PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achab Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't be touched . The crowd seem to be enjoying Goodman's choice of entrance music: Baba O'riley. 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.

Denis
vs
Goodman

188 cm
22
194 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
KAISER

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achab Denis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Denis moves away and avoids it.
Goodman looks to score with a jab to the body but Denis is just out of range.
Goodman connects with a crisp jab.
Goodman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denis at a distance.
Goodman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Denis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goodman.
That kick from Denis tenderised Goodman's leg. Goodman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Denis misses with a leg kick.
Goodman jabs Denis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Denis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Denis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denis scores with a jab. Goodman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Denis seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Denis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denis moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Denis.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman swats away the attempt to clinch by Denis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Denis.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Denis.
Goodman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Denis.
Denis staying out of range there.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman dips to his left and cracks Denis with an uppercut!
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Denis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Goodman misses with a body punch
and Denis counters with a nice leg kick.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Denis throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a nice hook to Denis's body. Denis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Denis pushes Goodman up against the cage in a clinch.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goodman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman misses with some punches.
Denis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Denis throws an elbow but it misses.
Denis blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Denis.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Denis misses with an elbow over the top.
Goodman blocks the elbow strike.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman works on Denis's body with a couple of short punches.
Goodman tries to throw a body punch but Denis avoids it by throwing Goodman back against the cage.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
Denis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman scores with a shot to the side of Denis's head.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
A body shot lands from Goodman.
Denis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short body shot lands from Denis as the two fighters clinch.
Denis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denis.
Denis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goodman's defenses.
Goodman takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Goodman on the inside.
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!
Nice body punch from Denis - that landed with a thud.
Goodman lands a nice uppercut.
Denis lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goodman tries to work over Denis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Goodman dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
Goodman lands a body shot.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.
Goodman takes an elbow to the temple.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.

Goodman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Denis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
Denis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goodman is out of range and Denis settles back down.
A little jabbing left from Goodman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goodman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Goodman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Denis takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Denis.
Goodman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denis backwards.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Denis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denis digs a right hand into Goodman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Goodman's gas tank.
Denis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Achab Denis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Goodman takes an elbow to the temple.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Denis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis lands a body shot.
Denis misses with an elbow over the top.
Denis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Denis lands a body punch.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Denis.
Denis is trying to stall.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.
Goodman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Goodman.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goodman blocks an elbow strike.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Goodman in his tracks for a moment.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Denis.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denis.

It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Goodman in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denis can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis misses with a punch to the body.
Denis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.
Denis misses with an elbow strike.

Goodman breaks from the clinch.
Denis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Denis moves in looking to clinch but Goodman pushes him off.
A jab from Denis finds it's way through Goodman's defenses.
Denis pushes Goodman away with a front kick.
Goodman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Denis.
Denis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Denis misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Goodman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis staying out of range there.
Denis throws a hook but Goodman blocks it.
Goodman throws out a counter right but Denis avoids it with no problem.
Goodman moves out of range of the body kick from Denis.
Denis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Denis moved out of range nicely.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Denis. Beautiful body shot.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Denis is out of range.
Denis throws a leg kick which misses Goodman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goodman tries to avoid it.
Goodman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goodman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goodman cracks a nice hook into Denis's ribs.
Goodman takes a swing at Denis's ribcage but misses.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Denis tenderised Goodman's leg. Goodman is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big left from Goodman misses.
A leg kick checked by Goodman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws the left hand but Denis avoids the punch easily.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Denis's head but Denis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Goodman backs away, Denis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Denis wants to clinch up but Goodman keeps it at a distance.
Denis avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Denis cracks a nice hook into Goodman's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman throws a poor cross that misses
and Denis counters with a stiff right hand.
Goodman swings widly with a right hand
and Denis counters with a left to the body.
Denis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Denis cracks Goodman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Denis tries to clinch up.
Denis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodman is looking for the big counter here.
Goodman moves out of range of the body kick from Denis.
Denis moves out of range of the strikes.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Denis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Achab Denis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Denis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denis scoring well with a low kick there.
Denis misses with a lunging right hand
and Goodman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denis feints and then cracks Goodman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goodman down.
Denis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman cracks Denis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Denis misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman moves out of range of the leg kick from Denis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodman! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Denis slips a straight right by Goodman.
A counter left hand to the body from Denis misses its target.
Goodman lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Goodman there.
Goodman throws a poor cross that misses
and Denis counters with a three punch combo that has Goodman backing up. Goodman nods at Denis to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Denis moves out of range as Goodman strikes.
Denis misses with a body shot.
Denis slips a straight right by Goodman.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Goodman misses
and Denis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goodman misses with an uppercut. Denis saw that one coming.
Goodman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Denis walks into a stiff left hand from Goodman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Goodman misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
A big right from Denis misses.
Goodman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Denis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Denis throws a leg kick but Goodman sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
Goodman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Denis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Goodman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goodman missing with a left hand there. Denis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denis cracks Goodman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Denis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goodman. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Denis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goodman throws a jab when Denis was well out of range.
Denis throws a quick counter head kick but Goodman was just out of range.
Goodman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Goodman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body. Denis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Denis just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodman! But no joy.
Goodman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Denis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Denis scores with a leg kick.
Denis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Goodman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Denis doesn't seem phased though.
Denis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman checks the leg kick.
Denis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Denis misses with a jab to the body
and Denis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman lands a lovely overhand right.
Goodman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denis.
Goodman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Denis.
Denis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goodman scores with a hook.
Denis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Denis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goodman throws the left hand but Denis avoids the punch easily.
Denis throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Saul Goodman just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Saul Goodman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Denis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denis. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denis jabs Goodman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Denis throws a leg kick which misses Goodman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goodman tries to avoid it.
Goodman cracks Denis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goodman swings for the body but Denis moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Denis. Goodman shrugs it off though.
Denis lands a slapping body shot.
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis scoring well with a low kick there.
Denis slips under a jab from Goodman.
Denis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Goodman lands with a straight right. Denis didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goodman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Goodman manages to circle out of the way.

Denis moves into the clinch successfully.
Goodman avoids a wild elbow strike from Denis.
A body shot lands from Denis.
Goodman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Denis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Denis misses with a body punch.
Denis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.

Goodman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goodman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Denis.
Denis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goodman's calf.
Denis moves away from the strike by Goodman.
Denis throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goodman. Denis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Denis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Denis misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman throws the left hand but Denis avoids the punch easily.

Denis clinches up against the cage.
Denis lands a body shot.
Denis throws an elbow that misses.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Denis lands an elbow just above Goodman 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goodman's brow.
Denis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Goodman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis takes a shot to the head.
Denis controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Goodman on the inside.
Goodman can't break the clinch.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodman looking to slow down the pace here.
Goodman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denis is trying to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
Denis can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Goodman blocks a body shot from Denis.
Goodman lands a hook that snaps the head of Denis backwards.
Denis blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Goodman breaks from the clinch.
Goodman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman throws out a counter right but Denis avoids it with no problem.
Denis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goodman throws a looping overhand right but Denis ducks down to avoid it.
Denis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Denis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Goodman just manages to avoid it.
Denis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Goodman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goodman to score with a decent uppercut.
Goodman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goodman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Denis backs up against the cage.

It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Saul Goodman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Denis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodman throws out the jab.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denis.
Denis walks into a straight right hand from Goodman.
Denis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Denis.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
Denis throws a shot to the body.
Goodman fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman throws a looping overhand right but Denis ducks down to avoid it.
Denis throwing a counter right hand but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Jab from Goodman.
Denis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Goodman lands with a hook. Denis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Denis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Goodman misses.
It looked like Denis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goodman.
Goodman misses with an uppercut
and Denis counters with a left and a right that stings Goodman.
Denis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Denis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodman! But no joy.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Denis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Goodman misses.
Denis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Denis lands with a kick to the temple. Goodman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Denis slips under a jab.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Denis moved out of range nicely.
Denis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goodman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman jabs at Denis's body.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denis moves away.
Denis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Denis lands a glancing blow to the side of Goodman's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman scores with a sloppy right hand. Denis should have avoided that one.
Goodman scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman cracks Denis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Denis connects with a right hand. Goodman shakes it off.
Goodman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denis. Denis obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Denis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denis lands with a shot to the body.
Goodman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Goodman misses.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Denis's head but Denis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman missing with a left hand there. Denis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goodman throws a good cross that connects.
Goodman throws a sloppy body shot
and Denis counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Goodman.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Denis's head but Denis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denis looks to land a right hand but Goodman moved out of range.
Denis slips a jab and a cross from Goodman.
Denis throws a chopping leg kick but Goodman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Denis throws an overhand right that lands on Goodman's shoulder, as Goodman tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Goodman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Denis. That's going to slow Goodman down.
Goodman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Goodman misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Denis misses the target.
Goodman throws a jab but it's blocked by Denis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis tries to clinch but Goodman is having none of it.
Goodman throws a body punch but Denis moves out of range.
Denis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Goodman there.
Denis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
You can see that Goodman has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Denis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Achab Denis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Denis doesn't seem bothered though.
Denis 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.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goodman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 48:48
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Saul Goodman! Saul Goodman retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Saul Goodman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Achab Denis stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have to give it up to Irbek. He deserved it this time.'.