PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Gould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yougin Kononchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gould comes to the cage accompanied by skillet-monster. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gould
vs
Kononchuk

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yougin Kononchuk!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kononchuk misses with a series of wild punches.
Kononchuk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gould as he jumps to the side.
Kononchuk misses with a double jab.
Kononchuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kononchuk has a takedown stuffed.
Kononchuk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gould sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nathan Gould has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yougin Kononchuk.
Gould slips a jab and a cross from Kononchuk.
Kononchuk throws a series of punches but Gould avoids them all with ease.
Kononchuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gould moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yougin Kononchuk 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.
Kononchuk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gould avoids it really well and circles away.
Kononchuk shoots in but Gould avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kononchuk looks gassed!
Kononchuk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kononchuk looks for a takedown but Gould sprawls well.
Kononchuk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gould dives in and grabs Kononchuk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kononchuk pushes down on Gould's head and hops out.
Kononchuk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gould fails to land the takedown.
Kononchuk misses with a takedown attempt

and Gould counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Gould decides to return to a standing position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gould.
Kononchuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gould moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gould shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kononchuk pinned against the cage. Kononchuk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kononchuk with a poor takedown

and Gould moves into the clinch.
Gould has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kononchuk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gould drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kononchuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gould blocks an uppercut.
Gould looking for a takedown.
Kononchuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kononchuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kononchuk misses with the head strike.
Gould is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kononchuk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kononchuk is looking to break free of the clinch but Gould has double underhooks.
Kononchuk tries to break the clinch but Gould is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gould.
Kononchuk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gould is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kononchuk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gould wants a takedown but no success 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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kononchuk.
Kononchuk wants to break free but Gould has control.
Kononchuk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gould.
Kononchuk tries to break free but Gould pushes him back against the cage.
Kononchuk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gould goes for a takedown attempt but Kononchuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kononchuk misses with a takedown attempt

and Gould counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Gould dominated that 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.

Gould keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kononchuk shoots in but no luck this time.
Gould slips a jab and a cross from Kononchuk.

Gould gets a clinch.
Kononchuk avoiding damage as Gould throws knees to the body.
Gould keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kononchuk's efforts to push away.

Gould lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kononchuk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gould.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kononchuk tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gould manages to move to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gould stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Kononchuk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gould pinned against the cage. Gould gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nathan Gould has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yougin Kononchuk.
Kononchuk throws a right hand that Gould ducks under and follows up with a left that Gould also avoids with ease.

Gould closes the distance and clinches.
Gould is working for takedown but Kononchuk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gould has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kononchuk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gould goes for a takedown attempt but Kononchuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kononchuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kononchuk misses with a wild combination.
Kononchuk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gould shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kononchuk defends it nicely.
Nathan Gould is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kononchuk with a poor takedown

and Gould counters with a shoot takedown. Kononchuk fights it but they end up in guard.
Kononchuk is looking to stand back up but Gould counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kononchuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kononchuk looks like he's trying to stand up.

Gould decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

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.
Kononchuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gould moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kononchuk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gould as he avoids it easily.
Gould dodges the punch combination from Kononchuk.
Gould tries for a takedown but Kononchuk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kononchuk throws a combination. Gould tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Gould closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Gould is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kononchuk has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Gould dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kononchuk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Gould gets to his feet - Kononchuk follows without any prompting.
Kononchuk scores with a one two! Gould had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gould showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kononchuk.
Kononchuk looks to land a combination but Gould avoids it well.
Kononchuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gould leaves Kononchuk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gould.
Kononchuk with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gould holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gould keeps control of Kononchuk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gould goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kononchuk prevents it.
Kononchuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gould has him pressed against the cage.
Gould drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kononchuk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Gould. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gould tries to pull guard but Kononchuk holds him up against the cage and eventually Gould drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kononchuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Gould won't allow it.
Gould is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kononchuk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kononchuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kononchuk is trying to break the clinch but Gould has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kononchuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gould tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kononchuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Gould won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Kononchuk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gould tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kononchuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gould jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kononchuk walks away with a smile on his face. Gould gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kononchuk!
Kononchuk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gould circles away.
Kononchuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gould fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kononchuk shoots and misses

and Gould counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kononchuk is trying to stand.

Gould decides to stand up.
Kononchuk shoots in and drives through. Gould sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Gould showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gould, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Gould!