PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Quadros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quadros has chosen Pride Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gold
vs
Quadros

188 cm
30
223 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

194 cm
26
220 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans
Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Quadros!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold takes a swing at Quadros's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Gold. That snapped Quadros's head back.
Quadros wants to clinch.
Quadros darts in trying to clinch
and Gold makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Quadros really felt that one!
Quadros wants to clinch up but Gold keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quadros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quadros closes the distance but Gold moves to the side
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quadros tries to clinch up
and Gold counters with a leg kick.
Quadros moves to clinch but Gold breaks away
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quadros manages to avoid it.
Quadros tries to clinch up.
Quadros wants to clinch
and Gold counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Quadros darts in trying to clinch
and Gold counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Quadros moved out of range nicely.
Quadros tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quadros thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quadros tries to clinch but Gold moves out of range.
Quadros tries to clinch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quadros takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stephen Quadros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quadros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quadros wants to clinch up but Gold keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quadros tries to clinch but Gold moves away
and Gold counters with a head kick.
Quadros scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gold cracks the inside of Quadros's front leg.
Quadros tries to clinch there but Gold circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by Quadros.
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Quadros drives through and clinches with Gold against the cage.
Quadros scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold tries to work over Quadros's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quadros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quadros throws an elbow but it misses.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quadros has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Quadros lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold takes an elbow to the temple.

Gold jumps guard and drags Quadros to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Gold is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Quadros tries to stand but Gold is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold wants to sweep here but Quadros controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quadros controls the pace.

Stephen Quadros has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Quadros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mr Gold will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Quadros tries to clinch but Gold moves away
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quadros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quadros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stephen Quadros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quadros looks to clinch

and Gold moves into the clinch.
Quadros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Quadros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Mr Gold has been cut.
Gold blocking some punches.
Quadros is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Quadros.
Quadros misses with a punch to the body.
Quadros is struggling to control the position.
Quadros struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
Quadros has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Gold lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quadros walks away with a smile on his face. Gold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Quadros tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.

Quadros rushes Gold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quadros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gold or not.
Quadros looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gold tries to pull guard but Quadros won't allow it.
Quadros lands a good knee to the midsection. Gold won't want to take too many of those.
Quadros lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Quadros unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quadros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold misses with some punches.
Quadros lands a right hand.
Gold is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quadros pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quadros lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quadros.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quadros has him pressed against the cage.
Quadros working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold looking to slow down the pace here.
Quadros has Gold pressed against the cage, preventing Gold from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quadros lands a nice elbow.
Quadros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quadros blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quadros.
A right hook to the body lands for Quadros.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Quadros working aggressively here.
Quadros lands a body punch in the clinch.
Quadros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quadros.
A short uppercut from Quadros.
Quadros lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quadros misses with some punches.
Gold wants to break free but Quadros has control.
A short right from Quadros on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quadros lands with a short shot to the head.
Quadros lands an uppercut.
A short right from Quadros.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Quadros on the inside.
Quadros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Quadros.
Gold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gold working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Quadros.
Quadros lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Quadros misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Quadros prevents a body shot from Gold.
Quadros swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold tries to pull guard but Quadros forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Quadros scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quadros lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quadros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quadros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gold tries to pull guard but Quadros holds him up against the cage and eventually Gold drops back down to his feet.
Quadros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quadros lands a shot to the body.
Quadros working Gold over with knees to the body.
Quadros lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stephen Quadros seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quadros scores with a shot to the side of Gold's head.
Nice elbow from Quadros.
A left hand lands to the body for Quadros.
Quadros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Quadros.
Nice elbow from Quadros.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quadros.
Quadros gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Quadros tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Quadros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mr Gold's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Quadros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quadros is looking to clinch but Gold is avoiding it.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Quadros is just out of range.
Quadros wants to clinch.
Quadros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quadros closes the distance but Gold moves to the side
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Quadros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.

Quadros moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quadros lands a nice uppercut.
Quadros throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Quadros using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quadros is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quadros lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Gold on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Quadros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Quadros controls the action.

Gold jumps guard and drags Quadros to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Quadros would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Quadros content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Quadros's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Stephen Quadros wasn't active enough on the ground.
Quadros scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quadros ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Quadros moves to clinch but Gold breaks away
and Gold counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Quadros is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Quadros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gold's head backwards.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
Quadros displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gold.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Quadros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quadros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quadros tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
Quadros fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quadros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quadros tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.

Quadros moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quadros - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Quadros controlling the action here for a moment.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quadros backwards.
Gold can't break the clinch.
Gold blocks an elbow strike from Quadros.

Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Gold as he connects with a hook.
Quadros lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quadros tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by Quadros.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Quadros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quadros has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Quadros!
Our winner, Stephen Quadros, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.