PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Solid Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gold's choice of entrance music: M83-Lower Your Eyelids To Die With The Sun. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Snake
vs
Gold

177 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solid Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Gold!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gold circles away quickly and effectively.
Solid Snake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a head kick but Snake moves out of range.
Gold throws a series of punches but Snake moves out of range.
Snake slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
Snake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gold counters with an inside leg kick.
Snake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gold throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Snake counters with a nice uppercut.
Snake tries to land a body kick
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Snake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gold lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gold.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Snake swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake jabs at Gold's body.
Gold blocks a head kick by Snake.
Snake on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Snake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gold counters with a left and a right that stings Snake.
No joy there for Snake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake checks a low kick from Gold.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snake.
Snake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Snake slips a jab and a cross from Gold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake slips under a jab.
Snake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snake misses with a few strikes there.
Snake throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Gold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Snake takes one on the button.
Gold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Snake misses with a two punch combination.
Snake misses with a double jab
enabling Gold to counter with a crisp jab.
Snake lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
Snake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snake throws a series of punches but Gold avoids them all with ease.
Snake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Snake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gold counters with a head kick. That will keep Snake thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gold throws a series of punches but Snake moves out of range.
Gold looks to land a combination but Snake avoids it well.
Gold looks gassed!
Snake misses with a series of wild punches.
Snake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Snake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gold walks into a straight right hand from Snake.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Snake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Snake.
Snake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gold throws a series of punches but Snake moves out of range.
Gold misses with a body shot.
Snake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 Solid Snake will probably get the nod.
That's time! Snake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big right from Gold misses.
Snake misses with a shot to the body
and Gold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Snake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gold.
Snake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Danga de danga de dang - Snake scores with a four punch combination!
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
Gold throws the left hand but Snake avoids the punch easily.
Gold looks to land a combination but Snake avoids it well.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gold misses with a combination
and Snake counters with a three punch combo that has Gold backing up. Gold nods at Snake to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a good cross that connects.
Snake throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Snake tries a head kick but it misses.
Snake misses with a few strikes there.
Snake misses with a head kick.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Solid Snake is winning the standup battle so far.
Snake looks to land a combination but Gold avoids it well.
A slow jab from Snake misses its intended target.

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.
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Snake circles away quickly and effectively.
Snake looks to land a combination but Gold avoids it well.
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snake misses with a two punch combination.
Snake thuds a left hand into Gold's body.
Gold lands a head kick. Snake smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Snake is rocked!
Snake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Snake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gold grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Snake takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Gold cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Darren Gold!