PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lias Kota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lias Kota acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Winchester
vs
Kota

194 cm
23
235 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

195 cm
32
272 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lias Kota!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester lands a leg kick that knocks Kota off balance momentarily.
Winchester lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Lias Kota has been cut.

Winchester closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Winchester will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kota up against the cage.
Winchester unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kota lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kota is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Winchester pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Winchester prevents the takedown attempt.
Winchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Kota won't want to take too many of those.
Kota looks winded!
Winchester has Kota pushed against the cage.
Winchester is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Winchester for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The referee calls for Winchester to work.
Winchester content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Winchester.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Winchester.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Winchester, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester connects with a solid leg kick.
Kota gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Winchester makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kota really felt that one!
Sam Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lias Kota.
Winchester connects with an inside leg kick.
Winchester scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kota in his tracks.
Winchester bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Winchester lands a glancing blow to the side of Kota's head.

That has opened up Lias Kota's cut even more.
Kota on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winchester. Winchester obviously looking to wear him down.
Winchester lands a nice hook to Kota's body. Kota takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winchester bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winchester lands with a cross.

The cut above Lias Kota's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Winchester throws a nice outside leg kick.

Winchester rushes Kota and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winchester breaks the clinch.
Winchester is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Winchester throws a nice outside leg kick.
Winchester cracks Kota with a good jab.
Kota walks into a straight right hand from Winchester.

Lias Kota's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice body kick there by Winchester.
Winchester throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Winchester scores with a kick to the midsection.
Winchester cracks the inside of Kota's front leg.

Winchester closes the distance and pushes Kota back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Winchester.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sam Winchester!