PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gold might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Goldust theme. Shawn Spencer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gold
vs
Spencer

185 cm
41
195 lbs
31 - 15 - 1

192 cm
39
192 lbs
30 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamie Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gold goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gold moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Spencer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer throws an overhand right that lands on Gold's shoulder, as Gold tries to avoid the shot.
Gold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Gold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spencer.
Gold throws a lazy uppercut
and Spencer counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Gold closes the distance and pushes Spencer back into the cage.
Gold throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold misses with some punches.
Gold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spencer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold tries a body shot but Spencer blocks it.
A short right from Gold.
Gold throws a punch but it's blocked by Spencer.

Spencer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gold tries to score with a low kick but Spencer moves his leg out of the way.
Gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold takes one to the chin there.
Jamie Gold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gold.

Gold dives in and scores a takedown into Spencer's guard.
Gold trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Spencer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.
Spencer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gold keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Spencer advances position into side control!
Gold is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer tries to advance to mount but can't.

Spencer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gold has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gold is trying to buck Spencer off.
Gold wants to control but Spencer postures up.
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gold keeps working.

Spencer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spencer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spencer moves into full mount!
Gold is squirming around, avoiding Spencer's attempts to control the action.
Gold really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Spencer looking for a guillotine from mount but Gold is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shawn Spencer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gold takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Gold moves out of range.
Spencer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spencer throws a body punch but Gold moves out of range.
Spencer misses with a hook
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spencer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Spencer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gold under the eye.
Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
letting Spencer counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Gold there.
Spencer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gold's head backwards.
Gold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shawn Spencer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gold throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
Spencer throws a poor cross that misses
and Gold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though.
Spencer lands with a good body shot.
Gold slips a jab from Spencer.
Gold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spencer is fending him off so far but Gold persists. Nope, Spencer circles away and we're back to standing.
Spencer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold scores with a hook.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gold throws a front kick that sends Spencer stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold motions for Spencer to come forward. Gold throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Gold tries for a takedown but Spencer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gold fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gold misses with an uppercut.
Spencer looks to land a combination but Gold avoids it well.
Gold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Gold's head but Gold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gold lands a high kick!
Spencer lands a nice hook to Gold's body. Gold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gold throws a wild body kick that Spencer sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold misses with a body shot.
Gold takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Gold looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Gold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gold throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Gold moves out of range.
Gold throws a good cross that connects.
Spencer throws a right and a left that Gold avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gold. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spencer avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spencer misses with a hook.
Gold throws a leg kick that misses.

Gold instigates a clinch.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Spencer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spencer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Spencer avoids the head kick by Gold.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Spencer misses.
A big left from Gold misses.
Spencer scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shawn Spencer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Spencer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gold.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Gold moved out of range nicely.
Spencer looks to land a right hand but Gold moved out of range.
A big right from Spencer misses.
Gold throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
Gold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spencer misses with a shot to the body
and Gold counters with a head kick. That will keep Spencer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Gold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Spencer blocks a head kick by Gold.
Spencer moves out of range of the strikes.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Spencer misses with a combination
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Gold fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Spencer to the ground. Gold is now in Spencer's guard.
Spencer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spencer is trying to keep Gold in close.
Spencer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gold tries to roll over but Spencer keeps him under control.
Jamie Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn Spencer 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.
Spencer is keen to just control but Gold is a slippery customer.
Gold won't allow Spencer to pass to mount.

Spencer is trying to work for a kimura but Gold is defending well.

Spencer is working for a kimura but Gold is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spencer is trying to control. Gold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gold wants to stand back up but Spencer manages to pass into side control.
Gold is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Spencer asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spencer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spencer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gold can't do much from the bottom here.
Spencer tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Gold's face as Spencer controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Spencer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gold is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Spencer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gold is just riding it out for now. Spencer eventually gives up the hold.

Gold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spencer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Spencer!
Shawn Spencer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.