PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antony Goldtooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimm Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldtooth's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Megadeth Public Enemy No.1. On his way into the cage it seems that Antony Goldtooth has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Antony Goldtooth seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Goldtooth
vs
Power

189 cm
25
247 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antony Goldtooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimm Power!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldtooth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goldtooth fails with a takedown attempt.
Goldtooth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Power as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antony Goldtooth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power shoots in but no luck this time.

Power bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Power looks up at the clock and then as Goldtooth takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Power smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldtooth is trying to improve his position.
Goldtooth takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldtooth is looking to reverse the position.
Goldtooth could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Power wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldtooth keeps working.
Power really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goldtooth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goldtooth gets back to half guard.

Goldtooth looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Power is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Goldtooth has hold of Power's hands but Power slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power slips a nice elbow through Goldtooth's hands, connecting with Goldtooth's forehead.
Ground and pound from Power.
Power content to control rather than advance.
Power winds up and cracks Goldtooth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Goldtooth actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Power landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Power winds up and cracks Goldtooth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldtooth is looking to control Power's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goldtooth avoid being mounted?

Goldtooth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goldtooth is breathing heavily.
Power looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goldtooth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Power lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Power lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Power lands with a punch from half guard.
Power is looking to take a break and control but Goldtooth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Power is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Power takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Power working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Power is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goldtooth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Power is working away from the top position though.
Power seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Power lands strikes from half guard.

Goldtooth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Power pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Goldtooth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Power pulls his head out easily.
Power drops an elbow to the side of Goldtooth's head.
Power landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Goldtooth tries to get to full guard but Power has control of the leg.
Power perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Power is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Power looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goldtooth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power slips a nice elbow through Goldtooth's hands, connecting with Goldtooth's forehead.
Power looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goldtooth with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goldtooth taking some punishment here, with Power in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Power working Goldtooth over with strikes.
Goldtooth punching from the bottom.
Power winds up and cracks Goldtooth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Power is nestled in close to Goldtooth, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Power slips a nice elbow through Goldtooth's hands, connecting with Goldtooth's forehead.

Goldtooth looking for submissions off his back.
Power controlling the action here.
Power winds up and cracks Goldtooth with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Power is controlling the pace.

Goldtooth looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Power shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Goldtooth pinned against the cage. Goldtooth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Goldtooth misses with a takedown

and Power decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Goldtooth's guard.
Goldtooth has momentary wrist control but Power slips an elbow through the middle.
Goldtooth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Power manages to get himself to full guard.
Goldtooth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Goldtooth drops back looking for a leg! Power is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Power manages to kick Goldtooth off! Goldtooth jumps back into Power's guard.
Goldtooth trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Power lands a good elbow from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power pulls Goldtooth in close to prevent any damage.
Power tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Power looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimm Power hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Power shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Power is breathing heavily.
Goldtooth working to try and regain half guard.
Goldtooth taking shots to the head.
Jimm Power has got the better of the ground game so far.
Power lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power breaks from Goldtooth's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldtooth is working to get back to half guard.
Power cracks Goldtooth with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Goldtooth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Power.
Power postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goldtooth looks a forlorn figure.

Goldtooth is rocked!
Power takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Power looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Goldtooth covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimm Power!