PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Golden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kongos- Come with me now. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Golden
vs
Slader

187 cm
40
184 lbs
27 - 27 - 1

175 cm
37
185 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slader keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Slader fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Slader tries to score with a low kick but Golden moves his leg out of the way.
Golden just misses with a punch to the body.
Golden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slader misses with a hook. Golden ducked under it nicely.
Golden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Slader blocks the low kick.
A big left from Slader misses.
It looked like Golden was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Slader misses with a body kick.
Slader throws a body kick that misses.
Golden with a nice cross.
Golden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slader is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Golden does no damage.
Slader misses with a body shot.
Slader lands the left hand.
Golden lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Golden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slader appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Golden thows a leg kick but Slader checks it
and Slader counters with a thumping low kick.
Golden looks to land a combination but Slader avoids it well.
Slader just misses with a punch to the body.
Golden fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Slader is out of range.
Golden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Golden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Golden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slader.
Golden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Golden throws a wild body kick that Slader sees coming a mile off.
Golden is looking to land body kicks.
Golden dips to his left and cracks Slader with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Golden.
Slader checks a leg kick nicely.
Golden scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Golden connects with a leg kick. Slader looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Golden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slader's head.
Slader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Golden throws a low kick but Slader moves out of range easily.
Slader is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Golden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Slader, right into the meat.
Slader moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Slader.
Slader scores with a head kick. Golden tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Slader throws an overhand right that lands on Golden's shoulder, as Golden tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Golden.
Slader fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Golden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Golden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golden ducks under a wild hook from Slader.
Golden throws a chopping leg kick but Slader manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Golden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slader tries to counter with a clinch but Golden shakes him off and moves away.
Golden misses with a kick to the body.
Slader misses the shot to the body.
Golden slips a jab and a cross from Slader.
Golden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slader at a distance.
Golden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Golden is looking to slow Slader down with leg kicks.
Slader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Golden lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Golden avoids the body shot from Slader.
Golden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Slader checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Golden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slader scores with a leg kick.
Slader misses with a wild body shot.
Slader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Golden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slader throws a body punch but Golden moves out of range.
Golden misses with a body shot.
Golden scores with a punch to the head.
Slader missing with a left hand there. Golden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slader tried to score with a low kick but Golden checks it.
Slader lands with a nice body punch.
Golden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Trey Golden has been cut.
Golden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Golden misses with a head kick.
Golden connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Golden.
Golden takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Golden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Golden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slader scores with the left hand. Golden knows he should have avoided that one.
Slader's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Golden.
Golden lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trey Golden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Golden misses
and Slader counters with a leg kick.
Golden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Golden tried to score with a low kick but Slader checks it.
Golden pushes Slader away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Golden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trey Golden'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.

Slader blocks a head kick by Golden.
Slader lands with an overhand left.
Golden is looking to score with low kicks.
Slader misses the jab.
Golden cracks the inside of Slader's front leg.
Trey Golden is winning the standup battle so far.
Golden walks into a stiff left hand from Slader.
Slader misses with a body shot.
Golden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Golden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golden motions for Slader to come forward. Golden throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Golden throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Golden.
Slader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golden.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golden fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slader checks it well.
As Golden backs off Slader throws a huge counter combo but Golden manages to avoid it all.
Golden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slader can do to turn this around?
Golden throws a leg kick but Slader moved away.
Slader misses with a body shot.
Golden looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Golden tries to score with a low kick but Slader moves his leg out of the way.
Golden lands with a kick to the temple. Slader shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden misses with a leg kick.
Golden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Slader bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Golden's head backwards.
Slader connects with the punch.
Golden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Slader. That one must have hurt.
Slader punishes Golden's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slader moves out of range as Golden throws a body kick.
Golden throws a lazy head kick
and Slader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Golden thinking.
Golden slips a jab from Slader.
Slader checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Slader.
Golden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slader takes a swing at Golden's ribcage but misses.
Golden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slader to score with a decent uppercut.

Golden is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Golden. Slader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Golden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slader lands a nice looking body kick.
Slader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Golden seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden slips under a jab from Slader.
Slader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golden thuds his shin into the meat of Slader's side.
Slader lands a front kick.
Golden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Golden tries to work over Slader's front leg with a kick but Slader checks it.
Slader misses with an uppercut. Golden saw that one coming.
Slader wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Slader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slader throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Golden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Golden throws a sloppy head kick and Slader moves out of range easily.
Slader only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Golden throws a solid leg kick but Slader takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Golden.
Golden throws a leg kick but Slader sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Slader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Slader lands with a good body shot.
Slader lands a nice hook to Golden's body. Golden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slader moves out of range of the leg kick from Golden.
Golden throws a head kick that misses.
Trey Golden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Slader flicks out a counter leg kick but Golden steps away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Slader lands with a kick to the ribs.
Slader misses with an uppercut. Golden saw that one coming.
Golden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slader was well out of range. Poor timing from Golden.
Slader throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slader scores with a punch to the head.
Slader blocks a head kick by Golden.
Golden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Slader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slader lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Golden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Slader.
Golden is looking to wear down Slader with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Golden is looking to score with low kicks.
Golden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slader throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slader lands with a shot to the body.
Golden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slader throws a front kick that sends Golden stumbling back into the cage.
Slader takes a swing at Golden's ribcage but misses.
As Slader looks to move away, Golden throws a big counter combo but Slader just gets out of the way.
Slader throws the kick towards the body but Golden avoids it.
Slader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golden moves away.
Golden thows a leg kick but Slader checks it
and Slader counters with a stiff right hand.
Golden scores with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Golden misses
letting Slader counter with a right hand.
Slader throws a solid leg kick but Golden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Slader.
Golden throws a counter high kick but Slader was just alert enough to avoid it.
Slader's corner calls for a 1-2. Slader obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Golden tries to work over Slader's front leg with a kick but Slader checks it.
Golden wants to slow Slader down by chopping away at his legs.
Slader avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Golden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Slader - the referee stops the clock and Golden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Slader. Golden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slader thuds his right hand into Golden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slader on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Slader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Slader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trey Golden's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Slader throws a push kick but Golden slaps the foot to one side.
Slader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Golden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Slader checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Slader fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Golden checks it well.
Golden throws a right and a left that Slader avoids nicely.
Slader avoids the body shot from Golden.
Golden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Golden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golden lands a nice hook to Slader's body. Slader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slader lands with a kick to the ribs.
Golden throws a chopping leg kick but Slader manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Slader thinks about the counter body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golden has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Slader finds it's way round the side to connect with Golden's head.
Golden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Golden tries to score with a low kick but Slader moves his leg out of the way.
Golden tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Slader on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Slader.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slader lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Golden
and Slader counters with an inside leg kick.
Slader throws a hook but Golden blocks it.
Golden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slader throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Slader appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Golden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slader digs a good hook to Golden's body.
Golden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Golden throws a lazy head kick

and Slader counters by moving into the clinch.
Slader pushes Golden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golden jumps guard but Slader turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Slader can't find room to land a body shot as Golden controls the action.
Slader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Slader misses with a hook from the clinch.

Golden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Golden swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slader misses with an attempted mid kick.

Slader has Golden up against the cage in a clinch.
Slader throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Golden has had enough of the clinch but Slader keeps him there for the moment.
Slader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slader lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golden backwards.
Golden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Golden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Golden throws a low kick but it's checked well by Slader.
Golden displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Golden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Golden takes one to the chin there.

Slader moves into range and clinches up with Golden.
Golden blocks an uppercut.
Slader lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slader presses Golden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slader struggles to land a body shot inside as Golden controls his hands.
Golden blocks an uppercut.
Golden takes a shot to the head.
Slader lands a nice uppercut.
Slader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Golden working aggressively here.
Slader lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slader creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Randy Slader seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Golden is looking to break free of the clinch but Slader has double underhooks.
Slader lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Golden or not.
Golden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Slader just stands there and leans against the cage.
Slader misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golden is trying to force a seperation but Slader has the dominant position.
Golden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Golden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golden working hard to break the clinch.
Golden is trying to push Slader away but Slader has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Slader lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golden.
Golden wants to break the clinch but can't.

Golden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golden avoids a kick to the body.
Slader on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Golden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Golden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slader moves away.
Slader avoids the head kick by Golden.
Golden takes a swing at Slader's ribcage but misses.
Golden throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Slader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slader 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Slader!
Randy Slader spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.