PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Winslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Papalola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papalola has chosen Emmure - I Thought You Met Telly And Turned Me Into Casper as his entrance music. Mark Papalola will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Winslow
vs
Papalola

195 cm
25
271 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

194 cm
25
245 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Winslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Papalola!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winslow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Papalola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papalola stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Papalola wants it to stay on the feet.

Winslow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Winslow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Papalola keeps working.
Winslow is looking to advance position but Papalola won't allow it.
Winslow trying to control from half guard but Papalola is working away.
Papalola wants to get back to his feet.
Winslow has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winslow trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow is really struggling to control Papalola but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Winslow controlling from the full mount.
Papalola has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Winslow's lack of action.
Winslow is trying to control the action in half guard but Papalola is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Winslow just wasn't active enough.
Winslow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Papalola.
Winslow dodges the punch combination from Papalola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winslow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Papalola tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Winslow is in Papalola's guard.
Winslow has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Winslow trying to control but Papalola is working from the bottom.

Shane Winslow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Winslow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winslow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papalola.
Papalola misses with a hook. Winslow ducked under it nicely.
Papalola looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papalola throws a hook but Winslow blocks it.

Winslow closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Papalola quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winslow trying to control the action but Papalola is working from the bottom.
Winslow trying to control the pace.
Winslow is looking to stall here but Papalola recovers full guard.
Winslow passes into half guard.
Papalola is not content to let Winslow control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow controlling the pace.
Papalola is looking to escape.
Winslow has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Winslow is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Papalola has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Papalola!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papalola won't allow Winslow to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Papalola got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winslow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Papalola has managed to get both his arms back between Winslow's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Winslow dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Papalola connects with a right hand. Winslow shakes it off.
Papalola fails to land with a series of punches.
Winslow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Papalola throws a jab when Winslow was well out of range.
Winslow shoots in looking for a takedown. Papalola tries to sprawl out of it but Winslow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Papalola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Winslow takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Shane Winslow has been cut.
Papalola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papalola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papalola lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Papalola is breathing heavily.
Papalola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winslow tries to bum rush Papalola with a series of wild strikes but Papalola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mark Papalola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papalola lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Papalola throws a left and a right that both miss

and Winslow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Winslow.
Winslow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winslow throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winslow wants to control from the top but Papalola keeps moving.
Papalola wants to stand but Winslow is controlling the position.
Winslow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Papalola is keeping the position for now.
Winslow sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shane Winslow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Papalola throws a jab but it's blocked by Winslow.
Winslow fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Winslow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papalola keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Papalola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winslow.
Papalola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winslow on the side of the head.
Papalola scores with the left hand. Winslow knows he should have avoided that one.
Papalola scores with a jab to the head.
Papalola throws a big shot that misses.
Mark Papalola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winslow moves away from the strike by Papalola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papalola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mark Papalola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winslow staying out of range there.
Mark Papalola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Papalola misses its intended target.
Winslow closes the distance and clinches up with Papalola, looking for a takedown. Winslow pushes Papalola against the cage but Papalola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Papalola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winslow counters with a nice uppercut.
Papalola swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Winslow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Papalola wants to stand up but Winslow is controlling him.
Winslow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winslow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Papalola is keeping the position for now.
Winslow controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shane Winslow.
Winslow shoots in looking for a takedown but Papalola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Winslow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Winslow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Papalola is fending him off so far but Winslow persists. Nope, Papalola circles away and we're back to standing.
Decent striking displayed by Papalola there.
Winslow fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Papalola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mark Papalola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shane Winslow's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jab, jab by Papalola - just one landing.
Papalola might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Winslow closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Papalola's guard.

Papalola manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Papalola throws a looping overhand right but Winslow ducks down to avoid it.
Papalola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Winslow dives in and scores a takedown into Papalola's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papalola can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Winslow controls the pace.
Winslow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winslow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Papalola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winslow wants to control from the top but Papalola keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Winslow just wasn't active enough.
Winslow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Papalola swivels and escapes.
Papalola stuffs the takedown.
Papalola lands a head shot.
Winslow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Papalola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Papalola fails to land with a series of punches.
Papalola throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Winslow counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Papalola!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papalola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Winslow.
Winslow lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winslow controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winslow tries to control but Papalola wriggling away.
Winslow controlling from mount.

Winslow moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Papalola has worked his arm free - good work by Papalola!
Papalola wants to get back to his feet but Winslow drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winslow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Papalola is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Winslow controls the position from side control.
Papalola is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Winslow controlling the position.
Winslow has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papalola prevents Winslow from moving into mount.
Papalola is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Winslow asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Shane Winslow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winslow tries to advance to mount but Papalola denies him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winslow advances to full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Winslow showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Winslow 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Shane Winslow!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Shane Winslow!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Shane Winslow!

Shane Winslow wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Shane Winslow stared into the camera and said 'What do you say about that? I'm no longer an easy fight, now I kick everybody's ass, and watch up you're maybe next!'.