PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Winston (ranked 845 p4p, 1957 weight class) and Reece Robertson (ranked 118 p4p, 240 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!

Winston
vs
Robertson

182 cm
24
175
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
183
7 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reece Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson lands with a right hand.
Winston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Robertson throws a looping overhand right but Winston ducks down to avoid it.
Winston is looking to counter punch.
Winston cracks a nice hook into Robertson's ribs.
Robertson throws a leg kick but Winston checks it.
Robertson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Winston walks into a straight right hand from Robertson.
Robertson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winston misses with a combination
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Dallas Winston has been cut.
Robertson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Robertson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robertson slips under a jab.
Robertson only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Robertson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Robertson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winston with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
and Robertson counters with a three punch combo that has Winston backing up. Winston nods at Robertson to acknowledge the strikes.
Winston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Robertson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Winston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Winston thuds a left hand into Robertson's body.
Winston walks into a left hand.
Winston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robertson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Winston cracks Robertson with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson ducks right into an uppercut from Winston.
A good leg kick by Robertson.
Winston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Robertson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
Winston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A cross from Winston lands.
Winston takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Robertson.
A bone on bone clash there as Winston blocks the leg kick.
Winston misses with a hook
and Robertson counters with a thumping low kick.
Robertson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a lazy uppercut
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robertson.
Nice shot lands for Robertson.
Dallas Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston fails to land with a series of punches.
Robertson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
Winston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Winston misses the target.
Winston dips to his left and cracks Robertson with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Winston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robertson doesn't seem phased though.
Robertson throws a low kick but Winston moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Winston misses
and Robertson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winston looks to land a left hand but Robertson moved out of range nicely.
Winston moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Reece Robertson has been cut.
Winston lands with a straight right. Robertson didn't see that one coming.
A good leg kick by Robertson.
A combination from Winston does no damage.
Robertson swinging wildly here.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Robertson's shoulder, as Robertson tries to avoid the shot.
Robertson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robertson throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dallas Winston will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Winston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Winston misses with a body shot
and Robertson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dallas Winston is winning the standup battle so far.
Winston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robertson counters with an outside leg kick.
Winston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robertson. Robertson obviously looking to wear him down.
Winston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robertson.
Robertson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Robertson slips under a jab from Winston.
Winston scores with a sloppy right hand. Robertson should have avoided that one.
Winston misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robertson thumps Winston with a low kick.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Winston. That snapped Robertson's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston tests Robertson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winston lands an overhand right.
Winston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Robertson. Robertson obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick from Robertson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Winston digs a good body shot into Robertson's ribs.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Winston moves away and avoids it.
Robertson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winston 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.
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
Winston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Robertson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
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!
Winston misses with a left hand
and Robertson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winston misses with a straight right.
Robertson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Robertson's shoulder, as Robertson tries to avoid the shot.
Winston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Robertson counters with a straight right hand.
Robertson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Robertson misses
and Winston counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Winston finds it's way through Robertson's defenses.
Winston lands with an overhand left.
Robertson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands with a right hand.
Robertson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Robertson throws a counter combo.
Winston misses with a jab to the body
and Robertson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robertson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Winston lands a nice shot to the body.
Reece Robertson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Robertson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Robertson looks to land a left hand but Winston moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Winston misses its target.
Winston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robertson circles away quickly and effectively.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Robertson! But no joy.
Robertson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Robertson duly obliges.
Winston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Robertson thows a leg kick but Winston checks it
letting Winston counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Winston does no damage.
Robertson tries to bum rush Winston with a series of wild strikes but Winston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winston throws a big counter combination but Robertson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Winston moves out of range as Robertson strikes.
Winston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Robertson counters with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robertson.
Winston misses with an uppercut
and Robertson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dallas Winston will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Winston missing with a left hand there. Robertson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winston backing away here, and Robertson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Winston as he checks the leg kick.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robertson.
A little jabbing left from Robertson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Robertson throws a right hand that Winston ducks under and follows up with a left that Winston also avoids with ease.
Winston throws out a loose jab but Robertson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston staying out of range there.
Winston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robertson.
Robertson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Winston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winston misses with a double jab
and Robertson counters with a nice body shot.
Robertson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Winston backs off Robertson throws a huge counter combo but Winston manages to avoid it all.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Robertson saw that one coming.
Robertson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Robertson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Robertson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robertson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Robertson throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Robertson thows a leg kick but Winston checks it
and Winston counters with a two punch combo.

Robertson is rocked!
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!
Robertson connects with a right hand. Winston shakes it off.
Winston misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Robertson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robertson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Robertson is still on wobbly legs! Can Winston finish him?
Robertson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Robertson throws a jab but it's blocked by Winston.
Winston moves out of range of the strikes.
Robertson seems to have recovered his senses.
Winston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robertson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winston throws a shot from downtown. Robertson moves away and avoids it.
Winston misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Robertson counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Robertson tries a quick counter leg kick but Winston is wise to it.
Robertson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Robertson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Robertson.
Winston swings for the body but Robertson moves out of range.
Winston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Robertson 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.
Winston loads up on a big right hand but Robertson slips the punch.
Robertson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Winston misses with a left hand
and Robertson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses with a series of wild punches.
Robertson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robertson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston scores with a hook.
Winston checks a leg kick.
Winston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Robertson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dallas Winston.
Well Winston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dallas Winston!
An out of breath Dallas Winston thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.