PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronilo Montilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gold
vs
Montilla

150 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronilo Montilla!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gold closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Montilla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Montilla tries to kick Gold off but Gold keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gold really is a fat lump.
Montilla slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gold has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Montilla is looking to stand up but Gold isn't so interested in that idea.
Gold might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Montilla has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gold off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gold fails to land the takedown.

Gold scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Montilla sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Montilla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gold winds up and cracks Montilla with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Montilla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montilla is controlling Gold's trapped leg to prevent Gold from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Montilla manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gold won't allow Montilla to get back to his feet.
Gold postures up in Montilla's guard and throws a big left but Montilla blocks it.
Gold wants to control from the top but Montilla keeps moving.
Montilla has control of Gold's left arm, preventing Gold from doing any damage.
Gold won't allow Montilla to get back to his feet.
Montilla looks gassed!
Gold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Montilla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gold thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gold shoots in and bounces Montilla off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Montilla tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Montilla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Montilla has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gold won't allow Montilla to sweep him here.
Gold slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montilla keeping full guard, as Gold tries to pass.
Gold is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Montilla wants to stand and escape but Gold is having none of it.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Montilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montilla is looking to stand up but Gold isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gold distracts Montilla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gold connects with a couple of short punches.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Montilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montilla can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gold controls the pace.
Montilla controls Gold momentarily but Gold frees himself.
Montilla is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gold wants to control from the top but Montilla keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Gold dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gold shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Montilla manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.
Montilla trying to control the position here.

Montilla looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gold postures up.
Montilla is breathing heavily.
Gold wants to control from the top but Montilla keeps moving.
Montilla trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montilla tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gold postures up and lands a big shot to Montilla's brow.
Gold postures up in Montilla's guard and throws a big left but Montilla blocks it.
Gold with a nice head shot there.
Montilla controls Gold momentarily but Gold frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gold working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Montilla keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Gold working some strikes from top position.
Gold knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Montilla on the ground.
Gold postures up.
Gold lands a couple of digs.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Gold postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gold trying to control the position from guard on top but Montilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montilla manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gold manages to get himself to full guard.
Montilla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gold is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Montilla trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Montilla with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Montilla gets to his feet - Gold follows without any prompting.

Gold changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Montilla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rich Gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montilla sneaks back into half guard.
Gold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Montilla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Montilla is not content to let Gold control the position.
Gold misses with a head shot. Montilla uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rich Gold dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Montilla doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gold counters with a nice double leg into side control. Montilla won't be happy with that.
Gold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montilla keeps working.
Montilla sneaks back into half guard.
Montilla makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Montilla.
Gold lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gold stands up over Montilla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Montilla wriggles free and stands up.
Montilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gold drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gold connects with a couple of short punches.
Montilla trying to keep a closed guard but Gold is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montilla is on top in guard.
Montilla trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Gold trying to keep a closed guard but Montilla is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montilla trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.
Montilla would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montilla slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Montilla shoots and misses

and Gold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gold.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montilla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montilla manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gold really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gold is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montilla in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Montilla controlling from mount.
Ronilo Montilla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montilla unloading with bombs!
Gold tries to reverse the position but Montilla maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gold, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Gold!