PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Winfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Leonidas Antonio enters the cage!

Winfield
vs
Antonio

200 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerry Winfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Antonio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio is looking to clinch but Winfield is avoiding it.
Winfield slaps away a takedown attempt from Antonio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Antonio moves in looking to clinch but Winfield pushes him off.
Antonio throws a right and a left that Winfield avoids nicely.
Winfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Antonio shoots in for a takedown but Winfield shows good takedown defense.
Antonio looks gassed!
Winfield is looking to clinch but Antonio is avoiding it.
Winfield stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Winfield wants it to stay on the feet.
Gerry Winfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonidas Antonio.
Winfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Antonio. Antonio gets slowly back to his feet.
Winfield is looking to clinch but Antonio is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Antonio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winfield fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winfield tries to clinch but Antonio is having none of it.
Winfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winfield tries to clinch but Antonio moves out of range.
Winfield moves in looking to clinch but Antonio pushes him off.
Winfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Antonio keeps the fight on the outside.
Antonio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Winfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Winfield moves into range and clinches up with Antonio.
Winfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Antonio smiles and moves away.
Winfield tries to clinch up but Antonio circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two 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 moves into the clinch.
Antonio jumps guard but Winfield stands there with Antonio around his waist. Antonio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Antonio fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A bit of stalling here from Winfield.

Winfield gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Antonio regains guard.
Winfield sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winfield scoring with some ground and pound.
Winfield pushing down on Antonio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Antonio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winfield looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Winfield is looking for a kimura here.
Winfield trying to control the action but Antonio is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Winfield connects with a nice short shot to Antonio's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Antonio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Winfield working Antonio over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winfield 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.
Winfield looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Winfield is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Antonio is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gerry Winfield!