PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gold has chosen Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jamie Gold enters the cage!

Hicks
vs
Gold

180 cm
30
195 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

185 cm
30
198 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dwayne Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamie Gold!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks misses with a two punch combination.
Gold shoots in looking for a takedown but Hicks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gold's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gold goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hicks swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Hicks misses with a hook.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
Gold misses with a low kick as Hicks jumps back.
Gold cracks Hicks with a good jab.
Hicks moves out of range as Gold throws a body kick.
Hicks looks for the body kick but Gold saw that one coming.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses.
Hicks misses with a body kick.
Hicks misses with a straight left.
Gold throws a leg kick which misses Hicks's front leg but catches the back leg as Hicks tries to avoid it.
Hicks throws an off balance right hand
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Dwayne Hicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Gold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hicks's head.
Hicks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Hicks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gold in his tracks.
Hicks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hicks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dwayne Hicks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gold moves out of range of the body kick.
Hicks throws a leg kick but Gold moved away.
Hicks throws a right and a left that Gold avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Gold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gold.
Gold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hicks moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hicks misses with a straight left.
Hicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Hicks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gold counters with an outside leg kick.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Hicks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hicks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hicks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hicks throws a lazy head kick
and Gold counters with a nice uppercut.
Gold moves out of range as Hicks throws a body kick.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Hicks is breathing heavily.
Hicks throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Gold tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
A low kick from Hicks misses
and Gold counters with a right hand to the body.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
Gold clobbers Hicks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hicks loads up on a big right hand but Gold slips the punch.

Gold looking to score a takedown here. Hicks is defending well but Gold drives through and ends up in Hicks's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hicks trying to keep a closed guard but Gold is proving a slippery customer.
Hicks wants to sweep here but Gold controlling him for the moment.
Gold is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hicks is trying to control the position but Gold postures up.
Gold wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hicks.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hicks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hicks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hicks throws out the jab.
Gold is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hicks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hicks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gold throws a nice head kick!
Hicks throws a wild body kick that Gold sees coming a mile off.
Hicks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks throws a poor cross that misses
and Gold counters with a good low kick that Hicks was not able to check.
Hicks swats away the attempt to clinch by Gold.
Hicks catches Gold with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hicks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hicks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gold's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Gold scores with a takedown into Hicks's guard.
Gold stops Hicks from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Gold dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hicks throws a head kick that misses
and Gold counters with a nice leg kick.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gold.
Gold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Hicks is predictable there
and Gold counters with a thumping low kick.
Gold takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hicks swings widly with a right hand

and Gold counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ground and pound from Gold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gold is controlling the pace.

Gold wants to work for an arm triangle but Hicks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gold decides to stand and escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold slips under a jab from Hicks.
Gold lands a leg kick that knocks Hicks off balance momentarily.
Gold scores with a leg kick.
Hicks throws a head kick that misses

and Gold counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Gold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hicks is keeping the position for now.
Hicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gold is one step ahead there.
Hicks trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a big elbow that misses.
Hicks looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold slips nicely into half guard.
Gold wants to pass the guard but Hicks is defending well.
Jamie Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gold is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gold lands a nice shot to the head.
Hicks working to try and regain half guard.
Hicks is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Hicks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gold controlling from the full mount.
Gold trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gold controlling from the full mount.
Gold wants to control the pace but Hicks is squirming around nicely.
Hicks regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hicks actively working from the bottom here.
Gold wants to control but Hicks is keeping him busy.
Hicks is looking for a sweep. Gold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Gold seems content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gold tries to pass to full mount but Hicks defends it.
Gold wants to control but Hicks is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold is looking to advance position but Hicks won't allow it.
Hicks is looking to improve his position.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gold lands a jab to the head.
Gold scores with a kick to the body.
Gold avoids a kick to the body.
Hicks tries a head kick but it misses.
Hicks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hicks throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Hicks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gold circles away quickly and effectively.
Hicks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gold moves out of range as Hicks throws a body kick.
Hicks lands with a nice body kick.
Gold avoids the head kick by Hicks.
Gold connects with a solid leg kick.
Gold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hicks.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicks. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold tries to clinch but Hicks is having none of it.
Gold thumps Hicks with a low kick.
Gold lands a lovely overhand right.
Gold digs a good hook to Hicks's body.
Hicks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hicks throws a big shot that misses.
Gold lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gold scores with a nice head shot.
Gold fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicks's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gold, right into the meat.
Gold blocks a head kick by Hicks.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hicks. That did some damage!
A shot to the body from Hicks misses
and Gold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jamie Gold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold catches Hicks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Gold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hicks working hard to break the clinch.
Hicks throws a punch but it's blocked by Gold.
A right hand to the body from Gold.

Gold gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Gold seems content to control.
Hicks wants to control but Gold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gold looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hicks is looking for a sweep. Gold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gold passes to full mount!
Hicks prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Dwayne Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hicks is trying desperately to improve position.

Gold is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hicks to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hicks shrugs it off.
Hicks tries to hold on but Gold pushes him away.
Gold scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gold scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hicks?
Hicks tries to reverse the position but Gold maintains control.
Gold controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold trying to control but Hicks is having none of it.
Gold landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hicks tries to hold on but Gold pushes him away.
Hicks throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Gold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Gold!
After the big win, Jamie Gold made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sublime Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.