PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lark McTeague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg VanWinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McTeague kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus . VanWinkle has chosen Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McTeague
vs
VanWinkle

180 cm
22
210 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
220 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lark McTeague!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greg VanWinkle!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by McTeague.
McTeague misses with an uppercut. VanWinkle saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as McTeague lands an impressive looking overhand right. VanWinkle doesn't seem phased though.
VanWinkle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McTeague fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
VanWinkle misses with a two punch combination.
McTeague lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
VanWinkle throws a sloppy body shot
and McTeague counters with a series of strikes. VanWinkle will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
VanWinkle circles away from the clinch attempt.
McTeague misses with an uppercut.
VanWinkle lands with a nice combination. McTeague backs away looking to recover.
McTeague lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McTeague swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTeague connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between VanWinkle's hands.
VanWinkle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and McTeague counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McTeague throws a punch but it's blocked by VanWinkle.
VanWinkle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McTeague lands with a left to the head.
McTeague working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McTeague lands with a short punch from the clinch.
VanWinkle wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for McTeague to work.
VanWinkle can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McTeague breaks from the clinch.
VanWinkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McTeague was well out of range. Poor timing from VanWinkle.
A swing and a miss from McTeague.
VanWinkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTeague.
McTeague ducks down and throws a hook to the body but VanWinkle moves away.
VanWinkle misses with a looping left.
McTeague fakes high and swings low for a body shot but VanWinkle manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as McTeague lands an impressive looking overhand right. VanWinkle doesn't seem phased though.
McTeague throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

McTeague darts in and clinches VanWinkle up against the cage.
McTeague keeps control of VanWinkle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McTeague fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
VanWinkle taking a breather.
McTeague lands a body shot.

VanWinkle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McTeague throws a big shot that misses.
McTeague misses with a body shot
and VanWinkle counters with a one-two to the body.
McTeague misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTeague scores with a three punch combo!
VanWinkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McTeague.
A left lands for McTeague.
McTeague ducks down and throws a hook to the body but VanWinkle moves away.
No joy there for VanWinkle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
VanWinkle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McTeague avoids a punch combination nicely.
VanWinkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McTeague dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
VanWinkle looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
VanWinkle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
VanWinkle slips under a jab.
VanWinkle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from VanWinkle there as he acknowledges the shot.
McTeague throws a good cross that connects.
VanWinkle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McTeague is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by McTeague.
Lark McTeague is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McTeague takes a swing at VanWinkle's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from McTeague.
McTeague looks to land a combination but VanWinkle avoids it well.
VanWinkle dodges the punch combination from McTeague.
VanWinkle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTeague jabs at VanWinkle's body.
McTeague sizes up VanWinkle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McTeague cracks a nice hook into VanWinkle's ribs.
McTeague takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
VanWinkle misses with a series of wild punches.

McTeague lands a left and a right that send VanWinkle crashing to the mat, dazed. McTeague thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

VanWinkle is rocked!
McTeague sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through VanWinkle's defenses. It connects perfectly with VanWinkle's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lark McTeague!