PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 787 p4p, 39 weight class) and Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 1987 p4p, 87 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gold
vs
Carlos Linhares

179 cm
32
148 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

171 cm
42
146 lbs
33 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice body punch from Linhares.
Linhares wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
Gold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Linhares counters with an outside leg kick.
Linhares lands a nice looking body shot.
Linhares has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
Linhares avoids the head kick by Gold.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Linhares.
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linhares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Linhares works Gold's body with a nice hook.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
Gold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gold lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Linhares misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Linhares.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
Linhares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gold rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares slips under a jab from Gold.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Gold misses with a wild combination.
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Linhares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gold scores with a sloppy right hand. Linhares should have avoided that one.
Linhares misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Gold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Linhares digs a good body shot into Gold's ribs.
Gold checks a leg kick nicely.
Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares scores with a kick to the body.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Linhares.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
It looked like Gold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gold connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body.
Linhares misses with the body kick
and Gold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gold fakes the leg kick and cracks Linhares in the body.
Gold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gold throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Gold throws a combination that misses
letting Linhares counter with a right hand.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick.
Gold catches Linhares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Linhares lands a body shot.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Linhares doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gold's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Linhares connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gold scrambles back to his feet.
Linhares's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gold under the eye.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linhares sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick from Linhares.
Linhares walks into a jab.
Linhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
A solid body kick from Linhares.
Linhares lands a right hook to the body.
Linhares ducks right into an uppercut from Gold.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Linhares is out of range.
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Linhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linhares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linhares digs a good body shot into Gold's ribs.
Linhares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Linhares moves out of range as Gold throws a body kick.
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 tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Linhares is able to avoid easily.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Gold misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Linhares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gold avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gold.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linhares looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Linhares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Linhares throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Gold throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares scores with a jab.
Linhares throws a body kick that misses.
Linhares tries to score with a low kick but Gold moves his leg out of the way.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Linhares moves away and avoids it.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Linhares throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.
Gold cracks Linhares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linhares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Linhares lands with a cross.
Linhares lands a nice looking body shot.
Gold defending well as Linhares loads up on a big left hand.
Linhares is looking to score with low kicks.
Gold swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linhares lands with a nice body kick.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold digs a good body shot into Linhares's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Linhares.
Linhares scoring well with a low kick there.
Gold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Gold. Beautiful body shot.
Linhares catches Gold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gold checks a leg kick.
Linhares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linhares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Linhares throws a body kick that misses
and Gold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Linhares is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Linhares.
Gold looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gold tests Linhares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linhares is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold cracks Linhares with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linhares seems to have recovered his senses.
Linhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gold's jab looks to have found its range, popping Linhares under the eye.
Gold throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
Gold misses the jab.
Gold connects with a jab.
Gold lands with a hook. Linhares tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Linhares looks for the body kick but Gold saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gold.
Linhares throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Linhares moves away and avoids it.
Gold lands with a right hand.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linhares can pounce on him.
Gold misses with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Linhares misses with a straight left.
Gold throwing a counter right hand but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Gold lands a really nice looking cross but Linhares seems unphased.
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Gold cracks Linhares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linhares cracks Gold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Linhares lands with a shot to the body.
Gold misses with a few strikes there.
Gold backing away here, and Linhares unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gold misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares scores with a leg kick.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gold, as that shot connected.
Gold sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Linhares throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linhares is looking to land body kicks.
Gold lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Linhares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Linhares slips a jab from Gold.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Nice defenses there by Gold.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Linhares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Linhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Linhares connects with a looping right hand.
Linhares slips a straight right by Gold.
Gold takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gold lands an overhand right.
A big left from Gold misses.
Linhares thinks about the counter body kick.
Linhares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Liquid Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Linhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from Linhares misses.
Gold walks forward, straight into a front kick from Linhares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Linhares.
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold is looking to counter punch.
Linhares scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Gold feints with a jab and clips Linhares right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Linhares is sent crashing into the canvas and Gold leaps in for the kill! Linhares tries to get to his feet but Gold is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Linhares is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liquid Gold!
Liquid Gold decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.