PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elkins comes to the cage accompanied by Care Bear Countdown. Gold is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Elkins
vs
Gold

187 cm
27
197 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
198 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Elkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold avoids the head kick by Elkins.
That kick from Elkins tenderised Gold's leg. Gold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Elkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gold's sensitive parts.
Gold checks a leg kick nicely.
Elkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gold but Gold pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
Elkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Elkins 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.
Elkins 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Elkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Gold which made him look bad.
Dwight Elkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elkins misses with a body kick.
Elkins throws a body kick that misses.
Gold is looking to clinch.
Elkins throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Elkins thumps Gold with a low kick.
Gold checks a low kick from Elkins.
Elkins has his takedown stuffed
and Gold counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Elkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Elkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gold is fending him off so far but Elkins persists. Nope, Gold circles away and we're back to standing.
Gold fails with an attempt to clinch.

Elkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Elkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gold is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Elkins throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gold escapes and throws Elkins's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Elkins 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.
Elkins manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gold's best efforts.
Elkins regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold preventing the sweep.
Elkins is trying to keep Gold in close.
Gold won't allow Elkins to sweep him here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold wants to control from the top but Elkins keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Elkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Elkins misses with a double jab.
Elkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Elkins throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
A low kick from Elkins misses
and Gold counters with an outside leg kick.
Gold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gold there as he acknowledges the shot.
Elkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gold. That did some damage!
Gold tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Gold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice takedown defense from Gold. No joy for Elkins on that attempt.
Elkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gold circles away.
Elkins closes the distance and clinches up with Gold, looking for a takedown. Elkins pushes Gold against the cage but Gold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Elkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Gold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Elkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dwight Elkins is winning the standup battle so far.

Elkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Elkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though.
Gold wants to control but Elkins is keeping busy.
Elkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Elkins misses with a head shot. Gold uses the momentum to regain guard.
Elkins throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.
Elkins prevents Gold from getting back to his feet.
Elkins wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Elkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elkins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Elkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Elkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Elkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Elkins prevents Gold from getting back to his feet.
Gold controls Elkins momentarily but Elkins frees himself.
Elkins throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elkins wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Elkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Elkins misses with a body kick.
Elkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gold misses with a takedown
and Elkins counters with a low kick, right behind Gold 's knee.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Elkins can pounce on him.
Elkins throws a head kick that misses
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Elkins throws a solid leg kick but Gold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins throws a head kick that misses.
Elkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Gold, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Elkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gold did well to prevent Elkins getting side control.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gold trying to hold on to Elkins's head to control him but Elkins postures up.
Elkins throwing shots but Gold is blocking nicely.
Elkins stalling away here and it's allowed Gold to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins looking to pass the guard.
Elkins is working hard here to advance position.
Gold has his hands on Elkins's head, controlling the position.
Elkins stops Gold from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elkins throws a big right hand that misses.

Gold throws his legs up looking for a submission but Elkins uses it to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold taking punishment in the form of punches.
Elkins throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Elkins working the body and head with strikes.
Dwight Elkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elkins is putting a hurting on Gold here, landing some big shots from side control.
Elkins scores with a couple of short elbows.
Elkins throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Elkins crashes against the mat.
Gold taking punishment in the form of punches.

Gold is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elkins is working Gold over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gold is still in real trouble! Can Elkins finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Elkins has control of an arm but Gold manages to advance to Elkins's back!
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Elkins just trying to survive but Gold is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gold is trying to stick to Elkins's back but Elkins is turning into Gold. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gold's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Elkins.
Gold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Elkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Elkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Elkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Elkins clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Elkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Elkins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gold counters with an outside leg kick.
Elkins ducks right into an uppercut from Gold.
Elkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crunch! Elkins slams his shin into Gold's torso.
Gold throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gold checks the leg kick.
Elkins fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Elkins.
Elkins thows a leg kick but Gold checks it
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Elkins misses with a leg kick
and Gold counters with an inside leg kick.

Elkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Elkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gold can do to turn this around?
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gold is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Elkins is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gold has control of Elkins's left arm, preventing Elkins from doing any damage.
Elkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold keeping full guard, as Elkins tries to pass.
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!
Elkins is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

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

Gold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Elkins looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gold puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Gold decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Elkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gold avoids it really well and circles away.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Elkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gold!
Elkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elkins with a couple of short strikes.
Gold is bucking up trying to escape but Elkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Elkins unloads with some shots from mount but Gold bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Elkins had his way with Jamie Gold in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Elkins is predictable there
and Gold finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Gold.
Elkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gold as he avoids it easily.
Elkins scores with a push kick.
Elkins fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Elkins looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Elkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gold avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Elkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Elkins avoids it really well and circles away.
Elkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins shoots in for a double leg but Gold sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gold jabs Elkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Elkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gold tries to avoid it but Elkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gold to the ground. Gold escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
Elkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gold's waist but Gold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elkins off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold throws a body punch but Elkins moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Elkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gold as he jumps to the side.
Jamie Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elkins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Elkins thows a leg kick but Gold checks it
and Gold counters with a nice leg kick.
Dwight Elkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and moves out of range.

Elkins feints and as Gold raises his hands in defense, Elkins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elkins controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gold has momentary wrist control but Elkins slips an elbow through the middle.
Gold wants to get back to his feet but Elkins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Elkins wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Elkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elkins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Elkins!
Dwight Elkins retains his middleweight title!