PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole NKone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gold
vs
NKone

179 cm
27
158 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

177 cm
29
157 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ole NKone!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold scores with a spinning back kick!
A jab from Gold finds it's way through NKone's defenses.
Gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
NKone walks into a left hand.
Gold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gold has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
NKone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
NKone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gold has time to react.
Gold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
NKone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
NKone checks a low kick from Gold.
A jab from NKone misses.
Nice shot by Gold.
Gold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
NKone lands with an overhand left.
NKone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold throws out a loose jab but NKone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold walks into a stiff left hand from NKone.
Gold scores with a jab. NKone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gold gets caught flat footed, as NKone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gold has NKone pulled in close to control his posture.
Gold looking for a sweep. Not yet Gold, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as NKone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
NKone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
NKone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gold is holding on to half guard well.
Gold manages to get to full guard.
NKone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
NKone wants to control from the top but Gold keeps moving.
Gold looking to control.
Gold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
NKone preventing the sweep.
Gold controlling NKone's posture.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Liquid Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by NKone.
NKone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gold defends it well.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gold throws a leg kick but NKone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gold throws a body punch but NKone moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
NKone tries to clinch
and Gold counters with a right hand to the body.
NKone dodges the punch combination from Gold.
NKone wants to counter the offense by Gold and move into the clinch position.
Gold takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gold misses with a hook.
NKone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold throws a quick counter kick to the body but NKone avoids it.

NKone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
NKone takes a little break here. Gold wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gold takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gold tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
NKone working the ground and pound but Gold is defending the strikes.

NKone goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gold rolls with the submission and now he's on top in NKone's guard! Nice work there by Gold!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NKone keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
Gold wants to control from the top but NKone keeps moving.
Gold controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but NKone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

NKone blocks the body kick.
Gold throws a leg kick but NKone moved away.
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
NKone throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and NKone moves out of range easily.
NKone walks into a left hand.
Liquid Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
NKone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by NKone.
NKone trying to control the position but Gold is working away.
Gold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NKone is looking to take a break and control but Gold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
NKone tries to score with some ground and pound. Gold controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gold parries the strikes from NKone easily there. NKone is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gold to escape.
Gold is not content to let NKone control the position.
NKone misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
You can see the frustration on Gold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold taking punishment in the form of punches.
NKone sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gold is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gold parries the strikes from NKone easily there. NKone is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gold to escape.

NKone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
NKone looking to control but instead Gold has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gold tries to get to full guard but NKone has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocking the ground and pound attempt from NKone.
NKone is just content to waste time from the top position. Gold takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
NKone with a flurry of punches that miss.
NKone slips nicely into half guard.
Ole NKone has got the better of the ground game so far.
NKone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
NKone is continuing to stall.

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.

NKone seems to be looking for submissions.
NKone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
NKone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gold is trying is best to control the position here.
NKone throwing shots but Gold is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
NKone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
NKone misses with a head shot. Gold uses the momentum to regain guard.
NKone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ole NKone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

NKone lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
NKone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
NKone moves out of range of the body kick.
NKone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
NKone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gold in his tracks.
Gold scoring well with a low kick there.
NKone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gold.
NKone misses with a body shot.
NKone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Donk. NKone catches Gold right on the button with a cross.
NKone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Gold.
NKone lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NKone misses with a body shot.
Gold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
NKone scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
NKone scores with a shot to the body.
NKone lands a body shot.
NKone blocks a low kick nicely.
NKone lands a slapping body shot.
Gold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gold throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice uppercut there from NKone.
Gold misses with an uppercut. NKone saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NKone slips under a jab from Gold.
NKone lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to score with a low kick but NKone moves his leg out of the way.
NKone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
NKone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
NKone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gold.
NKone swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
NKone throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold throws a right hand that NKone ducks under and follows up with a left that NKone also avoids with ease.
No luck for NKone with that takedown attempt.
NKone throws out a powerful jab.
NKone misses with a wild body shot.
Gold appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from NKone.
NKone swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a sloppy body shot

and NKone counters with a takedown into side control.
Gold is looking to regain half guard here but NKone keeps moving and retains side control.
NKone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gold struggling a bit here.
NKone throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
NKone working away.
NKone trying to control the action but Gold is working from the bottom.
NKone working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking for a sweep.
NKone wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gold keeps working.
NKone working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gold takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
NKone lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gold tries to bench press NKone off him but NKone keeps the position.

NKone tries for a kimura but Gold is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ole NKone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think NKone 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ole NKone!
Ole NKone was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.