PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roman Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Aguilar
vs
Golden

204 cm
24
151 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

174 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Golden!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golden shoots and misses
and Aguilar counters with a big head kick but Golden shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Golden.
Aguilar appears to be looking for a big counter.

Golden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Aguilar!

Golden goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Aguilar has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Golden but great work by Aguilar.
Aguilar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Aguilar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Aguilar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aguilar is looking to take a break and control but Golden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Golden holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Aguilar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Golden is trying to maintain the position but Aguilar is very close to passing his half guard.
Golden tries to roll over but Aguilar keeps him under control.
Aguilar lands with a punch from half guard.
Aguilar is thwarting Golden's attempts to control the position.
Aguilar not doing much here.
Aguilar wants to take a breather but Golden is having none of it.
Golden trying to control from the bottom.
Aguilar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Aguilar wants to stand up but Golden is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aguilar slows the pace down in half guard.
Golden is looking to control Aguilar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Golden avoid being mounted?

Aguilar wants to work for an arm triangle but Golden is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aguilar is thwarting Golden's attempts to control the position.
Aguilar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Golden regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aguilar wants to control from the top but Golden keeps moving.
Golden looking to control.
Aguilar's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aguilar shoots in for a takedown but Golden shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden throws a leg kick which misses Aguilar's front leg but catches the back leg as Aguilar tries to avoid it.
Aguilar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aguilar throws a quick counter head kick but Golden was just out of range.

Aguilar gets tackled into the cage by Golden. Golden maintains the clinch.
Golden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aguilar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roman Aguilar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Golden.

Aguilar tries to keep at a distance but Golden has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Golden has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aguilar uses from the top position.
Golden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Golden has his foot on Aguilar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aguilar works his way back into a safe position though.
Aguilar stopping the sweep attempt from Golden.
Aguilar content to stall in guard here.
Aguilar preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golden being controlled here, momentarily.
Aguilar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Golden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Roman Aguilar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Aguilar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aguilar showed some decent athleticism there.
Aguilar controlling the pace.
Aguilar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aguilar prevents Golden from standing back up.

Aguilar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Golden sees it coming and defends easily.

Aguilar seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aguilar is thwarting Golden's attempts to control the position.
Golden is controlling Aguilar's trapped leg to prevent Aguilar from advancing to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden is looking to escape.
Golden is staying active underneath Aguilar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Golden is looking to improve his position.

Aguilar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Aguilar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are battling for position here. Golden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aguilar is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Golden wriggles free and stands up.

Golden closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aguilar's guard.
Roman Aguilar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Golden is in close to Aguilar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Golden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Golden stays in close to Aguilar's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Golden gets to his feet - Aguilar follows without any prompting.
Aguilar pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Golden looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aguilar wants to get back to full guard but Golden has mounted him!

Golden goes for an armbar but Aguilar turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Aguilar.
Golden has his hands on Aguilar's head, controlling the position.
Golden is breathing heavily.
Golden wants to sweep here but Aguilar controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar stops Golden from standing up.
Aguilar is looking to work some ground and pound but Golden has wrist control.
Aguilar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Golden is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aguilar trying to control the position from guard on top but Golden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Golden wants to get back to his feet but Aguilar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Golden is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dennis Golden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Aguilar tries to clinch but Golden moves out of range.

Golden moves into range and clinches up with Aguilar.

Golden gets control of Aguilar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Golden will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Golden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Aguilar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Aguilar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aguilar pinned against the cage. Aguilar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Golden tries to get set, Aguilar tries to push him back and clinch up but Golden manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Golden moves into the clinch successfully.
Golden has Aguilar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aguilar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Golden is looking to take this one to the mat.
Roman Aguilar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Golden.
Golden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Golden tries for a takedown but Aguilar manages to get underhooks.
Golden is trying to push Aguilar away but Aguilar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Golden is trying to force a seperation but Aguilar has the dominant position.
Golden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Golden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Golden tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aguilar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Golden wants the takedown. Aguilar is fighting it off but Golden persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Aguilar's guard against the cage.
Aguilar wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aguilar is on top in guard.

Golden keeping moving, preventing Aguilar from controlling successfully.
Aguilar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Golden is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Aguilar engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar wants to control from the top but Golden keeps moving.
Aguilar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Aguilar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Golden has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Golden jumps guard.

Aguilar stands up from Golden's guard - Aguilar perhaps looking for a knockout.
Aguilar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aguilar lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Golden misses with a hook to the body
and Aguilar counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Aguilar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Golden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aguilar stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dennis Golden.
I think Golden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Golden!