PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Armor King. Sam Winchester had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Winchester
vs
King

197 cm
24
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

195 cm
28
277 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armor King!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Winchester fails with the takedown
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winchester defends it nicely.
Winchester shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winchester will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winchester tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

King gets a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
King creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winchester changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winchester doesn't succeed with the takedown

and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester is striking but King is not phased and passes to half guard.
Winchester punching from the bottom.
Winchester punching from the bottom.
Winchester keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
King slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
King keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Armor King was stalling too much, according to the referee.
King scores with a hook to the body. Winchester takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winchester fails with the takedown
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winchester is breathing heavily.

Winchester gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Winchester throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Winchester is striking but King is not phased and passes to half guard.
Winchester throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and King manages to pass to side control.
King takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Winchester to pass into mount.

King with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King blocks Winchester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
King looking to control but Winchester is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King controlling the pace for now.
Winchester has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Winchester throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Winchester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Winchester throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
King blocks Winchester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Winchester regains half guard.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
King blocks the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and King manages to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Winchester to pass into mount.
Winchester is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armor King dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Winchester shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
King throws a leg kick but Winchester sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Winchester tries for a takedown but King circles away easily

and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

King gets to his feet - Winchester follows without any prompting.
King tries for a takedown but Winchester sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winchester fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Winchester. That's going to take a lot out of him.

King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Winchester did well to prevent King getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King wants to control but Winchester is keeping him busy.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King blocks the strikes from Winchester.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute King jumps into side control!
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winchester keeps working.
Winchester wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Winchester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winchester throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winchester keeps working.
Winchester looking for a sweep but King has passed into full mount! Oh no!
King looking to control but Winchester is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Winchester throwing hammer fists to the chest of King. What's that going to do exactly?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winchester swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
King blocks Winchester's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Winchester throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Winchester?
King tries to control but Winchester wriggling away.
Winchester looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
King is hanging on to Winchester's back as he tries to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Winchester defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a hammerfist to the side of Winchester's head.
King scores with punches from the back.
Winchester tries to break free.
Winchester rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winchester throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
King wants to pass to mount but Winchester is defending the position.
King moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Winchester.
Winchester is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but King is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winchester throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winchester swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

King working for a guillotine from mount but Winchester is in no mood to give up.
Winchester can't escape the position.
Winchester prevents King from taking his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

King has control of Winchester's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Winchester regains control of the situation pretty easily.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Winchester hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armor King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Winchester has a takedown stuffed.
King shoots in but Winchester avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Winchester tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Winchester looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Winchester sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King trying to control the action but Winchester is working from the bottom.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King wants to take a breather but Winchester is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with King in particular looking to stall.
King working over Winchester with some ground and pound. Winchester looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
King prevents Winchester from improving his position.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Winchester is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

King is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winchester has managed to free his arm - good work.
Winchester is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Winchester flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winchester regains half guard.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
King works his way into side control.
King advances to mount.
Winchester taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King trying to control but Winchester is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King content just to control the position here.
Winchester tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and King has taken his back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
King doesn't have the hooks in and Winchester manages to turn into his guard.

King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winchester can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Winchester drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Winchester jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Winchester drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and King dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Winchester wants to sweep but no luck.
Winchester striking off his back but it's not causing King any problems.
Winchester trying to strike off his back.
King wants to control from the top but Winchester keeps moving.
King tries to stand but Winchester is controlling from the bottom.
Winchester throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King wants to control from the top but Winchester keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winchester doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armor King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well King 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armor King!
Armor King was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.