PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamma Yahyaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gold
vs
Yahyaoui

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gilbert Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamma Yahyaoui!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Gold misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yahyaoui.
Gold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Gold has closed the distance and engaged Yahyaoui in a clinch.
Yahyaoui is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gold is defending well.
Yahyaoui tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yahyaoui drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gold pulls his leg out and moves away.

Gold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yahyaoui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
Yahyaoui wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Gold.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Yahyaoui avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahyaoui fails to pull guard.
Gilbert Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamma Yahyaoui.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yahyaoui working hard to break the clinch.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yahyaoui.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Gold as the two fighters clinch.
Gold working aggressively here.
Yahyaoui wants to get back to striking at distance but Gold won't allow it.
Yahyaoui looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold tries a body shot but Yahyaoui blocks it.
Yahyaoui is trying to pull guard but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Yahyaoui looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Yahyaoui tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gold just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold digs a right hand underneath Yahyaoui's ribcage. Yahyaoui let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Gold.
A left hand lands to the body for Gold.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Gold - that landed with a thud.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Yahyaoui's head.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Yahyaoui controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yahyaoui. That did some damage!
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Gold has Yahyaoui up against the cage in a clinch.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yahyaoui blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yahyaoui drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gold pulls his leg out and moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gold.

Gold instigates a clinch.
Gold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gold lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold lands a shoulder strike.
Yahyaoui is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Gold.
A short right from Gold.
Nice body punch from Gold - that landed with a thud.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yahyaoui.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Yahyaoui controls the action.
Gold lands with a short shot to the head.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Yahyaoui.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilbert Gold dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Yahyaoui takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yahyaoui will feel that in the morning.
Yahyaoui on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.

Gold moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yahyaoui backwards.

Yahyaoui is rocked!
Gold lands a shot to the body.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Yahyaoui is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gilbert Gold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Yahyaoui seems to have recovered his senses.
Yahyaoui is breathing heavily.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yahyaoui backwards.
Gold creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Yahyaoui's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Yahyaoui drops to his knees and Gold pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbert Gold!
A victorious Gilbert Gold thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.