PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liquid Gold (ranked 504 p4p, 65 weight class) and Jerry Haze (ranked 235 p4p, 27 weight class). Liquid Gold has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gold
vs
Haze

179 cm
36
150 lbs
27 - 20 - 1

168 cm
34
147 lbs
29 - 11 - 1

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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 27 - 20 - 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 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Haze!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haze drops his hands momentarily and Gold takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Haze looks to land a body kick but Gold moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haze. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haze looks for the body kick but Gold saw that one coming.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gold has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Devil Dogs in the buildup to the fight.
Haze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold connects with a crisp jab.
Gold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Haze throws a right hand that Gold ducks under and follows up with a left that Gold also avoids with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Haze digs a good hook to Gold's body.
Gold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haze throws a head kick that Gold semi-blocks.
Haze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
And Haze tries to counter it with a takedown but Gold pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold throwing a counter right hand but Haze manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a jab but it's blocked by Gold.
Jerry Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze has his takedown stuffed
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gold!

Haze is rocked!
Gold fails to land with a series of punches.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haze misses with the body kick
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Haze.
Haze misses with a kick to the body.
Gold throws out a leg kick but Haze moves out of range and Gold only half commits.
A low kick from Gold is predictable there
and Haze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold throws a hook but Haze blocks it.
Haze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gold as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haze moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gold throws a jab when Haze was well out of range.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haze throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Haze throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haze blocks a jab.
Haze scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gold throws a lazy head kick
and Haze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haze moves away from the strike by Gold.
Haze swats away the attempt to clinch by Gold.
Haze works Gold's body with a nice hook.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haze throws a solid leg kick but Gold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haze.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haze throws a looping overhand right but Gold ducks down to avoid it.
Gold throws a low kick but Haze avoids it.
Gold misses with a hook.

Haze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gold sprawls well initially but Haze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haze is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Haze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze is looking to advance position but Gold won't allow it.
Haze is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Haze is looking for a kimura here.
Gold is not content to let Haze control the position.
Gold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerry Haze will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Haze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gold connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haze scrambles back to his feet.
Gold lands a leg kick that knocks Haze off balance momentarily.
Gold tries to land a leg kick but Haze saw it coming and moves away.
Haze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Haze is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Haze misses with a wild body shot.

Haze shoots in and gets a takedown into Gold's guard.

Gold pushes Haze off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gold throws a right and a left that Haze avoids nicely.
Haze tries a quick counter leg kick but Gold is wise to it.
Gold with a nice cross.
Haze moves out of range as Gold strikes.
Gold is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Haze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haze ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haze throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick
and Haze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Haze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gold is looking to escape.
Well, if Haze is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Haze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gold's head.
Haze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haze is looking to stall here but Gold recovers full guard.
Haze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haze stops Gold from standing up.
Haze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Haze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gold is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Haze throws an elbow that misses. Gold uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haze's guard. Nice move by Gold!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze wants to sweep but no luck.
Haze is trying to control the position but Gold postures up.
Gold won't allow Haze to sweep him here.
Haze is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haze wants to sweep here but Gold controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haze looks for the body kick but Gold saw that one coming.
Haze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haze throws out a counter right but Gold avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Haze shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gold is trying to defend but Haze finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gold wants to get back to his feet.
Haze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haze is controlling the pace.
Gold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Liquid Gold will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Nice defenses there by Haze.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Haze moves away and avoids it.
Haze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice combination there by Haze.
Haze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze scores with a push kick.
Haze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gold is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gold misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Haze lands.
Gold avoids the body shot from Haze.
A big left from Gold misses.

Gold has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haze has Gold pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gold manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hazes head.
Haze misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Haze lands a shoulder strike.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Haze.
Gold working aggressively here.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Gold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haze misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haze tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haze is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Haze's head.
Gold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gold stops a takedown attempt from Haze.
Liquid Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Haze.
A short right from Gold.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Gold lands with a short shot to the head.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Haze uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gold prevents a body shot from Haze.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haze tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Haze fails to land.
Haze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haze being controlled against the cage.
Gold misses with some punches.
Haze tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Haze backwards.
Liquid Gold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haze.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
Gold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gold working aggressively here.
Haze misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haze blocks an uppercut.
Haze misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haze tries a knee to the head but Gold blocks it.
A short left from Gold.
Haze is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Gold working aggressively here.
Haze seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee calls for Haze to work.
Haze misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Haze being controlled against the cage.
Haze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haze is trying to push Gold away but Gold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Haze is leaning against Gold and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haze changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gold fights it off and pushes away nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liquid Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gold has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!