PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Polish Engineer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winchester has chosen Carry on my wayward son as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Engineer
vs
Winchester

199 cm
28
270 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

194 cm
26
256 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Polish Engineer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Engineer misses with a body shot

and Winchester counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Engineer is positioning himself well to prevent Winchester advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Engineer keeps working.
Winchester wants to advance to full mount but Engineer doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Winchester looking to pass the guard.
Winchester trying to control the position from guard on top but Engineer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winchester throws a big right hand that misses.
Engineer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Engineer keeps moving.
Winchester loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winchester in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Engineer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engineer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winchester missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Engineer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Winchester is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Engineer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Engineer has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Winchester is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Engineer is in close to Winchester's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Winchester throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Engineer with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engineer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winchester tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Winchester has his foot on Engineer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Engineer works his way back into a safe position though.

Winchester is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Winchester avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winchester is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing Engineer from controlling successfully.

Winchester is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Engineer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Winchester looking to hit a scissor sweep but Engineer is one step ahead there.
Winchester working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engineer throwing strikes from guard but Winchester blocks nicely.

Winchester is looking for a triangle but Engineer pushes his legs off easily.
Engineer lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winchester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Winchester looking to ground and pound but Engineer is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winchester trying to control but Engineer is having none of it.
Engineer wants to control but Winchester is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Winchester dominated that 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.

Winchester throws a head kick but Engineer moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Engineer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winchester lets loose with a powerful body kick. Engineer will feel that in the morning.
Winchester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sam Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Engineer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winchester was well out of range. Poor timing from Engineer.
Winchester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Engineer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Winchester. That's going to slow Engineer down.
Winchester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Engineer lands a nice shot that snaps Winchester's head back.
Winchester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Engineer.

Winchester feints and as Engineer raises his hands in defense, Winchester changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester pushes down on Engineer's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Winchester is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Engineer sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester is looking to stall here but Engineer recovers full guard.
Engineer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Engineer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winchester is one step ahead there.
Winchester throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Winchester trying to control but Engineer is working from the bottom.
Engineer wants to sweep but no luck.
Winchester throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Engineer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Winchester has gone for a leg lock! Engineer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Winchester's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winchester is on top in guard.
Winchester throws a strike but Engineer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engineer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've been hearing that Engineer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Winchester is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Winchester. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Engineer preventing the sweep.
Engineer throws a big right hand that misses.
Engineer throwing strikes from guard but Winchester blocks nicely.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing Engineer from controlling successfully.

Winchester looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Engineer is looking to work some ground and pound but Winchester has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winchester looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Winchester preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winchester looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Winchester is looking for a triangle but Engineer pushes his legs off easily.
Winchester wants to sweep here but Engineer controlling him for the moment.
Engineer stays in close to Winchester's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Winchester is looking for a triangle but Engineer pushes his legs off easily.

Winchester looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Engineer postures up and lands a big shot to Winchester's brow.

Winchester is looking for a triangle but Engineer pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sam Winchester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Engineer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Engineer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Engineer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Engineer shoots in for a takedown but Winchester shows good takedown defense.
Engineer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winchester.
Engineer tries to score with a low kick but Winchester moves his leg out of the way.
No luck for Winchester with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Winchester.
Winchester throws a left and a right that both miss

and Engineer counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Winchester's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engineer cracks Winchester with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Winchester tries to buck Engineer off but Engineer is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester is not content to let Engineer control the position.
Winchester is looking to regain half guard here but Engineer keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Winchester is trying to control Engineer's posture but Engineer avoids it.
Engineer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Winchester down.
Engineer scoring with punches and elbows.
Engineer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winchester manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Engineer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Winchester is trying to control. Engineer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Engineer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Winchester is working away from the top position though.
Winchester seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Engineer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sam Winchester is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winchester trying to control from Engineer's half guard. Engineer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Winchester sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Engineer keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sam Winchester was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Engineer throws a jab when Winchester was well out of range.
Winchester swings for the body but Engineer moves out of range.
Winchester throws a right hand that misses
and Engineer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winchester feints and then cracks Engineer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Engineer down.
Engineer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Engineer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Polish Engineer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engineer avoids the head kick by Winchester.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Engineer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winchester moves away.
Winchester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winchester misses with a jab, cross combination.

Winchester has Engineer up against the cage in a clinch.
Engineer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Engineer taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engineer tries to break the clinch but Winchester is controlling the position.
Engineer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Polish Engineer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Winchester has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Winchester!
A very excited looking Sam Winchester made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.