PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerald Gould (ranked 22211 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spermburger ExtraMayoFree (ranked 4793 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gould
vs
ExtraMayoFree

188 cm
19
346 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerald Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spermburger ExtraMayoFree!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gould keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gould is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from ExtraMayoFree.
ExtraMayoFree misses with a head kick.
Gould slips a jab and a cross from ExtraMayoFree.
Gould seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

ExtraMayoFree shoots in and bounces Gould off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Gould has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes ExtraMayoFree off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No luck with that takedown attempt from ExtraMayoFree.
ExtraMayoFree misses with a takedown attempt - Gould sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gould tries to counter by clinching up but ExtraMayoFree breaks away and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

ExtraMayoFree darts in and clinches Gould up against the cage.
Gould keeps the fight in the clinch, despite ExtraMayoFree's efforts to push away.
Gould has ExtraMayoFree pressed against the cage, preventing ExtraMayoFree from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gould really is a fat lump.
ExtraMayoFree is looking to control Gould's arms but Gould gets an underhook and turns him. Now ExtraMayoFree has his back to the cage.
Gould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with ExtraMayoFree's elbow.

Gould gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gould sitting in guard here, content to control.
ExtraMayoFree is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gould has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
ExtraMayoFree wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ExtraMayoFree trying to control the position.
Gould scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
ExtraMayoFree looks winded!
ExtraMayoFree will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gould postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gould with a nice head shot there.
Gould with a nice head shot there.
Gould controlling from the top position.

Gould decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ExtraMayoFree, up you get!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ExtraMayoFree tries to clinch but Gould moves away

and Gould counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gould not doing much here.
Gould is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gould is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gould winds up and cracks ExtraMayoFree with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gould is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gould content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gould is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gould connects with a nice short shot to ExtraMayoFree's temple.
Gould controlling the action here.
Gould seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down ExtraMayoFree for as long as he can get away with.
Ground and pound from Gould.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gould slows the pace down in half guard.
Gould takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerald Gould dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

ExtraMayoFree tries to sprawl but Gould drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gould takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gould working the head and body with strikes.
Gould scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gould controlling the action here.
Gould's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Gould lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ExtraMayoFree has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gould is working away from the top position though.
Gould seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ExtraMayoFree trying to hold on to Gould's head to control him but Gould postures up.
ExtraMayoFree is breathing heavily.
Gould lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gould connects with a nice short shot to ExtraMayoFree's temple.
Gould controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Gould.
Gould is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gould takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gould will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gould is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gould looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gould working the head and body with strikes.
Gould is nestled in close to ExtraMayoFree, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gould looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks ExtraMayoFree with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gould with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gould lands a nice short elbow.
Gould working the head and body with strikes.
Gould is thwarting ExtraMayoFree's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ExtraMayoFree looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gould lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gould stalling.
ExtraMayoFree on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gould landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gould is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gould lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gould performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

ExtraMayoFree looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gould working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gould in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerald Gould dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gould pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gould sets himself, and ExtraMayoFree steps forward looking for the clinch! Gould avoids it this time.
ExtraMayoFree fails with an attempt to clinch.
As ExtraMayoFree tries to get set, Gould tries to push him back and clinch up but ExtraMayoFree manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick misses from ExtraMayoFree.
Gould keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - ExtraMayoFree looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gould wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ExtraMayoFree moves in looking to clinch but Gould pushes him off.
Gould is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ExtraMayoFree can do to turn this around?
ExtraMayoFree keeps the fight on the outside.
ExtraMayoFree takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ExtraMayoFree throws a leg kick that is checked

and Gould counters by moving into the clinch.
ExtraMayoFree blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gould has a couple of punches blocked by ExtraMayoFree.
Gould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ExtraMayoFree has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gould is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
ExtraMayoFree is trying to break free.
Gould can't find room to land a body shot as ExtraMayoFree controls the action.
ExtraMayoFree goes for a takedown attempt but Gould pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jerald Gould has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spermburger ExtraMayoFree.
ExtraMayoFree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gould slaps away a takedown attempt from ExtraMayoFree, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Gould closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
ExtraMayoFree blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gould lands a hook that snaps the head of ExtraMayoFree backwards.
Gould swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gould lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gould jumps guard.
Gould utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gould trying to control the position here.
Gould bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in ExtraMayoFree's guard.

Gould seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gould makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gould content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Gould stands and steps away. ExtraMayoFree gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Gould closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gould is staying tight to ExtraMayoFree's torso, preventing him from escaping.
ExtraMayoFree takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ExtraMayoFree is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gould connects with a decent elbow.
Spermburger ExtraMayoFree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerald Gould is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Check out the look on Gould's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerald Gould showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gould has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerald Gould!