PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golden comes to the cage accompanied by Kongos- Come with me now. Trey Golden is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Golden
vs
Adamson

187 cm
39
184 lbs
26 - 26 - 1

189 cm
31
180 lbs
14 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 26 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Raphael Adamson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Golden.
Golden misses with a wild body shot.
Golden throws a low kick, looking for Adamson's leg but Adamson calmly moves out of range.
Golden throws a push kick but Adamson slaps the foot to one side.
Golden scores with the left hand. Adamson knows he should have avoided that one.
Golden scoring well with a low kick there.
Adamson avoids the head kick by Golden.
Adamson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Golden.
Golden lands with a nice body kick.
Golden throws a leg kick but Adamson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Adamson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Golden.
Adamson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Golden throws a sloppy head kick and Adamson moves out of range easily.
Adamson tries to counter with a clinch but Golden shakes him off and moves away.
Golden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Golden feints and then cracks Adamson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adamson down.
Golden throws a series of punches but Adamson moves out of range.
Adamson wants to counter with a clinch but Golden pushes him away.
A leg kick checked by Adamson.
Golden misses with a low kick.
Adamson wants to counter with a clinch but Golden pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adamson needs to keep his hands up - Golden had a free shot at his head there.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamson shoots in for a takedown but Golden shows good takedown defense.
Golden throws a nice outside leg kick.

Adamson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adamson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Golden wants to stand up but Adamson is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Adamson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Golden but Golden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Golden. No joy for Adamson on that attempt.
Golden is looking for a counter combo.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Adamson.
Golden throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Golden lands with a nice body punch.
Golden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Golden connects with a jab.
Golden throws a right hand that Adamson ducks under and follows up with a left that Adamson also avoids with ease.
Golden misses with a wild combination.
Adamson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Golden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Adamson is out of range and Golden settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Adamson with that takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Golden - just one landing.
Golden misses with a low kick.
Golden sets himself, and Adamson steps forward looking for the clinch! Golden avoids it this time.
Golden misses with a hook.
Golden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Golden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Golden misses with a looping left.
Golden throws a chopping leg kick but Adamson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Adamson wants to counter the offense by Golden and move into the clinch position.
Golden stuffs the takedown attempt from Adamson. Adamson gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Adamson blocks the low kick.
Golden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adamson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Adamson slips a jab from Golden.
Trey Golden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Golden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Golden misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Golden slaps away a takedown attempt from Adamson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adamson dives in for a single leg takedown but Golden sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Golden.
Adamson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adamson shoots in for a double leg but Golden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Golden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adamson circles away quickly and effectively.
Golden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adamson in his tracks.
Adamson avoids the head kick by Golden.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golden. Adamson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Golden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Adamson's sensitive parts.
Golden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Golden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adamson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golden throws a head kick that misses.
Adamson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Golden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Adamson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Golden's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adamson moves out of range of the leg kick from Golden.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adamson is defended easily by Golden.
Sloppy strikes from Golden. Those never looked like landing.
Adamson dives in and grabs Golden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Golden pushes down on Adamson's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golden. Adamson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adamson avoids a kick to the body.
Golden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golden throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trey Golden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golden throws a low kick, looking for Adamson's leg but Adamson calmly moves out of range.
Adamson moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Adamson fails with a takedown attempt.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Adamson.
Adamson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Golden as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Golden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Golden slaps away a takedown attempt from Adamson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Golden went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Golden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Golden misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Golden scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Raphael Adamson has been cut.
Golden throws a sloppy head kick and Adamson moves out of range easily.
Golden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Golden sets himself, and Adamson steps forward looking for the clinch! Golden avoids it this time.
Golden thows a leg kick but Adamson checks it

and Adamson counters by moving into the clinch.
Golden blocks a body shot from Adamson.
Adamson misses with a body punch.
Golden tries to pull guard but Adamson won't allow it.
Adamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Golden pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson won't allow Golden to get back to his feet.
Adamson tries to free his leg and advance position but Golden is retaining full guard.

Golden scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Golden.
Adamson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Golden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Golden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adamson.
Golden misses with a few strikes there.
Adamson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adamson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Golden.
Adamson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Golden. That's going to slow Adamson down.
Golden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adamson.
Golden throws a push kick but Adamson slaps the foot to one side.
Golden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adamson can do to turn this around?
Golden throws a leg kick which misses Adamson's front leg but catches the back leg as Adamson tries to avoid it.
Golden connects with an inside leg kick.
Golden throws a leg kick which misses Adamson's front leg but catches the back leg as Adamson tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adamson.

Adamson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Golden did well to prevent Adamson getting side control.
Golden wants to get back to his feet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Golden is defending against the submission attempts here by Adamson.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golden throws a right and a left that Adamson avoids nicely.
Golden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golden throws a half hearted mid kick.
Golden misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Adamson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Golden is looking to stand back up but Adamson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Golden.

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!
Golden is trying to stand.

Golden manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Adamson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Adamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamson misses with a punch to the body.
Golden pushes Adamson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Golden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Adamson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Golden.

Adamson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Golden to the mat! Golden manages to get full guard.
Golden wants to stand but Adamson is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Golden tries to land a front kick but Adamson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Adamson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Golden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adamson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Golden circles away.
Golden lands with a kick to the temple. Adamson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Golden throws the kick towards the body but Adamson avoids it.
Golden sets himself, and Adamson steps forward looking for the clinch! Golden avoids it this time.
No luck for Adamson with that takedown attempt.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Adamson.
Golden throws a nice outside leg kick.

Adamson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Golden tries to kick Adamson off in order to stand up. Adamson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Raphael Adamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Golden sneaks out the side door and pushes Adamson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Adamson gets a double leg takedown into Golden's guard.
Golden is looking to stand back up but Adamson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Golden.

Adamson seems to be working for a kimura but Golden defends the submission attempt.

Adamson is trying to work for a kimura but Golden is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamson prevents Golden from standing back up.
Trey Golden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.

Golden kicks off Adamson and gets to his feet.
Golden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adamson.
Golden stuffs the takedown attempt from Adamson. Adamson gets slowly back to his feet.
Golden tries to land a front kick but Adamson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Golden.
Golden connects with a leg kick. Adamson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Golden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adamson doesn't seem bothered though.
Golden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Golden throws a leg kick but Adamson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adamson wants to counter with a clinch but Golden pushes him away.
Golden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trey Golden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Golden misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Golden will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Adamson shoots in for a takedown but Golden shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trey Golden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Golden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trey Golden!
After winning the bout, Trey Golden thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.