PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takke Downlinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Downlinen
vs
Gold

179 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takke Downlinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Gold!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Downlinen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Downlinen looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Downlinen working away.
Gold is trying to improve his position.
Gold striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gold is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Downlinen off and has taken his back!
Gold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Downlinen covers up after that shot from Gold.

Gold looking for the RNC.
Gold missing with strikes from the back.
Gold landing with strikes.
Gold has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Downlinen.
Downlinen tries to roll but Gold sticks to his back.
Downlinen takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Gold is landing with strikes from the back.
Gold scores with strikes from the back.

Gold looking for the choke but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Downlinen fending off the submission attempt from Gold.

Gold looking for the RNC.
Gold is punishing Downlinen with strikes - can he finish him?!
Downlinen has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gold cracks Downlinen with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Downlinen from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Gold lands shots from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gold throwing damaging strikes from the back! Downlinen could be in trouble here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downlinen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gold's guard. Nice work there by Downlinen.
Downlinen trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Gold tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gold gets caught flat footed, as Downlinen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gold trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Downlinen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Downlinen passes into half guard.
Gold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downlinen wants to pass the guard but Gold is defending well.
Gold works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gold lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Downlinen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold dominating with strikes here.
Downlinen is looking to improve his position but Gold isn't that keen on the idea.
Downlinen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Downlinen tries to get out of the position.
Gold scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Downlinen?
Gold fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Downlinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Gold has a good base and remains in mount.
Gold landing shots from mount.
Downlinen tries to reverse the position but Gold maintains control.
Gold lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Downlinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Gold has a good base and remains in mount.
Gold looking to finish Downlinen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Downlinen!
Gold working Downlinen over with strikes here.
Downlinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Gold.
Downlinen taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gold unloading with bombs!
Downlinen is bucking up trying to escape but Gold cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gold throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Downlinen tries to reverse the position but Gold maintains control.
Gold with a couple of short strikes.
Downlinen is looking to improve his position but Gold isn't that keen on the idea.

Gold goes for an armbar but Downlinen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Downlinen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Gold dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Downlinen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Downlinen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Downlinen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gold is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gold is looking to control Downlinen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gold avoid being mounted?
Gold missing with punches from the bottom.
Gold tries to get to full guard but Downlinen has control of the leg.

Downlinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gold moves into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Downlinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Downlinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Downlinen is sitting in close to Gold's body. Gold has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Downlinen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Downlinen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gold.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Junior Gold!