PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomoe Gozen (ranked 411 p4p, 54 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 617 p4p, 72 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Gozen
vs
Gold

176 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
39
150 lbs
29 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomoe Gozen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold lands with a right hand.
Gold 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.
Gozen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gozen misses with a double jab.
Gold lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been told by Gozen's head coaches at Fight Hard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Gozen moved out of range nicely.
Gold with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gozen to score with a decent uppercut.

Gold is rocked!
A big right from Gold misses.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
Gold lands a nice shot to the body.
Gold throws out a loose jab but Gozen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold throws a leg kick
and Gozen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gozen looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
Gold throws a leg kick which misses Gozen's front leg but catches the back leg as Gozen tries to avoid it.
A jab from Gold does it's job there.
Gozen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws the left hand but Gozen avoids the punch easily.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Gozen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Gozen moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Gold throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gold misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gozen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold lands with an uppercut that bounces Gozen off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gozen. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Gozen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a hook. Gozen ducked under it nicely.
Gozen moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gold misses with an uppercut
and Gozen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold looks to land a right hand but Gozen moved out of range.
Gozen lands a slapping body shot.
Gold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Gozen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gold misses with a left hand
and Gozen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gold, as that shot connected.
Gold swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Gozen.
Gold walks into a left hand.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Gozen finish him?
Liquid Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Gold.
Gold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gozen scores with a nice strike.
Gold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gozen misses with the combination.
Gold unleashes a big counter combination but Gozen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gozen feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Gold crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tomoe Gozen!
Tomoe Gozen retains his featherweight title!