PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wintzloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wintzloff comes into the arena with Eminem Ft Kuniva, Swifty Mcvay - Going Crazy blaring out of the sound system. Jack Wintzloff could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Sierra's chin.

Wintzloff
vs
Sierra

184 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Wintzloff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Sierra!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wintzloff digs a good body shot into Sierra's ribs.
Sierra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wintzloff counters with a good low kick that Sierra was not able to check.
Sierra misses with a takedown
and Wintzloff counters with a head kick.
Sierra looks to land a body kick but Wintzloff moved away.
Wintzloff lands with a shot to the body.
Sierra tries to clinch
and Wintzloff counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sierra throws a combination that misses
and Wintzloff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sierra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wintzloff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack Wintzloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sierra.
Sierra with a poor takedown
and Sierra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sierra falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wintzloff counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wintzloff tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sierra avoids it.
Wintzloff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sierra pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wintzloff tries to clinch but Sierra is having none of it.
Sierra looks to score with a jab to the body but Wintzloff is just out of range.
Sierra falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wintzloff counters with a single leg into guard. Sierra didn't expect that.
Wintzloff throws and elbow that misses. Sierra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wintzloff's guard. Nice move by Sierra!
Sierra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra wants to pass the guard but Wintzloff is keeping the position.
Wintzloff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sierra controls the pace.
Sierra is looking to work some ground and pound but Wintzloff has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Sierra wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wintzloff moves out of range as Sierra throws a body kick.
Sierra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wintzloff counters with a straight right hand.
Wintzloff will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sierra tries for a takedown but Wintzloff circles away easily
and Wintzloff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sierra thinking.
Wintzloff misses with a hook to the body

and Sierra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sierra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wintzloff's head.
Wintzloff is pressing down on Sierra's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sierra wants to control from the top but Wintzloff keeps moving.
Sierra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sierra throwing strikes from guard but Wintzloff blocks nicely.
Sierra trying to control the position from guard on top but Wintzloff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Wintzloff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sierra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sierra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wintzloff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wintzloff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sierra manages to avoid it.

Sierra gets tackled into the cage by Wintzloff. Wintzloff maintains the clinch.
Wintzloff is pressed up against the cage. Sierra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wintzloff down to the mat. Wintzloff avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Sierra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sierra lands in his opponent's guard.
Sierra looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra trying to control the position from guard on top but Wintzloff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wintzloff has his hands on Sierra's head, controlling the position.

That's two 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.

Frank Sierra has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sierra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wintzloff makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jack Wintzloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sierra.
Sierra misses with a takedown attempt
and Wintzloff counters with a nice body shot.
Frank Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sierra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Wintzloff counters with a single leg into guard. Sierra didn't expect that.
Wintzloff wants to pass the guard but Sierra is keeping the position.
Wintzloff throwing strikes from guard but Sierra blocks nicely.
Sierra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wintzloff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wintzloff won't allow Sierra to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wintzloff throws and elbow that misses. Sierra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wintzloff's guard. Nice move by Sierra!
Wintzloff seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wintzloff keeping moving, preventing Sierra from controlling successfully.
Sierra throwing strikes from guard but Wintzloff blocks nicely.
Sierra tries to free his leg and advance position but Wintzloff is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wintzloff keeping moving, preventing Sierra from controlling successfully.
Sierra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sierra content to stall in guard here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Sierra wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sierra fails with the takedown
and Wintzloff counters with a nice body shot.
Sierra fails with the takedown
and Wintzloff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Wintzloff dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sierra tries to clinch but Wintzloff is having none of it.
Wintzloff avoids a kick to the body.
Sierra misses with a low kick.
Wintzloff scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sierra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wintzloff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sierra doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wintzloff counters with a good low kick that Sierra was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sierra tries to clinch there but Wintzloff circles away.
Wintzloff takes a swing at Sierra's ribcage but misses.
Sierra with a poor takedown
and Wintzloff counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jack Wintzloff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sierra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra closes the distance but Wintzloff moves to the side
and Wintzloff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wintzloff lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wintzloff scores with a sloppy right hand. Sierra should have avoided that one.
Sierra misses with a takedown
and Wintzloff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sierra thinking.
Sierra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sierra checks a leg kick nicely.
Wintzloff cracks Sierra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Frank Sierra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wintzloff uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sierra gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wintzloff counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jack Wintzloff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Wintzloff to counter with a crisp jab.
Wintzloff feints and then cracks Sierra's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sierra down.
Sierra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wintzloff.

Sierra drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sierra tries to score with some ground and pound. Wintzloff controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sierra wants to control but Wintzloff is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wintzloff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sierra trying to control the position but Wintzloff is working away.
Frank Sierra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sierra taking a break here but Wintzloff is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sierra keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Sierra hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sierra throws a head kick but Wintzloff moves out of range.
Sierra misses with a hook to the body
and Wintzloff counters with a left to the body.
Sierra has his takedown stuffed
and Wintzloff counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sierra thinking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Wintzloff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wintzloff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

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