PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Sanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seigfried Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanus comes into the arena with Shame on the Night blaring out of the sound system. Gold comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sanus
vs
Gold

201 cm
19
287 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

195 cm
19
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

THRIFTY THREADS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lou Sanus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seigfried Gold!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gold misses with a leg kick.
Gold tries to move into range but Sanus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanus 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.
Gold walks into a straight right hand from Sanus.
Gold tries to work over Sanus's front leg with a kick but Sanus checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gold. That's going to slow Sanus down.
Sanus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanus looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Gold wants to slow Sanus down by chopping away at his legs.
Gold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Gold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold checks a leg kick.

Gold moves into the clinch.
Sanus trying to land knees to the body.
Sanus taking a breather.
Sanus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold trying to land knees to the body.
Gold tries a knee to the head but Sanus blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanus missing with knees to the body.
Gold content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gold taking a breather.
Sanus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gold smiles and moves away.
Gold has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gold moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanus.
Sanus slips under a jab from Gold.
Gold slips under a jab from Sanus.
Gold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanus blocks the leg kick.
Gold dodges the punch combination from Sanus.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Sanus gets tackled into the cage by Gold. Gold maintains the clinch.
Gold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanus is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold missing with knees to the body.

Sanus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanus.
A punch combination from Sanus misses.
Gold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanus.
Gold is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sanus.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Sanus.
Sanus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gold.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Lou Sanus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold tries to work over Sanus's front leg with a kick but Sanus checks it.
Sanus misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Sanus misses with a wild body shot.

Gold lands a big head kick that sends Sanus tumbling to the mat! Gold takes a step backwards and waves Sanus back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Lou Sanus has been cut.
Gold fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanus is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Gold misses.
Gold misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanus scores with a jab.

It looks like Seigfried Gold has been cut.
Sanus tries to score with a low kick but Gold moves his leg out of the way.
Gold tries to land a front kick but Sanus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gold slips a jab and a cross from Sanus.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold feints and then cracks Sanus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanus down.
Sanus throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Sanus misses with a low kick.
Sanus checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gold is looking to chop away at Sanus's legs.
Sanus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanus.
Sanus avoids the head kick by Gold.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Sanus moves away and avoids it.
Gold misses with a low kick as Sanus jumps back.
Gold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Gold throws a leg kick but Sanus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Sanus tenderised Gold's leg. Gold is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold throws a leg kick but Sanus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold tries to clinch but Sanus moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold scores with a push kick.
A head kick misses from Gold.
Sanus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seigfried Gold dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gold connects with a leg kick. Sanus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gold will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Gold closes the distance and pushes Sanus back into the cage.

Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gold misses with a body kick.
Sanus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gold.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanus.
Sanus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gold checks a low kick from Sanus.
Sanus connects with a crisp jab.
Sanus misses the shot to the body.
Gold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Sanus misses.
Gold throws a leg kick but Sanus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanus throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gold tries to score with a low kick but Sanus moves his leg out of the way.
Gold checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanus cracks a nice hook into Gold's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Sanus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sanus.
Sanus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gold under the eye.
Sanus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Sanus.
An inside leg kick from Sanus misses.
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Sanus catches Gold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanus. Sanus obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gold blocks a jab.
Gold throws a leg kick but Sanus checks it.
Gold tries to score with a low kick but Sanus moves his leg out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanus.
Sanus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanus.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold misses with a kick to the body.
Sanus is looking to score with low kicks.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanus throws out a leg kick but Gold moves out of range and Sanus only half commits.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Sanus slips the punch.
Seigfried Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Gold rushes Sanus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gold stalling in the clinch.
Sanus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanus avoids it.
Sanus tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Sanus back against the cage.
Gold tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanus avoids the damage to the body.
Sanus fails to pull guard.
Gold utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanus managing to block the knees to the body from Gold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanus managing to block the knees to the body from Gold.
Gold missing with knees to the body.
Sanus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanus blocks it with crossed arms.

Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gold.
Sanus checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanus tries to work over Gold's front leg with a kick but Gold checks it.
Gold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Gold gets a clinch.
Gold tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanus avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gold smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanus takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Sanus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanus checks a low kick from Gold.
Good work by Sanus as he checks the leg kick.
Sanus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanus.
Gold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanus's calf.
Gold tries to clinch but Sanus is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold lands a lovely overhand right.
Sanus looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Sanus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seigfried Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Sanus moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanus.
Sanus throws a low kick, looking for Gold's leg but Gold calmly moves out of range.
Sanus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Sanus throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanus lands with a right hand.
Gold looks to land a body kick but Sanus moved away.
Sanus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gold tries to score with a low kick but Sanus moves his leg out of the way.
Sanus checks a low kick from Gold.
Sanus throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gold missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanus tries for a takedown but Gold manages to get underhooks.
Gold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanus is defending well for now.
Sanus tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
Gold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanus avoids it.
Gold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanus is defending well for now.
Sanus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanus tries a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Sanus lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
Sanus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanus throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot.
Gold staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Gold.
Gold chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanus can pounce on him.
Gold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gold.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Lou Sanus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanus throws a low kick, looking for Gold's leg but Gold calmly moves out of range.
Sanus connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Sanus throws a hook but Gold blocks it.
Gold takes one to the chin there.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Sanus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gold scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanus avoids the head kick by Gold.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Nice shot lands for Gold.
Gold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanus tries to work over Gold's front leg with a kick but Gold checks it.
Gold feints and then cracks Sanus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanus down.
Gold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gold can pounce on him.

Gold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Gold to work.
Sanus is trying to stall.

Gold manages to break the clinch.
Gold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanus on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gold swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a solid leg kick but Sanus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gold.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gold thumps Sanus with a low kick.
Sanus looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Gold lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gold throws a leg kick but Sanus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good work by Gold as he checks the leg kick.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanus. That did some damage!
Sanus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gold. Sanus shrugs it off though.
Sanus wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanus throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.

Gold moves into the clinch.
Sanus misses with a knee strike.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seigfried Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

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