PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Gooseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and First Second (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gooseman
vs
Second

174 cm
23
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Gooseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, First Second!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooseman tries to clinch up.
Second is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shane Gooseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Second takes one to the chin there.
Gooseman tries to close the distance and clinch but Second swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Gooseman pushes Second up against the cage in a clinch.
Second has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gooseman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gooseman throws a punch but it's blocked by Second.
Nice body punch from Gooseman.
Second wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage.

Second has picked Gooseman up - he's going for a ride! Second dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Second connects with a nice short shot to Gooseman's temple.
Second is thwarting Gooseman's attempts to control the position.
Second drops an elbow to the side of Gooseman's head.
Second working over Gooseman with some ground and pound. Gooseman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gooseman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Second on the ground.
Gooseman wants to get back to his feet.
Gooseman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Second scores with a couple of nice shots.
Second lands with a punch from half guard.
Gooseman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gooseman tries to get out of the position.
Second seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Second landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Second looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gooseman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Second scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Gooseman is rocked!
Second landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Gooseman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Second is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Second lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gooseman quite badly. Gooseman pulls Second in close trying to recover. Second postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gooseman on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gooseman doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). First Second!