PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Harmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harmon comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Undone. Winchester has chosen Jack The Ripper - Nick Cave as his entrance music. Harmon has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Harmon
vs
Winchester

180 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Liberty Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Harmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Winchester!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harmon is breathing heavily.

Winchester closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Winchester decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Harmon misses with a takedown attempt

and Winchester counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harmon won't be happy with that.

Winchester decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Winchester has managed to clinch.

Winchester has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Harmon regains guard immediately.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harmon is trying to control the position but Winchester postures up.

Winchester stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winchester.
Harmon moves out of range of the body kick.
Winchester lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester lands a nice shot that snaps Harmon's head back.

Winchester instigates a clinch.
Harmon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winchester blocks it with crossed arms.

Winchester has hold of one of Harmon's legs. Harmon is fighting the takedown attempt but Winchester gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Winchester trying to control but Harmon is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester stopping the sweep attempt from Harmon.

Harmon looking for a guillotine here but Winchester defends easily.
Harmon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harmon keeping moving, preventing Winchester from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winchester gets to his feet - Harmon follows without any prompting.
A head kick misses from Winchester.
Winchester tries for a takedown but Harmon circles away easily
and Harmon counters with a head kick.
Harmon swats away the attempt to clinch by Winchester.
Winchester lands a big uppercut and Harmon crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Harmon looks OK.

Harmon is rocked!
Winchester moves into full mount! Harmon won't be happy about that!
Oh Harmon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winchester looking to control but Harmon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Winchester controlling the position easily from mount.
Harmon seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harmon's face.
Harmon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Winchester breaks from Harmon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winchester is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harmon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Winchester has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harmon is squirming around, avoiding Winchester's attempts to control the action.
Winchester landing shots from mount.
Harmon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Winchester working for a guillotine from mount but Harmon is in no mood to give up.
Winchester raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester with shots to the head and body - Harmon looks very uncomfortable down there.
Winchester with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harmon is in a horrible position here. Winchester smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Winchester can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harmon is looking to escape.
Winchester content just to control the position here.
Winchester wants to control the pace but Harmon is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winchester tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack 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.

Harmon gets caught flat footed, as Winchester shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Winchester stands up from Harmon's guard - Winchester perhaps looking for a knockout.
Harmon slips a jab and a cross from Winchester.
Winchester closes the distance and clinches up with Harmon, looking for a takedown. Winchester pushes Harmon against the cage but Harmon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Winchester throws a lazy head kick
and Harmon counters with a head kick. That will keep Winchester thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Harmon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Winchester has Harmon up against the cage in a clinch.
Harmon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Winchester fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Winchester digs a good body shot into Harmon's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester avoids the head kick by Harmon.
Winchester looks for the body kick but Harmon saw that one coming.
Winchester shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Harmon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Winchester's guard.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing Harmon from controlling successfully.
Harmon won't allow Winchester to sweep him here.
Winchester manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harmon manages to get himself to full guard.
Winchester not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Winchester has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester trying to control the position from guard on top but Harmon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Harmon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winchester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Winchester stands up and waves to Harmon to follow him.
Jack Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winchester looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmon misses with a head kick.
Winchester throws a head kick but Harmon moves out of range.
Winchester blocks a head kick by Harmon.
Winchester misses with a takedown attempt

and Harmon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Winchester!
Hulk Harmon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Winchester.
A nice elbow there by Harmon.
Winchester keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Winchester is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Harmon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winchester is looking to escape.
Winchester is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Harmon scoring with strikes but Winchester is staying in there.

Harmon with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Winchester working to try and regain half guard.

Harmon is working for a guillotine from mount but Winchester frees his head quite easily.
Jack Winchester has got the better of the ground game so far.
Winchester manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Winchester pushes Harmon off and gets back to his feet.
Winchester scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hulk Harmon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Winchester is looking to clinch but Harmon is avoiding it.

Winchester scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Winchester is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Harmon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Harmon is looking to reverse the position.
Winchester lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harmon down.
Harmon trying to remain calm as Winchester controls from the top position.

Winchester stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Winchester tries a head kick but it misses.
Harmon wants to clinch but Winchester slips to the side
and Winchester counters with a series of strikes. Harmon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harmon with a poor takedown
and Winchester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Winchester closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Winchester lands in his opponent's guard.

Harmon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winchester stands and steps away. Harmon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Winchester just misses with a punch to the body.
Winchester lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Winchester throws a body punch but Harmon moves out of range.
Winchester lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harmon at a distance.
Winchester shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harmon as he jumps to the side.
Harmon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Winchester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harmon fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winchester pulls guard effortlessly.
Winchester working a defensive guard here.

Winchester has his feet on Harmon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Harmon tries to clinch but Winchester moves away
and Winchester counters with a straight right hand.

Winchester instigates a clinch.
Harmon tries to pull guard but Winchester won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Harmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winchester.
Winchester is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harmon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Harmon misses with a knee strike.
Harmon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winchester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winchester wants to break free but Harmon has control.
Winchester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winchester on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harmon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harmon wants a takedown but no success here.
Harmon has had enough of the clinch but Winchester keeps him there for the moment.
Harmon landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Winchester has clasped his hands together around Harmon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harmon tries to buck Winchester off but Winchester is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Winchester decides to stand back up.
Winchester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winchester fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harmon stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester throws a big shot that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winchester.
Harmon fails with a takedown attempt.
Winchester shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harmon pinned against the cage. Harmon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Harmon tries for a takedown but Winchester circles away easily
and Winchester counters with a head kick. That will keep Harmon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Winchester moves into the clinch successfully.

Winchester has Harmon pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Winchester pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harmon tumbling to the mat - Winchester dives into Harmon's guard.
Harmon being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Winchester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winchester 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Winchester!