PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bart Gould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bart Gould has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bart Gould seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Gould
vs
Weed

180 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bart Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Weed!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weed misses with a takedown
and Gould counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weed is defended easily by Gould.
No luck for Weed with that takedown attempt.
Bart Gould has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Weed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Weed is defended easily by Gould.
Weed moves away from the strike by Gould.
Weed fails with a takedown attempt.
Luka Weed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gould or perhaps it was just good defense by Weed which made him look bad.
Weed misses with a takedown attempt - Gould sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Weed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gould keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Weed gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gould is trying to drag Weed to the mat but Weed just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Weed stalls.
Weed tries to pull guard but Gould forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Weed tries to pull guard but Gould forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gould gets underhooks to prevent Weed's takedown attempt.
Weed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gould's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed slows down the pace here.
Weed fails to pull guard.
Weed stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gould takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Weed decides to pull guard.
Gould in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gould throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gould with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gould has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Weed is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gould being controlled here momentarily.

Weed is looking for a triangle but Gould pushes his legs off easily.
Gould has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Weed is proving hard to escape from.
Gould throws a big right hand that misses.
Gould wants to control from the top but Weed keeps moving.
Weed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Weed working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gould doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gould manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Weed looks winded!
Weed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luka Weed will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Weed gets a takedown into half guard.
Gould flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Weed decides to stand up.

Weed clinches up against the cage.
Weed is looking for a takedown.
Weed wants a takedown.
Gould wants to take the fight to the mat but Weed manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Gould jumps into guard, dragging Weed to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weed is one step ahead there.
Gould is working hard here to advance position.
Gould keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

Weed stands and steps away. Gould gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gould goes for a double leg but Weed avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Weed continues to drive forward.
A nice left hand lands by Weed.
Weed is trying to pull guard but Gould turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bart Gould has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Weed.
Weed tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Weed as Gould shoots in.
Weed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weed shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gould counters with a nice uppercut.
Weed is breathing heavily.
Gould shoots in for a takedown but Weed shows good takedown defense.

Weed has closed the distance and engaged Gould in a clinch.
Gould prevents a takedown attempt there.
Weed jumps guard but Gould stands there with Weed around his waist. Weed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gould is trying to pull guard but Weed turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Weed has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gould after a bit of a struggle.
Gould wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gould has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Weed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gould tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Weed smiles and moves away.
A lazy left from Weed finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed misses with a double jab.
Gould displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Weed.
Gould looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Weed is fending him off so far but Gould persists. Nope, Weed circles away and we're back to standing.

Gould shoots in and gets a takedown into Weed's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weed seems keen to control Gould's posture.
Gould is in close to Weed's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gould being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Weed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Donk. Weed catches Gould right on the button with a cross.
Weed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gould's waist but Gould gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Weed off to one side.
Weed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gould shoots in and drives through. Weed sprawls well.

Gould moves into the clinch.

Gould has clasped his hands together around Weed's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Weed's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Weed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Weed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gould decides to stand back up.
Gould with a poor takedown
and Weed counters with a one-two to the body.
Weed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gould paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Gould as Weed shoots in.
Bart Gould has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Weed.
Gould blocks a head kick by Weed.
Gould wants to clinch.
Gould fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weed misses with a takedown
and Gould counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luka Weed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weed.
Weed stuffs the takedown.
Weed tries to clinch up but Gould circles away and keeps his distance.
Weed fails with the takedown.
No luck for Gould with that takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weed looks to throw the jab but Gould is out of range.
Gould shoots in for a double leg but Weed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gould is fending him off so far but Weed persists. Nope, Gould circles away and we're back to standing.
Gould shoots in for a double leg but Weed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Horrible takedown by Weed or perhaps it was just good defense by Gould which made him look bad.
Gould shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Weed sprawls well. Weed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gould gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gould shoots in for a takedown but Weed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Weed fails with the takedown.
Gould avoids the head kick by Weed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Weed wants it to stay on the feet.
A jab from Weed does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luka Weed.
I've got Weed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Weed!
Luka Weed decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.