PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Goins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendes comes to the cage accompanied by Steve McQueen. Goins has chosen Jay-Z - Tom Ford as his entrance music. Leroy Goins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chad Mendes's chin.

Mendes
vs
Goins

170 cm
38
146 lbs
42 - 21 - 0

170 cm
40
153 lbs
29 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leroy Goins!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goins tries to work over Mendes's front leg with a kick but Mendes checks it.
Goins misses with a body punch
and Mendes counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Goins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mendes avoids the head kick by Goins.
Goins connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Mendes misses.
Goins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendes but Mendes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mendes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mendes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big left from Mendes misses.
Goins throws a low kick, looking for Mendes's leg but Mendes calmly moves out of range.
Mendes tries to clinch but Goins is having none of it.
Goins throws a head kick but Mendes moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendes clobbers Goins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goins tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mendes swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes dips to his left and cracks Goins with an uppercut!
Goins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mendes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goins thinking.

Goins closes the distance and clinches.
Mendes blocks an elbow strike.
Mendes lands a shot to the body.
Mendes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goins backwards.
Goins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Goins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendes avoids it.
Goins goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mendes prevents it.
Mendes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mendes tries to throw a body punch but Goins avoids it by throwing Mendes back against the cage.
Goins misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goins throws an elbow but misses.
Goins misses with an elbow strike.
Mendes taking a breather.
Mendes avoids a wild elbow strike from Goins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes digs a right hand underneath Goins's ribcage. Goins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goins looking to throw knees to the head but Mendes is blocking nicely.
Mendes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goins wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Mendes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goins up against the cage.
Goins tries a knee to the head but Mendes blocks it.

Mendes breaks from the clinch.
Goins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goins tests Mendes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mendes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goins throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendes scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Goins.
Mendes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goins.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mendes misses with a looping right.
Goins throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
Mendes lands with a shot to the body.
Goins tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Goins does no damage.
Mendes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goins.
Chad Mendes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leroy Goins.
Goins dodges the punch combination from Mendes.
Goins throws a lazy uppercut
and Mendes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mendes wants it to stay on the feet.
Mendes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mendes works Goins's body with a nice hook.
Goins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goins is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. Goins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendes blocks a head kick by Goins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendes slips a jab and a cross from Goins.
Mendes digs a good hook to Goins's body.
Mendes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendes defending well as Goins loads up on a big left hand.
Goins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mendes connects with a leg kick. Goins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendes is looking to counter punch.
Mendes scores with a jab to the head.
Goins throws a shot from downtown. Mendes moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mendes. Goins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendes blocks a jab.
Goins swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes lands the left hand.
Goins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mendes swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Mendes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Mendes dominated that 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.

Mendes clobbers Goins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chad Mendes is winning the standup battle so far.
Goins slips under a jab from Mendes.
Mendes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goins misses with a looping right.
Mendes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goins doesn't seem bothered though.
Goins tries to move into range but Mendes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Mendes misses.
Goins tries to move into range but Mendes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goins throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes throwing a counter right hand but Goins manages to avoid it.
Mendes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goins has time to react.
Goins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Goins is just out of range.
Mendes moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goins moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
Mendes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Goins.
Goins scores with a three punch combo!
Mendes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mendes throws a jab but it's blocked by Goins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes lands a really nice looking cross but Goins seems unphased.
Leroy Goins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goins can do to turn this around?
Goins circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Goins does no damage.
Chad Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goins throws a low kick, looking for Mendes's leg but Mendes calmly moves out of range.
Goins tries to score with a low kick but Mendes moves his leg out of the way.
Mendes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes lands a jab to the nose.

Mendes clinches with his opponent.
Mendes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goins backwards.
Mendes blocks an elbow strike from Goins.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mendes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goins backwards.
Mendes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goins's elbow.
Goins tries to stall but Mendes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Goins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendes effectively controlling the action here.
Goins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendes avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goins throws an elbow that misses.
Goins is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Goins tries to pull guard but Mendes won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goins misses with a punch on the inside.

Mendes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goins misses with a two punch combination.
Chad Mendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mendes lands with a nice combination. Goins backs away looking to recover.
Mendes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendes lands with an uppercut that bounces Goins off the cage and back into range.
Goins throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Goins.
Goins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goins slips under a jab from Mendes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mendes.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goins moves away.
Goins misses with a series of wild punches.
Goins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mendes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goins. That did some damage!
Goins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendes throws a shot from downtown. Goins moves away and avoids it.
Goins tries to clinch but Mendes is having none of it.
Mendes clobbers Goins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goins throws out a leg kick but Mendes moves out of range and Goins only half commits.
Mendes is looking to counter punch.
Mendes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goins's hands.
Goins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goins tries to clinch there but Mendes circles away.
Goins throws a right hand that Mendes ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendes also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes scores with a nice strike.
Goins slips a straight right by Mendes.

Goins forces Mendes back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Mendes - that landed with a thud.
Mendes lands a shoulder strike.
Mendes controlling the action here for a moment.
Mendes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goins tries to circle away but Mendes has him pinned against the cage.
Mendes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes avoiding damage.
Mendes digs a right hand underneath Goins's ribcage. Goins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goins tries to stall but Mendes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Mendes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Goins throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
Goins throws a head kick that misses.
Goins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goins misses the shot to the body.
Goins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goins is looking to clinch.
Mendes misses with a hook. Goins ducked under it nicely.
Mendes throws a body shot but no joy.
Goins throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes misses with an uppercut.
Mendes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Goins counters with a nice leg kick.
Mendes misses with an uppercut. Goins saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Goins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendes throws a hook to the side of Goins's head but Goins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendes's corner calls for a 1-2. Mendes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goins defending well as Mendes loads up on a big left hand.
Goins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goins throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.
Mendes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Mendes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goins.
Mendes looks to score with a jab to the body but Goins is just out of range.
Goins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mendes.
Mendes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goins.
Goins throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Mendes misses.
Mendes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Goins tries to clinch up.
Goins misses with a double jab
and Mendes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Goins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mendes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decent striking displayed by Mendes there.
Mendes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendes scores with a jab to the head.
Mendes dodges the punch combination from Goins.
Mendes works Goins's body with a nice hook.
Goins takes one to the chin there.
Mendes wants to clinch up but Goins keeps it at a distance.
Goins swinging wildly here.
Nice jab there from Mendes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goins.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goins misses with a series of wild punches.
Mendes misses with a wild body shot.
Goins swings for the body but Mendes moves out of range.
Mendes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mendes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendes thuds his right hand into Goins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mendes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goins under the eye.
Mendes throws a series of punches but Goins avoids them all with ease.
Goins misses with a head kick.
Mendes looks to land a left hand but Goins moved out of range nicely.
Mendes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goins throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
It looked like Mendes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A bone on bone clash there as Goins blocks the leg kick.
Mendes checks a leg kick.
Mendes loads up on a big right hand but Goins slips the punch.
Mendes lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goins manages to avoid it.
Goins looks to land a combination but Mendes avoids it well.
Mendes jabs Goins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Goins throws a nice looking combination but Mendes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goins moves out of range as Mendes strikes.
A punch combination from Goins misses.
Goins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Chad Mendes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mendes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mendes cracks Goins with an open hand slap.
A shot to the liver by Mendes. Beautiful body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Mendes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mendes.
Mendes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by Mendes.
Goins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leroy Goins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mendes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Mendes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Mendes!
After the big win, Chad Mendes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Namunamu Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.