PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Estripador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston comes to the cage accompanied by This Life by Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Winston
vs
Estripador

192 cm
25
258 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Winston!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Estripador!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston throws a chopping leg kick but Estripador manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston keeps the fight on the outside.
Estripador stalks Winston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Winston's face. Winston staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Harry Winston has been cut.
Estripador tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winston swivels and escapes.

Estripador has Winston up against the cage in a clinch.
Estripador has Winston pressed against the cage, preventing Winston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Estripador lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Winston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winston avoids a kick to the body.
Estripador misses with a looping left.
Estripador uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
Estripador throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Winston. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Estripador forces Winston back against the cage and clinches.
Estripador digs a right hand into Winston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winston's gas tank.
Winston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Estripador misses with the head strike.
Estripador using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winston avoiding damage as Estripador throws knees to the body.
Winston wants to break free but Estripador has control.

Estripador jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Estripador looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Estripador wants to get back to his feet but Winston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Winston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estripador needs to keep his hands up - Winston had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Winston gets tackled into the cage by Estripador. Estripador maintains the clinch.
Estripador throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winston blocks it with crossed arms.
Estripador lands with a left to the head.
Estripador throws a knee to the head but misses.

Estripador pulls Winston into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Estripador can do anything to dispel that myth.
Winston is looking to stand up but Estripador won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Winston gets to his feet. Estripador looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estripador misses with a straight right.
Estripador fails to land with a series of punches.
Winston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A swing and a miss from Winston.
Estripador shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Winston pinned against the cage. Winston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estripador manages to avoid it.
Winston lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Estripador closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Winston breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estripador takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Winston throws a solid leg kick but Estripador takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Winston.
Estripador misses with a two punch combination.
Harry Winston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston keeps the fight on the outside.
Estripador is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
Estripador thumps Winston with a low kick.
Estripador misses with a few strikes there.
Estripador falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Winston counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Estripador fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Estripador manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Estripador misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Estripador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Winston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Estripador clinches up against the cage.
Estripador tries to pull guard but Winston forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Estripador tries to land knees in the clinch but Winston avoids the damage to the body.
Estripador using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Estripador lands a good knee to the midsection. Winston won't want to take too many of those.
Winston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Estripador throws a knee to the head but misses.

Winston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winston scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Estripador.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Estripador throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winston's waist but Winston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Estripador off to one side.
Winston lands a jab.
Estripador throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Estripador.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estripador just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Estripador checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Winston avoids a punch combination nicely.

Estripador takes the fight into the clinch.
Winston is trying to force a seperation but Estripador has the dominant position.
Winston is trying to break the clinch but Estripador is controlling him.

Estripador pulls guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Estripador has a closed guard, preventing Winston from standing up.
Estripador looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winston is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Estripador is working an open guard so Winston takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jack Estripador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Estripador lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winston circles away quickly and effectively.
Estripador takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Winston lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Estripador.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston lands a leg kick that knocks Estripador off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estripador misses with a series of wild punches.
Estripador slips a straight right by Winston.
Winston scores with the left hand. Estripador knows he should have avoided that one.
Estripador throws a good cross that connects.
Estripador tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Estripador looks to land a combination but Winston avoids it well.
Harry Winston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Estripador tries to close the distance and clinch but Winston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Estripador misses with a wild combination.
Winston has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Estripador checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estripador fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harry Winston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Estripador.
Winston feints a jab promting Estripador to slip. Winston then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Estripador slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Estripador is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Estripador tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Winston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Estripador tries a head kick but it misses.
Winston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Winston lands a right hook to the body.
Winston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Winston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Estripador dives in and grabs Winston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winston pushes down on Estripador's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Winston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Winston's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Estripador takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Estripador misses with a wild combination.
Estripador misses with a combination
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Estripador misses with a double jab
and Winston counters with an outside leg kick.
Winston thumps Estripador with a low kick.
Estripador seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Winston shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Estripador is backing up but Winston catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Estripador covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Winston Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Winston!
Harry Winston retains his heavyweight title!