PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gale Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gold
vs
Chow

172 cm
20
142 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
163 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mister Chow!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold moves out of range as Chow strikes.
Gold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chow misses with a low kick.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Gold has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Chow.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Chow moves away and avoids it.
Gold attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Chow.
Gold throws a shot to the body.
Gold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chow. Chow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chow moves away.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chow.
Chow throws a push kick but Gold slaps the foot to one side.
Chow throws a low kick, looking for Gold's leg but Gold calmly moves out of range.

Chow gets tackled into the cage by Gold. Gold maintains the clinch.
Chow trying to control the position but instead, Gold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chow into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chow has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gold after a bit of a struggle.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chow's elbow.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold digs a right hand into Chow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chow's gas tank.
Gold tries a body shot but Chow blocks it.
Chow is trying to maintain a safe position but Gold gets an underhook and turns Chow into the cage.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gold gets through Chow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Chow avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Gold lands with a short shot to the head.

Gold breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gold clinches up with Chow and pushes him back against the cage.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Chow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chow letting Gold take a breather here.

Gold manages to break the clinch.
Gold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chow's head.
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!
Good exchange - Gold coming out on top.

Gold moves into range and clinches up with Chow.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
Chow trying to control the position but instead, Gold has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chow into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold gets through Chow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Gold.
Gold lands a body punch.
Chow is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gold lands a left hand.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Chow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Gold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chow looks winded!
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Gold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gold is looking to clinch.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chow.
Chow does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chow scores with a hook to the body. Gold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Gold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold is looking to slow Chow down with leg kicks.
Chow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Chow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Chow.
Chow throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gold moves out of range as Chow strikes.
Chow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chow throws a chopping leg kick but Gold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gold throws a head kick but Chow moves out of range.
Chow misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Chow misses.
Chow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gale Gold dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

An inside leg kick from Chow misses.
Chow throws a body shot but no joy.
Chow with a nice cross.
Chow wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
Gold connects with an inside leg kick.
Chow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gold stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chow misses with a body kick.
Gold tries to clinch there but Chow circles away.
Chow missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gold tries to clinch but Chow is having none of it.
Gold takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A good leg kick by Chow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold thuds his right hand into Chow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chow wants to land a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Chow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Chow misses.
Gold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chow can do to turn this around?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gold.
Gold takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Gold darts in and clinches Chow up against the cage.
Chow looking to stall.
Gold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gold misses with some punches.
Chow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gold is keeping busy.
Gold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gale Gold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold pushes Chow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Chow has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gold seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chow can turn it around.
Gold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chow wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Gold.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chow's elbow.
Chow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gold is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gold here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chow.
Chow is breathing heavily.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
Gold struggles to land a body shot inside as Chow controls his hands.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Chow avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Gold.
Chow is trying to stall.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Chow avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Gold gets through Chow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short left from Gold.
Gold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Gold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow throws out a leg kick but Gold moves out of range and Chow only half commits.
Gold throws a wild body kick that Chow sees coming a mile off.
Gold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chow tries to land a body kick
and Gold counters with a right hand to the body.
Gale Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
Chow swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Gold pushes Chow away with a front kick.
That kick from Gold tenderised Chow's leg. Chow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chow throws an off balance right hand
and Gold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gold cracks the inside of Chow's front leg.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Gold cracks Chow with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Gold.
That kick from Gold tenderised Chow's leg. Chow is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gold throws a wild body kick that Chow sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gale 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gold throws a head kick that Chow semi-blocks.
Gold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chow wants to slow Gold down by chopping away at his legs.
Chow moves out of range of the body kick.
Gold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gold digs a good body shot into Chow's ribs.
Chow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chow moves out of range as Gold throws a body kick.
Chow throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Gold digs a good hook to Chow's body.
Chow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gold throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gold.
Chow throws a big shot that misses.
Chow misses with a low kick.
Chow misses with a body shot.
Chow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow misses with a shot to the body
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Gold lands a right hook to the body.
Gold with a hook.
Gold walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gold scores with a nice strike.
Gold scores with the left hand. Chow knows he should have avoided that one.

Gold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chow, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Chow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chow's elbow.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chow's elbow.
Chow is trying to maintain a safe position but Gold gets an underhook and turns Chow into the cage.
Mister Chow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Gold.
A left hand lands to the body for Gold.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
Gold tries to work over Chow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gold lands a body shot.
Gold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Gold presses Chow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold lands with a right to the head.
Chow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold lands a body shot.
Gold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Gold lands a body shot.
A short right from Gold on the inside.
Gold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
A short left from Gold.

Chow is rocked!
Gold lands a right hand.
Chow is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Gold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Chow avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
Gold digs a right hand into Chow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chow's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Chow takes a shot to the head.
Gold can't find room to land a body shot as Chow controls the action.
Gold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chow's elbow.
Gold misses with some punches.
Chow working hard to break the clinch.
Gold misses with a body punch.
Chow seems to have recovered his senses.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chows head.
Gold lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chow wants to stall.
Gold presses Chow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gale Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gold has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gale Gold!
Gale Gold thanked the fans post fight for their support.