PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Heimolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gold
vs
Heimolainen

179 cm
23
158 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
168 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Erkki Heimolainen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Heimolainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heimolainen throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimolainen.
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heimolainen tries to bum rush Gold with a series of wild strikes but Gold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heimolainen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimolainen.
Heimolainen misses with a few strikes there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Heimolainen has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Heimolainen in the body.
Heimolainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Heimolainen throws a jab when Gold was well out of range.
Heimolainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimolainen looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
A slow jab from Heimolainen misses its intended target.
Gold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Heimolainen feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Heimolainen lands with an overhand left.

Gold is rocked!
Heimolainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Heimolainen's knee momentarily.
Gold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Heimolainen ducks down to avoid it.
Heimolainen is looking to chop away at Gold's legs.
Gold throwing a counter right hand but Heimolainen manages to avoid it.
Gold slips a jab and a cross from Heimolainen.
Gold connects with a crisp jab.
Gold moves out of range as Heimolainen strikes.
Gold works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Heimolainen ducks right into an uppercut from Gold.
Heimolainen with a hook.
Heimolainen walks into a jab.

Heimolainen is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heimolainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Heimolainen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Heimolainen slips a straight right by Gold.
Heimolainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heimolainen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heimolainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Heimolainen catches Gold right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heimolainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Heimolainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heimolainen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold counters with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Heimolainen misses.
Gold seems to have got his legs back now.
Heimolainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
Heimolainen is looking to chop away at Gold's legs.
Gold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Heimolainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Heimolainen.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold misses with a hook. Heimolainen ducked under it nicely.
Heimolainen throws a nice looking combination but Gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Heimolainen tries to get set, Gold tries to push him back and clinch up but Heimolainen manages to avoid the attempt.
Heimolainen blocks a jab.
Heimolainen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heimolainen throws a low kick, looking for Gold's leg but Gold calmly moves out of range.
Heimolainen misses with a leg kick
and Heimolainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heimolainen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Heimolainen throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Heimolainen.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Heimolainen's shoulder, as Heimolainen tries to avoid the shot.
Heimolainen misses with an uppercut
and Gold counters with a body kick.
Heimolainen misses with a left hand
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gold fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heimolainen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heimolainen throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gold misses the target.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Heimolainen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Heimolainen looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gold.
Heimolainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Heimolainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Gold throws a front kick aimed at Heimolainen's knee but Heimolainen avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heimolainen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gold misses with a hook. Heimolainen ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold moves away from the strike by Heimolainen.
Gold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heimolainen.
Heimolainen misses with a right hand

and Gold counters with a left hand that sends Heimolainen to the canvas!
Gold looking to sit in guard and control but Heimolainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Heimolainen won't allow Gold to sweep him here.
Gold controlling Heimolainen's posture.
Gold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heimolainen wants to stand but Gold has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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 Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Heimolainen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gold counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Heimolainen off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Gold follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Heimolainen was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Liquid Gold!
Our winner, Liquid Gold, 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.