PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bishop Deacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Probst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deacon comes to the cage accompanied by You Raise me Up by Josh Groban. Probst is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Control. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Deacon
vs
Probst

173 cm
32
166 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

177 cm
29
167 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bishop Deacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Probst!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probst looks to land a combination but Deacon avoids it well.
Deacon looks to land a combination but Probst avoids it well.
Probst ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Deacon lands with a nice combination. Probst backs away looking to recover.
Bishop Deacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deacon throws a series of punches but Probst avoids them all with ease.
Deacon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probst.
Probst closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Probst moves out of range as Deacon strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Deacon.
Deacon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Probst makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Deacon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deacon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probst manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deacon. Probst does a little dance to reset his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Probst has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Deacon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deacon was well out of range. Poor timing from Probst.
Probst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deacon avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deacon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Probst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deacon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probst was well out of range. Poor timing from Deacon.
Deacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deacon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probst with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Deacon to score with a decent uppercut.
Deacon throws the left hand but Probst avoids the punch easily.
Jeff Probst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deacon throws a front kick aimed at Probst's knee but Probst avoids it well.
Deacon throws a hook but Probst blocks it.
Deacon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Probst circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deacon throws a body punch but Probst moves out of range.
Probst circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deacon missing with a left hand there. Probst was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deacon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Probst throws a head kick but Deacon moves out of range.
Deacon throws a combination that misses
and Probst counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probst plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Deacon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Probst momentarily.
Deacon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deacon throws a series of punches but Probst moves out of range.
Probst tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deacon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Deacon misses.
Deacon misses with a double jab.
Deacon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Probst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deacon.
Probst misses with a kick to the body.
Deacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probst was well out of range. Poor timing from Deacon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probst scores with a body shot.
Deacon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Probst circles away.
Deacon throws a jab when Probst was well out of range.
Deacon cracks Probst with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Deacon.
Probst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deacon.
Probst scores with a shot to the body.
Probst is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Deacon rather than just go for the knockout.
Probst slips under a jab from Deacon.
Probst walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Deacon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Deacon lands a jab to Probst's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Probst.
A combination from Probst does no damage.
Deacon throws a front kick aimed at Probst's knee but Probst avoids it well.
Probst misses with a body kick.
Probst connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deacon throws out a loose jab but Probst uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deacon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Probst.

Deacon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Probst is trying to defend but Deacon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deacon is keen to just control but Probst is a slippery customer.
Deacon is really struggling to control Probst but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Deacon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Deacon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Probst pushes Deacon off looking to stand but Deacon dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Probst is staying active underneath Deacon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Probst wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bishop Deacon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Deacon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Probst gets caught flat footed, as Deacon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deacon wants to control from the top but Probst keeps moving.

Probst is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Deacon keeps control of Probst as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Probst stops a takedown attempt from Deacon.
Probst blocks an elbow strike from Deacon.
Deacon blocks an elbow strike from Probst.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Probst is trying to break the clinch but Deacon has him pressed against the cage.
Deacon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Probst is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deacon is leaning against Probst and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Deacon struggles to land a body shot inside as Probst controls his hands.
Deacon is looking to control Probst's arms but Probst gets an underhook and turns him. Now Deacon has his back to the cage.

Probst breaks the clinch.
Probst takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deacon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Probst looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Probst takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Deacon takes one to the chin there.
Deacon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probst counters with a straight right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Deacon.
Deacon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Probst is fending him off so far but Deacon persists. Nope, Probst circles away and we're back to standing.
Deacon lunges at Probst with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Probst's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deacon throws a jab when Probst was well out of range.
Probst uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deacon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probst scores with a leg kick.
Probst throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Probst swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deacon misses with a combination
and Probst counters with a nice body shot.
Probst throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deacon throws a leg kick that misses.
Probst lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Deacon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probst.
Deacon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Probst just misses with a punch to the body.
Probst connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Deacon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Probst ducks under a wild hook from Deacon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probst swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deacon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Probst manages to avoid it.
Probst misses with a looping right.
Probst misses with a low kick.
Probst scores with a hook.
Deacon throws a hook but Probst avoids it easily.
Deacon tries to clinch up but Probst circles away and keeps his distance.
Deacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Probst was well out of range. Poor timing from Deacon.
Deacon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Probst counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deacon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Probst on the side of the head.
Deacon just misses with a punch to the body.
Deacon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Probst counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Deacon cracks Probst with a good jab.
Deacon's corner calls for a 1-2. Deacon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probst wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deacon throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deacon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Probst throws a body kick that misses.
Probst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deacon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Probst 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.
Bishop Deacon is winning the standup battle so far.
Deacon misses with a low kick.
Deacon misses with a hook to the body
and Probst counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deacon ducks under a wild hook from Probst.
Probst cracks Deacon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deacon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bishop Deacon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Probst uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deacon.
Probst listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Probst clobbers Deacon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeff Probst will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Probst displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deacon throws out the jab.
Deacon connects with a looping right hand.
Probst misses with a two punch combination.
Probst lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Probst.

Deacon is rocked!
Probst slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Deacon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deacon misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Deacon.
Deacon works Probst's body with a nice hook.
Probst connects with a body shot that sends Deacon's belly button to the back.
Deacon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deacon moves forwards but Probst connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Probst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deacon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deacon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Probst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Deacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Probst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deacon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Probst counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Probst.
Probst circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Deacon drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Probst follows Deacon to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Probst!
Jeff Probst really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sex Panther Supplements! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.