PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Blitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Gooseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blitz
vs
Gooseman

175 cm
19
153 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

174 cm
24
157 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Mohito Fightwear

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Blitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Gooseman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blitz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Gooseman instigates a clinch.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blitz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gooseman misses with some punches.
Blitz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gooseman controls his hands.

Blitz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blitz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Blitz tries to keep at a distance but Gooseman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gooseman misses with an elbow over the top.
I was talking to Blitz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blitz managing to block the knees to the body from Gooseman.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gooseman.
Blitz takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like John Blitz has been cut.
Blitz is looking for a takedown.
Gooseman swings wildly with an uppercut but Blitz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gooseman throws an elbow but it misses.
Blitz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blitz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blitz presses Gooseman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blitz blocks it with crossed arms.
Blitz taking a breather.
Gooseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blitz wants a takedown but no success here.
Blitz is trying to push Gooseman away but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Gooseman stops a takedown attempt from Blitz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blitz has had enough of the clinch but Gooseman keeps him there for the moment.
Blitz taking a breather.
Blitz is trying to break the clinch but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage.
Gooseman lands a good knee to the midsection. Blitz won't want to take too many of those.
Blitz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gooseman misses with a knee to the head.
Blitz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage.
Gooseman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blitz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gooseman scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gooseman scores with a knee to the head.
Gooseman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gooseman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blitz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gooseman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blitz.
Blitz can't break the clinch.
Gooseman scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gooseman misses with a punch to the body.
Blitz is working for takedown but Gooseman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gooseman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gooseman throws an elbow but misses.
Gooseman managing to block the knees to the body from Blitz.
Blitz throws a head punch that misses.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but Blitz blocks it.
Blitz is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blitz's efforts to push away.
Gooseman trying to land knees to the body.
Blitz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gooseman backwards.
Gooseman trying to land knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a knee to the body.
Blitz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gooseman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gooseman missing with knees to the body.
Blitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gooseman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blitz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gooseman is keeping busy.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gooseman looking to throw knees to the head but Blitz is blocking nicely.
Blitz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman avoids the elbow strike from Blitz, against the cage.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.
Blitz tries to circle away but Gooseman has him pinned against the cage.
Blitz is trying to break free.
Gooseman lands a knee to the body.
Blitz tries to break free but Gooseman pushes him back against the cage.
Blitz works on Gooseman's body with a couple of short punches.
Gooseman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gooseman working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blitz avoiding damage as Gooseman throws knees to the body.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gooseman looks winded!
Blitz is looking for a takedown.
Blitz is trying to push Gooseman away but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but Blitz blocks it.
Gooseman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Gooseman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Blitz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blitz. Gooseman shrugs it off though.
Blitz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gooseman has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

Blitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gooseman throws an elbow but it misses.
Blitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blitz looking to slow down the pace here.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blitz is trying to break the clinch but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.
Gooseman blocks a body shot from Blitz.
Gooseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blitz looking to slow down the pace here.
Gooseman misses with an elbow strike.
Gooseman has Blitz pressed against the cage, preventing Blitz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blitz working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitz is trying to push Gooseman away but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gooseman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blitz is trying to pull guard but Gooseman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blitz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gooseman tries to work over Blitz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blitz avoids the elbow strike from Gooseman, against the cage.
Blitz is looking for a takedown.
Gooseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Blitz avoids the elbow strike from Gooseman, against the cage.
Blitz jumps guard but Gooseman stands there with Blitz around his waist. Blitz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gooseman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blitz's efforts to push away.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blitz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gooseman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gooseman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blitz's efforts to push away.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but Blitz blocks it.
Gooseman misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blitz's face.
Gooseman has Blitz pressed against the cage, preventing Blitz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gooseman looking to throw knees to the head but Blitz is blocking nicely.
Gooseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gooseman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blitz's efforts to push away.
Gooseman managing to block the knees to the body from Blitz.

Blitz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gooseman takes the fight into the clinch.
Blitz tries to break free but Gooseman pushes him back against the cage.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gooseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blitz is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gooseman misses with a knee to the head.
Gooseman landing knees to the body.
Shane Gooseman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blitz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gooseman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz wants a takedown.
Blitz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gooseman struggles to land a body shot inside as Blitz controls his hands.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blitz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blitz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooseman can't find room to land a body shot as Blitz controls the action.
Gooseman trying to land knees to the body.
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blitz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blitz takes an elbow to the temple.
Gooseman looking to throw knees to the head but Blitz is blocking nicely.
Gooseman scores with a knee to the head.
Gooseman misses with an elbow strike.
Blitz is trying to break the clinch but Gooseman is controlling him.
Gooseman struggles to land a body shot inside as Blitz controls his hands.
Blitz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gooseman or not.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blitz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz avoiding damage as Gooseman throws knees to the body.

Blitz breaks the clinch.
Blitz throws a nice head kick!
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!
Gooseman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blitz.
Gooseman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gooseman ducks right into an uppercut from Blitz.
Blitz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gooseman defends it nicely.
Blitz throws a sloppy head kick and Gooseman moves out of range easily.

Gooseman rushes Blitz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gooseman is pressed up against the cage. Blitz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gooseman down to the mat. Gooseman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Gooseman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Gooseman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Blitz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gooseman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blitz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blitz avoiding damage as Gooseman throws knees to the body.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Blitz's ribcage.
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blitz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gooseman with a knee to the head.
Gooseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blitz avoiding damage as Gooseman throws knees to the body.
Blitz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gooseman misses with an elbow over the top.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blitz wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but Blitz blocks it.
Gooseman prevents Blitz from breaking the clinch.
Blitz is trying to force a seperation but Gooseman has the dominant position.
Blitz tries to land knees in the clinch but Gooseman avoids the damage to the body.
Blitz is trying to push Gooseman away but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gooseman throws an elbow but misses.
Gooseman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gooseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gooseman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blitz's brow.
Gooseman gets underhooks to prevent Blitz's takedown attempt.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.

Blitz pulls Gooseman into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gooseman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A big left from Blitz misses.

Gooseman rushes Blitz and presses him up against the cage.
Blitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blitz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gooseman is defending well for now.
Gooseman missing with knees to the body.
Gooseman throws a punch but it's blocked by Blitz.
Blitz is looking for a takedown.
Blitz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gooseman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blitz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blitz. That's going to slow Gooseman down.
Gooseman looks to land a body kick but Blitz moved away.
Blitz catches Gooseman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blitz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gooseman flicks out a counter leg kick but Blitz steps away.
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!
Gooseman misses with a double jab
and Blitz counters with a thumping low kick.

Gooseman drives through and clinches with Blitz against the cage.
Blitz wants to take the fight to the mat but Gooseman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gooseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooseman obliges.
Gooseman landing knees to the head.
Gooseman misses with an elbow strike.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blitz avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gooseman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blitz's elbow.
Blitz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blitz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gooseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gooseman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blitz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blitz looking to slow down the pace here.
John Blitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gooseman with a knee to the head.
Blitz dodges an elbow strike from Gooseman.
Gooseman has Blitz pressed against the cage, preventing Blitz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blitz is trying to break the clinch but Gooseman is controlling him.
Gooseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blitz's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gooseman obliges.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blitz taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitz tries to pull guard but Gooseman won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blitz is looking to break free of the clinch but Gooseman has double underhooks.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.

Blitz breaks from the clinch.

Blitz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blitz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gooseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blitz looking to stall.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but Blitz blocks it.
Blitz prevents a body shot from Gooseman.
Gooseman tries to land knees in the clinch but Blitz avoids the damage to the body.
Blitz tries to break the clinch but Gooseman is controlling the position.
Shane Gooseman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blitz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Gooseman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gooseman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Gooseman!
John Blitz was interviewed post fight and said 'Have to train my wrestling'.