PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Gooseman (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!

Lowe
vs
Gooseman

172 cm
18
147 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

174 cm
25
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Gooseman!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooseman wants to clinch up but Lowe keeps it at a distance.
Lowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gooseman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gooseman misses with a wild combination.
Lowe lands with a right hand.
Gooseman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lowe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Lowe misses.
Gooseman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lowe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gooseman just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gooseman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lowe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good standup being displayed there by Lowe as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe misses with a shot to the body
and Gooseman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gooseman throws a right and a left that both miss.

Gooseman takes the fight into the clinch.
Lowe blocks a body shot from Gooseman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lowe can't break the clinch.
Lowe avoiding damage as Gooseman throws knees to the body.
Gooseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lowe avoids it.
Gooseman has Lowe pressed against the cage, preventing Lowe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lowe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gooseman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gooseman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gooseman keeps control of Lowe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lowe managing to block the knees to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gooseman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gooseman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lowe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lowe can't break the clinch.
Gooseman lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe tries to break the clinch but Gooseman is controlling the position.
Gooseman looking to throw knees to the head but Lowe is blocking nicely.

Lowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lowe blocks a head kick by Gooseman.
Gooseman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gooseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gooseman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gooseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gooseman was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowe.
Lowe throws a nice looking combination but Gooseman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gooseman wants to clinch.
Lowe lands a nice looking body kick.
Lowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gooseman's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gooseman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Gooseman moves forwards but Lowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lowe blocks a head kick by Gooseman.
Lowe lands a jab to Gooseman's midsection.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Gooseman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gooseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gooseman fails to land with a series of punches.
Gooseman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lowe keeps the fight on the outside.
Lowe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lowe throws a leg kick but Gooseman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Lowe finds it's target.
Gooseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowe scores with a hook to the body. Gooseman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe lands with a nice body punch.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gooseman moves away.
Gooseman is looking to clinch.
Lowe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lowe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gooseman tries to clinch but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe is looking to counter punch.
Gooseman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lowe keeps the fight on the outside.
Gooseman walks into a stiff left hand from Lowe.
Lowe blocks a head kick by Gooseman.
It looked like Lowe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gooseman.
Gooseman is looking to clinch.
Lowe throws a jab but it's blocked by Gooseman.
Gooseman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gooseman if he has to take too many more of those.
It looks like Lowe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gooseman misses with a body punch
and Lowe counters with a left to the body.
Lowe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gooseman's calf.
Nice shot lands for Lowe.
Lowe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gooseman avoids the head kick by Lowe.
Mike Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Gooseman blocks the low kick.
Good shot there by Lowe.
Gooseman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lowe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lowe jabs at Gooseman's body.
Gooseman misses the jab.
Gooseman avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Gooseman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lowe scoring well with a low kick there.

Gooseman rushes Lowe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gooseman prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
Gooseman missing with knees to the body.
Gooseman lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe tries to circle away but Gooseman has him pinned against the cage.
Lowe avoiding damage as Gooseman throws knees to the body.
Lowe blocks the elbow strike.
Lowe wants to break free but Gooseman has control.
Gooseman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lowe breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Lowe misses.
Gooseman throws a counter combo.

Gooseman clinches up with Lowe and pushes him back against the cage.

Lowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Gooseman is looking for the big counter here.
Gooseman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gooseman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gooseman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowe.
Lowe throws a wild body kick that Gooseman sees coming a mile off.
Gooseman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
Gooseman is looking to clinch but Lowe is avoiding it.
Gooseman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowe throws out the jab.
Gooseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gooseman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowe.
Good leg kick by Lowe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gooseman is looking to clinch.
Gooseman wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooseman is looking to clinch but Lowe is avoiding it.
Lowe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gooseman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gooseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gooseman misses with a body kick.
Gooseman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gooseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe cracks Gooseman with an open hand slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gooseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gooseman takes one to the chin there.
Lowe looks for the body kick but Gooseman saw that one coming.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. Gooseman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a body kick.
Gooseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lowe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lowe misses with a wild body shot.
Gooseman moves out of range of the body kick.
Lowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lowe is looking to chop away at Gooseman's legs.
Lowe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gooseman.
Lowe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gooseman misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Gooseman is predictable there
and Lowe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gooseman tries to clinch there but Lowe circles away.
Lowe throws a head kick but Gooseman moves out of range.
Gooseman throws a low kick but Lowe moves out of range easily.
Gooseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lowe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gooseman just manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lowe lands with a good body shot.
Shane Gooseman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gooseman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shane Gooseman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gooseman lands a hook that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.
Lowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gooseman can do to turn this around?
Lowe tries to break free but Gooseman pushes him back against the cage.
Gooseman lands a knee to the body.
Lowe tries to circle away but Gooseman has him pinned against the cage.
Gooseman struggles to land a body shot inside as Lowe controls his hands.
Gooseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lowe blocks it with crossed arms.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.
Lowe avoiding damage as Gooseman throws knees to the body.
Gooseman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gooseman misses with a knee strike.
Lowe managing to block the knees to the body from Gooseman.
Gooseman tries a knee to the head but Lowe blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Lowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lowe.
A nice combination there by Lowe.
Lowe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lowe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gooseman.
Lowe lands with a right hand.
Shane Gooseman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe lands with a cross.
Gooseman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gooseman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lowe.
Gooseman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gooseman tries to clinch there but Lowe circles away.
Lowe throws a big counter combination but Gooseman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Good exchange - Lowe coming out on top.

Gooseman is rocked!
Lowe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gooseman momentarily.
Gooseman is still on wobbly legs! Can Lowe finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Gooseman misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lowe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lowe drops Gooseman with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gooseman! Lowe dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Lowe!
A relieved looking Mike Lowe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.