PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music. 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.

Sinatra
vs
Gold

182 cm
29
201 lbs
22 - 10 - 4

185 cm
34
195 lbs
24 - 9 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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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 22 - 10 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinatra scores with a shot to the body.
Sinatra blocks a head kick by Gold.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinatra misses the target.
Sinatra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sinatra shoots for a double leg takedown but Gold sprawls well. He's pushed Sinatra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gold feints and then cracks Sinatra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sinatra down.

Sinatra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sinatra trying to control from half guard but Gold is working away.
Sinatra trying to advance position but Gold counters by regaining guard.
Sinatra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gold is keeping the position for now.
Sinatra throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.
Sinatra throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sinatra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gold is keeping the position for now.
Sinatra trying to move into half guard but instead Gold has managed to sweep!
Gold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sinatra's guard.
Gold not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra tries to get to full guard but Gold has control of the leg.
Gold perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sinatra wants to improve his position but Gold is controlling well.
Sinatra is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jamie Gold wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sinatra scores with a nice head shot.
Gold avoids the body shot from Sinatra.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Sinatra.
Gold slips under a jab from Sinatra.
Sinatra closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Sinatra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gold did well to prevent Sinatra getting side control.
Gold is not content to let Sinatra control the position.
Sinatra trying to pass the guard but Gold defending well.
Sinatra with the ground and pound but Gold uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinatra trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Sinatra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinatra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold has Sinatra pulled in close to control his posture.
Sinatra passes Gold's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice jab there from Sinatra.
Sinatra thows a body shot but no joy.
Sinatra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gold's hands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Gold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gold goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gold throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sinatra.
Sinatra loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
A jab from Sinatra does it's job there.
Gold misses with a leg kick.
Sinatra 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.
Gold displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sinatra.

Sinatra gets the takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sinatra thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gold is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sinatra off and has taken his back!
Gold controls the position.
Sinatra turns into Gold and is now in his guard.
Sinatra looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra pushing down on Gold's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sinatra looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Sinatra seems to be looking for submissions.
Gold is trying to get back to full guard.
Sinatra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sinatra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though.
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!
Sinatra uses his free foot to push down on Gold's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gold.
Sinatra working Gold over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra with good strikes from the mount here!
Sinatra has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gold's face.
Sinatra landing punches.
Sinatra in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sinatra lands a big shot there that rocks Gold but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Gold is rocked!
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!
Sinatra is stalling here but it's allowed Gold to get half guard.
Gold is still in real trouble! Can Sinatra finish him?
Sinatra is looking to take a break and control but Gold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
Sinatra wants to pass the guard but Gold is defending well.
Sinatra is trying to control. Gold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sinatra connects with a nice short shot to Gold's temple.
Frank Sinatra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sinatra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sinatra wants to control but Gold is keeping him busy.
Sinatra is looking to advance position but Gold won't allow it.
Gold on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sinatra trying to control from half guard but Gold is working away.
Sinatra throwing shots but Gold is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sinatra frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gold is squirming around, avoiding Sinatra's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sinatra 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. This is the final round!

Sinatra with a nice cross.
Sinatra blocks the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sinatra blocks the leg kick.
Gold throws a series of punches but Sinatra avoids them all with ease.
Sinatra slips under a jab.
Gold walks into a straight right hand from Sinatra.
Sinatra jabs Gold to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gold tries to score with a low kick but Sinatra moves his leg out of the way.
Sinatra misses with a wild body shot.
Sinatra swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Sinatra shoots in but Gold avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sinatra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gold looks to land a body kick but Sinatra moved away.
Jamie Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Gold throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gold throws a hook but Sinatra avoids it easily.
Sinatra fails with a takedown attempt.
Gold connects with an inside leg kick.
Sinatra avoids a kick to the body.
Sinatra throws a poor cross that misses
and Gold counters with a body kick.
Gold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sinatra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Nice body kick there by Gold.
Jamie Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a push kick but Sinatra slaps the foot to one side.
Sinatra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold wants to land a leg kick but Sinatra is out of range.

Sinatra dives in and scores a takedown into Gold's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sinatra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinatra trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinatra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sinatra trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra trying to move into half guard but instead Gold has managed to sweep!
Gold postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Frank Sinatra has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gold throws a body punch but Sinatra moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sinatra blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Gold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sinatra blocks a head kick by Gold.
Sinatra lands an overhand right.
Sinatra blocks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra cracks Gold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sinatra checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jamie Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice cross by Gold.

It looks like Frank Sinatra has been cut.
Sinatra wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sinatra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Sinatra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gold but Gold pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sinatra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold lunges at Sinatra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sinatra's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sinatra lunges at Gold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gold's hand.
Gold blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gold!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sinatra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sinatra!
After the fight, Frank Sinatra was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.