PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinny Martin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Martin
vs
Winner

176 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

162 cm
22
148 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Winner!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.

Winner moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Martin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Winner tries to pull guard but Martin holds him up against the cage and eventually Winner drops back down to his feet.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Winner.
Martin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Winner smiles and moves away.
Martin tries to clinch

and Winner counters by moving into the clinch.
Martin can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Martin pulls guard successfully.

Winner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin tries to clinch there but Winner circles away.
Winner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin wants to clinch

and Winner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Winner.

Winner jumps guard and drags Martin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Winner should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Winner is looking to stand up but Martin isn't so interested in that idea.

Winner has his foot on Martin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martin works his way back into a safe position though.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winner is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Winner striking off his back but it's not causing Martin any problems.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Winner is retaining full guard.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martin darts in trying to clinch
and Winner counters with a three punch combo that has Martin backing up. Martin nods at Winner to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martin blocks a leg kick.
Martin wants to clinch up but Winner keeps it at a distance.
Ross Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Winner clinches with his opponent.
Martin blocks the elbow strike.
Winner with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Winner tightens his grip and picks Martin up, before dumping him to the ground. Martin manages to land in guard.
Winner looks gassed!

Winner stands up and waves to Martin to follow him.
Martin shoots in but Winner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin tries to clinch there but Winner circles away.
Winner throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winner misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Winner fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martin tries to clinch up but Winner circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martin.
Winner keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin tries to clinch up but Winner circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a head kick!
Martin is looking to clinch but Winner is avoiding it.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin fails to land with a series of punches.
Martin tries to clinch but Winner is having none of it.
Winner looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a nice leg kick.
Winner doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of Winner's side.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin wants to clinch but Winner slips to the side

and Winner counters by clinching up.
Martin keeps control of Winner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ross Winner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Martin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Martin has closed the distance and engaged Winner in a clinch.
Winner can't get the takedown.
Winner blocks the elbow strike.
Martin gets through Winner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winner fails to pull guard.
Martin jumps guard but Winner stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Winner throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Martin is trying to break free.
The is referee keeping an eye on Winner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Winner prevents the takedown attempt.
Winner is breathing heavily.
Winner lands with a short shot to the head.
Winner takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vinny Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Winner.
Winner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martin.

Martin successfully pulls guard.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.

Winner stands up from Martin's guard - Winner perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martin tries to clinch but Winner moves out of range.
Martin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin throws a head kick that Winner semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.

Martin closes the distance and clinches.
Martin throws an elbow that misses.
Martin jumps guard but Winner stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Winner avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Winner landing knees to the head.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
Winner tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
Martin fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner jabs at Martin's body.
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Winner gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Winner.
Martin wants a takedown but no success here.
Winner lands a nice elbow.
Winner blocks an elbow strike from Martin.
Winner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Winner manages to pull guard.

Winner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martin is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martin's guard.
Winner wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Winner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winner stays in close to Martin's body and controls the position.
Martin trying to control the position.

Winner gets to his feet - Martin follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ross Winner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Winner closes the distance but Martin moves to the side
and Martin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Martin thows a body kick. Winner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Horrible takedown by Martin or perhaps it was just good defense by Winner which made him look bad.
Winner tries to land a front kick but Martin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winner throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin cracks Winner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martin doesn't manage to clinch there - Winner circles away.
Martin wants to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Winner's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to clinch but Winner moves away

and Winner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Winner manages to pull guard.

Martin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Winner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martin tries to stand but Winner is controlling from the bottom.
Winner is looking to stand up but Martin isn't so interested in that idea.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Winner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Winner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Winner looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Winner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Martin looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Winner trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Martin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winner on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a punch to the head.
Martin has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Winner is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Martin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Martin for a finish.
Winner punches the canvas rather than the man.
Winner somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Martin trying to control the hands but Winner won't let him.
Martin looking very determined here, making life difficult for Winner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin trying to control the hands but Winner breaks the grip.

Martin fending off the submission attempt from Winner.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Winner is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winner 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Ross Winner!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ross Winner!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Ross Winner!

Ross Winner wins by unanimous decision!