PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Goines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goines comes to the cage accompanied by Neon Genesis Evangelion - Eva Goes Mental AMV. Kawada has chosen Dio - Rainbow in the Dark as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jeffrey Goines is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Goines
vs
Kawada

188 cm
22
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

198 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Goines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kazuo Kawada!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawada swings widly with a right hand
and Goines counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kawada scores with a nice right hand.
Goines throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kawada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goines lands with an overhand left.
Goines defending well as Kawada loads up on a big left hand.
Goines scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Kawada.
A swing and a miss from Kawada.
Goines on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goines moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kawada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goines doesn't seem bothered though.
Kawada throws a lazy uppercut

and Goines counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kawada!
Goines content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kawada defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Goines.
Kawada tries to lock up and control but Goines gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Goines scoring with strikes but Kawada is staying in there.

Goines moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kawada has worked his arm free - good work by Kawada!
Kawada is trying to escape the position but Goines is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goines misses with the ground and pound.
Kawada tries to buck Goines off but Goines is having none of it.
Kawada can't do much from the bottom here.
Goines remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Goines seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawada is working to avoid the ground and pound but Goines connects with a decent elbow.
Goines wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kawada keeps working.

Goines wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kawada, who protects the arm well.
Goines is working Kawada over with some ground and pound from side control.
Goines tries to advance to mount but Kawada denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goines controls the position.
Kawada defending against the ground and pound.

Goines working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kawada is trying to control Goines's posture but Goines avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Goines dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kawada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goines displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kawada throws out the jab.
Kawada throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Goines counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kawada keeping moving, preventing Goines from controlling successfully.
Goines postures up.
Kawada wants to sweep here but Goines controlling him for the moment.
Goines looking to sit in guard and control but Kawada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goines looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goines looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Goines keeping full guard, as Kawada tries to pass.
Kawada wants to control from the top but Goines keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Kazuo Kawada has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kawada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goines on the side of the head.
Kawada throws out a loose jab but Goines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawada swinging wildly here.
Goines looks to land a right hand but Kawada moved out of range.
Kawada throws a jab but it's blocked by Goines.
Kawada ducks under a wild hook from Goines.
Kawada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goines misses with a lunging right hand
and Kawada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kawada might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Goines staying out of range there.
Kawada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goines takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goines uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawada.
Kawada misses with a series of wild punches.
Kawada misses with a looping right.
Kawada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawada misses the shot to the body.
Goines bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Kawada misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kawada. Goines does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Kawada.
A slow jab from Goines misses its intended target.
Kawada takes one to the chin there.
Kawada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goines manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kawada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goines ducks under a wild hook from Kawada.
Goines lands a glancing blow to the side of Kawada's head.
Kawada scores with a nice head shot.
Goines moves out of range as Kawada strikes.
Goines looks to land a right hand but Kawada moved out of range.
Kawada throws a shot from downtown. Goines moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Kawada misses.
Goines slips under a jab from Kawada.
Kawada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Goines momentarily.

Goines shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Goines showed some decent athleticism there.
Goines controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kazuo Kawada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kawada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goines moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goines ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goines slips under a jab from Kawada.
Goines throws a shot from downtown. Kawada moves away and avoids it.
Kawada throws a poor cross that misses
and Goines connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawada misses with a straight right.
Kawada throws a shot to the body.
Kawada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goines takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kawada moves out of range of the strikes.
Kawada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kawada thuds his right hand into Goines's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada missing with a left hand there. Goines was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazuo Kawada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goines moves away.
A big left from Goines misses.
Goines takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goines defending well as Kawada loads up on a big left hand.
Kawada throws a jab but it's blocked by Goines.
Kawada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goines misses with a hook.
Kawada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawada misses with a right hand

and Goines counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kawada!
Goines avoids the attempt from Kawada to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawada is squirming around, avoiding Goines's attempts to control the action.
Goines 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.
Goines lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goines landing shots from mount.
Goines looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawada is in all sorts of trouble here.

Goines looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Goines unloading with bombs!
Goines is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kawada can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goines working Kawada over with strikes here.

Kawada is rocked!
Goines loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kawada scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Goines land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Goines stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Goines!