PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winks (ranked 523 p4p, 436 weight class) and Serafim Lupei (ranked 82 p4p, 65 weight class). Harry Winks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Serafim Lupei's chin.

Winks
vs
Lupei

185 cm
28
185
8 - 3 - 2

184 cm
35
191
25 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
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 8 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Serafim Lupei!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupei misses with a low kick.
Lupei jabs at Winks's body.

Lupei clinches up with Winks and pushes him back against the cage.
Lupei is trying to maintain a safe position but Winks gets an underhook and turns Lupei into the cage.
Winks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupei misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupei.
Winks lands a nice uppercut.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Winks avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Lupei is working Winks over against the cage.

Winks breaks from the clinch.
Winks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winks scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body punch from Winks.
Lupei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Winks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupei misses with a body kick.
Winks wants to slow Lupei down by chopping away at his legs.
Winks throws out a leg kick but Lupei moves out of range and Winks only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mentor Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Lupei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lupei counters with a body kick.
Lupei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lupei slips under a jab from Winks.
Winks lands a jab-cross combination.
A clash of legs there as Lupei blocks the low kick.
Winks checks the leg kick nicely there.
Winks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lupei tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Lupei misses.
Lupei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Winks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lupei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winks slips a straight right by Lupei.
Winks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Winks connects with an inside leg kick.
Winks with a jab.
Serafim Lupei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winks misses with a looping right.
Lupei scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei misses with a hook.
Lupei feints and then cracks Winks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winks down.
Lupei scores with a shot to the body.
Winks moves away from the strike by Lupei.
Lupei tries to clinch there but Winks circles away.
Lupei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lupei tries to clinch but Winks moves out of range.
Winks needs to keep his hands up - Lupei had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Lupei.
A lazy left from Winks finds it's target.
Winks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lupei momentarily.
Winks misses with a body shot.
Winks scores with a jab to the body.
Winks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lupei throws a low kick but Winks avoids it.
Lupei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lupei there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lupei misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei looks for the body kick but Winks saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Winks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Winks. That's going to slow Lupei down.
Winks throws a chopping leg kick but Lupei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lupei will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winks scores with a spinning back kick!
Lupei misses with a wild combination.
Winks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Winks. That snapped Lupei's head back.
Winks blocks a low kick nicely.
Winks ducks under a wild hook from Lupei.
Winks scores with a nice right hand.
Lupei moves out of range of the strikes.
Winks connects with a crisp jab.
Winks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Winks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lupei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winks misses with a low kick.
Winks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lupei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winks throws out the jab.
Winks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lupei misses with a low kick.
Lupei throws a body shot but no joy.
Winks just misses with a punch to the body.
Winks lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lupei.
Winks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Serafim Lupei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lupei moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lupei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lupei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winks misses with a punch to the body.
Lupei scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Winks dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lupei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winks throws the kick towards the body but Lupei avoids it.
Winks with a hook.
Lupei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winks throws a hook but Lupei avoids it easily.
Lupei throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Harry Winks has been cut.
Winks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lupei just misses with a punch to the body.
Winks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winks lands a nice hook to Lupei's body. Lupei takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winks misses with a leg kick.

Lupei clinches up with Winks and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Winks fails to land.

Winks breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupei throws a jab but it's blocked by Winks.
Lupei tries a head kick but it misses.
Lupei lands with a hook. Winks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lupei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupei connects with a leg kick.
Winks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winks with a nice cross.
Winks throws a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lupei.
Winks defending well as Lupei loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Lupei.
Winks throws a jab but it's blocked by Lupei.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Winks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lupei - the referee stops the clock and Winks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lupei. Winks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Harry Winks is winning the standup battle so far.
Lupei tries to clinch but Winks moves out of range.
Lupei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winks defending well as Lupei loads up on a big left hand.
Lupei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lupei takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Winks throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei is looking to slow Winks down with leg kicks.
Lupei throws a low kick but Winks moves out of range easily.
Lupei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Winks scores with a nice head shot.
Lupei misses with a looping left.
Winks scoring well with a low kick there.
Lupei looks to land a combination but Winks avoids it well.
Winks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupei throws out the jab.
Winks checks a leg kick.
A big left from Winks misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winks, as that shot connected.
Winks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Winks duly obliges.
Lupei throws an overhand right that lands on Winks's shoulder, as Winks tries to avoid the shot.
Lupei scores with a kick to the midsection.
Winks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Winks, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Winks is looking to counter punch.
Winks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lupei takes a step back to recover.
Lupei misses with a straight right.
Winks loads up on a big right hand but Lupei slips the punch.
Winks throws a big shot that misses.
Lupei swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winks counters with a stiff right hand.
Lupei checks a low kick from Winks.

Lupei closes the distance and clinches.
Lupei tries to throw a body punch but Winks avoids it by throwing Lupei back against the cage.
Lupei is trying to maintain a safe position but Winks gets an underhook and turns Lupei into the cage.
Lupei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lupei misses with a punch on the inside.
Winks stalling in the clinch.
Winks is leaning against Lupei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lupei is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Winks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lupei misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei can't find room to land a body shot as Winks controls the action.
Winks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lupei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lupei throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lupei blocks a body shot from Winks.
A right handed body shot lands from Winks.
Winks lands a left hand.

Winks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lupei!
Winks avoids a kick to the body.
Winks misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Winks with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Winks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Winks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Winks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Winks's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lupei misses with a body kick.
Lupei paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Winks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lupei at a distance.
Winks throws a low kick, looking for Lupei's leg but Lupei calmly moves out of range.
Winks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Winks scores with a sloppy right hand. Lupei should have avoided that one.
Winks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lupei misses with a looping right.
Lupei tries a low kick but Winks avoids it.
Lupei avoids a kick to the body.
Lupei misses with a hook. Winks ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lupei stuns Winks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winks scoring well with a low kick there.
Lupei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lupei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Winks throws a low kick but Lupei avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winks is looking to score with low kicks.
Lupei dips to his left and cracks Winks with an uppercut!
Winks connects with a jab.
Lupei misses with a hook.
Winks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Winks throws a leg kick but Lupei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lupei throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Lupei misses.
Winks connects with a single shot there.
Winks blocks the body kick.
Winks connects with an inside leg kick.
Lupei looks to clinch
and Winks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lupei connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lupei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harry Winks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupei throws a push kick but Winks slaps the foot to one side.
Lupei looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lupei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lupei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lupei tries to clinch
and Winks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupei lands an overhand right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Winks checks a leg kick.
Nice cross by Winks.
Winks scores with a punch to the head.
Lupei tries to clinch there but Winks circles away.
Nice defenses there by Winks.
Winks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lupei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winks.
Lupei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winks.
A countering left hand to the body from Lupei misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupei misses with a head kick.
Lupei throws a head kick that misses
and Winks counters with a good low kick that Lupei was not able to check.
Lupei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lupei attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Winks seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lupei on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winks misses with a kick to the body.
Winks lands a jab to Lupei's midsection.
Lupei throws a lazy uppercut
and Winks counters with an outside leg kick.
Lupei checks the leg kick.
Lupei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lupei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lupei takes a swing at Winks's ribcage but misses.
Winks is looking to chop away at Lupei's legs.
Lupei misses with a straight left.
Winks with a jab.
Lupei throws a leg kick
and Winks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Winks counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupei misses with an uppercut. Winks saw that one coming.
Winks connects with an inside leg kick.
Winks lands with a nice body punch.
Winks digs a good body shot into Lupei's ribs.
Lupei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Serafim Lupei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lupei throws out the jab.
Lupei walks into a left hand.
Lupei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick from Winks, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lupei takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Winks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lupei can do to turn this around?
Winks getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lupei misses with a left hand
and Winks counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lupei throws a sloppy body shot
and Winks counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Winks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Winks, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Winks!
Harry Winks bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.