PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Brooks (ranked 3552 p4p, 6566 weight class) and Bejamin Gold (ranked 439 p4p, 601 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Brooks
vs
Gold

193 cm
22
213
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
212
1 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bejamin Gold!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold sizes up Brooks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gold! But no joy.
Brooks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A good leg kick by Brooks.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brooks tried to counter with a leg kick but Gold avoided it.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brooks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brooks throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Brooks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gold doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Gold as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brooks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gold counters with a series of strikes. Brooks will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold slips a straight right by Brooks.
Gold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brooks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Gold misses with a hook
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks cracks Gold with an open hand slap.
Brooks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gold's head.

It looks like Bejamin Gold has been cut.
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks throws a body kick that misses.
Brooks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brooks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brooks feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
Gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Gold.
Brooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
Gold throws a combination that misses
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gold will feel that in the morning.
Brooks scoring well with a low kick there.
Gold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Gold missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gold lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gold throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gold throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Brooks thumps Gold with a low kick.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brooks. Brooks obviously looking to wear him down.
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Gold saw it coming and moves away.
Brooks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Brooks is looking to slow Gold down with leg kicks.
Gold tries to bum rush Brooks with a series of wild strikes but Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gold might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brooks looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gold takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Brooks misses.
Jab, jab by Brooks - just one landing.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Brooks.
Brooks clobbers Gold with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brooks avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick lands for Brooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
As Gold backs away, Brooks returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gold throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bejamin Gold's cut.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gold missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks connects with the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brooks.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brooks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Brooks backs off Gold throws a huge counter combo but Brooks manages to avoid it all.
Brooks throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been informed that Gold has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brooks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gold throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Brooks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Gold appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Eric Brooks is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gold's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Gold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice body kick there by Brooks.
Gold tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold tries to bum rush Brooks with a series of wild strikes but Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bejamin Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brooks lands a nice shot that snaps Gold's head back.
Gold throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gold.
Gold throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Gold looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gold crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brooks - the referee stops the clock and Gold gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brooks. Gold manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Brooks swinging wildly here.
Brooks is looking to land body kicks.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Brooks.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brooks scores with a nice head shot.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooks appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Brooks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brooks, as that shot connected.
Gold lands a right hook to the body.
Brooks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Gold swinging wildly here.
Gold has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brooks.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gold.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Brooks misses with a body kick.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gold. That did some damage!
Gold misses with a left hand
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Gold misses.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.
Gold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brooks can pounce on him.
Brooks lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Brooks.
Gold on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Brooks connects with a crisp jab.
Brooks scores with a spinning back kick!
Brooks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Gold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bejamin Gold's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
Brooks delivers a nice body kick.
Gold has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gold takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Brooks.
Brooks lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
Brooks catches Gold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gold misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gold misses.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks sizes up Gold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gold tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks cracks Gold with a right hand to the side of the head.

Gold is rocked!
Brooks throws a monster overhand right that drops Gold! Brooks follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Brooks!
A relieved looking Eric Brooks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.