PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greek Gyros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Winfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gyros's entrance music is Greek Gyros. A fine choice. Greek Gyros has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gyros
vs
Winfield

225 cm
33
300 lbs
8 - 16 - 1

200 cm
29
300 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greek Gyros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerry Winfield!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyros tries to move into range but Winfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Gyros scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gyros sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Winfield defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winfield misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Gyros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gyros is controlling the pace.
Winfield tries to roll over but Gyros keeps him under control.
Gyros is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gyros prevents Winfield from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyros perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

We're going to have a standup here because Greek Gyros wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Winfield fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gyros to the ground. Winfield is now in Gyros's guard.
Gyros is trying to keep Winfield in close.
Gyros is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gyros looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Winfield throws a big right hand that misses.

Winfield thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gyros will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gyros preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gyros wants to stand up but Winfield is controlling him.

Gyros kicks Winfield off and gets to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winfield manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gyros on his heels. He'll look to pass Gyros's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winfield throws an elbow that misses. Gyros uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winfield's guard. Nice move by Gyros!

Winfield is looking for a triangle here but Gyros uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gyros controlling the position.
Winfield striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gyros moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Gyros has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winfield throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Gyros is chipping away with strikes.
Gyros in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gyros working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Gyros crashes against the mat.
Winfield throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Gyros gets to mount! Winfield was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Winfield swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winfield is squirming around, avoiding Gyros's attempts to control the action.
Gyros takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winfield can't escape the position.
Gyros content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gyros seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Winfield for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gyros lands a left and a right that sends Winfield crashing to the canvas! Gyros dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Gerry Winfield has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gyros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gyros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gyros looking to control but Winfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Winfield tries to reverse the position but Gyros maintains control.
Gyros trying to control but Winfield is having none of it.
Winfield throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gyros. What's that going to do exactly?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyros controlling from mount.
Gyros looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gyros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Winfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Greek Gyros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gyros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winfield throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gyros. What's that going to do exactly?
Winfield is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyros controlling his opponent.
Gyros tries to control but Winfield wriggling away.
Winfield can't escape the position.
Gyros lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Winfield hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winfield is squirming around, avoiding Gyros's attempts to control the action.
Gyros lands a big elbow.
Gyros sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyros looking to control but Winfield is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gyros looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gyros dominating with strikes here.
Winfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyros blocks Winfield's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gyros is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Winfield can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Winfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gyros looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gyros is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gyros sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Winfield is squirming around, avoiding Gyros's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greek Gyros dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Winfield's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Winfield throws a head kick but Gyros moves out of range.

Winfield gets caught napping as Gyros dives in and scores a takedown. Winfield manages to retain guard.
Gyros slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gyros has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gyros throws an elbow that misses. Winfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gyros's guard. Nice move by Winfield!
Winfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gyros is trying to control the position but Winfield postures up.
Gyros is looking to stand up but Winfield isn't so interested in that idea.
Winfield scoring with some ground and pound.
Winfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Gyros has wrist control.
Gyros wants to get back to his feet but Winfield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Gyros wriggles free and stands up.
Gerry Winfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winfield blocks a leg kick.
Winfield punishes Gyros's body with a nice straight punch.
Greek Gyros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Gyros.
Gyros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winfield.
Winfield dodges the punch combination from Gyros.
Winfield misses with a head kick.
Gyros stuffs the takedown attempt from Winfield. Winfield gets slowly back to his feet.

Gyros shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Winfield's guard.
Gyros trying to control the position from guard on top but Winfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Winfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyros trying to control the position from guard on top but Winfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gyros preventing the sweep.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gyros looking to sit in guard and control but Winfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gyros wants to stand up but Winfield is controlling him.
Winfield distracts Gyros with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Winfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gyros wants to stand and escape but Winfield is having none of it.

Winfield drops back looking for a leg! Gyros is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gyros manages to kick Winfield off! Winfield jumps back into Gyros's guard.
Gyros wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyros wants to get back to his feet but Winfield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gyros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winfield being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Greek Gyros wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Winfield tries to clinch there but Gyros circles away.
Gyros is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winfield can do to turn this around?

Gyros fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Winfield to the ground. Gyros is now in Winfield's guard.
Winfield thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gyros wants to get up but he can't break Winfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gyros trying to control but Winfield is working from the bottom.
Gyros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Winfield looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gyros controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Greek Gyros wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Winfield throws a looping overhand right but Gyros ducks down to avoid it.
Gyros lands with a good body shot.
Winfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winfield throws a head kick that misses.

Gyros gets a double leg takedown into Winfield's guard.
Gyros content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greek Gyros clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Winfield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gyros shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gyros is keen to just control but Winfield is a slippery customer.
Gyros looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Winfield tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Winfield slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gyros sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Greek Gyros wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Winfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gyros avoids the body shot from Winfield.

Gyros gets a double leg takedown into Winfield's guard.
Winfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gyros is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gyros looking to pass the guard.
Gyros not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Winfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winfield keeping moving, preventing Gyros from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Greek Gyros just wasn't active enough.

Gyros shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Winfield's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gyros postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gyros looking to pass the guard.
Gyros throwing strikes but missing.

Winfield has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gyros can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gyros wants to get up but he can't break Winfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winfield had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gyros defends it easily.
Gyros controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gyros wants to control from the top but Winfield keeps moving.

Gyros postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Winfield is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gyros, into his guard.
Winfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Gyros is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winfield throwing strikes from guard but Gyros blocks nicely.
Winfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gyros is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Winfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winfield scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gyros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gyros has momentary wrist control but Winfield slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Gyros looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gyros manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gyros controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greek Gyros had his way with Gerry Winfield in that round.
The cut man is working on Gerry Winfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gyros moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Winfield.
Winfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gyros.

Gyros is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Winfield's half guard.

Winfield looking for submissions off his back.
Gyros perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gyros works his way into full mount!
Winfield is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyros controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyros can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winfield is looking to escape.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Greek Gyros wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Gyros manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Winfield on his heels. He'll look to pass Winfield's guard now, I'm sure.

Winfield is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gyros rolls with it to try and escape but Winfield cranks on the arm and Gyros is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerry Winfield!