PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Gould (ranked 24791 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beats By Dre (ranked 5715 p4p, 0 weight class). Caleb Gould has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Gould
vs
By Dre

224 cm
19
161 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

170 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Caleb Gould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beats By Dre!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

By Dre scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
By Dre wants to control but Gould is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

By Dre stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gould to get to his feet.

By Dre clinches up with Gould and pushes him back against the cage.
Gould has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by By Dre after a bit of a struggle.

By Dre breaks from the clinch.
Gould stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from By Dre.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

By Dre wants the takedown. Gould is fighting it off but By Dre persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gould's guard against the cage.
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!
Gould looking to control.
By Dre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

By Dre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gould is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. By Dre is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
By Dre wants to stand but Gould is controlling his posture from full guard.
By Dre won't allow Gould to get back to his feet.

Gould looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gould throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gould trying to keep a closed guard but By Dre is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gould looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
By Dre throws a lazy head kick

and Gould holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gould really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

By Dre has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gould clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
By Dre keeps control of the position easily here as Gould tries to buck him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

By Dre is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gould defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gould trying to control the action but By Dre just sinks the hooks in.
Gould looking very determined here, making life difficult for By Dre.
By Dre gets his hands free as Gould looks to control.
By Dre thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gould trying to control the hands but By Dre won't let him.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards By Dre.

Gould is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
By Dre punches the canvas rather than the man.
Oh Gould is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

By Dre patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

By Dre working for the choke.
Gould seems to have got his legs back now.
Gould covering up well under a series of strikes from By Dre.
By Dre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

By Dre is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gould knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gould for a finish.
By Dre not allowing Gould to control his hands.
Gould is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
By Dre thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
By Dre avoiding Gould 's attempts to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Gould's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
By Dre avoiding Gould 's attempts to control his hands.
I really don't envy Gould right now.
By Dre slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Gould is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gould trying to get back to his feet but By Dre is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beats By Dre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

By Dre throws a sloppy head kick and Gould moves out of range easily.

By Dre gets a double leg takedown into Gould's guard.
Gould is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
By Dre stands up out of Gould's guard for a moment - Gould manages to land a nice upkick.
Gould working a defensive guard here.

Gould has an active guard here but By Dre has managed to pass into half guard.

Gould looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
By Dre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gould's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould trying to control here.
By Dre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
By Dre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gould wants to control but By Dre is keeping busy.

By Dre stands up and beckons Gould to join him on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gould enables By Dre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gould manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
By Dre throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
By Dre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Gould looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
By Dre won't allow Gould to sweep him here.
Gould is working hard here to advance position.
By Dre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gould wants to control the position but By Dre says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gould wants to get back to full guard.
By Dre is controlling the pace.
By Dre blocks the strikes from Gould.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
By Dre controlling the action here.
Gould pushes By Dre off looking to stand but By Dre dives back in and keeps control.
By Dre uses his free foot to push down on Gould's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gould.
By Dre controlling from the full mount.
Gould keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
By Dre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

By Dre looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
By Dre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

By Dre gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Gould ducks right into an uppercut from By Dre.
Gould showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from By Dre.

By Dre moves into range and clinches up with Gould.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
By Dre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
By Dre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

By Dre manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beats By Dre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by By Dre.

Gould bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Gould gets caught napping as By Dre dives in and scores a takedown. Gould manages to retain guard.

Gould is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Gould jumps guard but By Dre turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gould has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by By Dre after a bit of a struggle.
Gould drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caleb Gould. That's going to take a lot out of him.

By Dre drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gould would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gould is fighting to break By Dre's control of his arms but By Dre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that By Dre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gould stopping the sweep attempt from By Dre.
By Dre controlling Gould's posture.
By Dre controls Gould momentarily but Gould frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
By Dre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gould wanted to stand there but By Dre had control of the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

By Dre drives through and clinches with Gould against the cage.

Gould decides to pull guard.
Gould keeping moving, preventing By Dre from controlling successfully.

By Dre gets to his feet. Gould looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Gould gets caught napping as By Dre dives in and scores a takedown. Gould manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
By Dre is stalling in the full guard.

Gould is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gould wants to stand up but By Dre is controlling him.
Gould not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gould can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as By Dre controls the pace.
Gould trying to control the position.
Gould being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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.
Gould wants to stand but By Dre is controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gould gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
By Dre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gould keeping moving, preventing By Dre from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Caleb Gould.
Well By Dre 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beats By Dre!