PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harley Davidsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gold
vs
Davidsen

182 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harley Davidsen!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davidsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gold lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davidsen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davidsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davidsen wants to clinch but Gold slips to the side
and Gold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Davidsen has closed the distance and engaged Gold in a clinch.
Gold can't break the clinch.
Davidsen lands an elbow inside.
Gold is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davidsen to keep the fight standing.
Gold takes an elbow to the temple.
Davidsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davidsen lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold tries to break the clinch but Davidsen is controlling the position.
Davidsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold wants to break free but Davidsen has control.
Gold tries to pull guard but Davidsen won't allow it.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Davidsen controls his hands.
Davidsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Davidsen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidsen is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Gold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davidsen lands a damaging elbow.
Davidsen stalling against the cage.
Gold is trying to break free.
Davidsen slows down the pace here.
Davidsen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Davidsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gold's efforts to push away.
Davidsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gold's defenses.
Davidsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davidsen lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Simon Gold has been cut.
Davidsen throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Davidsen.
Davidsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gold's defenses.
Davidsen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davidsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davidsen lands an elbow just above Gold 's eye.

Gold is rocked!
Davidsen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the fighters up against the cage, Davidsen throws an elbow but misses.
Gold blocks the elbow strike.
Gold avoids a wild elbow strike from Davidsen.
Gold blocks an elbow strike from Davidsen.
Davidsen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
Davidsen lands a nice elbow.
Gold wants to break free but Davidsen has control.
A frustrated look appears on Gold's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gold is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davidsen blocks an uppercut.
Davidsen misses with a body punch.
Davidsen lands an elbow inside.
Davidsen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidsen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gold's efforts to push away.
Davidsen has Gold pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davidsen.
Gold takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davidsen.
Davidsen tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
Gold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidsen backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davidsen throws an elbow but misses.
Davidsen lands a nice elbow.
Davidsen lands an elbow just above Gold 's eye.
Gold wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidsen lands an elbow just above Gold 's eye.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gold takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Davidsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davidsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Gold leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gold takes an elbow to the temple.
Davidsen lands an elbow that stopped Gold in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Davidsen.
Davidsen pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Gold! Davidsen unloads with more strikes and Gold sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harley Davidsen!