PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bradford Doyle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bradford Doyle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Doyle
vs
Gold

221 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bradford Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Gold!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doyle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Gold actively working from the bottom here.

Gold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Doyle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gold has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gold wants to improve his position but Doyle is controlling well.
Doyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Doyle lands strikes from half guard.
Doyle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Doyle is looking for a kimura here.
Doyle lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gold is defending against the submission attempts here by Doyle.

Gold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Doyle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gold sees it coming and defends easily.
Doyle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gold with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Gold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Gold is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doyle pulls his head out easily.
Gold looks winded!
Well, if Doyle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Doyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gold wants to get back to full guard.
Gold trying to control here.
Doyle working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Doyle.

Doyle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gold has managed to free his arm - good work.
Doyle slips a nice elbow through Gold's hands, connecting with Gold's forehead.
Doyle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gold on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gold has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doyle is working away from the top position though.
Doyle tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gold trying to control from the bottom.
Gold taking some punishment here, with Doyle in his half guard.
Doyle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Doyle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gold has managed to free his arm - good work.

Gold looking for submissions off his back.

Gold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gold is trying to control but can't.

Doyle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gold defends it well.

Gold is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doyle pulls his head out easily.
Gold is refusing to be controlled, as Doyle sits in half guard.
Gold is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gold actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradford Doyle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Doyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Doyle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Gold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've been informed that Gold has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Gold working for submissions but it's allowed Doyle to get to half guard.
It looks like Doyle is going to stand back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold is trying to get back to full guard.
Gold is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Gold looking for submissions off his back.
Gold has hold of Doyle's hands but Doyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gold actively working from the bottom here.
Doyle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Doyle scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Doyle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gold sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice strikes from Doyle there.
Gold tries to get to full guard but Doyle has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doyle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gold sees it coming and defends easily.
Gold wants to improve his position but Doyle is controlling well.
Doyle is thwarting Gold's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Doyle working Gold over with strikes.

Gold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Doyle tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gold controls his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doyle lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to get to full guard but Doyle has control of the leg.

Doyle is looking for a kimura but Gold is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doyle to get the leverage.

Gold actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doyle seems to be working for a kimura but Gold defends the submission attempt.
Gold trying to control here.

Doyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Gold is defending against the submission attempts here by Doyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gold is positioning himself well to prevent Doyle advancing to mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doyle misses with a looping right.

Doyle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Doyle is trying to work for a kimura but Gold is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradford Doyle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Doyle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Doyle lands in his opponent's guard.
Gold looking to control but Doyle passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gold actively working from the bottom here.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gold is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doyle pulls his head out easily.
Bradford Doyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gold tries to get to full guard but Doyle has control of the leg.
Doyle wants to stand up but Gold is controlling the position.
Doyle passes into side control, despite Gold's attempt to control the position.
Gold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doyle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Gold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Doyle wants to stand but Gold is controlling his arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gold can't do much from the bottom here.
Doyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gold can do to turn this around?

Doyle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gold has escaped the position, nice work there.
Doyle is chipping away with strikes.

Doyle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Doyle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gold knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doyle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gold is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Doyle is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gold is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gold controls the position for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gold struggling a bit here.
Doyle wants to control but Gold is keeping him busy.

Doyle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gold, who protects the arm well.
Gold can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cain Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradford Doyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Doyle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gold's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bradford Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doyle 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bradford Doyle!