PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio Jr (ranked 2993 p4p, 401 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 5032 p4p, 611 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Distacio Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Red - Darkest Part. Harry Distacio Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Distacio Jr
vs
Winnfield

190 cm
19
207 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Winnfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Distacio Jr.
Distacio Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Winnfield moves into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Winnfield has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Distacio Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Winnfield is blocking nicely.
Distacio Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winnfield blocks it with crossed arms.
Winnfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Winnfield manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Winnfield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Distacio Jr is looking to improve his position.
Distacio Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Winnfield is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio Jr wants to get back to full guard.

Distacio Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Distacio Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Winnfield controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Distacio Jr seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Winnfield preventing the sweep.

That's two 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.
Winnfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Distacio Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winnfield content to stall in guard here.
Winnfield pushes down on Distacio Jr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Winnfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Distacio Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio Jr is trying to stand back up but Winnfield is controlling him
Winnfield trying to mount his opponent but Distacio Jr defends it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Winnfield swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harry Distacio Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winnfield drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winnfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Winnfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Distacio Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Winnfield.
Winnfield looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Winnfield throws a leg kick but Distacio Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winnfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Jules Winnfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Distacio Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Distacio Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Winnfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Distacio Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Distacio Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Distacio Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnfield.
Winnfield wants to clinch up but Distacio Jr keeps it at a distance.
Distacio Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Winnfield throws a jab when Distacio Jr was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Distacio Jr misses the target.
Distacio Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Winnfield, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winnfield is looking to clinch but Distacio Jr is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Distacio Jr. Winnfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Distacio Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Distacio Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harry Distacio Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Winnfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Distacio Jr moves away.
It looked like Distacio Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Distacio Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winnfield manages to avoid it.
Winnfield tries to clinch but Distacio Jr moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Winnfield throws a leg kick that is checked
and Distacio Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Distacio Jr throws a leg kick but Winnfield moved away.
Winnfield throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio Jr's shoulder, as Distacio Jr tries to avoid the shot.

Winnfield changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Distacio Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Distacio Jr tries to buck Winnfield off but Winnfield is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winnfield decides to stand up, so the ref orders Distacio Jr to his feet.
Distacio Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily.
Winnfield throws a body punch but Distacio Jr moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Distacio Jr misses its target.
Winnfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Distacio Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Winnfield shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Distacio Jr's guard.
Distacio Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Distacio Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winnfield defends it easily.
Jules Winnfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winnfield is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Distacio Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Distacio Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Distacio Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Distacio Jr is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Winnfield frees his head nicely. Oh but Distacio Jr has switched to an armbar! Winnfield is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Harry Distacio Jr!
A very excited looking Harry Distacio Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.