PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepi Koli (ranked 1518 p4p, 888 weight class) and Kai Gold (ranked 191 p4p, 108 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Koli
vs
Gold

188 cm
22
190
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
198
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KOMBAT KLOTHING
30th Century Beer Store

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sepi Koli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kai Gold!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Koli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold checks a low kick from Koli.
Koli misses with an uppercut. Gold saw that one coming.
Gold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Koli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Koli.
Koli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sepi Koli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koli throws a right hand that misses
letting Gold counter with a right hand.
Koli throws a leg kick

and Gold counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gold is nestled in close to Koli, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gold.
Gold winds up and cracks Koli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Gold there.
Gold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Koli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gold looks to land a strike but Koli avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold won't allow Koli to get back to his feet.
Gold is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Koli wants to stand up but Gold is controlling him.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Koli blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold throwing strikes but missing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Koli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sepi Koli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koli lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Kai Gold has been cut.
Gold swings widly with a right hand
and Koli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koli takes one to the chin there.
Koli throws a lazy uppercut

and Gold counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Koli!
Gold takes a little break here. Koli wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gold works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koli is trying to get back to his feet.
Koli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koli tries to get out of the position.
Gold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gold misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Koli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gold on the ground.
Gold in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gold pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gold unloading with bombs!
Gold thowing shots but they're missing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold'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.

Gold lands with a straight right. Koli didn't see that one coming.
Koli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gold counters with a three punch combo that has Koli backing up. Koli nods at Gold to acknowledge the strikes.
Koli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Koli backs off Gold throws a huge counter combo but Koli manages to avoid it all.
Koli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koli connects with a body shot.
Gold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koli's waist but Koli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gold off to one side.
Gold swinging wildly here.
Koli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koli slips under a jab from Gold.
Koli misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold tests Koli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gold bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Koli's head backwards.
A jab from Gold finds it's way through Koli's defenses.
Koli loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.
Gold is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Koli tries to land a body kick

and Gold counters with a nice double leg into side control. Koli won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold scoring with punches from side control.
Gold trying to control the position but Koli is working away.
Koli is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gold asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gold laying and praying for a moment but Koli takes advantage and regains half guard.
Koli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gold winds up and cracks Koli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gold slips a nice elbow through Koli's hands, connecting with Koli's forehead.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gold lands a nice short elbow.
Gold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Koli's head.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold trying to control the action but Koli is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Gold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Gold's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gold with a nice cross.
A low kick from Koli misses

and Gold counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koli pushes Gold off but Gold dives into side control.
Gold scores with punches from side control.
Gold trying to control the position but Koli is working away.
Gold tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Koli sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Gold are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold trying to control the action but Koli is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Gold politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gold prefers to stall for the moment though.
Koli defending against the ground and pound.
Gold is chipping away with strikes.
Koli is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gold has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Koli trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sepi Koli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kai Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two 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.
Gold controlling the position.
Gold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gold trying to control the action but Koli is working from the bottom.
Koli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Koli takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gold looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Koli is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gold working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Check out the look on Gold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gold trying to control the position but Koli is working away.
Koli takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Koli takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gold looks up at the clock and then as Koli takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gold smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gold cracks Koli with a big right hand but Koli just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Koli is rocked!
Gold cracks Koli with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Gold immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Koli is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Gold!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Gold!
A victorious Kai Gold thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.