PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger de la Fuente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

de la Fuente
vs
Winner

178 cm
25
183 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
176 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger de la Fuente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner throws a series of strikes that have de la Fuente backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - de la Fuente looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winner leaves de la Fuente with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Winner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Winner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. de la Fuente defending well though.
Winner stops de la Fuente from getting back to his feet.
de la Fuente is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winner tries to pass to full mount but de la Fuente defends it.
de la Fuente manages to get to full guard.
Winner chips away with some ground and pound.

de la Fuente is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
de la Fuente will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner looking to pass the guard.
Winner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of de la Fuente's head.
Winner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Winner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winner trying to control but de la Fuente is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de la Fuente misses with a takedown attempt
and Winner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winner jabs at de la Fuente's body.
Winner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps de la Fuente's head backwards.
Winner scores with a nice strike.
Winner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent de la Fuente stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
de la Fuente with a lazy takedown attempt
and Winner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger de la Fuente. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
de la Fuente shoots and misses
and Winner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but de la Fuente was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner.
Winner throws a big shot that misses.
Winner thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Winner.
Winner takes a swing at de la Fuente's ribcage but misses.
de la Fuente slips under a jab.
Winner throws a hook but de la Fuente blocks it.
Stan Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner throws a nice looking combination but de la Fuente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
de la Fuente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and de la Fuente counters with a single leg into guard. Winner didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente wants to stand but Winner is controlling his posture from full guard.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winner has de la Fuente pulled in close to control his posture.
Winner looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de la Fuente trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from de la Fuente.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Winner.
Winner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
de la Fuente shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winner misses with a double jab

and de la Fuente counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
de la Fuente missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de la Fuente throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
de la Fuente won't allow Winner to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winner is on top in guard.
Winner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stan Winner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

de la Fuente takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winner looks to score with a jab to the body but de la Fuente is just out of range.
Winner throws a combination that misses

and de la Fuente counters with a single leg into guard. Winner didn't expect that.
Winner pulls de la Fuente in close to prevent any damage.
Winner wants to sweep here but de la Fuente controlling him for the moment.
de la Fuente in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winner controls de la Fuente momentarily but de la Fuente frees himself.
de la Fuente looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de la Fuente stopping the sweep attempt from Winner.
Winner trying to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
de la Fuente tries to close the distance and clinch but Winner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
de la Fuente shoots in for a takedown but Winner shows good takedown defense.
Winner throws a big shot that misses.
Winner misses with a combination

and de la Fuente counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Winner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente wanted to stand there but Winner had control of the position.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de la Fuente content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Winner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from de la Fuente.
de la Fuente has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Winner is proving hard to escape from.
de la Fuente postures up.
Winner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
de la Fuente tries to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
de la Fuente is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner raining down shots from the mount!
Winner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
de la Fuente is in a horrible position here. Winner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
de la Fuente tries to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
Winner cracks de la Fuente with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Winner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Winner lands a big elbow.
Winner raining down shots from the mount!
Winner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
de la Fuente wants to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
The referee warns de la Fuente that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
de la Fuente keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Winner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
de la Fuente on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if de la Fuente tries to get out of the position.
de la Fuente sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Winner wants to take a breather but de la Fuente is having none of it.
Winner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Winner working over de la Fuente with some ground and pound. de la Fuente looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

de la Fuente actively working from the bottom here.
Winner winds up and cracks de la Fuente with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Winner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

de la Fuente looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

de la Fuente looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Winner pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by de la Fuente.
Winner misses the body punch

and de la Fuente counters with a nice double leg into side control. Winner won't be happy with that.
Winner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
de la Fuente working over Winner with some ground and pound. Winner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Winner tries to get to full guard but de la Fuente has control of the leg.
de la Fuente wants to get back to his feet.
Winner preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Winner is pressing down on de la Fuente's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
de la Fuente wants to stand but Winner is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winner is on top in guard.
Winner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Winner stands up over de la Fuente, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

de la Fuente is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winner is aware though and is defending well.
de la Fuente can't keep his opponent in guard - Winner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Winner works his foot free and advances to mount.
de la Fuente is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de la Fuente throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
de la Fuente is wriggling around trying to escape.
Winner lands a nice shot to the head.
Roger de la Fuente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winner blocks de la Fuente's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
de la Fuente wants to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
Winner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de la Fuente is looking to escape.
Winner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Winner breaks from de la Fuente's wrist control and lands an elbow.
de la Fuente swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
de la Fuente really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winner has hold of de la Fuente's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and de la Fuente manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Winner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
de la Fuente tries to hold on but Winner postures up.
Winner looking to control but de la Fuente is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stan Winner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stan Winner has got the better of the ground game so far.
de la Fuente tries to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
Winner content just to control the position here.
de la Fuente can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winner controlling from mount.
de la Fuente is looking to improve his position but Winner isn't that keen on the idea.
Winner controlling from mount.
de la Fuente is wriggling around trying to escape.
de la Fuente throwing hammer fists to the chest of Winner. What's that going to do exactly?
Winner looking to control and managing it successfully.
de la Fuente flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!