PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between White Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Milat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Goodman
vs
Milat

185 cm
34
203 lbs
28 - 10 - 1

187 cm
32
186 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, White Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat connects with an inside leg kick.
Milat walks into a jab.
Goodman scores with a hook.
Milat thows a body shot but no joy.
Goodman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Milat.
Goodman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Milat.
Goodman throws an overhand right that lands on Milat's shoulder, as Milat tries to avoid the shot.

Goodman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Milat to the ground. Goodman is now in Milat's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milat throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Milat told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Milat is trying to keep Goodman in close.
Goodman stops Milat from standing up.
Milat is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Milat trying to strike off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goodman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goodman throwing strikes but missing.
Milat thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Goodman throwing strikes but missing.
Goodman trying to control but Milat is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've been hearing that Goodman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Milat pulls Goodman in close to prevent any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goodman looks to score with a jab to the body but Milat is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands an overhand right.
White Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goodman thows a body kick. Milat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Milat throws a front kick that sends Goodman stumbling back into the cage.
Goodman thuds a left hand into Milat's body.
Goodman lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Goodman misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Milat. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman lands a nice hook to Milat's body. Milat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Goodman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Goodman throws a low kick, looking for Milat's leg but Milat calmly moves out of range.
Milat scores with a head kick.
Goodman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goodman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Milat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goodman throws a shot from downtown. Milat moves away and avoids it.
Milat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Milat. No joy for Goodman on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat throws a right hand that misses
and Goodman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ivan Milat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goodman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Milat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goodman manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Goodman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Milat cracks Goodman with a good jab.
Milat is looking to slow Goodman down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goodman moves out of range as Milat strikes.
Milat delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that White Goodman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Milat wants to slow Goodman down by chopping away at his legs.
Goodman misses with a low kick.
Goodman throws out a leg kick but Milat moves out of range and Goodman only half commits.
Milat lands a lovely overhand right.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.
Milat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Milat throws a head kick but Goodman moves out of range.
Milat throws a body kick that misses.
Good shot there by Goodman.
Goodman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Goodman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Milat's sensitive parts.
Goodman needs to keep his hands up - Milat had a free shot at his head there.
Milat moves away from the strike by Goodman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Milat.
Goodman lands a slapping body shot.
Good leg kick by Goodman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goodman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Milat.
Goodman fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman slips under a jab from Milat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milat takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
Milat avoids a kick to the body.
Milat throws a lazy head kick
and Milat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milat stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Milat wants it to stay on the feet.
A low kick from Goodman is predictable there
and Milat counters with a body kick that stops Goodman in his tracks momentarily.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milat moves away.
Goodman throws a sloppy body shot
and Milat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goodman's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Milat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Milat looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Goodman shoots for a double leg takedown but Milat sprawls well. He's pushed Goodman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for White Goodman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Milat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goodman is looking to chop away at Milat's legs.
Milat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Milat fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Milat looks to land a combination but Goodman avoids it well.
Milat scores with 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.
Milat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goodman.
Milat just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Milat.
Milat throws a series of strikes that have Goodman backpedaling.

Goodman is rocked!
Ivan Milat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milat lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Goodman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Milat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goodman seems to have got his legs back now.
Goodman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Look low, kick high! Milat uses the oldest trick in the book to send Goodman tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Milat is absolutely delighted - when Goodman wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ivan Milat!
Ivan Milat seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.