PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wyatt (ranked 2201 p4p, 99 weight class) and Jose Winkle (ranked 5917 p4p, 202 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wyatt
vs
Winkle

193 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle moves away from the strike by Wyatt.
Wyatt misses with a straight right.
Wyatt throws out a loose jab but Winkle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wyatt tests Winkle's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Jose Winkle has been cut.
Wyatt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wyatt misses with a looping right.
Wyatt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Winkle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winkle slips a straight right by Wyatt.
John Wyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle wants to clinch up but Wyatt keeps it at a distance.
Winkle takes one to the chin there.
Wyatt misses with a looping right.
Winkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wyatt throws a lazy right hand but Winkle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winkle unleashes a big counter combination but Wyatt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt misses with a hook.
Wyatt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wyatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winkle slips a straight right by Wyatt.
Wyatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winkle.
Winkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wyatt throws out the jab.
John Wyatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Wyatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Wyatt misses the target.
Wyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Winkle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Winkle wants to clinch up but Wyatt keeps it at a distance.
Wyatt throws a right hand that misses
and Wyatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been informed that Winkle has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wyatt throws a right hand that misses
and Winkle counters with a nice leg kick.
Wyatt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Winkle fails with a takedown attempt.

Winkle closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Winkle prevents it.
Winkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Wyatt controls his hands.

Wyatt breaks the clinch.
Winkle blocks a jab.

Winkle instigates a clinch.
Wyatt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Winkle walks away with a smile on his face. Wyatt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wyatt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkle tries to clinch up but Wyatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Winkle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Winkle moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Winkle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wyatt misses with a hook. Winkle ducked under it nicely.
Winkle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt looks to land a combination but Winkle avoids it well.
Winkle looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Winkle tries to clinch up but Wyatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Winkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a right hand that Winkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Winkle also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Wyatt. Those never looked like landing.
Wyatt misses the jab.
Wyatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Winkle closes the distance and clinches.
Wyatt is trying to break free.
Winkle lands an elbow that stopped Wyatt in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like John Wyatt has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Winkle.
Wyatt is looking to break free of the clinch but Winkle has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt tries to pull guard but Winkle holds him up against the cage and eventually Wyatt drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Wyatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wyatt pulls guard effortlessly.
Winkle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wyatt has momentary wrist control but Winkle slips an elbow through the middle.
Wyatt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winkle on the ground.
Wyatt is breathing heavily.

Winkle decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Winkle is looking to clinch but Wyatt is avoiding it.

Winkle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wyatt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wyatt is trying to force a seperation but Winkle has the dominant position.
Wyatt wants to break free but Winkle has control.
Wyatt is trying to push Winkle away but Winkle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Winkle manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Winkle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wyatt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Wyatt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wyatt misses with a looping right.
Winkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wyatt misses with an uppercut. Winkle saw that one coming.
Winkle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Wyatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Winkle.
Wyatt misses with a looping right.
Winkle tries to clinch up.
Winkle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wyatt tries to avoid it but Winkle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wyatt to the ground. Wyatt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big left from Wyatt misses.
Wyatt scores with the left hand. Winkle knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wyatt misses the jab.
Winkle tries to counter with a clinch but Wyatt shakes him off and moves away.
John Wyatt is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winkle is defended easily by Wyatt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wyatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winkle lands with a nice body punch.
Wyatt connects with a crisp jab.
Winkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Wyatt misses.
Winkle dodges the punch combination from Wyatt.
Wyatt lands with a good body shot.
Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Wyatt misses the jab.
Winkle walks into a straight right hand from Wyatt.
A swing and a miss from Wyatt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt missing with a left hand there. Winkle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.
Wyatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wyatt misses the jab.
Winkle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wyatt circles away.
John Wyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Winkle.
Winkle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wyatt throws a poor cross that misses
and Winkle counters with a head kick.

John Wyatt's cut is getting worse.
Wyatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winkle can do to turn this around?
Wyatt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Wyatt circles away.
A jab from Wyatt misses.
Winkle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Winkle forces Wyatt back against the cage and clinches.
Wyatt is trying to push Winkle away but Winkle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wyatt wants to break free but Winkle has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is trying to break the clinch but Winkle is controlling him.
Wyatt is trying to pull guard but Winkle has him pressed against the cage.
Wyatt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winkle lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wyatt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wyatt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wyatt is looking to break free of the clinch but Winkle has double underhooks.

Wyatt manages to break the clinch.
Wyatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winkle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wyatt.
Wyatt throws a right hand that Winkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Winkle also avoids with ease.
Winkle wants to clinch.
Wyatt feinted with a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winkle tries to clinch up but Wyatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Wyatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wyatt blocks a jab.
Winkle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wyatt.
The fighters circling - Wyatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Winkle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Winkle.
Wyatt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Winkle can pounce on him.
Winkle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wyatt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Winkle's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Winkle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Winkle scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Wyatt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wyatt misses the jab.
Wyatt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wyatt backing away here, and Winkle unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Wyatt.

Winkle moves into the clinch.
Wyatt tries to pull guard but Winkle holds him up against the cage and eventually Wyatt drops back down to his feet.

Winkle manages to pull guard.

Winkle pushes a forearm under Wyatt's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Wyatt is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Winkle!