PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston comes to the cage accompanied by This Life by Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Ares comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Run This Town kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Winston
vs
Ares

192 cm
23
258 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Winston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Solomon Ares!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ares shoots in for a double leg but Winston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from Ares.
Ares scores with a decent looking hook.
Ares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ares throws a leg kick but Winston moved away.
A leg kick checked by Winston.
Ares thuds a left hand into Winston's body.
Winston throws a hook to the side of Ares's head but Ares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Ares looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Winston!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Winston defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ares.
Winston is squirming around, avoiding Ares's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston is trying to stand.
Ares controlling from the full mount.

Ares goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Winston is on top in guard.

Ares is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winston defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Winston would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Ares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winston's guard.
Ares stops Winston from standing up.
Ares wants to pass the guard but Winston is keeping the position.

Winston has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ares off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Winston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ares on the side of the head.
Winston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ares.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ares at a distance.
Ares throws an off balance right hand
and Winston counters with a left to the body.
Ares looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winston throws a jab but it's blocked by Ares.
Winston throws a leg kick
and Ares counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Winston checks a leg kick nicely.
Winston swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ares is out of range and Winston settles back down.
Ares throws a poor cross that misses
and Winston 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.

A close round but Solomon Ares will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ares throws a leg kick

and Winston counters with a crisp one two that drops Ares! Winston thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ares to his feet! Ares is in big trouble!

Ares is rocked!
Ares misses with a left hand
and Winston counters with a right hand from hell and Ares is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Winston!
Harry Winston retains his heavyweight title!