PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Irish
vs
Winters

200 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Irish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Winters!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irish shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irish avoids a punch combination nicely.

Winters shoots in and bounces Irish off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Winters is looking to work some ground and pound but Irish has wrist control.
Winters is looking to work some ground and pound but Irish has wrist control.
Winters with a nice head shot there.
Winters wants to stand but Irish has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Winters throws and elbow that misses. Irish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winters's guard. Nice move by Irish!
Irish wants to control from the top but Winters keeps moving.
Irish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winters is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish is looking to advance position but Winters has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Irish wants to control but Winters is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winters prevents Irish from getting the reversal.
Winters scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Mark Irish has been cut.
Irish is bucking up trying to escape but Winters cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Mark Irish's cut is getting worse.
Winters prevents Irish from getting the reversal.
Winters scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Mark Irish's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Winters breaks from Irish's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters scoring with strikes but Irish is staying in there.

Jeez, Mark Irish's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Irish's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nigel Winters!