PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass. Gold has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lewis
vs
Gold

186 cm
29
194 lbs
21 - 18 - 2

185 cm
32
195 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Gold throws out a leg kick but Lewis moves out of range and Gold only half commits.
Gold checks a leg kick.
Lewis scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gold on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gold fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.

Gold closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Gold lands a right hand.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lewis takes a shot to the head.
Gold is working Lewis over against the cage.
Gold tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lewis has picked Gold up - he's going for a ride! Lewis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold controlling the position for now.
Lewis trying to mount his opponent but Gold defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control from Gold's half guard. Gold has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Gold blocks nicely.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Gold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Gold gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.

Lewis has his foot on Gold's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gold works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
Lewis looking to control but Gold passes into half guard.
Gold perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Gold is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold thows a huge punch but Lewis dodges it nicely.
Lewis tries to get to full guard but Gold has control of the leg.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lewis defending well though.
Lewis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gold's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gold's back!
Lewis lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Gold.
Lewis trying to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to roll but Lewis sticks to his back.
Lewis doesn't have the hooks in and Gold manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gold!
Gold is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Gold throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Gold moves away and avoids it.
Gold misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lewis blocks the leg kick.
Lewis lands a leg kick that knocks Gold off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Gold misses its intended target.
Gold throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Gold moved away.
Gold checks a low kick from Lewis.
Gold tried to score with a low kick but Lewis checks it.
Lewis checks a low kick from Gold.
Gold throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Gold as he checks the leg kick.
Mark Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Lewis. That snapped Gold's head back.
Lewis misses with a hook.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Gold slips under a jab.
Lewis tries a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Lewis swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Gold connects with a leg kick. Lewis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lewis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gold is out of range and Lewis settles back down.
Lewis lands a jab-cross combination.
Gold checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gold scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Mark Lewis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis thows a leg kick but Gold checks it
and Gold counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis thuds his right hand into Gold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gold feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lewiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis throws a right hand that misses
and Gold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Gold connects with an inside leg kick.
Jamie Gold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lewis checks a leg kick.
Gold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lewis throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot.
Gold cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lewis.
Gold jabs at Lewis's body.
Gold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Gold. That snapped Lewis's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gold manages to avoid it.
Gold takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gold.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gold.
Lewis lands a jab to the head.
Gold looks to land a body kick but Lewis moved away.
Gold misses with a low kick.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses
and Gold counters with a nice leg kick.
Lewis lands a jab to Gold's midsection.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Gold closes the distance and clinches.
Lewis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocks an elbow strike.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Gold.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold lands a body shot.
Gold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Gold breaks from the clinch.

Gold pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Gold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Lewis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Gold.
Lewis throws a leg kick
and Gold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gold defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Gold defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Gold ducks down to avoid it.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis throws the left hand but Gold avoids the punch easily.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gold.
Lewis walks into a left hand.
Gold looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
Gold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body. Gold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gold scores with a kick to the body.
Gold lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gold scores with a jab.
Gold slips a straight right by Lewis.
Gold connects with a looping right hand.
Lewis looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Gold lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gold keeps Lewis at a distance using the push kick.
Lewis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gold.
Gold scores with a decent looking hook.
Gold lands a slapping body shot.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gold throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Jamie Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold lands with an overhand left.
Gold scoring well with a low kick there.
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gold throws out the jab.
Gold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lewis on the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gold.
Donk. Lewis catches Gold right on the button with a cross.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
and Gold counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lewis's knee momentarily.
Gold throws a head kick that half lands.
Lewis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gold checks it well.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a right hand that misses
and Gold counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Lewis tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A cross from Lewis lands.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gold blocks a leg kick.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Gold moved away.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Gold throws out a leg kick but Lewis moves out of range and Gold only half commits.
Lewis tries a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Lewis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gold.
Gold tries to work over Lewis's front leg with a kick but Lewis checks it.
A head kick by Lewis misses
and Gold counters with a good low kick that Lewis was not able to check.
Gold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws the kick towards the body but Lewis avoids it.
Gold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Lewis throws a low kick but Gold moves out of range easily.
Lewis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Gold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Gold.
Mark Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gold lands a front kick.
Gold throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold scores with a kick to the body.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis misses with a right hand
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gold has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jamie Gold!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Jamie Gold!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Jamie Gold!

Jamie Gold wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Jamie Gold thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.