PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devil Maycry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sam winstafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maycry
vs
winstafer

176 cm
18
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Devil Maycry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, sam winstafer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maycry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from winstafer.
Maycry takes a swing at winstafer's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from winstafer. Maycry does a little dance to reset his feet.
winstafer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maycry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but winstafer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maycry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maycry missing with a left hand there. winstafer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Maycry.
winstafer has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Maycry - just one landing.
Maycry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from winstafer misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Maycry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maycry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but winstafer manages to avoid it.
Maycry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maycry misses with a wild body shot.
Maycry misses the shot to the body.
winstafer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maycry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maycry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maycry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
winstafer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maycry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by winstafer.
winstafer misses with a jab to the body
and Maycry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
winstafer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maycry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Maycry.
Maycry misses with a body shot.
Maycry throws a right hand that winstafer ducks under and follows up with a left that winstafer also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Maycry.
Maycry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maycry misses with a shot to the body

and winstafer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maycry won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maycry tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maycry struggling a bit here.
Maycry is looking for a sweep.
Maycry can't do much from the bottom here.
winstafer working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maycry tries to buck winstafer off but winstafer is having none of it.
winstafer scoring with punches and elbows.
Maycry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Maycry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for winstafer on the ground.
winstafer lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maycry is trying to get back to half guard.
winstafer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Maycry is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
winstafer working the ground and pound from side control.
Maycry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

winstafer is trying to get an arm triangle but Maycry is defending well.
Maycry is looking for a sweep.
winstafer lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maycry manages to work his way to half guard, despite winstafer's best efforts.
Maycry taking some punishment here, with winstafer in his half guard.
Maycry wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sam winstafer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maycry misses with a wild combination.
A lazy left from Maycry finds it's target.
A head kick misses from winstafer.
winstafer tries to land a leg kick but Maycry saw it coming and moves away.
Maycry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maycry throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maycry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maycry is looking to wear down winstafer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from winstafer misses.
Maycry misses with a series of wild punches.
Maycry misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maycry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maycry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by winstafer.
Maycry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maycry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maycry throws a left and a right that both miss
and winstafer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maycry throws a nice looking combination but winstafer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Devil Maycry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maycry throws a predictable looking body shot
and winstafer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
winstafer misses the shot to the body.
Maycry misses with a wild body shot.
Devil Maycry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
winstafer moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Maycry misses

and winstafer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
winstafer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maycry has hold of winstafer's hands but winstafer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
winstafer is trying to control the action in half guard but Maycry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maycry is trying to stand up here but winstafer is controlling him well.
Maycry wants to improve his position but winstafer is controlling well.
winstafer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
winstafer winds up and cracks Maycry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
winstafer slows the pace down in half guard.
winstafer wants to pass the guard but Maycry is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

winstafer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maycry defends it well.
winstafer wants to pass the guard but Maycry is defending well.
Maycry is trying to get back to full guard.
winstafer is thwarting Maycry's attempts to control the position.
winstafer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
winstafer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
sam winstafer has got the better of the ground game so far.
winstafer trying to control from half guard but Maycry is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
winstafer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maycry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but winstafer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maycry blocking the ground and pound attempt from winstafer.
Maycry is looking to improve his position.
Maycry is working hard here to advance position.
winstafer is thwarting Maycry's attempts to control the position.
Maycry is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

sam winstafer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Maycry throws a nice looking combination but winstafer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
winstafer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maycry misses with a double jab.

winstafer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maycry's half guard.
winstafer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maycry wants to improve his position but winstafer is controlling well.
winstafer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maycry tries to hold on but winstafer pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
winstafer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

winstafer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Maycry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maycry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
winstafer working Maycry over with strikes here.
Maycry is trying to escape the mount.
winstafer is landing with some decent strikes but Maycry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maycry is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
winstafer is landing with some decent strikes but Maycry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
winstafer landing shots from mount.
winstafer landing punches.
A nice elbow there by winstafer.
winstafer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maycry working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maycry is in a horrible position here. winstafer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by winstafer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maycry taking shots to the head.
Maycry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
winstafer trying to control but Maycry is having none of it.
winstafer with shots to the head and body - Maycry looks very uncomfortable down there.
Devil Maycry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maycry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
winstafer raining down shots from the mount!
winstafer landing strikes from the mount.
winstafer working the ground and pound effectively.
Maycry is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
winstafer landing shots from mount.
Maycry tries to lock up and control but winstafer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
winstafer lands a nice shot to the head.
winstafer with good strikes from the mount here!
Maycry taking shots to the head.
winstafer lands a big shot there that rocks Maycry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by winstafer.

Maycry is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maycry is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
winstafer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Maycry hang on?
Oh Maycry is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maycry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
sam winstafer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
winstafer landing strikes, looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
sam winstafer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got winstafer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... sam winstafer!