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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel has chosen Get Out Of My Room as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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225 lbs
2 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robin Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester misses with a takedown attempt
and Gabriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gabriel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Winchester regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gabriel winds up and cracks Winchester with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gabriel wants to control but Winchester is keeping him busy.
Winchester tries to get to full guard but Gabriel has control of the leg.
Gabriel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winchester moves into full guard.
Gabriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabriel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gabriel stopping the sweep attempt from Winchester.
Gabriel passes Winchester's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel trying to control the action but Winchester is working from the bottom.
Winchester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gabriel wants to take a breather but Winchester is having none of it.
Gabriel stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gabriel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Winchester misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Robin Winchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabriel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gabriel showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester is breathing heavily.
Gabriel trying to mount his opponent but Winchester defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel prevents Winchester from improving his position.
Winchester wants to control but Gabriel is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Winchester tries to get to full guard but Gabriel has control of the leg.
Gabriel uses his free foot to push down on Winchester's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Winchester.
Gabriel controlling the pace for now.
Gabriel dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gabriel tries to control but Winchester wriggling away.
Gabriel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Winchester kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Gabriel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gabriel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Gabriel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Winchester throws a hook to the side of Gabriel's head but Gabriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winchester doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gabriel counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabriel digs a right hand into Winchester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winchester's gas tank.
Gabriel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gabriel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gabriel controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gabriel passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gabriel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gabriel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Winchester was covering up waiting for the punch and Gabriel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gabriel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gabriel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gabriel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Justin Gabriel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gabriel passes to side control.
Gabriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winchester keeps working.
Winchester is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Winchester is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Winchester is looking for a sweep.
Gabriel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Winchester is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gabriel connects with a decent elbow.
Gabriel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Winchester has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gabriel lands some shots froms side control.
Gabriel stands up.
Winchester gets caught flat footed, as Gabriel shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel looking to sit in guard and control but Winchester gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Winchester throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gabriel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Winchester engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gabriel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gabriel is keeping the position for now.
Winchester wants to control from the top but Gabriel keeps moving.
Robin Winchester has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gabriel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gabriel in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Winchester is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gabriel working the ground and pound from side control.
Gabriel looking to control but instead Winchester has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Gabriel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gabriel tries to pass to full mount but Winchester defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Gabriel 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!
Gabriel rushes Winchester and presses him up against the cage.
Winchester has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Winchester wants a takedown but no success here.
Winchester has Gabriel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gabriel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gabriel manages to break the clinch.
Gabriel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Winchester!
Gabriel stands up from mount. Strange move.
Gabriel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gabriel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Winchester pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gabriel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gabriel trying to pass the guard but Winchester defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winchester tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gabriel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Winchester is not content to let Gabriel control the position.
Winchester is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gabriel landing strikes.
Robin Winchester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gabriel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Winchester is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gabriel working the body and head with strikes.
Gabriel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Winchester gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is looking to take a break and control but Winchester is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gabriel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gabriel trying to control from half guard but Winchester is working away.
Gabriel stalling.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gabriel decides to stand up.
Gabriel shoots in and gets a takedown into Winchester's guard.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winchester is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gabriel postures up in Winchester's guard and throws a big left but Winchester blocks it.
Winchester is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Gabriel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gabriel 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Gabriel!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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