PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Kalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Winston
vs
Kalid

200 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Kalid!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston misses with a hook. Kalid ducked under it nicely.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalid moves away.
Kalid throws a sloppy head kick and Winston moves out of range easily.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Victor Kalid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalid closes the distance but Winston moves to the side
and Winston counters with a left and a right that stings Kalid.
Winston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kalid takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.
Kalid throws the left hand but Winston avoids the punch easily.
Kalid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winston circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalid scores with the left hand. Winston knows he should have avoided that one.
Kalid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winston counters with a left to the body.
Winston cracks Kalid with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Kalid. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kalid.
Kalid looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
Winston misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Winston.
Kalid throws a hook but Winston avoids it easily.
Kalid throws a lazy right hand but Winston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalid counters with a stiff right hand.
Kalid is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Kalid does no damage.
Winston jabs at Kalid's body.
Winston swings for the body but Kalid moves out of range.
Kalid swings for the body but Winston moves out of range.

Kalid has managed to clinch.
Winston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalid has him pressed against the cage.

Winston breaks the clinch.
Winston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winston slips a straight right by Kalid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winston gets tackled into the cage by Kalid. Kalid maintains the clinch.
Winston is trying to break the clinch but Kalid has him pressed against the cage.
Winston prevents a body shot from Kalid.
Winston tries to circle away but Kalid has him pinned against the cage.
Winston is trying to push Kalid away but Kalid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kalid scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winston working hard to break the clinch.
Kalid has Winston pressed against the cage, preventing Winston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winston lands a body punch.
Kalid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Winston tries to circle away but Kalid has him pinned against the cage.
Kalid stalling against the cage.
Winston is trying to break free.
Winston is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalid has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalid swings wildly with an uppercut but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.

Winston breaks from the clinch.
Kalid fails to land with a series of punches.
Winston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winston blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
Winston checks a leg kick.
Kalid looks to score with a jab to the body but Winston is just out of range.
Kalid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalid misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Victor Kalid will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kalid lands with an overhand left.
Victor Kalid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kalid misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Kalid misses its intended target.
Kalid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Winston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kalid counters with a left to the body.
Kalid throws a hook to the side of Winston's head but Winston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalid misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Winston.
A punch lands to the side of Winston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Kalid misses its intended target.
Winston slips a jab and a cross from Kalid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kalid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalid avoids the body shot from Winston.
Winston misses with a wild combination.
Winston tries to move into range but Kalid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kalid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winston moves out of range of the strikes.
Winston swings for the body but Kalid moves out of range.
Winston takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kalid wants to slow Winston down by chopping away at his legs.
Kalid misses with a left hand
and Winston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kalid thinking.
Winston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kalid takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Kalid fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalid throws a hook to the side of Winston's head but Winston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalid was well out of range. Poor timing from Winston.
Victor Kalid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winston slips under a jab.
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Winston throws a hook but Kalid blocks it.
Kalid thows a body shot but no joy.
Winston moves out of range as Kalid strikes.

Kalid moves into the clinch.

Winston breaks the clinch.
Winston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a hook but Kalid avoids it easily.
Kalid scores with a jab. Winston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Winston staying out of range there.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalid manages to avoid it.
Kalid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winston counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kalid takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Kalid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kalid tries to bum rush Winston with a series of wild strikes but Winston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winston swings for the body but Kalid moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Winston misses the target.
Kalid tests Winston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kalid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Kalid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winston thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Winston misses the target.
Kalid's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kalid duly obliges.

It looks like Harry Winston has been cut.
Kalid misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!

Kalid closes the distance and clinches.

Winston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalid throws a hook but Winston avoids it easily.
Kalid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kalid stuns Winston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winston moves out of range as Kalid strikes.
Kalid throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winston throws the left hand but Kalid avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalid ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Kalid misses with a hook. Winston ducked under it nicely.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalid is just out of range.
Winston is looking to wear down Kalid with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kalid lands a nice hook to Winston's body. Winston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalid throws a right and a left that Winston avoids nicely.
Kalid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kalid misses with an uppercut. Winston saw that one coming.
Kalid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Kalid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winston slips a straight right by Kalid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalid tries to land a leg kick but Winston saw it coming and moves away.
Kalid wants to clinch up but Winston keeps it at a distance.
Winston digs a good body shot into Kalid's ribs.
Kalid throws a jab when Winston was well out of range.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalid.
Winston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalid.
Kalid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kalid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston throws a hook to the side of Kalid's head but Kalid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Winston lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalid tries to clinch there but Winston circles away.
Winston moves forwards but Kalid connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kalid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalid throws a jab but it's blocked by Winston.
Kalid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kalid.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalid. Winston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalid throws a series of strikes that have Winston backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston jabs at Kalid's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Kalid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kalid winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Victor Kalid!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Victor Kalid!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Victor Kalid!

Victor Kalid wins by unanimous decision!