PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bejamin Gold (ranked 2318 p4p, 23670 weight class) and Kyrylo Lagounov (ranked 308 p4p, 688 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gold
vs
Lagounov

188 cm
27
212
4 - 6 - 0

184 cm
21
205
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bejamin Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyrylo Lagounov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagounov throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Lagounov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Lagounov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gold connects with a crisp jab.
Lagounov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gold!
Sloppy strikes from Lagounov. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Gold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold dodges the punch combination from Lagounov.
Gold lands a nice looking body shot.
Gold staying out of range there.
Gold went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lagounov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Gold scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagounov takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.

Lagounov gets the takedown into side control.

Lagounov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gold has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lagounov but great work by Gold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gold stands up.
Gold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lagounov.
Gold throws a shot to the body.
Lagounov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gold lands a jab to Lagounov's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lagounov lands with a nice combination. Gold backs away looking to recover.
A cross from Gold lands.
Gold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lagounov moves forwards but Gold connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Lagounov has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Lagounov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lagounov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Gold explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gold throws a sloppy body shot
and Lagounov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lagounov needs to keep his hands up - Gold had a free shot at his head there.
Gold fails to land with a series of punches.
Lagounov changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kyrylo Lagounov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lagounov throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Lagounov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lagounov moves away.
Gold backing away here, and Lagounov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gold lands with a cross.
Gold is looking to wear down Lagounov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gold scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lagounov moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagounov scores with a hook.
Lagounov is looking to clinch but Gold is avoiding it.

Gold gets tackled into the cage by Lagounov. Lagounov maintains the clinch.

Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lagounov tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
Lagounov throws a right and a left that Gold avoids nicely.
Gold is looking for a counter combo.
Lagounov misses with a lunging right hand
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Lagounov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lagounov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gold.
Lagounov looks to throw a body kick
and Gold counters with a left and a right that stings Lagounov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lagounov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Bejamin Gold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lagounov tries to clinch up
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gold's corner calls for a 1-2. Gold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lagounov has a takedown stuffed.
Gold went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gold with a jab.
Lagounov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Bejamin Gold has been cut.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lagounov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lagounov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold moves out of range as Lagounov throws a body kick.
Lagounov fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bejamin Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bejamin Gold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gold goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gold fails to land with a series of punches.
Gold fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lagounov on the side of the head.
Gold avoids the body shot from Lagounov.
Gold scores with a one two! Lagounov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gold throws a shot to the body.
Gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold with a jab.
Gold looks to land a combination but Lagounov avoids it well.
Lagounov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lagounov walks into a stiff left hand from Gold.

Lagounov is rocked!
Bejamin Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Gold.
Lagounov is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Gold is pawing at Lagounov, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Lagounov's nose. Lagounov is badly hurt! Gold pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Lagounov tries desperately to hold on but Gold is relentless in his assault! As Lagounov receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Gold away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bejamin Gold!
Kyrylo Lagounov was interviewed post fight and said '...'.