PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ari Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashi Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gold
vs
Mori

178 cm
22
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

FIREPOWER NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ari Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Musashi Mori!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Mori to the floor! Gold dives in looking for the finish!

Mori is rocked!

It looks like Musashi Mori has been cut.
Gold winds up and cracks Mori with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mori is still in real trouble! Can Gold finish him?
Mori is trying to get back to full guard.
Gold wants to stand but Mori has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mori has hold of Gold's hands but Gold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mori on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mori is looking to control Gold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mori avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gold lands a nice short elbow.
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. Gold connects with a nice short shot to Mori's temple.
Mori is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mori is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gold lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Gold.
Mori wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold working the head and body with strikes.
Gold lands strikes from half guard.
Gold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mori taking some punishment here, with Gold in his half guard.

Gold seems to be working for a kimura but Mori defends the submission attempt.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Mori works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mori looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gold is one step ahead there.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mori has momentary wrist control but Gold slips an elbow through the middle.
Mori thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gold wanted to stand there but Mori had control of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mori wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mori misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
Mori keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mori scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mori leaves his chin hanging out and Gold seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Mori crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ari Gold!