PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Winfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerry Winfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Samson
vs
Winfield

209 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerry Winfield!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson lands with a nice body kick.

Samson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Winfield manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samson trying to control but Winfield is working from the bottom.
Samson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winfield swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samson slips nicely into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winfield can do anything to dispel that myth.
Samson is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winfield tries to roll over but Samson keeps him under control.
Winfield misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winfield has one foot on Samson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Samson misses with a few strikes there.
Paul Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winfield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Samson counters with a left and a right that stings Winfield.
Samson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samson lands a jab to Winfield's midsection.

Winfield shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Samson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Samson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Winfield decides to stand up, so the ref orders Samson to his feet.
Winfield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Samson as he avoids it easily.
Samson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson works the jab nicely.

Winfield closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Samson did well to prevent Winfield getting side control.
Samson tries to get to full guard but Winfield has control of the leg.
Winfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Samson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Samson is trying to stand.
Samson wants to improve his position but Winfield is controlling well.
Winfield lands strikes from half guard.
Samson is trying to get back to full guard.
Winfield trying to control the action but Samson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson is looking to control Winfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Samson avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Winfield shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Samson is trying to defend but Winfield finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Samson tries to get to full guard but Winfield has control of the leg.
Winfield looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Winfield is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Samson defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winfield seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Samson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Samson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winfield is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Samson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Winfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Winfield is landing with some decent strikes but Samson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Samson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winfield landing strikes from the mount.
Winfield controlling from mount.
Samson is trying desperately to improve position.
Winfield in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winfield controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Winfield wants to control the pace but Samson is squirming around nicely.
Winfield unloading with bombs!
Winfield scoring with strikes but Samson is staying in there.
Winfield controlling the position easily from mount.
Winfield with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Winfield tries to control but Samson wriggling away.
Winfield landing strikes, looking to finish!
Winfield takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Winfield lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Samson is bucking up trying to escape but Winfield cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Winfield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Samson is looking to escape.
Winfield raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gerry Winfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winfield working the ground and pound effectively.
Samson is looking to get to half guard.
Winfield tries to control but Samson wriggling away.
Samson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Samson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Winfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Winfield lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Samson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Winfield trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Samson tries to hold on but Winfield pushes him away.
Winfield landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winfield landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Winfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Winfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Winfield changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samson tries to avoid it but Winfield manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samson to the ground. Samson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Winfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Winfield trying to stand up but can't free himself from Samson's guard.
Samson wants to get back to his feet but Winfield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Winfield's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Samson wants to stand but Winfield is controlling the position.
Winfield trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
Winfield is looking to advance position but Samson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Samson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samson unloading with bombs!
Winfield regains half guard.
Winfield looks like he's trying to stand up.

Samson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Winfield to get to his feet.
Winfield tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Samson swivels and escapes.

Winfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Samson wants to stand but Winfield is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winfield postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Winfield trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
Winfield stands up over Samson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Winfield stopping the sweep attempt from Samson.
Winfield has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Samson is proving hard to escape from.
Winfield really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Samson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winfield landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winfield stops Samson from standing up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Winfield drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Samson tries to escape but Winfield is in control.
Samson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winfield controlling the position well.
Winfield wants to control but Samson is keeping busy.
Winfield is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winfield is looking to improve his position.
Samson wants to take a breather but Winfield is having none of it.
Samson lands strikes from half guard.
Winfield throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winfield scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Samson manages to mount him!
Samson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Winfield is looking to get to half guard.
Winfield tries to lock up and control but Samson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Winfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Winfield!