PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roand Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kopano Winston (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.

Po
vs
Winston

189 cm
23
209 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
221 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roand Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kopano Winston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po misses with a leg kick
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Po throws a combination. Winston tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Po slips under a jab.
Po avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winston wants to clinch up but Po keeps it at a distance.
Winston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Po swings for the body but Winston moves out of range.
Winston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Po paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winston tries to clinch but Po is having none of it.
Po scoring well with a low kick there.
Po fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Winston checks it well.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Winston throws a chopping leg kick but Po manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po throws a nice inside leg kick.
Po throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston walks into a stiff left hand from Po.

Winston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Po misses with a short punch on the inside.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Winston controls the action.
Po tries to circle away but Winston has him pinned against the cage.
Winston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po trying to control the position but instead, Winston has worked for underhooks and has pushed Po into the cage.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Po in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winston's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winston.
Po blocks a body shot from Winston.
A short right from Po.
Po tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winston's elbow.
Winston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winston lands a good knee to the midsection. Po won't want to take too many of those.
Winston lands with a right to the head.

It looks like Roand Po has been cut.
Po is trying to break the clinch but Winston is controlling him.
Winston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Po scores with a hook to the body.
Po fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po is breathing heavily.
Winston lands a knee to the head.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Winston controls the action.
Winston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Po in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Winston digs a right hand underneath Po's ribcage. Po let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Winston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Winston.
Winston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Winston crunches a lovely knee into Po's ribcage.
Winston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Po takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Po tries to break free but Winston pushes him back against the cage.
Winston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Winston.
Winston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Winston.
Winston utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Winston tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Winston back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston missing with knees to the body.
Winston lands with a left to the head.
Po tries to break the clinch but Winston is controlling the position.
Winston lands a body punch.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Winston.
A body shot lands from Winston.
Po misses with a body punch.
Po takes a knee right on the jaw!
Winston lands a shoulder strike.

Po is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Winston as the two fighters clinch.
Oh Po is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winston cracks Po with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Winston - that landed with a thud.
Po seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winston looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Winston lands a knee to the body.
Winston landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Winston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kopano Winston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roand Po's cut.
That's time! Po's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Winston moves into the clinch successfully.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po tries to stall but Winston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Winston won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Winston.
Winston pushes Po back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Winston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Winston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Winston.
Winston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po is trying to force a seperation but Winston has the dominant position.
Winston tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Winston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Po tries to throw a body punch but Winston avoids it by throwing Po back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winston.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po landing knees to the body.
Winston lands an uppercut.
Winston lands a knee to the body.
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Winston.
Winston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the cage here. Winston manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Po drops to the canvas! He's done! Winston goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kopano Winston!