PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 858 p4p, 1175 weight class) and Kill Monger (ranked 116 p4p, 156 weight class). Winston comes to the cage accompanied by The Lost Boy. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Winston
vs
Monger

178 cm
39
200
31 - 28 - 0

188 cm
28
186
11 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kill Monger!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monger doesn't seem bothered though.
Monger lands a jab-cross combination.
Monger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Monger steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Winston.
Monger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winston as he jumps to the side.
Winston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Winston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monger slips under a jab.
Winston stuns Monger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monger defending well as Winston loads up on a big left hand.
Monger misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston shoots in looking for a takedown. Monger tries to sprawl out of it but Winston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Monger 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.
Winston tests Monger's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Monger scores with a takedown into Winston's guard.
Winston trying to keep a closed guard but Monger is proving a slippery customer.
Winston tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Winston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Monger is aware though and is defending well.

Winston working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Monger has passed into half guard!
Winston trying to control here.
Winston's coaches at Rabid Dog have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Winston wants to improve his position but Monger is controlling well.
Monger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Winston wants to get back to full guard but Monger has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Monger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Winston has escaped the position, nice work there.
Monger has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Winston!
Winston sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Winston wants to improve his position but Monger is controlling well.

Monger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winston won't allow Monger to pass to mount.
Monger prevents Winston from improving his position.
Winston moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Winston keeping moving, preventing Monger from controlling successfully.
Monger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winston is keeping the position for now.

Winston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Monger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Monger trying to control the position from guard on top but Winston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.

Winston working for a triangle but Monger defends it easily.
Monger slips nicely into half guard.
Monger prevents Winston from improving his position.
Monger is thwarting Winston's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winston gets back to full guard.
Monger passes Winston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kill Monger will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Winston misses with a wild combination.

Winston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Winston looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monger is on top in guard.

Winston is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Winston isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Monger stacks Winston on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Monger!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Monger is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Winston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Winston tries to get back to half guard but can't.
My spies in Shut Up & Train! {$1000} inform me that Monger has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Monger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Winston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Winston struggling a bit here.
Monger wants to control but Winston is keeping him busy.
Winston tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Monger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winston tries to buck Monger off but Monger is having none of it.

Monger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Monger tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Monger tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Winston is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston seems a little lost for a moment, as Monger dominates the positioning.
Monger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Winston is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Winston tries to improve position but can't.

Monger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Winston has escaped the position, nice work there.

Monger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Winston, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston is looking for a sweep.

Monger is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Winston is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Winston manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winston working Monger over with strikes.
Winston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Winston.
Monger is looking for a sweep. Winston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Monger is still trying to improve position.
Winston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Monger looking for submissions off his back.
Winston is nestled in close to Monger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Winston dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Monger closes the distance and clinches up with Winston, looking for a takedown. Monger pushes Winston against the cage but Winston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winston feinted with a counter takedown.
Winston throws a body punch but Monger moves out of range.
Harry Winston is winning the standup battle so far.
Winston punishes Monger's body with a nice straight punch.
Monger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A counter left hand to the body from Winston misses its target.
Nice body punch from Winston.
Winston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monger under the eye.
Winston takes a swing at Monger's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Winston as Monger shoots in.
Monger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Monger throws out a counter right but Winston avoids it with no problem.
Donk. Winston catches Monger right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harry Winston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kill Monger.
Winston scores with a decent looking hook.
Monger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monger as he avoids it easily.

Winston gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Monger to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Winston is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Monger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Winston is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Monger, into his guard.

Kill Monger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Winston scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Winston lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Winston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Monger's head.
Winston scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Winston lands a couple of elbows.
Winston stopping the sweep attempt from Monger.
Winston distracts Monger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Winston is in close to Monger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monger can do to turn this around?
Winston postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Winston passes into half guard.
Winston is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Winston avoids the attempt from Monger to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winston lands a nice shot to the head.
Monger is in a horrible position here. Winston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Monger is looking to improve his position but Winston isn't that keen on the idea.
Winston is landing with some decent strikes but Monger is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Winston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Monger hang on?
Winston landing strikes from the mount.
Winston lands a nice shot to the head.

Monger is rocked!

It looks like Kill Monger has been cut.
Winston unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Monger wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Winston celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Winston!
Harry Winston very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.