PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Backman (ranked 6645 p4p, 3690 weight class) and Oliver Winston Jr (ranked 499 p4p, 336 weight class). George Backman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oliver Winston Jr's chin.

Backman
vs
Winston Jr

180 cm
29
145
4 - 8 - 0

174 cm
26
146
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Backman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Winston Jr!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winston Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Backman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Backman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Backman catches Winston Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Backman stuffs the takedown attempt from Winston Jr. Winston Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Winston Jr with that takedown attempt.
Backman appears to be looking for a big counter.
George Backman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Winston Jr.
Horrible takedown attempt by Winston Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Backman, which made it look bad.
Backman digs a good body shot into Winston Jr's ribs.
Backman misses with a two punch combination.
Backman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winston Jr.
Backman slaps away a takedown attempt from Winston Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Backman.
Backman jabs Winston Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Backman cracks Winston Jr with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Winston Jr falls to his knees and Backman doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Backman!
During a confident post fight interview, George Backman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.