PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achab Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't be touched . Goodman has chosen Baba O'riley as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Denis
vs
Goodman

188 cm
21
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
KAISER

Machiavelli Boutique
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achab Denis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Denis.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Denis. Goodman shrugs it off though.
Denis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Denis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denis is looking to counter the offense by Goodman and move into the clinch.
Denis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Denis blocks a jab.
Denis misses with a jab to the body
and Goodman counters with a straight right hand.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Goodman blocks the leg kick.
Denis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Denis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Denis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Denis lunges at Goodman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goodman's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denis slips under a jab from Goodman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Denis avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Denis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goodman to score with a decent uppercut.
Denis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Goodman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Goodman throws a big shot that misses.
Goodman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Denis throws a body punch but Goodman moves out of range.

Goodman gets tackled into the cage by Denis. Denis maintains the clinch.

Goodman breaks from the clinch.
Goodman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Goodman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Goodman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denis.
Goodman cracks Denis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis lands a lovely overhand right.
Denis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Denis wants to clinch up but Goodman keeps it at a distance.
Goodman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
As Goodman tries to get set, Denis tries to push him back and clinch up but Goodman manages to avoid the attempt.
A leg kick checked by Goodman.
Denis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denis throws a leg kick but Goodman checks it.
Goodman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Goodman tries to get set, Denis tries to push him back and clinch up but Goodman manages to avoid the attempt.
Goodman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Denis momentarily.

It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis defending well as Goodman loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Goodman blocks the leg kick.
Denis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Goodman throws an overhand right that lands on Denis's shoulder, as Denis tries to avoid the shot.
Goodman throws out a loose jab but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Goodman as he checks the leg kick.
Denis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Denis.
Goodman connects with a single shot there.
Denis throws a leg kick but Goodman moved away.
Goodman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Denis manages to avoid it.
Goodman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Denis.
Denis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goodman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denis at a distance.

Denis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goodman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denis's elbow.
Denis pushes off an throws an elbow but Goodman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denis prevents a body shot from Goodman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goodman's brow.

Goodman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Denis slips a straight right by Goodman.
Denis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Denis tries to close the distance and clinch but Goodman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Denis is looking to clinch but Goodman is avoiding it.

Denis drives through and clinches with Goodman against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
Goodman misses with the head strike.
Goodman lands a nice uppercut.
Goodman blocks an elbow strike.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Goodman in his tracks for a moment.
Denis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goodman dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
Good body shot from Goodman.
Denis throws an elbow but it misses.
Denis misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Denis.
Goodman misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Goodman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Achab Denis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Denis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Denis digs a good body shot into Goodman's ribs.
Denis moves in looking to clinch but Goodman pushes him off.
Denis misses the shot to the body.
Goodman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denis.
Denis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Goodman manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Goodman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Denis swings widly with a right hand
and Goodman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Denis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Goodman does it's job there.
Goodman misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denis. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denis is looking to chop away at Goodman's legs.
Goodman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Denis's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
Goodman loads up on a big right hand but Denis slips the punch.
As Goodman tries to get set, Denis tries to push him back and clinch up but Goodman manages to avoid the attempt.
Goodman throws a jab when Denis was well out of range.
Denis is looking to wear down Goodman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Denis is looking to clinch but Goodman is avoiding it.
Goodman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goodman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Denis on the side of the head.
Denis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goodman is out of range.
Denis slips a jab from Goodman.
Denis scoring well with a low kick there.
Denis slips a jab from Goodman.
Goodman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Goodman slips under a jab.
Goodman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goodman throws a jab but it's blocked by Denis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goodman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Goodman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Denis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denis connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Goodman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Denis.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Denis's head but Denis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goodman scores with a hook.
Goodman throws a body punch but Denis moves out of range.
Goodman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goodman counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Denis dodges the punch combination from Goodman.
Goodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Denis.
Goodman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Goodman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
A big right from Goodman misses.
Denis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Goodman throws out a powerful jab.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Denis lunges at Goodman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goodman's hand.
Denis misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodman! But no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Denis looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Denis controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Goodman fails to land.
Denis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Denis misses with an elbow strike.
Denis blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goodman's brow.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Denis.
Goodman avoids a wild elbow strike from Denis.

Goodman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Denis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Goodman to score with a decent uppercut.
Denis missing with a left hand there. Goodman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Denis.
Goodman thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Goodman misses.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a wild body shot.
Denis is looking to counter the offense by Goodman and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Goodman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Achab Denis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Goodman scores with a punch to the head.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Goodman misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Goodman.
Denis slips a jab from Goodman.
Denis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Goodman.
Goodman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab by Goodman.
Goodman lunges at Denis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Denis's hand.
A punch lands to the side of Goodman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goodman 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.
Goodman connects with a right hand. Denis shakes it off.
Denis wants to clinch.
Denis thuds a left hand into Goodman's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Denis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Denis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Denis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goodman. That did some damage!
Goodman throws a hook but Denis blocks it.
Denis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Denis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Denis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goodman.
Denis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Goodman misses with a straight right.
Denis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Goodman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Denis.
The fighters circling - Goodman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Goodman manages to circle out of the way.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws a body shot but no joy.
Goodman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denis.
Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goodman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goodman doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Denis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Denis misses its intended target.
Denis jabs at Goodman's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denis moves out of range of the strikes.
Denis is looking to counter the offense by Goodman and move into the clinch.
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Denis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denis scores with a nice right hand.
Denis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Goodman lunges at Denis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Denis's hand.
Goodman cracks Denis with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
Denis connects with a solid leg kick.
Denis walks into a jab.
Goodman throws an overhand right that lands on Denis's shoulder, as Denis tries to avoid the shot.
Goodman works the jab nicely.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denis throws a low kick, looking for Goodman's leg but Goodman calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Goodman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Goodman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Denis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Denis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
Denis slips a jab and a cross from Goodman.
Goodman throws a body punch but Denis moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman throws an overhand right that lands on Denis's shoulder, as Denis tries to avoid the shot.
Denis misses with a right hand
and Goodman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Denis moves out of range as Goodman strikes.
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Denis.
Goodman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goodman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Denis.
Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goodman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Denis moves away and avoids it.
Denis tries to counter by clinching up but Goodman breaks away and moves out of range.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Denis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goodman's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saul Goodman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Achab Denis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Goodman takes a swing at Denis's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Denis.
Denis lands with a right hand.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Denis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Denis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goodman is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Goodman.
Denis throws a leg kick but Goodman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Denis tries to counter by clinching up but Goodman breaks away and moves out of range.
Goodman misses with an uppercut. Denis saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Denis.
Denis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Denis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Goodman misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Denis wants to slow Goodman down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Denis.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodman checks a leg kick nicely.
Goodman lunges at Denis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Denis's hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denis 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 Goodman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Goodman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goodman connects with the punch.
Goodman throws a body shot but no joy.
Denis tries to counter by clinching up but Goodman breaks away and moves out of range.
Denis tries to clinch there but Goodman circles away.
Goodman looks to land a right hand but Denis moved out of range.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Denis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denis lands a slapping body shot.
Goodman tries to move into range but Denis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Denis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denis.
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Denis moved out of range nicely.
Denis misses the jab.
Denis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denis jabs Goodman right on the nose. Goodman blinks but takes it well.
Denis slips under a jab.
Denis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Goodman checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Goodman misses its intended target.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman loads up on a big right hand but Denis slips the punch.
Denis lands a jab to Goodman's midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Goodman misses the target.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denis is looking to clinch.
Denis ducks under a wild hook from Goodman.
Denis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Goodman.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Denis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Denis misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodman is just out of range.
Denis looks to clinch
and Goodman counters with a left to the body.
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goodman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodman! But no joy.
Goodman digs a good hook to Denis's body.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.

Denis gets a clinch.
Goodman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Denis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Denis prevents Goodman from breaking the clinch.
Denis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Goodman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goodman tries a body shot but Denis blocks it.
Denis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Saul Goodman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Achab Denis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Goodman moves out of range as Denis throws a body kick.
Goodman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goodman takes a swing at Denis's ribcage but misses.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Goodman throws a nice looking combination but Denis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Denis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
Goodman takes a swing at Denis's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Goodman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denis is looking to counter the offense by Goodman and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Goodman moves out of range of the leg kick from Denis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goodman! But no joy.
Denis thuds a left hand into Goodman's body.
Goodman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Goodman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Goodman has time to react.
Denis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goodman.
Denis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Denis misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman slips a jab from Denis.
Denis lands a jab to the nose.
Denis moves out of range as Goodman strikes.
Denis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Goodman manages to circle out of the way.
Goodman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denis doesn't manage to clinch there - Goodman circles away.
Goodman throws a hook to the side of Denis's head but Denis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Denis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Goodman.
Denis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
A punch combination from Goodman misses.
Goodman throws a hook but Denis blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goodman misses with a hook.
Denis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Denis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Goodman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Denis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Goodman swings widly with a right hand

and Denis counters by clinching up.
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!
Denis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Denis.
Goodman takes an elbow to the forehead.
A body shot lands from Denis.
Goodman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice body punch from Denis.
Goodman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denis blocks a body shot from Goodman.
Denis throws an elbow but it misses.
Denis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denis blocks an uppercut.
Denis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goodman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goodman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goodman blocks an elbow strike.
Denis tries to throw a body punch but Goodman avoids it by throwing Denis back against the cage.
Denis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Denis pushes Goodman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goodman blocks the elbow strike.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Goodman in his tracks for a moment.
Goodman throws a punch but it's blocked by Denis.
Denis misses with a body punch.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Denis.
Goodman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Denis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goodman swings wildly with an uppercut but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman avoids a wild elbow strike from Denis.
Goodman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Saul Goodman has been cut.
Goodman throws a head punch that misses.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Goodman in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goodman's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
Achab Denis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Denis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Denis can't find room to land a body shot as Goodman controls the action.
Denis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goodman or not.
Denis lands an elbow just above Goodman 's eye.
Denis lands a body punch.
Denis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goodman's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Achab Denis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goodman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:49
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:48
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman! Saul Goodman retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Saul Goodman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Achab Denis spoke after the fight, saying 'I have to give it up to Irbek. He deserved it this time.'.