PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winkler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Happy Days. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Price
vs
Winkler

185 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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154 Degrees in Sydney (154 Quality Stamina)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price fails with the takedown.
Price has a takedown stuffed.
Price tries to clinch there but Winkler circles away.
Winkler throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.

Price closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Price tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price prevents Winkler from escaping the position.
Winkler can't do much from the bottom here.
Winkler taking punishment in the form of punches.
Winkler tries to improve position but can't.

Price tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Price has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Price working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Price wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winkler keeps working.

Price tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Price working the head with strikes.
Price throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Winkler works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Price is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Winkler has managed to free his arm - good work.
Price missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Price stops Winkler from getting back to his feet.
Winkler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Price wants to control from the top but Winkler keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price working some strikes from top position.

Price has gone for a leg lock! Winkler slips out almost immediately though and dives into Price's guard.
Winkler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winkler distracts Price with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Winkler preventing the sweep.
Winkler trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winkler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Price is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winkler looking to sit in guard and control but Price gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Price makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winkler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winkler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winkler tries to strike from the bottom.
Price makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Price lands a couple of elbows.
Winkler wants to sweep here but Price controlling him for the moment.
Winkler is wriggling around but Price manages to pass to half guard.

Price is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Winkler trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Price looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winkler tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Price working the head and body with strikes.

Winkler is defending against the submission attempts here by Price.
Winkler punching from the bottom.
Price scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Price there.
Price seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Winkler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Price dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Winkler misses with a double jab.
Henry Winkler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Winkler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winkler thuds a left hand into Price's body.
Price is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Price staying out of range there.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winkler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henry Winkler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Price drives through with a takedown into guard.
Price looking to sit in guard and control but Winkler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Price keeping moving, preventing Winkler from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Price is on top in guard.
Price stopping the sweep attempt from Winkler.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winkler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winkler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Price!
Price has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler cracks Price with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Price is trying to escape the mount.
Winkler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Price looks a forlorn figure.
Price keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Winkler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Price is desperately trying to improve his position but Winkler has a good base and remains in mount.
Price sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Price keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Price keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winkler winds up and cracks Price with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Winkler lands strikes from half guard.

Price looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Price has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Winkler is working away from the top position though.
Price slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Winkler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Winkler landing with the ground and pound.
Price looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Price is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winkler is aware though and is defending well.

Price working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winkler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winkler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winkler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winkler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Robert Price overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winkler looking to pass the guard.
Price manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winkler manages to get himself to full guard.
Winkler wants to stand but Price is controlling the position.
Price pushes down on Winkler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Price works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Price tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Price is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Winkler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Winkler throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Winkler is trying to improve his position.
Winkler wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Price working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Winkler gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Price will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Winkler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Price.
Winkler connects with a jab.
Winkler lands a jab to Price's midsection.
Price walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Winkler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Winkler clinches with his opponent.
Winkler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Price has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Winkler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Winkler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Price tries to clinch up but Winkler circles away and keeps his distance.
Price is looking to land body kicks.
Price has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winkler finds it's way round the side to connect with Price's head.
Winkler looks to land a combination. Price sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Price changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Winkler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Price is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Winkler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Winkler wants to control but Price postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winkler is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler sneaks back into half guard.
Winkler throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Price seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Winkler is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Price!