PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristan McAndrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Avenged Sevenfold - Hail To The King. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McAndrews
vs
Winters

200 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Revolution Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tristan McAndrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Winters!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McAndrews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winters, pushing him back against the cage.

Winters jumps into guard, dragging McAndrews to the mat.
McAndrews looking to pass the guard.
McAndrews wants to control from the top but Winters keeps moving.
McAndrews has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Winters holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAndrews wants to stand but Winters is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Winters holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McAndrews wants to control from the top but Winters keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winters fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from McAndrews both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from McAndrews.
Winters tries to close the distance and clinch up but McAndrews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crunch! McAndrews slams his shin into Winters's torso.
Winters looks winded!
McAndrews cracks the inside of Winters's front leg.
Tristan McAndrews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Winters closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Winters is taking a breather. McAndrews says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McAndrews is trying to stand up here but Winters is controlling him well.

Winters stands up and beckons McAndrews to join him on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAndrews goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAndrews wants to clinch up but Winters keeps it at a distance.
McAndrews tries to clinch there but Winters circles away.
Winters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McAndrews as he avoids it easily.
McAndrews throws a series of strikes that have Winters backpedaling.

McAndrews clinches up against the cage.
McAndrews dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Winters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tristan McAndrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Winters.
Knees in the clinch landing for McAndrews.
McAndrews stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McAndrews lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winters.
McAndrews lands a nice knee to the body.
Winters looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McAndrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

McAndrews closes the distance and pushes Winters back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McAndrews.
McAndrews slows down the pace here.
McAndrews works on Winters's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
McAndrews lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for McAndrews.
Still in the clinch, McAndrews scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winters goes for a takedown in the clinch but McAndrews prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan McAndrews dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McAndrews has managed to clinch.
Winters misses with a punch to the body.
McAndrews lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A bit of stalling here from McAndrews.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from McAndrews.
Winters is breathing heavily.
McAndrews lands a good knee to the midsection. Winters won't want to take too many of those.
McAndrews trying to land knees to the body.
McAndrews missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McAndrews utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McAndrews lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McAndrews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winters can do to turn this around?
McAndrews connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McAndrews obliges.
McAndrews lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winters or not.
McAndrews working Winters over with knees to the body.
Winters is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McAndrews gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McAndrews lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for McAndrews.
Knees to the body from McAndrews.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAndrews lands a body punch.
McAndrews lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAndrews lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from McAndrews.
A short right from McAndrews on the inside.
McAndrews is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McAndrews using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

McAndrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

McAndrews forces Winters back against the cage and clinches.
Winters is trying to break the clinch but McAndrews has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McAndrews obliges.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McAndrews takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from McAndrews - that landed with a thud.
Tristan McAndrews has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McAndrews lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McAndrews takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McAndrews stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McAndrews for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
McAndrews has Winters pressed against the cage.
McAndrews works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAndrews trying to land knees to the body.
McAndrews stalling the fight.
McAndrews really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Winters letting McAndrews take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tristan McAndrews.
McAndrews misses with a head kick.

McAndrews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

McAndrews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Winters misses.

McAndrews has closed the distance and engaged Winters in a clinch.
Winters avoiding damage as McAndrews throws knees to the body.
McAndrews softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tristan McAndrews dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McAndrews throws a combination. Winters tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by McAndrews.

McAndrews moves into the clinch.
McAndrews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
McAndrews pushes Winters back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

McAndrews manages to break the clinch.
Winters dodges the punch combination from McAndrews.
McAndrews is looking to clinch.
Winters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McAndrews lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAndrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Winters circles away.
Winters wants to counter the offense by McAndrews and move into the clinch position.
Winters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McAndrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Winters circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by McAndrews.
Winters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McAndrews throws a nice inside leg kick.
McAndrews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

McAndrews clinches with his opponent.
Winters fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McAndrews leaning his opponent against the cage.
McAndrews stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McAndrews scores with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from McAndrews.
McAndrews unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McAndrews lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McAndrews.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winters.
McAndrews unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from McAndrews.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAndrews lands a body shot.
McAndrews scores with a shot to the side of Winters's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAndrews is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McAndrews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McAndrews using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McAndrews lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from McAndrews.
McAndrews is pushing Winters up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McAndrews keeps control of Winters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

McAndrews manages to break the clinch.
McAndrews scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

McAndrews clinches up with Winters and pushes him back against the cage.
Winters has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McAndrews is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tristan McAndrews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Winters.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McAndrews.
McAndrews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winters's efforts to push away.
McAndrews using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tristan McAndrews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McAndrews, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tristan McAndrews!