PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between High Voltage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voltage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One 24. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gold's choice of entrance music: Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Jamie Gold is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Voltage
vs
Gold

189 cm
25
190 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
198 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, High Voltage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voltage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Voltage.
Voltage throws a sloppy head kick
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voltage connects with a body shot that sends Gold's belly button to the back.
Voltage misses with a low kick.
Voltage is looking to land body kicks.

Gold takes the fight into the clinch.

Voltage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voltage. Voltage obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Voltage misses
and Gold counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Voltage misses
and Gold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Voltage scores with a jab to the body.
Voltage scores with a kick to the body.
Voltage lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
Voltage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
High Voltage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Voltage 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 one minute gone in the round.
Voltage throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and moves out of range.
Voltage throws a leg kick
and Gold counters with a left to the body.
Voltage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Voltage, right into the meat.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Voltage.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Voltage ducks down to avoid it.
Voltage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voltage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voltage manages to avoid it.
Voltage swings widly with a right hand
and Gold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gold throws a body punch but Voltage moves out of range.
Voltage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gold tries to work over Voltage's front leg with a kick but Voltage checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage misses with a body shot.
Voltage misses with a kick to the body.
Voltage with a jab.
Voltage misses with a right hand
and Gold counters with a body kick that stops Voltage in his tracks momentarily.
Voltage throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gold scores with a hook to the body. Voltage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gold throws a body punch but Voltage moves out of range.
Gold connects with a body shot that sends Voltage's belly button to the back.
Gold is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Voltage rather than just go for the knockout.
Voltage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Voltage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Gold.
Voltage swinging wildly here.
A leg kick checked by Voltage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gold if he has to take too many more of those.
Voltage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gold throws a hook to the side of Voltage's head but Voltage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Voltage looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Gold blocks a head kick by Voltage.
Gold takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Voltage.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Voltage scores with a push kick.
Voltage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voltage thumps Gold with a low kick.
Voltage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voltage throws a leg kick
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voltage pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Voltage lands.
Voltage throws a sloppy body shot
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gold needs to keep his hands up - Voltage had a free shot at his head there.
Voltage gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gold counters with a left to the body.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Voltage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voltage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold checks a low kick from Voltage.
Gold avoids the body shot from Voltage.
Gold misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Voltage.
A slapping body kick lands there for Voltage.
Gold takes a swing at Voltage's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Gold dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Voltage throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Voltage throws the kick towards the body but Gold avoids it.
Gold avoids the body shot from Voltage.
Voltage scores with a kick to the body.
Voltage does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Voltage throws a leg kick

and Gold counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Voltage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Voltage breaks the clinch.
Voltage throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voltage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voltage. Voltage obviously looking to wear him down.
Voltage scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Voltage.
Voltage moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Voltage.
Voltage throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Voltage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Voltage missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Voltage punishes Gold's body with a nice straight punch.
Gold slips a straight right by Voltage.
Voltage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A low kick from Voltage misses
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Voltage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Voltage misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Voltage - just one landing.
Voltage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Voltage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voltage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Voltage lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Voltage thows a body shot but no joy.
Gold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Voltage.
Voltage scores with a head kick. Gold tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voltage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voltage looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Voltage.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Voltage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Voltage misses with a leg kick
and Gold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Voltage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Voltage turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voltage lands a head kick. Gold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Voltage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voltage throws a chopping leg kick but Gold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Voltage throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voltage scores with a jab. Gold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Voltage swings widly with a right hand

and Gold counters by moving into the clinch.
Gold works on Voltage's body with a couple of short punches.
Gold keeps control of Voltage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Voltage controls the action.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Voltage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gold.

Voltage breaks from the clinch.
Voltage connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Voltage lands a jab to the head.
Gold has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voltage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gold in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voltage misses with a left hand
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voltage with a nice cross.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Voltage thows a leg kick but Gold checks it
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Voltage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
High Voltage is winning the standup battle so far.
Voltage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voltage throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
Voltage throws a combination that misses
and Gold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Voltage throws a leg kick that is checked
and Voltage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voltage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voltage throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voltage.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold blocks a head kick by Voltage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

High Voltage dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A low kick from Voltage is predictable there
and Gold counters with a nice body shot.
Voltage throws a lazy body kick
and Gold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Voltage's knee momentarily.
Voltage misses with a left hand
and Gold counters with a left to the body.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Voltage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold scores with a spinning back kick!
Voltage throws a poor cross that misses
and Voltage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voltage throws a leg kick
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Voltage.
Voltage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Voltage cracks Gold with a good jab.
Voltage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gold misses with an uppercut. Voltage saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a leg kick that misses.
Voltage throws a right hand that misses
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Voltage avoids the body shot from Gold.
Voltage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Voltage.
Voltage throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Voltage with a hook.
Gold punishes Voltage's body with a nice straight punch.
Voltage avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voltage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voltage cracks Gold with an open hand slap.
Voltage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voltage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voltage lands a jab.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Voltage throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voltage misses with a hook to the body
and Gold counters with a three punch combo that has Voltage backing up. Voltage nods at Gold to acknowledge the strikes.
Gold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voltage throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Voltage misses with the body kick
and Gold counters with a good low kick that Voltage was not able to check.
Voltage throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot.
Voltage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Voltage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Voltage lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gold takes a step back to recover.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voltage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voltage misses with a head kick.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Voltage scores with a nice right hand.
Voltage scores with a nice head shot.
Voltage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Voltage lands with an overhand left.
Voltage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Voltage.
Voltage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Voltage just misses with a punch to the body.
Voltage slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
Voltage lands a head kick. Gold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Voltage explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Voltage lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Voltage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Voltage throws a quick inside leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Voltage!
Nice shot by Voltage.
Voltage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Voltage scores with a hook.
Gold looks to throw a body kick
and Voltage counters with a right hand to the body.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voltage throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Voltage throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voltage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voltage lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Voltage misses
and Gold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Voltage throws a right hand that misses
and Gold counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

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