PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karol Mirowski (ranked 110 p4p, 13 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 249 p4p, 33 weight class). Mirowski's entrance music is Mercy. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mirowski
vs
Gold

166 cm
35
149 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

179 cm
35
150 lbs
26 - 18 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karol Mirowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirowski lands a really nice looking cross but Gold seems unphased.
Gold has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gold scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Karol Mirowski has been cut.
Gold looks to throw the jab but Mirowski is out of range.
Mirowski throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
Gold cracks Mirowski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mirowski sizes up Gold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirowski.
Gold thinks about the counter body kick.
Gold moves away from the strike by Mirowski.
Gold throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mirowski misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirowski. That's going to slow Gold down.
Gold throws a jab but it's blocked by Mirowski.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Mirowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirowski throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Mirowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Gold's head.
Gold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mirowski.
Mirowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mirowski throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
Mirowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mirowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Gold should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirowski cracks Gold with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mirowski keeps Gold at a distance using the push kick.
Gold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mirowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mirowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mirowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Gold.
Mirowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Mirowski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gold under the eye.
Mirowski takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Gold is looking to chop away at Mirowski's legs.
Gold thumps Mirowski with a low kick.
Gold throws a push kick but Mirowski slaps the foot to one side.
Karol Mirowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold moves to clinch but Mirowski breaks away
and Gold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirowski misses the target.
Mirowski feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Mirowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gold.
Gold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Gold is predictable there
and Mirowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mirowskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mirowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gold on the side of the head.
Gold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mirowski's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mirowski.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gold.
Jab by Gold.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Mirowski misses with a kick to the body.
Mirowski moves away from the strike by Gold.
Mirowski throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Gold misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold avoids the head kick by Mirowski.
Mirowski scores with a shot to the body.
Mirowski throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mirowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mirowski misses with a body shot.
Gold is looking for the big counter here.

Gold clinches up with Mirowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirowski.
Gold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mirowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Gold lands an uppercut.
Gold takes a shot to the head.
Mirowski blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirowski blocks a body shot from Gold.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirowski.
Mirowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Mirowski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gold takes a shot to the head.
Mirowski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gold scores with a shot to the side of Mirowski's head.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold misses with some punches.
Mirowski throws a head punch that misses.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirowski.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirowski.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirowski.
Gold misses with a punch to the body.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirowskis head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirowski avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karol Mirowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karol Mirowski'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.

Mirowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mirowski. Mirowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Mirowski throws a leg kick but Gold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mirowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mirowski connects with a right hand. Gold shakes it off.
Mirowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mirowski, as that shot connected.
Mirowski thows a body kick. Gold tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mirowski throws a hook but Gold avoids it easily.
Gold misses with a wild body shot.

Mirowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Gold lands with a light punch inside.
Gold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirowski.
Gold blocking some punches.
Mirowski lands a right hand.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Mirowski to work.
Mirowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gold's elbow.
Gold lands a knee to the head.
Gold misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mirowski.
Gold prevents a body shot from Mirowski.
Mirowski pushes Gold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mirowski gets through Gold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirowski misses with a punch to the body.
Mirowski blocking some punches.
Mirowski misses with some punches.
Mirowski pushes Gold back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Mirowski.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Mirowski.
Mirowski blocking some punches.
I was talking to Mirowski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mirowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mirowski.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirowski.
Mirowski is looking to control Gold's arms but Gold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mirowski has his back to the cage.
Mirowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mirowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mirowski blocks an uppercut.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirowski.
Mirowski blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mirowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold lands an uppercut.
Liquid Gold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gold lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirowski misses with the head strike.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mirowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Mirowski.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
Mirowski tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gold lands a left hand.
Mirowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirowski uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirowski lands a body shot.
Mirowski prevents a body shot from Gold.
Mirowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirowski lands with a light punch inside.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Mirowski blocks an uppercut.
Mirowski stalling in the clinch.
Gold working aggressively here.
Mirowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirowski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mirowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Liquid Gold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karol Mirowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mirowski misses with a looping right.
Mirowski lands a glancing blow to the side of Gold's head.
Gold checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Mirowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mirowski blocks it well.
Gold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gold throws out a counter right but Mirowski avoids it with no problem.
Mirowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Mirowski scores with a jab to the head.
Gold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirowski.
Gold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mirowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold throws a lazy right hand but Mirowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mirowski clinches.
Mirowski blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirowski lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gold blocks a body shot from Mirowski.
Mirowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
Still in the clinch, Mirowski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mirowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirowski looking to stall.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Gold is rocked!
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirowski finish him?
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mirowski taking a breather.
Mirowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mirowski backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirowski lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirowski.
Mirowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mirowski lands with a light punch inside.
Mirowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mirowski.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Mirowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mirowski trying to stall but Gold improves his position.
Gold seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirowski.
Mirowski tries to throw a body punch but Gold avoids it by throwing Mirowski back against the cage.
Mirowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Mirowski.
Mirowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold misses with some punches.
Mirowski has a couple of punches blocked by Gold.
Mirowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mirowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold working aggressively here.
A short left from Gold.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Mirowski.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirowski scores with a shot to the side of Gold's head.
Gold misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Mirowski.
Mirowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mirowski wants to stall.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Mirowski working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Gold lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirowski.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold working aggressively here.
A short right from Mirowski on the inside.
Mirowski throws a head punch that misses.
Gold lands a right hand.
Mirowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirowski blocking some punches.
Mirowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Mirowski.
Gold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gold throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mirowski blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Karol Mirowski.
I think Mirowski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Mirowski!
Karol Mirowski 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.