PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Von Rondow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold has chosen Bullet with a name as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Von Rondow
vs
Gold

170 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Von Rondow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rich Gold!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Rondow lands a jab to the head.
Von Rondow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Von Rondow cracks Gold with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Von Rondow.
Von Rondow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Von Rondow wants it to stay on the feet.
Gold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gold throws out a leg kick but Von Rondow moves out of range and Gold only half commits.
Gold is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No luck for Gold with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Von Rondow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gold somewhat.
Pedro Von Rondow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Gold.

Gold closes the distance and pushes Von Rondow back into the cage.

Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Rondow lands a really nice looking cross but Gold seems unphased.
Gold shoots in for a takedown but Von Rondow shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Von Rondow counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold ducks right into an uppercut from Von Rondow.
Von Rondow wants to clinch.
Gold closes the distance and clinches up with Von Rondow, looking for a takedown. Gold pushes Von Rondow against the cage but Von Rondow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Von Rondow is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gold gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Von Rondow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gold looks gassed!
Gold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by Von Rondow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gold fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Von Rondow lands a jab to the head.
Von Rondow scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Von Rondow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Von Rondow catches Gold right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to move into range but Von Rondow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Rondow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Von Rondow.
Gold takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rich Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold shoots in for a takedown but Von Rondow shows good takedown defense.
Von Rondow connects with a crisp jab.
Von Rondow lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Von Rondow rushes Gold and presses him up against the cage.
Von Rondow misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Von Rondow misses with a straight right.
Von Rondow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Von Rondow misses with a looping left.
Von Rondow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Gold is looking to clinch.
Gold takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gold shoots in looking for a takedown but Von Rondow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Von Rondow throws a push kick but Gold slaps the foot to one side.
Gold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Von Rondow tries to avoid it but Gold manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Von Rondow to the ground. Von Rondow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Von Rondow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gold doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Von Rondow to counter with a crisp jab.
Pedro Von Rondow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rich Gold.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Gold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Rondow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gold tries for a takedown but Von Rondow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Rondow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Rondow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Von Rondow with a jab.
Pedro Von Rondow is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Rondow with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Rondow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Von Rondow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Rondow moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Von Rondow throws a good cross that connects.
No luck for Gold with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Von Rondow.
Von Rondow scores with a decent looking hook.
Von Rondow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gold in his tracks.
Von Rondow cracks Gold with a right hand to the side of the head.

Gold is rocked!
Von Rondow throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Rondow lands a glancing blow to the side of Gold's head.
Gold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Von Rondow as Gold shoots in.
Von Rondow with a jab.
Von Rondow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Rondow connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gold. Gold circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Gold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Von Rondow dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Von Rondow tries to score with a low kick but Gold moves his leg out of the way.
Von Rondow throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
A big left from Von Rondow misses.
Gold is trying desperately to land a takedown but Von Rondow is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gold.
Von Rondow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Gold moves in looking to clinch but Von Rondow pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold walks into a stiff left hand from Von Rondow.
Von Rondow stuffs the takedown.
Von Rondow throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gold on the side of the head.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Rondow lands a lovely overhand right.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Rondow finish him?
Gold is looking to clinch but Von Rondow is avoiding it.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Pedro Von Rondow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Von Rondow blocks a head kick by Gold.
Von Rondow cracks Gold with an open hand slap.
Gold fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Rondow with a hook.
Von Rondow circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Von Rondow counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Von Rondow cracks Gold with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Von Rondow has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gold to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Von Rondow coming out on top.
Von Rondow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Von Rondow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gold in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Nice uppercut lands for Von Rondow. That snapped Gold's head back.
Von Rondow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gold can do to turn this around?

Von Rondow lands a big uppercut and Gold crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gold looks OK. Von Rondow waves Gold back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Rondow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gold scrambles back to his feet.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Von Rondow! Gold is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Von Rondow!
A victorious Pedro Von Rondow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.