|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Winters (ranked 5159 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Neale (ranked 6720 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Neale will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 189 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
225 cm
20
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Neale!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neale has a takedown stuffed.
Winters clinches.
Winters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neale fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Winters changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trevor Winters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Neale.
Neale throws a sloppy head kick
and Winters counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neale won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Winters creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Winters lands a few punches from side control.
Winters cracks Neale with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Neale on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Neale's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Winters working the head with strikes.
Winters tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Winters scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Neale to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neale gets back to half guard.
Neale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winters.
Neale is trying to maintain the position but Winters is very close to passing his half guard.
Winters thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neale is looking for a sweep. Winters is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winters looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winters seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neale is looking to improve his position.
Neale is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winters scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Neale's head.
Nice strikes from Winters there.
Winters lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winters throwing shots but Neale is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neale makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Neale.
Neale is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Neale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neale wants to sweep here but Winters controlling him for the moment.
Winters connects with a couple of short punches.
Winters throwing strikes from guard but Neale blocks nicely.
Neale wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Winters dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neale goes for a double leg but Winters avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Winters continues to drive forward.
Winters with a poor takedown
and Neale counters with a three punch combo that has Winters backing up. Winters nods at Neale to acknowledge the strikes.
Neale shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neale trying to pass the guard but Winters defending well.
Winters looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters wants to stand back up but Neale manages to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Neale crashes against the mat.
Winters is pushing Neale's head away, looking to escape. Neale manages to hold on to the position though.
Neale advances nicely into full mount.
Winters is looking to get to half guard.
Winters is squirming around, avoiding Neale's attempts to control the action.
Winters tries to control the position but Neale now has his back.
Neale keeps control of the position as Winters tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters trying to get back to his feet but Neale is in full control for now.
Neale is trying to stick to Winters's back but Winters is turning into Neale. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Neale's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Winters.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neale lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Winters 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.
Neale trying to control but Winters is working from the bottom.
Winters wants to stand but Neale is controlling the position.
Winters wants to sweep here but Neale controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters is striking from the bottom but Neale uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Trevor Winters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Winters manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Neale looking to pass the guard.
Neale decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Neale tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winters defends well and Neale ends up having to push Winters into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Winters throws a body shot but no joy.
Winters shoots in and bounces Neale off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters throwing strikes from guard but Neale blocks nicely.
Neale looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winters throws an elbow that misses. Neale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winters's guard. Nice move by Neale!
Neale drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Winters manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Neale has Winters in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Neale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Neale feints a jab promting Winters to slip. Neale then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Winters slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Winters fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Neale to the ground. Winters is now in Neale's guard.
Neale wriggles free and stands up.
Neale shoots in and drives through. Winters sprawls well.
Winters is trying hard to land a takedown here. Neale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Neale shoots in looking for a takedown. Winters tries to sprawl out of it but Neale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winters jumps guard but Neale stands there with Winters around his waist. Winters gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Winters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neale misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Winters wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Neale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neale tries to clinch there but Winters circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neale clinches with his opponent.
Neale jumps guard but Winters turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Trevor Winters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Neale.
Winters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Winters breaks from the clinch.
Neale wants to clinch up but Winters keeps it at a distance.
Winters attempts a counter takedown but Neale avoids it well and moves away.
Daniel Neale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winters gets a takedown into half guard.
Neale tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Winters manages to move to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winters lands a big shot there that rocks Neale but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Neale's face.
Winters punishing his opponent with strikes.
Winters blocks Neale's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Neale slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Winters prevents Neale from improving his position.
Neale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winters is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winters lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winters lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neale trying to control from the bottom.
Neale missing with punches from the bottom.
Winters lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Neale makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Neale.
Neale looking for a sweep. Not yet Neale, not yet.
Neale has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Winters is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Neale.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trevor Winters.
I think Winters has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
