PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dario Hajek (ranked 5015 p4p, 4890 weight class) and Dustin Gold (ranked 232 p4p, 231 weight class). Dustin Gold told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Hajek
vs
Gold

180 cm
26
145
3 - 2 - 0

171 cm
22
144
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dario Hajek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Gold!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hajek throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hajek misses with a hook.
Gold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hajek misses with a hook.
Hajek slips under a jab from Gold.

Gold instigates a clinch.
Gold lands a body punch.
Hajek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gold has Hajek pressed against the cage, preventing Hajek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hajek is trying to push Gold away but Gold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gold blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold lands a shot to the body.
Hajek is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gold.
Gold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hajek.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Gold has Hajek pressed against the cage, preventing Hajek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hajek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hajek working hard to break the clinch.
Gold is working Hajek over against the cage.
Hajek definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hajek tries to break free but Gold pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold lands a left hand.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hajeks head.

Hajek is rocked!
Hajek is trying to break free.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Hajek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hajek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Hajek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Hajek seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hajek takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hajek.
Gold is leaning against Hajek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gold.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Hajek's head.
Gold misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hajek.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold is leaning against Hajek and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Hajek really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hajek struggles to land a body shot inside as Gold controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gold's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hajek takes a shot to the head.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gold as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Gold as the two fighters clinch.
Hajek tries to break free but Gold pushes him back against the cage.
Gold pushes Hajek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hajek working hard to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gold.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hajek tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Hajek back against the cage.
Hajek tries to break the clinch but Gold is controlling the position.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hajek backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hajek backwards.
A short uppercut from Gold.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gold.
Hajek swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hajek is looking to break free of the clinch but Gold has double underhooks.
Hajek tries to break the clinch but Gold is controlling the position.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hajek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hajek is trying to break the clinch but Gold is controlling him.
Hajek misses with a punch to the body.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.

Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hajek circles away quickly and effectively.
Gold defending well as Hajek loads up on a big left hand.
Hajek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gold lands with a nice body punch.
Gold lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Hajek misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gold tests Hajek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold lands with a good body shot.
Gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Gold. Beautiful body shot.
Hajek just misses with a punch to the body.
Gold lands a jab to Hajek's midsection.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hajek throws out the jab.
Gold connects with a combination that backs up Hajek into the cage. Gold lands a flurry of punches that gets past Hajek's guard. Hajek is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Gold bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Gold!