PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John comes to the cage accompanied by Uilleann Pipes. Jerry Winston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St John
vs
Winston

193 cm
28
250 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

189 cm
24
250 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colin St John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Colin St John has been cut.
St John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winston.
Winston throws a body punch but St John moves out of range.
St John slips a straight right by Winston.
Winston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St John.
It looked like St John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.

St John gets a double leg takedown into Winston's guard.
St John preventing the sweep.
St John with a nice head shot there.
Winston seems keen to control St John's posture.
Winston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St John loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St John loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St John throws a big right hand that misses.
Winston seems keen to control St John's posture.
Winston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St John manages to get himself to full guard.

St John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winston looking to sit in guard and control but St John gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Winston wants to sweep here but St John controlling him for the moment.
St John throws a strike but Winston rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

St John throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
Winston wants to pass the guard but St John is keeping the position.
St John not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St John has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Winston trying to control but St John is working from the bottom.
Winston slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from St John.
St John throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winston wants to take a breather but St John is having none of it.
Winston takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston looks to land a strike but St John avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Winston in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winston cracks St John with a solid left hand.
Winston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Winston works over St John with some ground and pound from guard.
St John keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winston scores with a jab. St John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St John shoots in looking for a takedown. Winston tries to sprawl out of it but St John keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Winston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a straight right.
St John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winston takes a swing at St John's ribcage but misses.
St John shoots in looking for a takedown but Winston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St John's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

St John feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Winston is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
St John throwing strikes but missing.
St John cracks Winston with a solid left hand.
Winston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Winston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin St John's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

St John takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck for St John with that takedown attempt.
Winston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Winston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St John is fending him off so far but Winston persists. Nope, St John circles away and we're back to standing.
St John misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St John checks a low kick from Winston.
St John tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winston swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin St John. That's going to take a lot out of him.

St John gets a takedown into half guard.
Winston keeping hold of St John's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Winston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston is trying to get back to full guard.
Winston gets full guard.
St John makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
St John preventing the sweep.
St John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St John working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winston is trying to control the position but St John postures up.
St John throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winston is controlling St John's posture.
Winston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston trying to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Winston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St John shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Winston does no damage.
Winston misses with a looping right.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winston lands a nice hook to St John's body. St John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
St John shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winston throws out a counter right but St John avoids it with no problem.
St John fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winston fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St John sprawls well initially but Winston persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Winston is keen to just control but St John is a slippery customer.
Winston lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston is looking to stall here but St John recovers full guard.
Winston slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on St John's face as Winston controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston scores with a couple of short elbows.
Winston in side control lands a decent elbow.
Winston working the body and head with strikes.
St John regains half guard, as Winston was trying to land strikes.
Winston is looking to take a break and control but St John is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colin St John'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fighters circle momentarily. Winston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A leg kick checked by St John.
St John tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winston swivels and escapes.

St John throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Winston tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. St John is in Winston's guard.
Winston manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St John manages to get himself to full guard.

St John keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston stands up over St John, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Winston is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Winston trying to control but St John is working from the bottom.
St John thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Winston postures up and lands a big shot to St John's brow.
St John manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winston manages to get himself to full guard.

Winston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St John.
St John trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winston tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John postures up in Winston's guard and throws a big left but Winston blocks it.
Colin St John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winston controlling the position.
Winston tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Colin St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St John closes the distance and clinches up with Winston, looking for a takedown. St John pushes Winston against the cage but Winston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Winston drives through with a takedown into St John's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Winston trying to control but St John is working from the bottom.
St John is trying to control the position but Winston postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Winston is pushing down on St John's leg trying to pass to half guard. St John is fighting to maintain full guard but Winston has managed to sneak the leg through.
Winston is trying to control. St John wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jerry Winston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St John defending well though.
St John is staying active underneath Winston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice defenses there by St John.
St John tries for a takedown but Winston circles away easily
and Winston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin St John. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John checks a leg kick nicely.
St John drops down looking for a counter takedown but Winston sprawls and moves away.
St John throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winston's waist but Winston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St John off to one side.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St John moves away.
Nice jab there from Winston.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St John.
Winston swings for the body but St John moves out of range.
St John shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Winston counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Winston gets caught flat footed, as St John shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Winston wants to sweep here but St John controlling him for the moment.
Colin St John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Winston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Winston!
Jerry Winston decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.