PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Washington
vs
Fields

183 cm
30
193 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

192 cm
28
197 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Washington !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Layne Fields!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington wants to land a leg kick but Fields is out of range.
Fields throws a chopping leg kick but Washington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Washington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fields is out of range.
Fields blocks the body kick.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Fields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Washington looks to land a left hand but Fields moved out of range nicely.
Washington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fields swivels and escapes.

Fields has closed the distance and engaged Washington in a clinch.
Fields misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Washington .
Still in the clinch, Fields scores with a nice short uppercut.

It looks like Samuel Washington has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Washington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fields blocks an elbow strike.
Fields trying to land knees to the body.
Washington blocks an elbow strike.
Fields tries a knee to the head but Washington blocks it.
Fields blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Washington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fields's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fields.
Washington lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Layne Fields has been cut.
Washington pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fields blocks an uppercut.
Fields throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Washington working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Fields.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fields.
Fields scores with a shoulder strike.
Fields lands with a short shot to the head.
Fields blocks an uppercut.
Fields using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Fields.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Fields uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Washington misses with an elbow over the top.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fields working Washington over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields missing with knees to the body.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fields tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Washington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Fields.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Fields.
A right handed body shot lands from Fields.
Fields lands an elbow just above Washington 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington .
Fields lands a nice uppercut.
Fields stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fields is keeping busy.
Fields crunches a lovely knee into Washington 's ribcage.
Fields unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fields unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fields lands a nice elbow.
Fields gets through Washington 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fields.
Fields working Washington over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields lands a nice elbow.
Fields is looking to control Washington 's arms but Washington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fields has his back to the ropes.
A short left from Fields.
A head punch on the inside from Washington fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Fields.
Washington 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fields lands a knee to the head.

Samuel Washington 's cut is getting worse.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fields unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Fields lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fields lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Fields pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Fields has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington .
Fields lands a hook that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
Fields pushes Washington back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fields creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Fields.

Fields escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fields misses with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Fields finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fields stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fields tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot by Washington .
Washington throws a big shot that misses.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington looks to throw a body kick
letting Fields counter with a right hand.
Fields keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fields throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fields closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Fields.
Nice body punch from Fields.
Fields lands a left hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Layne Fields dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Washington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fields just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington tries to land a front kick but Fields steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Washington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fields tries to clinch but Washington moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Washington .
Nice defenses there by Fields.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Washington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fields thows a body shot but no joy.
Washington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fields has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Washington misses with a low kick.
Washington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fields is out of range and Washington settles back down.
Fields avoids the body shot from Washington .

Fields clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields tries to work over Washington 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fields throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fields trying to stall but Washington improves his position.
Fields lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
Fields connects with a knee to the head.
Fields unloads a knee to the mid-section. Washington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Washington trying to control the position but instead, Fields has worked for underhooks and has pushed Washington into the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fields obliges.
Fields lands a knee to the body.
Washington throws a punch but it's blocked by Fields.
Fields working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Fields lands with a left to the head.

Fields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fields tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington throws a wild body kick that Fields sees coming a mile off.
Fields throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Washington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fields lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fields moves out of range of the body kick from Washington .
Fields tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Washington misses.
Washington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good exchange - Fields coming out on top.
Washington throws a head kick but Fields moves out of range.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fields wants to clinch.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fields tries to clinch up but Washington circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fields sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Washington somewhat.
Nice body kick there by Fields.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fields counters with a head kick.
Fields is looking to land body kicks.
Layne Fields is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Washington with that takedown attempt.

Fields instigates a clinch.
Layne Fields seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fields gets through Washington 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fields taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fields.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fields.
Fields with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fields lands a knee to the body.
Fields working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fields tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fields throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Fields throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Washington tries a head kick but it misses.
Washington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fields closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Fields lands a damaging elbow.

Samuel Washington 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fields blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fields.
Fields lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Washington takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Fields trying to stall but Washington improves his position.
Washington misses with a hook from the clinch.

Fields breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Layne Fields showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Washington darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Washington blocks a head kick by Fields.
Washington throws the kick towards the body but Fields avoids it.
Fields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Washington thows a body shot but no joy.
Fields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fields tries to clinch there but Washington circles away.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Fields blocks the body kick.
Fields throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fields doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fields looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Washington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fields defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Washington swings for the body but Fields moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington misses with a takedown
and Fields counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fields lands with a slapping head kick.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fields rushes Washington and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fields lands an elbow that stopped Washington in his tracks for a moment.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Fields.
Fields blocking some punches.
Fields unloads a knee to the mid-section. Washington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Fields.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fields lands an elbow just above Washington 's eye.

Jeez, Samuel Washington 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Samuel Washington 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Layne Fields!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Layne Fields made sure he mentioned Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25), along with how happy he was to win his fight.