PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeesus Kristus (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.

Winner
vs
Kristus

180 cm
19
176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stan Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeesus Kristus!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kristus shoots in and drives through. Winner sprawls well.
Kristus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kristus tries to clinch up but Winner circles away and keeps his distance.
Jeesus Kristus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kristus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Kristus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kristus trying to pass the guard but Winner defending well.
Winner tries to roll over but Kristus keeps him under control.
Winner is pressing down on Kristus's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kristus wants to control from the top but Winner keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winner is on top in guard.
Kristus controls Winner momentarily but Winner frees himself.

Kristus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winner stopping the sweep attempt from Kristus.
Winner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kristus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Winner trying to control but Kristus is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kristus is trying to get back to half guard.
Winner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kristus some visible discomfort.

Winner tries for a kimura but Kristus is defending well.
Kristus looking for a sweep but Winner has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Kristus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kristus looks gassed!
Winner working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Winner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Kristus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Winner.
Kristus wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Winner really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kristus.
I really don't envy Kristus right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner is trying to stick to Kristus's back but Kristus is turning into Winner. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Winner's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kristus.
Winner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kristus postures up.
Winner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kristus manages to get himself to full guard.
Kristus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Kristus has his foot on Winner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Winner works his way back into a safe position though.
Winner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Winner wants to control from the top but Kristus keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kristus moves in looking to clinch but Winner pushes him off.

Winner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Winner showed some decent athleticism there.
Winner uses his free foot to push down on Kristus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kristus.
Kristus tries to control the position but Winner now has his back.

Winner tightening his grip on Kristus, looking for the choke.
Winner is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kristus up.
Kristus takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Kristus trying to control the hands but Winner breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kristus is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristus might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Winner kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Winner is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kristus defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kristus trying to control the hands but Winner breaks the grip.
Kristus breaks Winner's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Winner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kristus's guard.

Kristus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winner forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Winner working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kristus tries to get to full guard but Winner has control of the leg.
Winner drops an elbow to the side of Kristus's head.
Winner moves into full mount! Kristus won't be happy about that!
Kristus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kristus looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Winner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Winner is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kristus covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kristus tries to break free.
Winner is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Kristus. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Kristus is trying to break free.
Winner controls the action.
Kristus tries to roll but Winner sticks to his back.
Winner has Kristus flattened out and is raining down punches.
Winner is not going to allow Kristus to sit and survive in this position.
Winner lands shots from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Winner looking for the RNC.
Kristus trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Winner throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kristus could be in trouble here!
Kristus tries to escape the position.
Winner not allowing Kristus to control his hands.
The referee is taking a good look at Kristus as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Winner!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kristus's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Winner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Kristus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Winner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kristus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Kristus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Winner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Winner passes to side control.
Winner takes a little break here. Kristus wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kristus looks to move to half guard but instead Winner has passed into mount! Damn!
Kristus is looking to get to half guard.
Winner controlling the pace for now.
Kristus can't escape the position.
Kristus looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Winner looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Kristus taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stan Winner!