PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Milo Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Gooden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner comes to the cage accompanied by Anderson Silva Theme Song. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Winner
vs
Gooden

185 cm
24
190 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
21
201 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Gooden!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Winner scores with a three punch combo!
Winner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gooden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winner misses with a few strikes there.

Winner moves into the clinch successfully.
Winner avoids the elbow strike from Gooden, against the cage.
Winner avoids a wild elbow strike from Gooden.
Winner missing with knees to the body.
Gooden avoiding damage as Winner throws knees to the body.
Gooden wants a takedown.
Gooden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gooden is defending well for now.
Winner working Gooden over with knees to the body.
Winner lands a nice knee to the body.
Gooden looks gassed!
Winner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gooden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Winner crunches a lovely knee into Gooden's ribcage.

Winner manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner tries to bum rush Gooden with a series of wild strikes but Gooden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gooden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
Gooden is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winner.
Winner works the jab nicely.
Gooden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Winner!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winner drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner passes Gooden's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Winner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Winner fails to take his opponent's back.
Gooden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gooden wants to control but Winner is having none of it.

Gooden defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Winner.
Gooden has given up his back.
Winner wants to control but Gooden is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winner is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gooden knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gooden for a finish.

Winner is persistently looking for the submission but Gooden is defending it well.
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!
Can Gooden hold on?! Winner is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Will Winner go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Gooden is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Winner gets his way!
Gooden trying to control the action but Winner just sinks the hooks in.
Gooden can't escape the position.
Will Winner go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winner is looking for the choke from the back position but Gooden is controlling his hands well.
Gooden has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gooden trying to control the action but Winner just sinks the hooks in.
Gooden is in bad spot here.

Winner is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gooden is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Milo Winner!