PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goins has chosen 50 Cent- God Gave me style as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Do
vs
Goins

178 cm
30
170 lbs
16 - 8 - 3

170 cm
35
176 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Project Mayhem

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 16 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Goins!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Goins at a distance.
Do comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Do feints a jab promting Goins to slip. Do then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Goins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Do connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Do lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goins tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Do scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Do.
Goins connects with a single shot there.
Do looks to score with a jab to the body but Goins is just out of range.
Do works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goins tries to move into range but Do moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A clash of legs there as Do blocks the low kick.
Goins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goins wants it to stay on the feet.
Do moves out of range as Goins strikes.
Do throws a big shot that misses.
Do misses with a hook.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goins cracks Do with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do works Goins's body with a nice hook.
Do scores with the left hand. Goins knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been hearing reports that Do has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Goins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Do misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goins looks for a takedown but Do sprawls well.
Goins tries to land a front kick but Do steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Do shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goins as he avoids it easily.
Goins is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Do as he connects with a hook.
Do walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Do wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Do lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goins looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.

Do manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Goins on his heels. He'll look to pass Goins's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Goins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Do is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Do's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Do's guard.
Do pulls Goins in close to his closed guard and prevents Goins from doing any damage or advancing position.
Do is trying to keep Goins in close.
Goins preventing the sweep.
Goins throws an elbow that misses. Do uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goins's guard. Nice move by Do!
Do cracks Goins with a solid left hand.
Goins wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Goins blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Do keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goins's head.
Do scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Goins scoring with strikes but Do is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goins looking to finish with strikes here!
Do is trying to escape the mount.
Goins has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Do's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Goins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Goins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do is desperately trying to improve his position but Goins has a good base and remains in mount.
Goins unloading with bombs!
Do tries to hold on but Goins pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Goins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Goins misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Woohun Do will probably get the nod.
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.

A jab from Do finds it's way through Goins's defenses.
No joy there for Goins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Do goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Goins does no damage.

Goins looking to score a takedown here. Do is defending well but Goins drives through and ends up in Do's guard.
Goins throwing strikes but missing.
Do is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do working Goins over with strikes.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goins defending well though.
Goins has a hand on Do's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Do takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Goins is wriggling around trying to escape.
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!
Do lands with some strikes.
Goins has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do lands a nice shot to the head.
Goins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leroy Goins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Do with shots to the head and body - Goins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Do is landing with some decent strikes but Goins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Do lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Do is landing with some decent strikes but Goins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goins is trying desperately to improve position.
Goins is bucking up trying to escape but Do cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to control the pace but Goins is squirming around nicely.
Goins tries to reverse the position but Do maintains control.
Do connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Do looking to control but Goins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Do postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Goins looks a forlorn figure.
Goins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Do working the ground and pound effectively.
Goins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins keeps trying to improve his position.
Do punishing his opponent with strikes.
Goins tries to lock up and control but Do gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Do landing strikes, looking to finish!
Goins is bucking up trying to escape but Do cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Goins gets back to half guard.
Goins pushes Do off looking to stand but Do dives back in and keeps control.
Goins is looking to control Do's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goins avoid being mounted?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do is thwarting Goins's attempts to control the position.
Goins wants to get back to full guard.
Do 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.
Do trying to control the action but Goins is working from the bottom.
Goins tries to roll over but Do keeps him under control.
Do slips a nice elbow through Goins's hands, connecting with Goins's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goins wants to get back to full guard.

Do is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Goins has managed to free his arm - good work.

Do is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Woohun Do dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Do throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goins counters with a three punch combo that has Do backing up. Do nods at Goins to acknowledge the strikes.
Do throws a leg kick which misses Goins's front leg but catches the back leg as Goins tries to avoid it.
Goins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woohun Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Goins.
Do with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Goins.
Do staying out of range there.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Goins.
Do missing with a left hand there. Goins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Do.
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Do fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goins ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Goins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Woohun Do is winning the standup battle so far.
Goins ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a hook. Goins ducked under it nicely.
Do looks to throw the jab but Goins is out of range.
Goins throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
Do lands a jab to the nose.
Do changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Do tries to bum rush Goins with a series of wild strikes but Goins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goins throws a push kick but Do slaps the foot to one side.
Do walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goins.
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goins.
Goins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goins tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Do misses.
A combination from Do does no damage.
Goins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Goins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Goins throws a hook to the side of Do's head but Do sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Do looks to throw the jab but Goins is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Do scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goins doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Do.
Do keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Do connects with the punch.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Do misses.
Do fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Do misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leroy Goins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Goins misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do loads up on a big right hand but Goins slips the punch.
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goins.
Goins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Do scores with a punch to the head.
Goins scores with a jab to the body.
Do throws a leg kick but Goins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Goins swinging wildly here.
Goins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Goins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Do scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goins throws a series of punches but Do moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Do throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Do does it's job there.
Do misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do cracks Goins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Do looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goins shoots for a double leg takedown but Do sprawls well. He's pushed Goins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Do lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goins looks for the body kick but Do saw that one coming.
Do goes for a double leg but Goins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Goins continues to drive forward.

Do has clasped his hands together around Goins's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Goins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Do is working for a kimura but Goins is defending it quite comfortably.
Do works his way into side control.
Leroy Goins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goins is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Woohun Do showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Do has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Woohun Do!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Woohun Do!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Woohun Do!

Woohun Do wins by unanimous decision!
Woohun Do bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.