PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Baba O'riley. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Troy Kirkland enters the cage!

Goodman
vs
Kirkland

188 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
196 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

Voodoo Nutrition
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkland moves to clinch but Goodman breaks away
and Goodman counters with a good low kick that Kirkland was not able to check.
Kirkland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Kirkland misses its intended target.
As Kirkland backs away, Goodman returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Goodman scoring well with a low kick there.
Some bone on bone action there as Kirkland checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goodman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kirkland under the eye.
Kirkland tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodman is looking to chop away at Kirkland's legs.
Goodman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kirkland has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Goodman with a jab.
Goodman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Goodman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkland slips under a jab.
Goodman scoring well with a low kick there.
Goodman pushes Kirkland away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman connects with a nice looking jab.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirkland catches Goodman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kirkland moves out of range of the body kick from Goodman.
Kirkland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirkland with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goodman scores with a decent looking hook.
Kirkland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirkland takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirkland's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirkland obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goodman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Goodman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirkland throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkland throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goodman on the side of the head.

Kirkland has closed the distance and engaged Goodman in a clinch.
Goodman misses with some punches.
Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Kirkland blocking some punches.
Goodman is working Kirkland over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Goodman.
Goodman tries a body shot but Kirkland blocks it.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Kirkland lands with a short shot to the head.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Kirkland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirkland blocks an uppercut.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Goodman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
A short body shot lands from Goodman as the two fighters clinch.
Kirkland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
Kirkland blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland tries a body shot but Goodman blocks it.
A body shot lands from Goodman.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Kirkland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
Kirkland looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goodman.
A body shot lands from Goodman.
A short right from Goodman on the inside.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Kirkland.
Kirkland struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirkland takes a shot to the head.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Kirkland.
Goodman digs a right hand underneath Kirkland's ribcage. Kirkland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Goodman.
Goodman working aggressively here.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman scores with a shot to the side of Kirkland's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goodman stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Goodman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goodman prevents a body shot from Kirkland.
Goodman prevents a body shot from Kirkland.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirkland's elbow.
Kirkland takes a shot to the head.
Goodman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goodman lands a right hand.
Kirkland tries a body shot but Goodman blocks it.
Kirkland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirkland misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirkland.
Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Goodman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirkland softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Goodman dominated that round.
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 lands with a kick to the temple. Kirkland shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Troy Kirkland has been cut.
Kirkland tries to clinch up.

Kirkland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goodman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirkland can do to turn this around?
Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland tries to work over Goodman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goodman lands with a right to the head.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Kirkland controls the action.
Goodman is trying to stall.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Kirkland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirkland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Kirkland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirkland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirkland lands with a right to the head.
Saul Goodman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goodman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirkland backwards.
Kirkland misses with a body punch.
Goodman lands with a short shot to the head.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Kirkland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirkland.
Goodman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Goodman on the inside.
Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
Kirkland's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman stalling against the cage.
Goodman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirkland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kirkland is breathing heavily.
Goodman lands a right hand.
Kirkland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodmans head.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Goodman - that landed with a thud.
Goodman lands with a light punch inside.
Goodman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirklands head.
A hook to the body from Goodman.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirkland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goodman.
Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Goodman.
Goodman working aggressively here.
A short right from Goodman.
Kirkland prevents a body shot from Goodman.
Goodman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Goodman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kirkland backwards.

Kirkland is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Goodman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirkland is still on wobbly legs! Can Goodman finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Kirkland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goodman misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Kirkland.
Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Goodman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirkland seems to have recovered his senses.
Kirkland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirkland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
Goodman lands a left hand.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman tries to throw a body punch but Kirkland avoids it by throwing Goodman back against the cage.
Kirkland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman trying to control the position but instead, Kirkland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goodman into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Goodman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Troy Kirkland'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Kirkland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goodman misses with a right hand
and Kirkland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Goodman misses.
Kirkland slips under a jab from Goodman.
Kirkland slips a jab from Goodman.
Kirkland tries to clinch there but Goodman circles away.
Kirkland moves out of range of the strikes.
Saul Goodman is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goodman walks into a stiff left hand from Kirkland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Goodman misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Kirkland on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Kirkland pushes Goodman up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirkland.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goodman.
Kirkland struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Kirkland scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Goodman.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Good body shot from Goodman.
Kirkland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirkland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirkland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goodman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kirkland backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kirkland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Goodman scores with a shot to the side of Kirkland's head.
Goodman has Kirkland pressed against the cage.
Kirkland misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman lands a shoulder strike.
Goodman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kirkland can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
Kirkland misses with the head strike.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirkland.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Kirkland.
Goodman blocks a body shot from Kirkland.
Goodman is leaning against Kirkland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kirkland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goodman's elbow.
Goodman lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirkland tries a body shot but Goodman blocks it.
Kirkland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goodman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirkland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Goodman.
The referee is keeping an eye on Goodman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kirkland misses with the head strike.
A short left from Goodman.
A short right from Goodman.
Kirkland can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
Goodman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goodman digs a right hand underneath Kirkland's ribcage. Kirkland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goodman.
Goodman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goodman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kirkland.
Goodman is working Kirkland over against the cage.
Troy Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Kirkland controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirkland.
Goodman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Goodman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman lands a hook that snaps the head of Kirkland backwards.

Goodman drops Kirkland onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kirkland is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Goodman blocks a body shot from Kirkland.
Goodman lands a big right hand that drops Kirkland! The killer instinct kicks in and Goodman finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Goodman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Goodman!
After the fight, Saul Goodman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.