PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Winzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barristan The Bold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Barristan The Bold enters the ring!

Winzer
vs
The Bold

183 cm
26
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Winzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barristan The Bold!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bold misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from The Bold misses.
The Bold throws a nice looking combination but Winzer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winzer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Bold finds it's way round the side to connect with Winzer's head.
Winzer dives in and grabs The Bold's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Bold pushes down on Winzer's head and hops out.
A big left from The Bold misses.
The Bold misses with an uppercut.
The Bold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winzer manages to avoid it.
Winzer blocks a jab.
Winzer tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Bold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Bold misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winzer dives in and grabs The Bold's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Bold pushes down on Winzer's head and hops out.
Winzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winzer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathew Winzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Bold displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Winzer.
The Bold throws an off balance right hand

and Winzer counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Bold won't be happy with that.
The Bold is looking for a sweep.
The Bold sneaks back into half guard.
The Bold is pressing down on Winzer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

The Bold escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winzer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winzer looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Bold trying to control the position.
Winzer trying to control the position from guard on top but The Bold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winzer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Bold is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mathew Winzer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The Bold scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winzer doesn't seem bothered though.
The Bold misses with a body shot.
Winzer fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bold lands with a nice combination. Winzer backs away looking to recover.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winzer.
Winzer fails with the takedown
and The Bold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barristan The Bold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Bold connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winzer with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Bold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Winzer is rocked!
The Bold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barristan The Bold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bold looks to land a combination but Winzer avoids it well.
Winzer doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bold circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winzer tries to clinch there but The Bold circles away.
The Bold throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Bold takes a swing at Winzer's ribcage but misses.
The Bold lands an overhand right.
The Bold looks to land a left hand but Winzer moved out of range nicely.
Winzer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Bold is fending him off so far but Winzer persists. Nope, The Bold circles away and we're back to standing.
The Bold scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from The Bold misses its intended target.
Winzer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winzer tries to clinch there but The Bold circles away.
A swing and a miss from The Bold.
Winzer misses with a takedown
and The Bold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winzer thinking.
Winzer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Bold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winzer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by The Bold.
The Bold throws a lazy right hand but Winzer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Bold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Bold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Bold lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Winzer backs up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Bold loads up on a big right hand but Winzer slips the punch.
The Bold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Bold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Bold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winzer moves away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Winzer wants to clinch up but The Bold keeps it at a distance.
Winzer slips under a jab from The Bold.
The Bold misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Bold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winzer manages to avoid it.
The Bold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Bold keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Winzer shoots in for a takedown but The Bold shows good takedown defense.
The Bold missing with a left hand there. Winzer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Bold throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Bold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winzer.
A big right from The Bold misses.
Winzer misses with a takedown
enabling The Bold to counter with a crisp jab.
No luck for Winzer with that takedown attempt.
The Bold misses with a straight right.
Winzer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Bold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winzer.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Winzer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Winzer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winzer shoots in but The Bold avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Winzer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Bold throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Bold keeps the fight on the outside.
The Bold cracks Winzer with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barristan The Bold dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Winzer fails with a takedown attempt.
The Bold throws a jab when Winzer was well out of range.
Winzer doesn't manage to clinch there - The Bold circles away.
Winzer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Bold.
The Bold throws a nice looking combination but Winzer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Bold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winzer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Bold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winzer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Bold thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bold fails to land with a series of punches.
The Bold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winzer.
Winzer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Bold as he avoids it easily.
Winzer shoots in looking for a takedown but The Bold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Winzer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mathew Winzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Bold cracks Winzer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Bold throws the left hand but Winzer avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Bold darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Bold takes a swing at Winzer's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bold misses with a wild body shot.
Winzer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Bold pinned against the ropes. The Bold gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winzer.
Winzer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Winzer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Bold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winzer with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Bold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Bold looks to score with a jab to the body but Winzer is just out of range.
The Bold sizes up Winzer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winzer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Bold as he jumps to the side.
The Bold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winzer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Bold stuffs the takedown attempt from Winzer. Winzer gets slowly back to his feet.
The Bold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Bold cracks Winzer with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winzer misses with a takedown
and Winzer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Winzer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winzer tries to clinch up.
Winzer slips a jab from The Bold.
Winzer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bold.
Winzer seems to have got his legs back now.
The Bold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winzer.
The Bold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Winzer shoots for a takedown but The Bold saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Winzer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Bold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Winzer blocks a jab.
Winzer fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from The Bold misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winzer is defended easily by The Bold.
Winzer is looking to clinch but The Bold is avoiding it.
Mathew Winzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Winzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bold throws a hook but Winzer avoids it easily.
Winzer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winzer slips a jab from The Bold.
Winzer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Winzer shoots in for a double leg but The Bold sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Bold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winzer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Bold throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Bold jabs Winzer right on the nose. Winzer blinks but takes it well.
The Bold throws a jab when Winzer was well out of range.
The Bold lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Bold throws a hook to the side of Winzer's head but Winzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Winzer.
The Bold is pawing at Winzer, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Winzer's nose. Winzer is badly hurt! The Bold pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Winzer tries desperately to hold on but The Bold is relentless in his assault! As Winzer receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls The Bold away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barristan The Bold!