PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beefheart's choice of entrance music: Yellow Snow. Captain Beefheart told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Winchester
vs
Beefheart

185 cm
29
215 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

190 cm
28
205 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Beefheart.
Winchester tries to clinch but Beefheart is having none of it.
Winchester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winchester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winchester misses with a head kick.
Winchester tries to clinch but Beefheart moves away
and Beefheart counters with a nice low kick that buckles Winchester's knee momentarily.
Beefheart scores with a hook.
Winchester moves to clinch but Beefheart breaks away
and Beefheart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winchester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winchester throws a sloppy head kick and Beefheart moves out of range easily.
Beefheart throws a nice looking combination but Winchester bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Beefheart lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beefheart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winchester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beefheart misses with a head kick.
Winchester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winchester wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester tries to clinch there but Beefheart circles away.
Beefheart tries to land a front kick but Winchester steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beefheart throws a leg kick but Winchester checks it.
Winchester moves to clinch but Beefheart breaks away
and Beefheart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beefheart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beefheart misses with a looping left.
Beefheart misses with a series of wild punches.
Winchester moves in looking to clinch but Beefheart pushes him off.
Winchester moves in looking to clinch but Beefheart pushes him off.
Beefheart misses with a head kick.
Beefheart throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Winchester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winchester tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beefheart counters with a low kick, right behind Winchester 's knee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart throws a nice head kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Winchester scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Captain Beefheart has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beefheart tries a head kick but it misses.
Winchester tries to clinch but Beefheart is having none of it.
Winchester tries to clinch but Beefheart is having none of it.
Winchester fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winchester avoids the head kick by Beefheart.
Beefheart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Winchester tries to clinch up.
Winchester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winchester blocks a jab.
Beefheart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winchester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winchester wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beefheart. Beefheart obviously looking to wear him down.
Winchester tries to clinch but Beefheart is having none of it.
Winchester tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beefheart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beefheart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winchester scores with a nice body kick.
Beefheart looks gassed!
A lazy left from Winchester finds it's target.
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!
Winchester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beefheart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winchester tries to clinch there but Beefheart circles away.

Winchester darts in and clinches Beefheart up against the cage.
Winchester working Beefheart over with knees to the body.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winchester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beefheart blocks it with crossed arms.

Winchester breaks the clinch.
Winchester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart swats away the attempt to clinch by Winchester.

Winchester closes the distance and clinches.
Winchester lands a knee to the head.
Winchester trying to land knees to the body.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winchester lands a knee to the body.
Winchester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beefheart's face.

That has opened up Captain Beefheart's cut even more.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.
Beefheart using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winchester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Winchester.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Winchester avoids the damage to the body.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butch Winchester dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Beefheart's cut.
That's time! Winchester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Winchester's corner calls for a 1-2. Winchester obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beefheart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beefheart in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Beefheart misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Winchester moves into the clinch.
Winchester misses with a knee strike.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beefheart throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winchester blocks it with crossed arms.
Winchester looking to throw knees to the head but Beefheart is blocking nicely.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beefheart.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks it.
Winchester is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beefheart is defending well for now.
Beefheart is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winchester.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks with his arms.
Beefheart is struggling to control the position.

Winchester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beefheart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Beefheart misses

and Winchester counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Winchester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beefheart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winchester connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beefheart's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beefheart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winchester's brow.
Butch Winchester has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Winchester manages to break the clinch.
Winchester blocks a head kick by Beefheart.
Winchester is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butch Winchester is winning the standup battle so far.
Beefheart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Winchester looks to clinch
and Beefheart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winchester doesn't manage to clinch there - Beefheart circles away.
Winchester blocks a head kick by Beefheart.
Beefheart is breathing heavily.
Beefheart tries a head kick but it misses.
Winchester scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Beefheart circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Beefheart misses
and Winchester counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beefheart keeps the fight on the outside.
Winchester plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beefheart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winchester lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

The cut above Captain Beefheart's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

Winchester lands a big head kick that sends Beefheart tumbling to the mat! Winchester takes a step backwards and waves Beefheart back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Beefheart is rocked!

Captain Beefheart's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Winchester drives through and clinches with Beefheart against the cage.
Beefheart is still on wobbly legs! Can Winchester finish him?
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks with his arms.
Beefheart seems to have recovered his senses.
Winchester scores a nice knee to the body.
Winchester using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beefheart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winchester with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beefheart can do to turn this around?
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks with his arms.
Beefheart trying to control the position but instead, Winchester has worked for underhooks and has pushed Beefheart into the cage.
Winchester looking to throw knees to the head but Beefheart is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winchester is defending well for now.
Winchester throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Winchester avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Winchester tries to break free but Beefheart pushes him back against the cage.
Winchester tries to land a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks with his arms.
Beefheart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winchester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beefheart misses with a knee to the head.
Winchester avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
Winchester tries a knee to the head but Beefheart blocks it.
Winchester landing knees to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Captain Beefheart's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Butch Winchester!