PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gold
vs
Foreman

188 cm
24
223 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gold.

Foreman gets tackled into the cage by Gold. Gold maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold lands with a right to the head.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gold keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foreman's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Foreman.
Gold keeps control of Foreman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foreman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gold working aggressively here.
Foreman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foreman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

It looks like Aaron Foreman has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Gold.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Gold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gold working aggressively here.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foreman working hard to break the clinch.
Foreman letting Gold take a breather here.
Foreman tries to break the clinch but Gold is controlling the position.
Foreman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold prevents Foreman from breaking the clinch.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch but Gold keeps him there for the moment.
Gold tries to stall but Foreman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Foreman.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold has Foreman pressed against the cage, preventing Foreman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foreman backwards.
Gold swings wildly with an uppercut but Foreman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gold tries to throw a body punch but Foreman avoids it by throwing Gold back against the cage.
Foreman working hard to break the clinch.
Gold tries a body shot but Foreman blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foreman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gold throws a combination that misses
and Foreman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gold thinking.
Gold lands an overhand right.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Foreman.
Foreman moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Foreman blocks a head kick by Gold.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreman throws a looping overhand right but Gold ducks down to avoid it.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold thows a body shot but no joy.

Gold looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Foreman!
Poor strikes thrown by Gold there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Foreman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Foreman manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Foreman, under a barage of strikes from Gold.

Gold is looking for a kimura but Foreman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gold to get the leverage.
Gold throwing shots but Foreman is blocking nicely.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foreman defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Foreman looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Foreman's cut.
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.

Gold thows a body shot but no joy.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gold misses with a looping left.
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold pushes Foreman away with a front kick.
Gold ducks under a wild hook from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Foreman throws a body kick that misses.
Gold throws a combination. Foreman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Foreman swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Gold.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gold misses with a looping right.
Gold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foreman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foreman moves out of range of the body kick from Gold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Foreman needs to keep his hands up - Gold had a free shot at his head there.
Foreman lands a lovely overhand right.
Foreman missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aaron Foreman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foreman misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Foreman throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Aaron Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Foreman checks a leg kick.
Gold scores with a three punch combo!
Mr Gold is winning the standup battle so far.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Gold cracks a nice hook into Foreman's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foreman.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Foreman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gold rather than just go for the knockout.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold scores with a nice strike.

Gold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foreman to the mat! Foreman manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foreman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Foreman keeping full guard, as Gold tries to pass.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Foreman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Gold advances to half guard.
Gold working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold thows a huge punch but Foreman dodges it nicely.
Gold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gold is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gold throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Foreman because Gold loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Gold there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gold thowing shots but they're missing.
Foreman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gold. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gold cracks Foreman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gold throwing strikes here but Foreman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mr Gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Foreman slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Foreman pushes Gold off looking to stand but Gold dives back in and keeps control.
Gold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foreman defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreman is trying to stand back up but Gold is controlling him
Gold wants to pass the guard but Foreman is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold looks to land a strike but Foreman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Gold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Foreman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Foreman's head.
Foreman lands with a good body shot.
Foreman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gold.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Foreman lands with a nice body punch.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Jab, jab by Foreman - just one landing.

It looks like Mr Gold has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foreman jabs at Gold's body.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Foreman moved out of range nicely.
Foreman misses the jab.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foreman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A lazy left from Foreman finds it's target.
Foreman misses with a series of wild punches.
Gold lands a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Foreman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foreman misses with a straight right.
Gold slips a jab and a cross from Foreman.
Foreman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foreman digs a good hook to Gold's body.

Foreman tries to keep at a distance but Gold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gold is leaning against Foreman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Foreman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foreman is looking to break free of the clinch but Gold has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gold.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foreman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foreman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gold has him pressed against the cage.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foreman tries to break the clinch but Gold is controlling the position.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
Gold slows down the pace here.
Gold misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman tries to circle away but Gold has him pinned against the cage.

Gold manages to break the clinch.
Gold doesn't manage to clinch there - Foreman circles away.
Gold avoids the body shot from Foreman.
Foreman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foreman dodges the punch combination from Gold.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foreman.
Foreman throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Foreman throws a head kick that misses.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foreman connects with a jab.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Gold wants to clinch up but Foreman keeps it at a distance.
Jab from Gold.
A head kick misses from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a head kick.
Foreman tried to score with a low kick but Gold checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foreman takes a swing at Gold's ribcage but misses.
Foreman tries a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Foreman really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foreman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gold walks into a straight right hand from Foreman.
Foreman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foreman works Gold's body with a nice hook.
Gold loads up on a big right hand but Foreman slips the punch.
Foreman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman misses with a wild body shot.
Foreman misses with a straight left.
Gold thuds his right hand into Foreman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foreman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Foreman throws a right hand that Gold ducks under and follows up with a left that Gold also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Gold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Foreman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gold lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman swings for the body but Gold moves out of range.
Foreman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Foreman just misses with a punch to the body.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Foreman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foreman. That did some damage!
Foreman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Gold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foreman wants to break free but Gold has control.
Foreman blocks an uppercut.
Gold keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foreman's efforts to push away.
Gold lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Gold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.
Foreman is trying to break free.

Foreman breaks from the clinch.
Foreman thows a body shot but no joy.
Foreman scores with a jab to the body.
Foreman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
Gold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foreman finds it's way round the side to connect with Gold's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gold is defended easily by Foreman.
Gold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foreman lands a right hook to the body.
Foreman stuns Gold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Foreman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Foreman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gold's head.
Foreman misses with a hook.
Foreman throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Foreman looks to score with a jab to the body but Gold is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foreman. Gold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gold throws a shot from downtown. Foreman moves away and avoids it.
Foreman throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foreman throws out a loose jab but Gold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foreman throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foreman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gold moves away.
Gold walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foreman slips under a jab.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Foreman.
Foreman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Foreman on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foreman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Gold misses.
Foreman misses with an uppercut.
Foreman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Foreman dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Gold scores with a crisp jab that stopped Foreman in his tracks.
Gold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foreman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gold to score with a decent uppercut.
Gold cracks Foreman with a good jab.
Foreman throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foreman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gold was well out of range. Poor timing from Foreman.
Foreman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foreman misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Foreman. Those never looked like landing.
Gold misses with a looping left.

Gold moves into range and clinches up with Foreman.

Foreman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foreman moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foreman's sensitive parts.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gold shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Foreman but Foreman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Gold moves out of range of the strikes.
Gold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foreman throws out the jab.
Foreman misses with a double jab.
Gold moves out of range as Foreman strikes.
Foreman throws a right hand that Gold ducks under and follows up with a left that Gold also avoids with ease.

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

Gold gets to his feet - Foreman follows without any prompting.
Foreman misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Foreman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gold finds it's way round the side to connect with Foreman's head.
Foreman slips under a jab.
Gold fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foreman misses with a series of wild punches.
Foreman throws a head kick but Gold moves out of range.
Foreman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Foreman wants it to stay on the feet.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Gold moves out of range.
Foreman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Foreman.
Gold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gold.
Gold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foreman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman lands a head kick!
Gold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gold catches Foreman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Foreman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Foreman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foreman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foreman looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
Gold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Foreman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gold moves in looking to clinch but Foreman pushes him off.
Gold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foreman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gold jabs Foreman right on the nose. Foreman blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Gold misses with a straight right.
Gold moves out of range as Foreman strikes.
A swing and a miss from Foreman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foreman.

Foreman gets caught napping as Gold dives in and scores a takedown. Foreman manages to retain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold is looking to advance position but Foreman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gold has given up his back here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Gold showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gold has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 48:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Gold!
Mr Gold retains his light heavyweight title!