PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Tempest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: M83-Lower Your Eyelids To Die With The Sun. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tempest
vs
Gold

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Tempest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Gold!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tempest tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
Tempest moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Tempest is looking to clinch but Gold is avoiding it.
Gold with a hook.

It looks like Ryan Tempest has been cut.
Tempest wants to clinch.
Tempest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tempest misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tempest tries to clinch up.
Tempest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gold misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold lunges at Tempest with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tempest's hand.
Gold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tempest tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan Tempest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tempest tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tempest tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tempest moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Gold throws a right hand that Tempest ducks under and follows up with a left that Tempest also avoids with ease.
Tempest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tempest is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tempest tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tempest throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tempest gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gold.
Tempest doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tempest is breathing heavily.
Gold looks for the body kick but Tempest saw that one coming.
Tempest moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Tempest throws a sloppy head kick
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ryan Tempest's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tempest pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold fails to land with a series of punches.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Tempest throws a sloppy head kick
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold looks to land a combination. Tempest sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
Gold dips to his left and cracks Tempest with an uppercut!

Ryan Tempest's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tempest takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Tempest is rocked!
Gold connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Tempest to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Gold!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darren Gold!