PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Gooseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laverne Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Gooseman
vs
Reynolds

174 cm
23
157 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laverne Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reynolds has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gooseman has Reynolds pressed against the cage, preventing Reynolds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Gooseman is controlling him.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Reynolds tries to throw a body punch but Gooseman avoids it by throwing Reynolds back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reynolds - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gooseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Gooseman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reynolds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reynolds connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gooseman's face.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Gooseman missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gooseman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reynolds is looking to control Gooseman's arms but Gooseman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage.
Gooseman prevents Reynolds from breaking the clinch.
Gooseman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gooseman trying to land knees to the body.
Gooseman misses with an elbow strike.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Gooseman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gooseman misses with a body punch.
Gooseman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gooseman throws a punch but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Gooseman blocks an elbow strike from Reynolds.
Gooseman lands a knee to the body.
Gooseman managing to block the knees to the body from Reynolds.
Gooseman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gooseman landing knees to the head.
Gooseman landing knees to the head.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gooseman missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds misses with a punch on the inside.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gooseman is keeping busy.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gooseman tries to land knees in the clinch but Reynolds avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gooseman prevents Reynolds from breaking the clinch.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gooseman trying to land knees to the body.

Reynolds breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Gooseman lands but Reynolds takes it in his stride.

Reynolds pushes Gooseman up against the cage in a clinch.
Gooseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gooseman working Reynolds over with knees to the body.

Reynolds wants the takedown. Gooseman is fighting it off but Reynolds persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gooseman's guard against the cage.
Reynolds trying to control but Gooseman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds trying to control but Gooseman is working from the bottom.

Reynolds stands up from Gooseman's guard - Reynolds perhaps looking for a knockout.

Gooseman rushes Reynolds and presses him up against the cage.
Gooseman has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Reynolds's ribcage.
Reynolds looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Gooseman blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds is trying to pull guard but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage.
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gooseman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reynolds is trying to pull guard but Gooseman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shane Gooseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laverne Reynolds.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
Gooseman misses with the head strike.
Reynolds avoids a wild elbow strike from Gooseman.
Gooseman struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but Gooseman holds him up against the cage and eventually Reynolds drops back down to his feet.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reynolds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gooseman looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Gooseman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gooseman darts in and clinches Reynolds up against the cage.
Gooseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Reynolds lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gooseman backwards.
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reynolds lands an elbow just above Gooseman 's eye.
Gooseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gooseman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds looking to throw knees to the head but Gooseman is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gooseman.
Reynolds with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooseman looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Reynolds lands a nice elbow.
Gooseman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gooseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gooseman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reynolds can do to turn this around?
Gooseman with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gooseman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gooseman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reynolds's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gooseman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds dodges an elbow strike from Gooseman.
Reynolds is trying to pull guard but Gooseman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Gooseman has him pressed against the cage.
Gooseman looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Gooseman blocks an elbow strike from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gooseman blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reynolds in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gooseman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Reynolds displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gooseman up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gooseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Gooseman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks it.
Gooseman misses with a punch to the body.
Gooseman with a knee to the head.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reynolds jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gooseman walks away with a smile on his face. Reynolds gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gooseman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Gooseman has Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Gooseman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gooseman smiles and moves away.
Shane Gooseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laverne Reynolds.

Gooseman moves into the clinch successfully.
Reynolds trying to stall but Gooseman improves his position.
Gooseman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Reynolds is looking to control Gooseman's arms but Gooseman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Reynolds's ribcage.
Reynolds has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gooseman after a bit of a struggle.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
Reynolds throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gooseman blocks it with crossed arms.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Gooseman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Reynolds manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gooseman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gooseman postures up.
Gooseman postures up in Reynolds's guard and throws a big left but Reynolds blocks it.
Gooseman wants to stand but Reynolds has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Reynolds pulls Gooseman in close to his closed guard and prevents Gooseman from doing any damage or advancing position.

Gooseman stands up and waves to Reynolds to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Gooseman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gooseman has managed to clinch.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Gooseman.
Reynolds blocks the elbow strike.
Gooseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reynolds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gooseman scores with a knee to the head.
Gooseman trying to land knees to the body.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooseman swings wildly with an uppercut but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gooseman misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Gooseman blocks it.
Reynolds misses with an elbow strike.
Shane Gooseman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Reynolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds tries a knee to the head but Gooseman blocks it.
Gooseman scores a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.
Gooseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gooseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reynolds in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reynolds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reynolds drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gooseman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Reynolds wants to break free but Gooseman has control.
Reynolds landing knees to the head.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the head but Gooseman blocks with his arms.
Gooseman crunches a lovely knee into Reynolds's ribcage.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gooseman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Reynolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gooseman's brow.
Gooseman connects with a knee to the head.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reynolds avoids it.
Reynolds managing to block the knees to the body from Gooseman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gooseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reynolds has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reynolds missing with knees to the body.
Reynolds tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gooseman avoids it.
Reynolds is trying to stall.
Gooseman dodges an elbow strike from Reynolds.
Reynolds is looking to control Gooseman's arms but Gooseman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reynolds has his back to the cage.
Reynolds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reynolds blocks an elbow strike.
Reynolds lands a knee to the head.
Reynolds avoiding damage as Gooseman throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman avoids the elbow strike from Reynolds, against the cage.
Reynolds trying to control the position but instead, Gooseman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reynolds into the cage.
Gooseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reynolds is looking to break free of the clinch but Gooseman has double underhooks.
Reynolds looking to slow down the pace here.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Reynolds tries to land knees in the clinch but Gooseman avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Gooseman.
Gooseman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gooseman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds tries to score a body lock takedown but Gooseman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Reynolds stalls.
Reynolds jumps guard but Gooseman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shane Gooseman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laverne Reynolds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to stall but Gooseman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reynolds is trying to pull guard but Gooseman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooseman looking to throw knees to the head but Reynolds is blocking nicely.
Laverne Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gooseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reynolds is defending well for now.
Gooseman lands an elbow just above Reynolds 's eye.
Gooseman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gooseman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds wants to stall.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Gooseman blocks it.
Gooseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reynolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reynolds taking a breather.
Shane Gooseman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Gooseman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gooseman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Gooseman!