PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goins has chosen Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against The Wall) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Geoff Deal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Deal
vs
Goins

168 cm
27
136 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

170 cm
22
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 159 Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoff Deal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Goins!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deal with a hook.
Goins misses with an uppercut. Deal saw that one coming.
Deal throws a push kick but Goins slaps the foot to one side.
Deal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Deal. That one must have hurt.
Deal lands a head kick. Goins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Deal lands a nice shot to the body.
Deal throws a right and a left that Goins avoids nicely.
Goins avoids the head kick by Deal.
Goins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Deal misses with a body shot.
Goins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Deal misses with a hook. Goins ducked under it nicely.
Goins lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Goins misses the target.
Deal throws a chopping leg kick but Goins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Deal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Deal lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Goins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Goins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Goins showed some decent athleticism there.
Deal gets back to full guard.
Goins is looking to work some ground and pound but Deal has wrist control.
Goins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deal is keeping the position for now.
Deal wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Deal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Goins thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goins moves out of range as Deal strikes.
Deal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deal, right into the meat.
Goins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deal.
Deal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins moves out of range of the leg kick from Deal.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goins takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Deal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Goins blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Goins misses its intended target.
Deal connects with a solid leg kick.
Goins throws out a powerful jab.
Deal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Deal misses with a leg kick.
Deal throws a head kick but Goins moves out of range.
Deal misses with a double jab.
Geoff Deal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goins throws a jab when Deal was well out of range.
Deal throws and low kick but Goins moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal tries a head kick but it misses.
Goins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Deal takes a swing at Goins's ribcage but misses.
Deal is looking to wear down Goins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Deal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goins lands a body shot.
Deal scoring well with a low kick there.
Deal just misses with a punch to the body.
Geoff Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goins checks a low kick from Deal.
Deal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deal staying out of range there.
Goins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Deal counters with a nice kick to the body.
Deal scores with a head kick.
Goins slips under a jab.
Goins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Goins. That snapped Deal's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Deal throws a leg kick but Goins moved away.
Deal slips a straight right by Goins.
Goins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Deal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goins checks it well.
Deal throws out a leg kick but Goins moves out of range and Deal only half commits.
Deal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Goins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deal's guard.
Deal keeping full guard, as Goins tries to pass.
Deal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Deal is trying to control the position but Goins postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Deal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Deal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goins's guard.
Goins keeping moving, preventing Deal from controlling successfully.
Deal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Deal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Goins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deal controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Geoff Deal just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Deal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Deal, right into the meat.
Goins lands with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Deal.
Goins misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch but Goins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goins misses with an uppercut. Deal saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deal.
A low kick from Goins misses
and Deal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Goins blocks a head kick by Deal.
Goins misses with a straight right.
Deal misses with a body shot.
Deal throws a leg kick
and Goins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Goins misses with a hook to the body
and Deal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Deal darts in trying to clinch
and Goins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Deal throws a leg kick but Goins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Deal swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slow jab from Goins misses its intended target.
Goins checks a leg kick.
Goins clinches but Deal breaks the clinch
and Deal counters with a good low kick that Goins was not able to check.
Deal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goins scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Deal.
Deal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy body kick from Deal
and Goins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Deal misses with a leg kick
and Goins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deal misses with a body shot.
Deal throws a shot from downtown. Goins moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoff Deal dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Good work by Goins as he checks the leg kick.
Goins lands with a straight right. Deal didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Goins.
Deal misses with a body shot.
Goins scores with a hook to the body. Deal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Goins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goins jabs Deal right on the nose. Deal blinks but takes it well.
Deal gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Goins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Deal misses with a body kick.
Goins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deal at a distance.
Deal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Goins avoids the head kick by Deal.
Goins misses with a hook.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Deal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goins.
The fighters circling - Goins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Deal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Goins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Goins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Goins with a couple of short strikes.
Goins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Deal tries to reverse the position but Goins maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins working Deal over with strikes here.
Goins misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Deal is trying desperately to improve position.
Deal is in a horrible position here. Goins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Deal can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal tries to hold on but Goins postures up.
Goins looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Goins misses with a head shot.
Leroy Goins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deal tries to hold on but Goins postures up.
Deal is desperately trying to improve his position but Goins has a good base and remains in mount.
Goins looking to finish Deal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Deal!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Goins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Deal wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goins.
Deal wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goins.
Goins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leroy Goins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Deal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!