PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamahal Harrison (ranked 4731 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Winn (ranked 3305 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Harrison
vs
Winn

185 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamahal Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Winn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Harrison throws a combination that misses

and Winn counters with a takedown into side control.
Winn controlling the position from side mount.
Winn has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Winn has hold of Harrison's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Harrison manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Winn lands a couple of good shots and Harrison has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Harrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winn on the ground.

Winn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Harrison has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Harrison trying to control the action but Winn just sinks the hooks in.
Harrison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Winn is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn is working the ground and pound. Can Harrison escape?
I would not like to be Harrison right now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Winn's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Winn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Winn is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Harrison is defending well though. Winn let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winn gets his hands free as Harrison looks to control.
Will Winn go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Winn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Winn has got his arm under Harrison's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Harrison has spun round into Winn's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Winn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harrison's guard.

Winn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Winn is controlling the pace.
Winn works his foot free and advances to mount.

Winn is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Harrison to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Harrison shrugs it off.
Winn landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison has given up his back. Will we see Winn going for some submissions?

Winn patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Winn lands a shot to the body.

Winn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
What can Harrison do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Harrison fending off the submission attempt from Winn.

Harrison preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Winn.
Winn keeps control of the position as Harrison tries to break free.
Winn trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Harrison doesn't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harrison is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Harrison is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Winn.

Harrison fending off the submission attempt from Winn.
What can Harrison do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Harrison is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Winn gets his way!

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

Bob Winn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Harrison misses with a body kick.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winn as he jumps to the side.
Winn with the counter takedown but Harrison avoids it easily.

Winn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harrison is trying to defend but Winn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Winn lands with a punch from half guard.
Winn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Winn is looking to work his way around to Harrison's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Winn takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Winn looking for the choke from the back.
Winn controlling the position well here. Harrison rolled but Winn kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Harrison is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison trying to get back to his feet but Winn is in full control for now.
Winn connects with a big shot to the side of Harrison's head.

Winn patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Winn working for the choke.
Winn controls the position.
Winn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Winn looking for the choke from the back.
Winn controlling from the back.

Winn is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Harrison defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winn has good solid back control here.
Winn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Winn has the hooks in. Harrison is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Harrison prevents Winn from getting a body triangle.
Winn scores with punches to the body.
Winn is not going to allow Harrison to sit and survive in this position.

Winn looking for the choke but no joy.

Harrison defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Winn's arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winn tries to keep control of the position but Harrison is staying busy.

Winn is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Harrison is defending well though. Winn let's go of the attempt for now.
Winn controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Winn looking for the choke but no joy.
Winn lands shots from the back.
Winn has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Harrison.

Harrison is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winn trying to control momentarily.
Bob Winn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winn controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Winn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Winn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrison throws a body kick, spinning off balance

so Winn counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Winn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Winn passes Harrison's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Winn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harrison has managed to free his arm - good work.
Winn wants to free his trapped foot but Harrison is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Winn stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winn uses his free foot to push down on Harrison's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Harrison.

Harrison defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Winn.
Winn fails to take his opponent's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Winn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harrison?
Winn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Winn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Harrison manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Winn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harrison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Winn passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Harrison!

Harrison defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Winn.
Winn with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winn trying to control but Harrison is having none of it.
Winn forces the positional change into back control.
Winn controlling well, preventing Harrison from escaping the position.

Winn is persistently looking for the submission but Harrison is defending it well.

Harrison showing good submission defense here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Harrison defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Winn really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Harrison.

Harrison is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Winn tries to get the hooks in deep but Harrison pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison is trying to break free.
Winn is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrison trying to get back to his feet but Winn is in full control for now.
Winn is punishing Harrison with strikes - can he finish him?!
What can Harrison do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Winn working for the choke.
Winn just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

Winn tightening his grip on Harrison, looking for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Harrison is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Winn gets his way!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Winn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Winn!