PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Domarr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Domarr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Domarr
vs
Gold

175 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
21
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Domarr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Gold!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domarr tries a head kick but it misses.
Domarr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gold scores with a one two! Domarr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gold avoids the head kick by Domarr.
Thomas Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold misses with the combination.
Domarr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Domarr lands a head kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gold swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Domarr.
Gold throws a right and a left that Domarr avoids nicely.
Domarr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Domarr half committed to a counter leg kick.
Domarr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Domarr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold lands a jab-cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Domarr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Domarr tries a head kick but it misses.
Domarr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold lands with an uppercut that bounces Domarr off the cage and back into range.
Gold tries to bum rush Domarr with a series of wild strikes but Domarr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Domarr throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Domarr.
Gold lands a two punch combo.
Gold lands with a nice combination. Domarr backs away looking to recover.
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!
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gold thuds his right hand into Domarr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gold avoids the head kick by Domarr.
Domarr is breathing heavily.
Domarr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Domarr looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Domarr avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold avoids the head kick by Domarr.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Domarr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Domarr dodges the punch combination from Gold.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Domarr.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Gold tries to bum rush Domarr with a series of wild strikes but Domarr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Domarr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gold.
Domarr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Domarr throws a head kick that misses.
Gold throws a series of punches but Domarr moves out of range.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domarr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Domarr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold misses with the combination.
Domarr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Domarr dodges the punch combination from Gold.
Domarr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Domarr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold tries to bum rush Domarr with a series of wild strikes but Domarr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Domarr.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Gold blocks a head kick by Domarr.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domarr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Gold both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold avoids the head kick by Domarr.
Gold moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gold blocks a head kick by Domarr.
Gold throws a series of strikes that have Domarr backpedaling.
Domarr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Domarr throws a head kick that misses.
Gold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domarr misses with a head kick.
Gold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Domarr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Domarr wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Gold dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gold throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Domarr tries a head kick but it misses.
Domarr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Domarr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
A head kick misses from Domarr.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Gold misses with a two punch combination.
Domarr lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold blocks a head kick by Domarr.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Domarr avoids a punch combination nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Domarr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Domarr.
Gold is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Domarr moved out of range nicely.
Gold lands a slapping body shot.
Gold takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Domarr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Domarr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Domarr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Domarr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gold.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Gold lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Domarr.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Domarr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold throws a right hand that Domarr ducks under and follows up with a left that Domarr also avoids with ease.
Domarr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Domarr throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Chad Domarr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Domarr throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Domarr circles away quickly and effectively.
Domarr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Domarr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold misses with the combination.
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Domarr throws a counter high kick but Gold was just alert enough to avoid it.
Domarr tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold throws a right hand that Domarr ducks under and follows up with a left that Domarr also avoids with ease.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Domarr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Domarr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gold finds it's way round the side to connect with Domarr's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Domarr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gold's sensitive parts.
Gold lands a two punch combo.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Domarr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold throws a series of punches but Domarr avoids them all with ease.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Domarr.
A left and a right from Gold both land. Nice combination.
Domarr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Domarr lands with a kick to the temple. Gold shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold thuds his right hand into Domarr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Danga de danga de dang - Gold scores with a four punch combination!
That kick from Domarr tenderised Gold's leg. Gold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold swinging wildly here.
Domarr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Domarr misses with a head kick.
Thomas Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Domarr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Domarr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Domarr tries a head kick but it misses.
Domarr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
Domarr throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Domarr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Domarr circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Domarr connects with a high kick.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Domarr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Gold 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!

Gold avoids the head kick by Domarr.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Domarr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gold looks to land a combination but Domarr avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Domarr.
Domarr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold throws a combination. Domarr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Gold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gold throws a series of punches but Domarr avoids them all with ease.
Domarr thumps Gold with a low kick.
Domarr throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Gold throws a right hand that Domarr ducks under and follows up with a left that Domarr also avoids with ease.
Domarr lands a head kick. Gold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
Domarr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Domarr throws a counter high kick but Gold was just alert enough to avoid it.
Domarr throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Domarr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Domarr backs off Gold throws a huge counter combo but Domarr manages to avoid it all.
Domarr misses with a head kick.
Gold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Domarr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gold's knee momentarily.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold works over Domarr's head and body with a nice combination.
Domarr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Domarr throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Domarr circles away quickly and effectively.
Domarr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Domarr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domarr throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Gold.
Gold throws a series of punches but Domarr avoids them all with ease.
Domarr lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Domarr lands a head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Gold looks to land a combination but Domarr avoids it well.
Domarr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Domarr throws a counter high kick but Gold was just alert enough to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Domarr.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Domarr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left and a right from Gold both land. Nice combination.
Domarr lands a head kick!
Domarr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domarr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Domarr.
Domarr throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Domarr.
A head kick misses from Domarr.
Gold scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gold throws a series of punches but Domarr avoids them all with ease.
Domarr misses with a head kick.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Domarr throws a counter high kick but Gold was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Domarr.
As Gold backs away, Domarr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Domarr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Domarr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Domarr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gold blocks a head kick by Domarr.
Domarr throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gold throws a series of punches but Domarr avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Domarr.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Domarr misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Domarr.
Gold is looking for the big counter here.
Domarr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gold scores with a nice strike.
Domarr throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Domarr counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Domarr avoids the body shot from Gold.
Gold takes a swing at Domarr's ribcage but misses.
Domarr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chad Domarr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas Gold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gold lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Domarr backs up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Gold!