PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winnfield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie. Mercury has chosen Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Winnfield
vs
Mercury

194 cm
25
273 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

225 cm
33
263 lbs
25 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
GREEN!160

GREEN!160

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddie Mercury!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mercury finds it's way round the side to connect with Winnfield's head.
Mercury throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mercury blocks a jab.
Mercury swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mercury has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Winnfield is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Winnfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mercury avoids the body shot from Winnfield.
Winnfield walks into a left hand.
Winnfield takes a swing at Mercury's ribcage but misses.
Mercury lunges at Winnfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winnfield's hand.
Winnfield misses with a looping left.
Mercury attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mercury tests Winnfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mercury defending well as Winnfield loads up on a big left hand.
Winnfield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Mercury catches Winnfield right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winnfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercury.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Mercury's shoulder, as Mercury tries to avoid the shot.
Mercury is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mercury delivers a nice body kick.
Winnfield misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercury.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Mercury throws a series of punches but Winnfield avoids them all with ease.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
A jab from Winnfield misses.
Mercury lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winnfield swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Mercury finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Winnfield looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Winnfield is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mercury's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Winnfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mercury counters with a big head kick but Winnfield shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Winnfield misses the target.
Freddie Mercury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield moves forwards but Mercury connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercury slips under a jab from Winnfield.
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!
Mercury thumps Winnfield with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mercury moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Mercury lands a jab to the nose.
Winnfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winnfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winnfield scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Freddie Mercury has been cut.
Good exchange - Mercury coming out on top.
Mercury keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winnfield.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercury lands a head kick!
Mercury lands with a nice body kick.
Winnfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Winnfield misses the target.
Mercury looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winnfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Winnfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mercury is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Winnfield throws out a loose jab but Mercury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mercury fakes the leg kick and cracks Winnfield in the body.
Winnfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Mercury throws a head kick that misses.
Winnfield needs to keep his hands up - Mercury had a free shot at his head there.
Mercury slips a jab from Winnfield.
A head kick misses from Mercury.
Mercury misses with a body kick.
Winnfield throws a jab when Mercury was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Winnfield.
Both fighters circling a little - Mercury finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercury lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mercury lands a leg kick that knocks Winnfield off balance momentarily.
Mercury throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Mercury unleashes a big counter combination but Winnfield bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Winnfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercury throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mercury.
Winnfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercury.
Mercury connects with a solid leg kick.
Mercury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercury.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercury slips under a jab from Winnfield.
As Winnfield backs off Mercury throws a huge counter combo but Winnfield manages to avoid it all.
Winnfield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mercury stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mercury looks to land a right hand but Winnfield moved out of range.
It looked like Winnfield was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mercury.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Mercury moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
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.

A looping hook to the body misses from Winnfield. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winnfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Winnfield blocks the body kick.
Winnfield has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mercury.
Mercury moves out of range as Winnfield strikes.
Mercury looks for the body kick but Winnfield saw that one coming.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Mercury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Mercury.
Mercury throws a nice looking combination but Winnfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winnfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercury has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mercury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winnfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercury throws a front kick that sends Winnfield stumbling back into the cage.
Mercury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mercury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Winnfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercury was well out of range. Poor timing from Winnfield.
Mercury lands a nice looking kick to the body. Winnfield takes a step back to recover.
Winnfield misses with a looping right.
Mercury defending well as Winnfield loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Mercury on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winnfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mercury counters with a good, hard body kick but Winnfield shrugs it off.
Winnfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercury.
Mercury slips under a jab from Winnfield.
Mercury connects with a leg kick. Winnfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Winnfield swings for the body but Mercury moves out of range.
Winnfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercury throws out a counter right but Winnfield avoids it with no problem.
Mercury scores with the left hand. Winnfield knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body kick there by Mercury.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield walks into a stiff left hand from Mercury.
Mercury has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield lands with a cross.
Mercury dips to his left and cracks Winnfield with an uppercut!
Mercury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winnfield.
Nice defenses there by Mercury.
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Mercury follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mercury lands an overhand right.
A solid body kick from Mercury.
Winnfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercury!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mercury.
Mercury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercury throws a series of strikes that have Winnfield backpedaling.
Mercury avoids the body shot from Winnfield.
Mercury ducks under a wild hook from Winnfield.
Mercury lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Winnfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mercury counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Mercury. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mercury.
Winnfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercury.
Winnfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mercury avoids the body shot from Winnfield.
Mercury throws a counter combo.
A jab from Mercury does it's job there.
Mercury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mercury lands a jab to the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mercury!
Winnfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercury.
Winnfield throws a jab when Mercury was well out of range.
Freddie Mercury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mercury.
Mercury feints and then cracks Winnfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winnfield down.
Mercury takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury avoids the body shot from Winnfield.
Mercury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winnfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mercury throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Mercury looks to land a combination. Winnfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mercury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mercury uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a jab when Mercury was well out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body kick from Mercury.
Mercury lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mercury lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mercury scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercury lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mercury throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winnfield on the side of the head.
Mercury lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Mercury showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Freddie Mercury's cut.
That's time! Winnfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mercury moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Winnfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Mercury counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercury cracks the inside of Winnfield's front leg.
Winnfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mercury moves away.
Winnfield digs a good hook to Mercury's body.
Mercury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercury connects with an inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Winnfield might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mercury scores with a decent looking hook.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut. Mercury saw that one coming.
Mercury was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Winnfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Mercury connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winnfield will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mercury lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury looks to clinch
and Winnfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Mercury swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Winnfield misses the target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mercury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Winnfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Winnfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winnfield loads up on a big right hand but Mercury slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winnfield. Mercury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercury is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mercury lands an overhand right.
Winnfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winnfield checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Winnfield on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winnfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Winnfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mercury counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercury lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mercury throws a nice outside leg kick.
Winnfield's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Winnfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Winnfield misses the target.
Mercury looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mercury.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mercury - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winnfield misses the shot to the body.
Mercury sizes up Winnfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winnfield throws a big shot that misses.
Mercury connects with a high kick.
Mercury lands with a nice body kick.
Winnfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield misses with a straight right.
Mercury tries to close the distance and clinch but Winnfield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winnfield misses with a body shot.
Mercury lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mercury lands a nice hook to Winnfield's body. Winnfield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercury lands a nice looking body kick.
Winnfield takes a swing at Mercury's ribcage but misses.
Mercury buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Freddie Mercury is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mercury.
Mercury throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mercury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winnfield walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercury, right into the meat.
Jules Winnfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winnfield throws a big shot that misses.
Mercury tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Winnfield on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Mercury there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winnfield throws a shot from downtown. Mercury moves away and avoids it.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield looks to land a right hand but Mercury moved out of range.
Mercury replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Winnfield blocks it well.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mercury.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercury moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mercury scores with a punch to the head.
Winnfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Winnfield takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big right from Winnfield misses.
Mercury lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mercury throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winnfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mercury counters with a lovely straight right hand!

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Mercury comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mercury has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mercury!