PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridgeway kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Forgotten War. Mathew Ridgeway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ridgeway
vs
Gold

174 cm
27
164 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

179 cm
27
158 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gold.
Gold tries to work over Ridgeway's front leg with a kick but Ridgeway checks it.
Ridgeway loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Gold with the counter takedown but Ridgeway avoids it easily.
Ridgeway tries to work over Gold's front leg with a kick but Gold checks it.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Ridgeway moved out of range nicely.
It appears Ridgeway was looking to counter with a kick there.
Liquid Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold avoids the body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gold checks it well.
A low kick from Ridgeway misses
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch! Ridgeway slams his shin into Gold's torso.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ridgeway fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gold just manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Gold slams his shin into Ridgeway's torso.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Ridgeway misses the target.
Ridgeway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ridgeway is looking to slow Gold down with leg kicks.
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!
Gold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ridgeway misses with a body kick.
Ridgeway moves away from the strike by Gold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Gold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Ridgeway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold throws out a counter right but Ridgeway avoids it with no problem.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ridgeway.
Gold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ridgeway blocks a jab.
Gold swings for the body but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Ridgeway misses with the body kick
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold tests Ridgeway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ridgeway to counter with a crisp jab.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ridgeway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway thuds his shin into the meat of Gold's side.
Gold misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
Gold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gold motions for Ridgeway to come forward. Gold throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Ridgeway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ridgeway swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Ridgeway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gold's sensitive parts.
Ridgeway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut lands for Gold. That snapped Ridgeway's head back.
Ridgeway scores with a jab. Gold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ridgeway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Ridgeway. Beautiful body shot.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgeway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
A low kick from Gold misses
and Ridgeway counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ridgeway scores with a nice head shot.
Gold connects with a looping right hand.
Gold needs to keep his hands up - Ridgeway had a free shot at his head there.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgeway lands a right hook to the body.
Ridgeway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
Gold was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Ridgeway half committed to a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway misses with a looping right.
Ridgeway misses the jab.
Ridgeway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway checks a low kick from Gold.
Ridgeway was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Ridgeway counters with a straight right hand.
Ridgeway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gold. Gold obviously looking to wear him down.
Ridgeway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ridgeway is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ridgeway swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gold avoids the body shot from Ridgeway.
Gold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ridgeway misses with a hook
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ridgeway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ridgeway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Ridgeway slips the punch.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ridgeway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ridgeway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gold.
Gold throws a push kick but Ridgeway slaps the foot to one side.
Ridgeway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ridgeway misses with a kick to the body.
Gold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gold throws a solid leg kick but Ridgeway takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gold.
As Gold backs away, Ridgeway returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gold.
Ridgeway lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold takes one to the chin there.
Ridgeway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gold is looking to score with low kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Ridgeway misses the target.
It looks like Ridgeway has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gold throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway cracks the inside of Gold's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Ridgeway. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ridgeway.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gold might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ridgeway has got the better of the exchanges.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Ridgeway throws the kick towards the body but Gold avoids it.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mathew Ridgeway is winning the standup battle so far.
Ridgeway misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Gold moved away.
Gold swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Ridgeway.
Gold misses with a hook. Ridgeway ducked under it nicely.
Ridgeway lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ridgeway - that will leave a mark!
Gold is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold cracks Ridgeway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ridgeway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gold takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold scores with a hook.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Ridgeway is out of range.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Ridgeway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
A shot to the liver by Gold. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Ridgeway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A quick step to the side and Ridgeway tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgeway lands an overhand right.
Ridgeway scores with a jab to the head.
Ridgeway connects with a solid leg kick.
Ridgeway connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tries to clinch up but Gold circles away and keeps his distance.
Gold connects with a single shot there.
Gold looks for the body kick but Ridgeway saw that one coming.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. Gold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ridgeway swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Ridgeway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gold with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gold thumps Ridgeway with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ridgeway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ridgeway throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
It seemed like Gold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gold throws a chopping leg kick but Ridgeway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gold scores with a hook.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold throws a right hand that Ridgeway ducks under and follows up with a left that Ridgeway also avoids with ease.
Gold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gold misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway thumps Gold with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mathew Ridgeway will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gold lands a body shot.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ridgeway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ridgeway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold throws out a counter right but Ridgeway avoids it with no problem.
Ridgeway moves out of range of the body kick.
Ridgeway throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Gold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ridgeway to counter with a crisp jab.
Ridgeway moves out of range as Gold throws a body kick.
Ridgeway checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway keeps Gold at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Gold takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ridgeway is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Gold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ridgeway feints a jab promting Gold to slip. Ridgeway then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gold slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ridgeway blocks a head kick by Gold.
An attempted straight right counter from Ridgeway misses the target.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ridgeway. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ridgeway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gold throws a jab when Ridgeway was well out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gold.
Ridgeway thuds his right hand into Gold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Ridgeway clinches.
Gold is trying to maintain a safe position but Ridgeway gets an underhook and turns Gold into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
Gold is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ridgeway.
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!
Ridgeway blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ridgeway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Ridgeway blocks a body shot from Gold.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Ridgeway tries to work over Gold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold pushes Ridgeway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway throws a head punch that misses.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Gold controls the action.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Gold is leaning against Ridgeway and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body.
Ridgeway lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridgeway.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the side of Gold's head.
Gold lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gold is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Liquid Gold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Gold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liquid Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gold misses with some punches.
Ridgeway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold digs a right hand underneath Ridgeway's ribcage. Ridgeway let out a lung full of air as it connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liquid Gold.
I think Ridgeway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.