PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Golden
vs
Gracie

187 cm
27
188 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

185 cm
36
170 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Golden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Golden looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie jumps guard but Golden stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Golden lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Golden to keep the fight standing.
Golden misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Golden.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Golden holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Golden has him pressed against the cage.
Golden scores with a knee to the head.
Golden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Golden walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Golden connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golden. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Golden's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gracie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Golden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Golden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Golden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swings for the body but Golden moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Golden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Golden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Golden.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie slips a straight right by Golden.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie tests Golden's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses

and Golden counters by moving into the clinch.
Golden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Golden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Golden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Golden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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!
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Golden smiles and moves away.

Golden takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Golden smiles and moves away.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Golden.
Golden looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Golden misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Golden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Golden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Golden.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie jumps guard but Golden turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Golden smiles and moves away.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Golden, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Golden against the cage but Golden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie throws a jab when Golden was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Golden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Golden pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Golden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Golden stuffs the takedown.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Golden moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Royce Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Golden drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
A short right from Golden.
Golden landing knees to the head.

Gracie pulls Golden into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Golden's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Golden controlling from the top position.
Golden trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Trey Golden wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Golden throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss

and Golden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Golden.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie jumps guard but Golden stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Golden scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Golden holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
A short right from Golden.
Golden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Golden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Golden lands a right hand.
Golden tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Golden scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.

Gracie manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Golden is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Trey Golden just wasn't active enough.
Golden with a jab.
Royce Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Golden blocks a jab.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Golden keeps it at a distance.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Golden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand

and Golden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Golden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden lands a left hand.
Golden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Golden.
Golden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Golden walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Golden scores with a hook.

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Golden. Golden maintains the clinch.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Golden lands a knee to the head.

Gracie is rocked!
Golden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Golden finish him?

That has opened up Royce Gracie's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golden lands a big knee to the head and Gracie goes down! Golden pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Golden!
A very excited looking Trey Golden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.