the mount and Gould is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip E Cheesesteak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gould drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Cheesesteak as he connects with a hook.

Cheesesteak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gould was covering up waiting for the punch and Cheesesteak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cheesesteak works over Gould with some ground and pound from guard.
Cheesesteak postures up and lands a big shot to Gould's brow.
Cheesesteak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheesesteak throwing strikes from guard but Gould blocks nicely.
Cheesesteak has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cheesesteak stands up over Gould, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesesteak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cheesesteak thows a big elbow that misses.
Cheesesteak controlling from the top position.
Cheesesteak works over Gould with some ground and pound from guard.
Cheesesteak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gould working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cheesesteak.
Cheesesteak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cheesesteak postures up in Gould's guard and throws a big left but Gould blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cheesesteak works over Gould with some ground and pound from guard.
Cheesesteak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gould swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cheesesteak thows a big elbow that misses.

Cheesesteak drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gould manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cheesesteak has Gould in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheesesteak working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheesesteak seems keen to control Gould's posture.

Cheesesteak is looking for a triangle but Gould pushes his legs off easily.

Cheesesteak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gould defends it easily.
Cheesesteak working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cheesesteak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cheesesteak with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Gould can't handle though.

Cheesesteak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gould defends it easily.
Cheesesteak throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip E Cheesesteak dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cheesesteak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cheesesteak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cheesesteak throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cheesesteak misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cheesesteak raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cheesesteak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheesesteak lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Cheesesteak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gould takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheesesteak pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cheesesteak punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gould takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cheesesteak is landing with some decent strikes but Gould is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cheesesteak working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cheesesteak controlling from mount.
Cheesesteak pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Cheesesteak with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gould is bucking up trying to escape but Cheesesteak cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cheesesteak misses with a head shot.
Cheesesteak punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cheesesteak connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cheesesteak working the ground and pound effectively.
Gould wants to control but Cheesesteak is having none of it.
Phillip E Cheesesteak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cheesesteak kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A nice elbow there by Cheesesteak.
Cheesesteak has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gould's face.
A nice elbow there by Cheesesteak.
Cheesesteak lands a nice shot to the head.

Cheesesteak is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gould to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gould shrugs it off.
Cheesesteak landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheesesteak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cheesesteak unloading with bombs!
Cheesesteak punching from mount but Gould doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cheesesteak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gould looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cheesesteak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Phillip E Cheesesteak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheesesteak working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cheesesteak goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gould is on top in guard.
Cheesesteak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip E Cheesesteak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cheesesteak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip E Cheesesteak!