PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Surov comes into the arena with Amphetamines blaring out of the sound system. Winner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled. Stan Winner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Surov
vs
Winner

177 cm
29
182 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

180 cm
31
176 lbs
29 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Surov momentarily.
Winner misses with a low kick.
Surov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Winner.
Winner takes a swing at Surov's ribcage but misses.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Surov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Surov.
Surov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Surov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Surov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winner manages to avoid it.
Surov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Surov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winner looks to land a body kick but Surov moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner scores with a nice body kick.
Surov is looking to wear down Winner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Winner is looking to chop away at Surov's legs.
Surov connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Winner misses its intended target.
Winner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Surov finds it's way round the side to connect with Winner's head.
Winner blocks a jab.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Surov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winner throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Winner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Surov misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Surov misses with a looping right.
Winner moves away from the strike by Surov.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surov.
Surov is looking to chop away at Winner's legs.
Winner feints and then cracks Surov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Surov down.
Winner is looking to slow Surov down with leg kicks.
Surov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winner.
Good standup being displayed there by Winner as he connects with a hook.
Surov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winner cracks Surov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Winner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Surov is out of range and Winner settles back down.
Winner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Winner.
Surov avoids the body shot from Winner.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winner.
Winner moves out of range of the strikes.
Winner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Surov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Surov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Winner.
A slow jab from Winner misses its intended target.
Winner moves out of range as Surov throws a body kick.
Winner throws out a powerful jab.
Winner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winner thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov throws a leg kick but Winner sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Winner is predictable there
and Surov counters with a nice uppercut.
Winner stuffs the takedown attempt from Surov. Surov gets slowly back to his feet.
Winner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Winner.
Winner thuds his shin into the meat of Surov's side.
Winner misses with an uppercut.
Winner misses with an uppercut
and Surov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winner throws a wild body kick that Surov sees coming a mile off.
Surov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winner.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Surov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Winner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Surov avoids the body shot from Winner.
Surov avoids the body shot from Winner.
Winner lands a right hook to the body.
Surov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Winner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Winner throws an overhand right that lands on Surov's shoulder, as Surov tries to avoid the shot.
Winner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winner misses with a hook.
Surov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Winner can pounce on him.
Winner wants to slow Surov down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Surov digs a good body shot into Winner's ribs.
Surov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
Surov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Surov checks a low kick from Winner.
Winner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Surov counters with a left to the body.
Surov just misses with a punch to the body.
Winner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winner scores with a hook to the body. Surov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Surov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Surov.
Winner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Surov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Surov.
Winner misses with a straight left.
Surov throws a lazy right hand but Winner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner throws a looping overhand right but Surov ducks down to avoid it.
Surov scores with a sloppy right hand. Winner should have avoided that one.
Surov misses with a looping right.
Winner cracks the inside of Surov's front leg.
Surov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winner works Surov's body with a nice hook.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surov.
Stan Winner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a hook.
Winner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Surov has time to react.
Stan Winner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner throws a leg kick but Surov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Winner.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surov moves away.
Surov throws a good cross that connects.
Winner connects with a body shot.
Winner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Surov if he has to take too many more of those.
Jab by Surov.
Winner misses with an uppercut

and Surov counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Winner has his feet on Surov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Winner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winner takes a swing at Surov's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Winner tenderised Surov's leg. Surov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Winner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winner looks to score with a jab to the body but Surov is just out of range.
Winner is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Surov.
Winner throws a push kick but Surov slaps the foot to one side.
Surov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Surov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Winner's guard.
Winner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Surov is looking to work some ground and pound but Winner has wrist control.
Surov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Winner looking for a guillotine here but Surov defends easily.
Surov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winner is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Surov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Surov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Winner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov gets full guard.
Winner throwing strikes from guard but Surov blocks nicely.
Surov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winner is one step ahead there.
Winner trying to control the position from guard on top but Surov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Surov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Winner wants to control from the top but Surov keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner working some strikes from top position.
Winner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Surov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winner postures up.
Alexei Surov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Surov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winner is one step ahead there.
Winner with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Winner is looking to work some ground and pound but Surov has wrist control.
Winner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Surov wants to improve his position but instead Winner has moved into half guard.
Winner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Alexei Surov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Surov.
Winner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Surov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winner manages to avoid it.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Surov moves away.
Winner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Surov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Surov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Winner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Surov under the eye.
Winner throws a jab when Surov was well out of range.
Winner is looking to chop away at Surov's legs.
Surov throws an overhand right that lands on Winner's shoulder, as Winner tries to avoid the shot.
Winner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winner. Winner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Winner cracks Surov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Surov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winner.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Surov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Surov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Surov.
Winner looks to land a right hand but Surov moved out of range.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Surov.
Surov misses with a looping right.
Winner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Surov misses with a left hand
enabling Winner to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a leg kick
letting Surov counter with a right hand.
Surov thuds a left hand into Winner's body.
Surov cracks Winner with an open hand slap.
Surov misses with a hook
and Winner counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner throws an off balance right hand
and Surov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Surov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Winner looks to land a left hand but Surov moved out of range nicely.
Surov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Winner throws a sloppy head kick and Surov moves out of range easily.
Surov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surov shoots in looking for a takedown. Winner tries to sprawl out of it but Surov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Surov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winner doesn't seem bothered though.
A bone on bone clash there as Surov blocks the leg kick.
Surov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winner lands with a nice body punch.
A good leg kick by Winner.
Winner lands with a straight right. Surov didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Winner.
Winner staying out of range there.
Winner delivers a nice body kick.
Surov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner.
Winner needs to keep his hands up - Surov had a free shot at his head there.
Surov misses with an uppercut
and Surov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Winner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Surov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Winners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Surov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winner moves away from the strike by Surov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
That's time! Surov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Surov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Winner.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Surov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Winner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Surov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Winner can't do much from the bottom here.
Winner is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Surov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Surov looks to land a strike but Winner avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Surov is one step ahead there.
Winner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Surov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Surov trying to control the position from guard on top but Winner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Surov works over Winner with some ground and pound from guard.
Alexei Surov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov throws an elbow that misses. Winner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Surov's guard. Nice move by Winner!
Winner throws an elbow that misses. Surov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winner's guard. Nice move by Surov!

Winner has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Surov is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Winner.
Winner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Surov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Surov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Surov 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.
Winner is trying to work for a sweep but Surov has mounted him!
Surov landing shots from mount.
Winner tries to reverse the position but Surov maintains control.
Surov avoids the attempt from Winner to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winner sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stan Winner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Surov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Winner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Surov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Surov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei Surov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Winner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!
Stan Winner is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Stan Winner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.