PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terence Gould (ranked 25736 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Eriksen (ranked 5364 p4p, 0 weight class). David Eriksen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Terence Gould's chin.

Gould
vs
Eriksen

170 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terence Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Eriksen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gould tries to keep at a distance but Eriksen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Eriksen prevents Gould from breaking the clinch.
Eriksen throws an elbow that misses.
Gould tries to pull guard but Eriksen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gould tries to break the clinch but Eriksen is controlling the position.
Eriksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gould backwards.

It looks like Terence Gould has been cut.
Gould tries to pull guard but Eriksen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Eriksen scores with a shoulder strike.

Eriksen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Gould 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Eriksen moves into the clinch successfully.

Eriksen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Eriksen is pulling down on Gould's head. It's preventing any offense from Gould, at least for the moment.
Gould preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen has his hands on Gould's head, controlling the position.

Eriksen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gould defends it easily.
Gould lands a couple of elbows.
Gould throws a big elbow that misses.
Gould has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gould forces his way into half guard.

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.
Eriksen gets full guard.
Eriksen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gould postures up in Eriksen's guard and throws a big left but Eriksen blocks it.
Eriksen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gould accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gould accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gould trying to control but Eriksen is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Eriksen has closed the distance and engaged Gould in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen lands a body punch.

Gould pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eriksen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gould looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terence Gould. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Eriksen forces Gould back against the cage and clinches.

Gould pulls guard effortlessly.
Eriksen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gould really is a fat lump.
Eriksen advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gould regains full guard. Nicely done.
Eriksen forces his way into half guard.
Gould desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Eriksen controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gould is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Eriksen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Eriksen's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Eriksen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terence Gould's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Eriksen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gould tries for a takedown. No joy.

Eriksen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Eriksen wants to hit a switch here but Gould passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Eriksen there!
Eriksen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eriksen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gould is trying to keep Eriksen in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould controlling the position.
Eriksen throws a big elbow that misses.
Eriksen controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gould is looking to stand up but Eriksen isn't so interested in that idea.
Gould not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Eriksen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gould has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Eriksen has passed into side control.
Gould might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Eriksen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Eriksen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eriksen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Eriksen is looking to take a break and control but Gould is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eriksen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Eriksen swings around for an armbar but Gould sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Eriksen's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eriksen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gould defends it easily.
Gould is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gould trying to control but Eriksen is working from the bottom.
Eriksen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gould throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Eriksen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Eriksen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terence Gould's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Eriksen tries a head kick but it misses.
Eriksen throws a head kick but Gould moves out of range.

Eriksen has closed the distance and engaged Gould in a clinch.
Gould has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Eriksen after a bit of a struggle.
Eriksen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gould is looking to control Eriksen's arms but Eriksen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gould has his back to the cage.
Gould is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Eriksen to keep the fight standing.

Eriksen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Eriksen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gould trying to control the position from guard on top but Eriksen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gould is fighting to break Eriksen's control of his arms but Eriksen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould throws a big right hand that misses.
David Eriksen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eriksen is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gould wants to control from the top but Eriksen keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gould with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eriksen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terence Gould. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Eriksen has managed to clinch.
Eriksen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eriksen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eriksen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gould gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Gould's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gould jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eriksen walks away with a smile on his face. Gould gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Eriksen or perhaps it was just good defense by Gould, which made it look bad.
Eriksen misses with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eriksen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gould has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gould and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gould was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Eriksen closes the distance and pushes Gould back into the cage.
Eriksen is trying to pull guard but Gould has him pressed against the cage.
Gould fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gould breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gould will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eriksen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eriksen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eriksen tries for a takedown but Gould sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gould tries to clinch up
and Eriksen counters with a three punch combo that has Gould backing up. Gould nods at Eriksen to acknowledge the strikes.
Eriksen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice cross by Eriksen.
David Eriksen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gould is looking to clinch.
Gould is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen fails with the takedown.
Gould drops down looking for a counter takedown but Eriksen sprawls and moves away.
Eriksen throws a one two combo.
Gould blocks a head kick by Eriksen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eriksen.
Gould quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
David Eriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Eriksen has Gould up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gould is looking to take this one to the mat.
Terence Gould has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Eriksen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gould jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Eriksen walks away with a smile on his face. Gould gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Eriksen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eriksen 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Eriksen!