PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Van Winkle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Harper
vs
Van Winkle

189 cm
28
200 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

189 cm
28
197 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Winkle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Winkle gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Winkle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Harper. Those never looked like landing.
Harper does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick.
Van Winkle blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Winkle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harper is out of range.
Van Winkle walks into a stiff left hand from Harper.
Van Winkle looks to land a body kick but Harper moved away.

Van Winkle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harper is trying to defend but Van Winkle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Van Winkle wants to pass the guard but Harper is defending well.
Van Winkle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle trying to control from half guard but Harper is working away.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Winkle is trying to control the action in half guard but Harper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Van Winkle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harper tries to get to full guard but Van Winkle has control of the leg.
Harper is not content to let Van Winkle control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harper's head.
Van Winkle wants to pass to mount but Harper is defending the position.
Van Winkle wants to advance to full mount but Harper doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Van Winkle postures up.
Van Winkle trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Van Winkle postures up in Harper's guard and throws a big left but Harper blocks it.
Harper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Winkle is one step ahead there.
Van Winkle scoring with punches to the head and body.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Van Winkle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harper passes into side control.
Van Winkle wants to control but Harper postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Winkle is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harper off and has taken his back!
Van Winkle connects with a big shot to the side of Harper's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Winkle misses with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Van Winkle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Van Winkle thows a leg kick but Harper checks it
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harper connects with a leg kick. Van Winkle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harper.
Van Winkle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Winkle connects with a solid leg kick.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harper swings away with a body shot that misses

and Van Winkle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Winkle throws a strike but Harper avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Van Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Van Winkle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Winkle trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Van Winkle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Robert Van Winkle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice straight punches there by Van Winkle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Winkle.
Van Winkle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle tries to score with a low kick but Harper moves his leg out of the way.
Van Winkle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Winkle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harper can pounce on him.
Van Winkle throws a body kick that misses.
Van Winkle misses with an uppercut
and Harper counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Winkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harper. Harper obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper tries to clinch but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Van Winkle on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like Robert Van Winkle has been cut.
Van Winkle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Winkle moves out of range of the leg kick from Harper.
Harper throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charles Harper is winning the standup battle so far.
Harper throws a front kick aimed at Van Winkle's knee but Van Winkle avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a leg kick

and Van Winkle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harper!
Van Winkle trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom.
Harper is looking to regain half guard here but Van Winkle keeps moving and retains side control.
Harper is working hard here to advance position.
Harper dodges the ground and pound from Van Winkle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harper keeps working.
Van Winkle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Van Winkle cracks Harper with a big right hand but Harper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Winkle wants to take a breather but Harper manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Van Winkle.
Van Winkle throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Winkle with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robert Van Winkle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robert Van Winkle's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Harper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Winkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Harper.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick.
Van Winkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harper tries to work over Van Winkle's front leg with a kick but Van Winkle checks it.
Robert Van Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Van Winkle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Winkle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harper's calf.
Harper checks a low kick from Van Winkle.
Harper thows a leg kick but Van Winkle checks it

and Van Winkle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Winkle wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Van Winkle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Winkle content to stall in guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle is stalling in the full guard.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harper controlling the position.
Van Winkle trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Robert Van Winkle wasn't active enough on the ground.
Van Winkle connects with a solid leg kick.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Winkle manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Winkle checks it well.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Van Winkle moves out of range easily.
Van Winkle lands a leg kick that knocks Harper off balance momentarily.
Van Winkle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Winkle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harper is out of range.
Harper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Winkle tries to land a front kick but Harper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Harper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Winkle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Winkle is able to avoid easily.
Harper misses with a hook to the body

and Van Winkle counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Winkle is looking to take a break and control but Harper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Charles Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle works to advance to full mount. Harper defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Van Winkle dominating with strikes here.
Van Winkle avoids the attempt from Harper to control.
Van Winkle is stalling here but it's allowed Harper to get half guard.
Van Winkle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Harper wants to sweep but Van Winkle has passed to side control!
Harper trying to remain calm as Van Winkle controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Van Winkle are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Van Winkle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Harper regains half guard.
Harper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper is holding on to half guard well.
Van Winkle is just content to waste time from the top position. Harper takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Van Winkle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Winkle looking to sit in guard and control but Harper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Van Winkle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Winkle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Van Winkle!