PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artemio Bayagris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power Ranger Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold has chosen Step Up- Drowning Pool as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Bayagris
vs
Ranger Gold

185 cm
26
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

191 cm
22
212 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Artemio Bayagris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Power Ranger Gold!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gold clinches with his opponent.
Bayagris is trying to push Gold away but Gold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gold lands a nice knee to the body.
Gold stalling in the clinch.
Gold putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bayagris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bayagris is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gold lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gold.
Gold connects with a knee to the head.
Gold stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gold keeps control of Bayagris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gold lands an elbow just above Bayagris 's eye.

It looks like Artemio Bayagris has been cut.
Gold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bayagris's defenses.
Gold scores with a knee to the head.
Gold landing knees to the head.
Gold gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gold lands a knee to the head.
Gold lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gold.
Gold with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bayagris or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold landing knees to the head.
Gold lands a damaging elbow.
Gold creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bayagris's defenses.
Gold with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gold unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gold lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gold obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gold.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gold.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gold obliges.
Bayagris takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Gold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold landing knees to the head.

Bayagris is rocked!
Gold using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gold slows down the pace here.

Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Gold - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Bayagris is trying to push Gold away but Gold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bayagris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold with a knee to the head.
Oh Bayagris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Artemio Bayagris's cut is getting worse.

Gold lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Bayagris goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Gold in side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Gold has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Bayagris gets tackled into the cage by Gold. Gold maintains the clinch.
Gold lands a knee to the body.
Bayagris seems to have got his legs back now.
Bayagris takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gold lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bayagris gets dropped by a huge elbow on the inside by Gold! He drops to his knees and Gold takes his back! This one might not last much longer!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gold controlling from the back.

Despite having Bayagris's back, Gold says stuff this ground business - let's go for a knockout! Bayagris seems baffled but is happy to be out of the difficult position!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bayagris crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gold - the referee stops the clock and Bayagris gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gold. Bayagris manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

A jab-cross combination lands for Gold and sends Bayagris crashing to the mat! Gold follows him down to the mat - Bayagris regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Gold decides to return to a standing position.
Gold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gold catches Bayagris with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Bayagris forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Power Ranger Gold!
A less than humble Power Ranger Gold misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.