PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lolo Delaroca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Goodwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lolo Delaroca has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Delaroca
vs
Goodwin

168 cm
18
136 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

156 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lolo Delaroca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Goodwin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goodwin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Delaroca to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Goodwin is trying to control the position but Delaroca postures up.
Delaroca wants to control from the top but Goodwin keeps moving.
Delaroca working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goodwin's head.
Delaroca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goodwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Delaroca postures up in Goodwin's guard and throws a big left but Goodwin blocks it.
Goodwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delaroca is one step ahead there.
Delaroca postures up and lands a big shot to Goodwin's brow.
Delaroca is looking to work some ground and pound but Goodwin has wrist control.
Delaroca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goodwin on the ground.
Delaroca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Goodwin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaroca throwing strikes from guard but Goodwin blocks nicely.
Goodwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Goodwin, not yet.
Delaroca postures up in Goodwin's guard and throws a big left but Goodwin blocks it.
Delaroca throwing strikes from guard but Goodwin blocks nicely.
Delaroca throws a strike but Goodwin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Delaroca looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goodwin is one step ahead there.
Goodwin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Goodwin throws a big right hand that misses.
Delaroca looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goodwin is one step ahead there.
Goodwin postures up and lands a big shot to Delaroca's brow.
Goodwin wants to stand but Delaroca is controlling his posture from full guard.
Goodwin won't allow Delaroca to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Delaroca is on top in guard.
Delaroca wants to control from the top but Goodwin keeps moving.
Delaroca throws and elbow that misses. Goodwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Delaroca's guard. Nice move by Goodwin!
Delaroca wants to sweep here but Goodwin controlling him for the moment.
Goodwin looking to pass the guard.
Delaroca seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goodwin preventing the sweep.
Delaroca keeping full guard, as Goodwin tries to pass.
Delaroca is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodwin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goodwin trying to control but Delaroca is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lolo Delaroca dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goodwin is defended easily by Delaroca.

Delaroca shoots in and gets a takedown into Goodwin's guard.
Delaroca preventing the sweep.
Delaroca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Delaroca trying to control the position from guard on top but Goodwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delaroca is in close to Goodwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Delaroca with a nice head shot there.
Delaroca with a nice head shot there.
Delaroca postures up and lands a big shot to Goodwin's brow.
Delaroca works over Goodwin with some ground and pound from guard.
Delaroca is looking to work some ground and pound but Goodwin has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delaroca's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Goodwin is breathing heavily.
Delaroca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Delaroca with a nice head shot there.
Goodwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Delaroca has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Delaroca stands up over Goodwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Delaroca works over Goodwin with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delaroca lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Delaroca slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Delaroca working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delaroca throwing strikes from guard but Goodwin blocks nicely.
Delaroca is working Goodwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca working some strikes from top position.
Delaroca works over Goodwin with some ground and pound from guard.
Delaroca with a nice head shot there.
Goodwin keeping moving, preventing Delaroca from controlling successfully.
Delaroca looking to sit in guard and control but Goodwin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goodwin throwing strikes from guard but Delaroca blocks nicely.
Delaroca is pulling down on Goodwin's head to control his posture.
Delaroca on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Delaroca tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodwin trying to control but Delaroca is working from the bottom.
Delaroca wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delaroca looking for a sweep. Not yet Delaroca, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

We're going to have a standup here because Lolo Delaroca wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Goodwin shoots for a double leg takedown but Delaroca sprawls well. He's pushed Goodwin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Goodwin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Delaroca to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Delaroca is in close to Goodwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Delaroca wants to control from the top but Goodwin keeps moving.
Goodwin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Delaroca stands up over Goodwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Delaroca lands a couple of digs.
Lolo Delaroca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delaroca stands up over Goodwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Delaroca distracts Goodwin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Goodwin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Delaroca scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lolo Delaroca dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Delaroca feints and as Goodwin raises his hands in defense, Delaroca changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Delaroca looking to sit in guard and control but Goodwin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goodwin looking to sit in guard and control but Delaroca gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Delaroca scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Delaroca in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Delaroca avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Delaroca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Goodwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delaroca's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Delaroca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Delaroca lands a couple of digs.
Delaroca content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Delaroca keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goodwin's head.
Delaroca is in close to Goodwin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Delaroca with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Delaroca preventing the sweep.
Delaroca scoring with some ground and pound.
Goodwin has momentary wrist control but Delaroca slips an elbow through the middle.
Delaroca scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Goodwin is rocked!
Delaroca is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Goodwin is still in real trouble! Can Delaroca finish him?
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!
Delaroca makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Delaroca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goodwin can do to turn this around?
Delaroca is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Delaroca postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Delaroca is working Goodwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Delaroca landing some decent shots from guard.
Delaroca landing some decent shots from guard.
Delaroca scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Delaroca advances position into side control!
Goodwin seems to have recovered his senses.
Delaroca working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca lands a decent elbow from side control.
Goodwin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Goodwin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Delaroca working the ground and pound from side control.
Delaroca lands an elbow.
Delaroca in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Goodwin looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Delaroca turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lolo Delaroca!