PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mickele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gold's choice of entrance music: NEW - 50 Cent - "Through The Window". Feat. Lupe Fiasco - *HOT*. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mickele
vs
Gold

183 cm
20
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
189 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Mickele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ari Gold!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mickele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Mickele.
Mickele misses with a head kick.
Gold lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mickele manages to avoid it.
Mickele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mickele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gold's calf.
Mickele thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Gold clinches up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mickele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mickele has Gold pushed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mickele as the two fighters clinch.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Mickele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Gold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mickele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickele cracks Gold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gold walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mickele.
Mickele tries to clinch up
and Gold counters with a right hand to the body.

Mickele takes the fight into the clinch.
Gold tries a body shot but Mickele blocks it.
Gold is trying to break free.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mickele obliges.
A short uppercut from Gold.
A right hand to the body from Mickele.
Gold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Mickele.
Gold looks gassed!
Mickele with a knee to the head.
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!
Mickele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mickele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mickele.
Mickele has Gold pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Mickele.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Gold is trying to break the clinch but Mickele is controlling him.
Mickele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mickele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Mickele.
Mickele lands a knee to the head.
Mickele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mickele landing knees to the head.
Mickele connects with a knee to the head.
Gold wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mickele stalling in the clinch.
Mickele lands an uppercut.
Mickele scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Mickele.
A frustrated look appears on Gold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mickele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.

Gold is rocked!
Mickele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mickele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Mickele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mickele.
Mickele lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mickele scores a nice knee to the body.
Mickele digs a right hand underneath Gold's ribcage. Gold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mickele lands a knee to the head.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from Mickele.
Gold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mickele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mickele connects with a knee to the head.
Gold is trying to force a seperation but Mickele has the dominant position.
Mickele unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mickele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mickele lands a nice knee to the body.
Mickele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mickele connects with a knee to the head.
Gold wants to get back to striking at distance but Mickele won't allow it.
Mickele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mickele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mickele controlling the action here for a moment.
Mickele gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mickele.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mickele has him pressed against the cage.
Mickele is pushing Gold up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gold tries to circle away but Mickele has him pinned against the cage.
Mickele lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gold tries to break the clinch but Mickele is controlling the position.
Mickele avoiding damage.
Mickele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mickele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mickele leaning against his opponent.
Mickele landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mickele trying to stall but Gold improves his position.
Mickele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Mickele.
Mickele misses with a body shot
and Gold counters with a right hand to the body.

Mickele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mickele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mickele throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mickele wants to clinch.
Mickele throws a shot to the body.
Mickele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mickele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gold blocks a head kick by Mickele.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Mickele tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mickele looks to throw a body kick
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mickele doesn't manage to clinch there - Gold circles away.
Mickele tries to clinch there but Gold circles away.

Mickele has managed to clinch.
Mickele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mickele.
Mickele throws a head kick that misses
and Gold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mickele throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
Mickele scoring well with a low kick there.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gold moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold is trying to break the clinch but Mickele is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mickele obliges.
Mickele lands a knee to the head.
Mickele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mickele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Mickele.
Mickele pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mickele working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mickele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Mickele to work.
Knees to the body from Mickele.
Mickele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mickele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gold can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickele controlling the action here for a moment.
Mickele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.
Mickele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Mickele.
Mickele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mickele closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gold holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mickele taking a breather.
Gold stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Mickele.
Mickele landing knees to the body.
Mickele utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mickele with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickele just leaning against Gold, taking a breather.
Mickele lands a nice knee to the body.
Mickele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mickele with a knee to the head.
Mickele lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Mickele.
Mickele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mickele lands a nice knee to the body.
Mickele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mickele digs a right hand underneath Gold's ribcage. Gold let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Mickele.
Mickele's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mickele.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mickele blocks an uppercut.
Gold letting Mickele take a breather here.
Michael Mickele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mickele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.
Mickele prevents Gold from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mickele takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Mickele dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Gold blocks the low kick.
Mickele tries to clinch there but Gold circles away.
Mickele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Mickele throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Mickele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ari Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gold blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mickele misses with a wild body shot.
Gold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mickele.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mickele scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mickele throws the kick towards the body but Gold avoids it.
Mickele throws a hook but Gold blocks it.

Gold clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Mickele.

Gold manages to break the clinch.
Mickele scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gold in his tracks.
Mickele buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mickele connects with an inside leg kick.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michael Mickele is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.

Mickele closes the distance and clinches.
Gold being controlled against the cage.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mickele has him pressed against the cage.
Mickele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mickele with a knee to the head.
Mickele landing knees to the body.
Mickele lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mickele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Mickele.
Mickele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mickele.
Mickele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gold in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mickele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mickele has him pressed against the cage.
Mickele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gold's efforts to push away.
Mickele lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickele content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mickele.
Mickele lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Mickele.
Mickele lands a right hand.
Mickele leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mickele scores with a hook to the body.
Mickele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mickele working Gold over with knees to the body.
Mickele is stalling here.
Mickele is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Mickele on the inside.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mickele has him pressed against the cage.
Mickele lands a hook that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Mickele is leaning against Gold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mickele looking to slow down the pace here.
Mickele working Gold over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mickele.
Mickele using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mickele tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Gold pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mickele keeps control of Gold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mickele misses with a knee to the head.
Gold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mickele manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ari Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mickele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mickele tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Michael Mickele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mickele looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
Gold has had enough of the clinch but Mickele keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mickele digs a right hand into Gold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gold's gas tank.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mickele taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mickele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mickele 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mickele!