PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ritter has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Winters
vs
Ritter

182 cm
23
201 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

196 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Ritter!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritter tries to close the distance and clinch but Winters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Winters circles away.
Ritter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ritter shoots in for a takedown but Winters shows good takedown defense.
Ritter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ritter shoots in but Winters avoids the takedown attempt easily.
John Winters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Ritter.
A decent looking cross lands there for Winters.
Winters uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ritter misses with a takedown attempt - Winters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Winters comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Winters looks to land a combination but Ritter avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ritter fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters lands an overhand right.
Ritter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ritter tries to clinch up but Winters circles away and keeps his distance.
Winters misses with a few strikes there.
Ritter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ritter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winters scores with a jab.
Winters swinging wilding here.
Ritter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ritter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Winters counters with a right hand to the body.
Ritter looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winters drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Winters postures up in Ritter's guard and throws a big left but Ritter blocks it.
Ritter tries to strike from the bottom.
Winters passes Ritter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Winters is trying to control. Ritter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Winters is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Winters seems to be looking for submissions.
Ritter missing with punches from the bottom.
Winters passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ritter!
Ritter wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winters is working for a guillotine from mount but Ritter frees his head quite easily.
Winters blocks Ritter's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Winters is working for a guillotine from mount but Ritter frees his head quite easily.

Winters looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ritter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ritter working to try and regain half guard.
Winters working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Winters is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ritter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Winters scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Winters pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Winters content just to control the position here.
Winters with the ground and pound from mount.
Ritter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ritter is looking to improve his position but Winters isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winters postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ritter looks a forlorn figure.
Winters working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Winters dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ritter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winters counters with a left and a right that stings Ritter.
Ritter tries to clinch

and Winters counters with a takedown into side control.
Ritter tries to escape but Winters is in control.

Winters thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ritter wants to get back to his feet.
Ritter throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Winters 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.
Ritter tries to buck Winters off but Winters is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ritter is breathing heavily.

Winters wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ritter, who protects the arm well.
Ritter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winters is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ritter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Winters moves into full mount!
Ritter bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Winters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ritter tries to stand but Winters is controlling from the bottom.

Ritter stands up and waves to Winters to follow him.
Ritter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Winters counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter clinches but Winters breaks the clinch
and Winters counters with a one-two to the body.
Winters jabs at Ritter's body.
Ritter tries to clinch but Winters moves away
and Winters counters with a two punch combo.
Ritter misses with a takedown attempt
and Winters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A right-left combo lands from Winters.
A left and a right from Winters both land. Nice combination.
Ritter tries to clinch
and Winters counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good shot there by Winters.
John Winters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Winters.
Winters keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter closes the distance but Winters moves to the side
and Winters counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Winters both land. Nice combination.
Ritter wants to clinch but Winters slips to the side
and Winters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winters connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winters displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Winters stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ritter throws a combination that misses
and Winters counters with a head kick.
Winters scores with a one two! Ritter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Winters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Winters scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters pushes down on Ritter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winters is thwarting Ritter's attempts to control the position.

Winters is working for a submission of some sort.
Winters is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winters frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Winters wants to finish this one by submission but Ritter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Winters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ritter tries to reverse the position but Winters maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Winters dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ritter fails with the takedown
and Winters counters with a two punch combo.
Winters lands a head shot.
Winters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ritter can do to turn this around?
Winters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ritter with a poor takedown
and Winters counters with a nice uppercut.
Winters fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ritter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winters counters with a stiff right hand.
Ritter looks to clinch
and Winters counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Winters shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ritter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Winters trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winters forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Winters uses his free foot to push down on Ritter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ritter.
Ritter is desperately trying to improve his position but Winters has a good base and remains in mount.

Winters is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ritter is surviving well by controlling Winters's body position as best he can.

Winters working for a submission but Ritter is keeping him at bay.
Ritter can't escape the position.
Ritter gets back to half guard.

Ritter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Winters pulls his head out easily.
Ritter is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winters has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ritter defend it? Winters steps over the head and cranks it - Ritter is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Winters!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Winters!