PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Saigon - Pushing Buddens. A fine choice. Winkle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gang Starr - Work. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brown
vs
Winkle

185 cm
19
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Winkle slams his shin into Brown's torso.
Winkle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Winkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Brown gets tackled into the cage by Winkle. Winkle maintains the clinch.
Winkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.

Winkle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winkle.
Winkle is looking to clinch.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winkle.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Winkle.
Winkle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Winkle has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle lands an elbow inside.
Winkle pushes off an throws an elbow but Brown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brown avoiding damage as Winkle throws knees to the body.
Winkle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.

Brown has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Winkle is trying to keep an underhook but Brown manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Winkle trying to control but Brown postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winkle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Winkle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Winkle wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Winkle is looking to improve his position.
Brown trying to control the action but Winkle is working from the bottom.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkle is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Winkle avoid being mounted?
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Winkle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winkle is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winkle throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Winkle.
Winkle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown jabs Winkle to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winkle.
Winkle misses with a low kick.
Winkle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brown throws a jab when Winkle was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winkle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winkle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Winkle throws a leg kick that misses.
Winkle throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Winkle.
Winkle misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anthony Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Winkle.
Winkle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winkle's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Winkle counters with a two punch combo.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Winkle moved out of range.
Winkle misses with a low kick.
Winkle drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Winkle slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown throws the left hand but Winkle avoids the punch easily.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Winkle scores with a nice body kick.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Winkle lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winkle looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Brown will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Winkle.
Good standup being displayed there by Brown as he connects with a hook.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Brown misses.
Winkle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Winkle throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown throws a hook but Winkle blocks it.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Winkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Winkle.
Winkle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winkle.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown moves out of range as Winkle throws a body kick.
Winkle slips a jab from Brown.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Winkle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winkle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winkle.
Anthony Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winkle.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winkle.
Winkle tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Winkle slips under a jab.

Winkle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Winkle pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown 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.
Brown wants to control from the top but Winkle keeps moving.

Anthony Brown has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brown lands with a hook. Winkle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
Winkle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Winkle misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
Winkle misses with a wild body shot.
Winkle tries to clinch up.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkle lands with a nice body punch.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Winkle staying out of range there.
Winkle throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Winkle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown moves out of range as Winkle throws a body kick.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winkle misses with a leg kick.
Winkle misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winkle connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkle misses the shot to the body.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winkle keeps Brown at a distance using the push kick.
Winkle lands with a kick to the temple. Brown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Winkle throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.

Winkle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brown's guard.
Winkle 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winkle trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ben Winkle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Brown misses the shot to the body.
Winkle throws a head kick that misses.

Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Winkle to the mat! Winkle manages to get full guard.
Winkle controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Winkle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Winkle is on top in guard.
Winkle won't allow Brown to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown looking to control.
Winkle wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Winkle saw that one coming.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winkle.
Brown misses with a looping left.

Winkle moves into the clinch.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Brown is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Winkle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Winkle has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Brown gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Winkle regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Winkle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Winkle is keeping the position.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winkle's head.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Winkle is keeping the position.
Anthony Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winkle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Winkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle looking to control.
Brown postures up in Winkle's guard and throws a big left but Winkle blocks it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winkle sprawls well. Winkle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Winkle scores with a leg kick.
Winkle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brown throws a series of punches but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winkle tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Winkle stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winkle misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winkle.
Winkle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown is trying to push Winkle away but Winkle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Winkle scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Winkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Winkle scores a nice knee to the body.
Winkle lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winkle lands an elbow inside.
Winkle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Winkle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Winkle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winkle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Winkle!
Our winner, Ben Winkle, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.