PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitrii Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfred Winterbottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winterbottom has chosen Bread - On! Air! Library! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vitali
vs
Winterbottom

180 cm
28
200 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

188 cm
28
190 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitrii Vitali !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfred Winterbottom!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Winterbottom.
Winterbottom misses with a two punch combination.
Vitali throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Winterbottom closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vitali is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Winterbottom thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vitali prevents Winterbottom from improving position.
Vitali wants to control but Winterbottom postures up.
Vitali is looking to reverse the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winterbottom in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vitali tries to bench press Winterbottom off him but Winterbottom keeps the position.
Winterbottom lands a nice forearm strike.
Winterbottom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Winterbottom misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winterbottom working the head with strikes.
Vitali taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vitali tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winterbottom misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Vitali 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Winterbottom tries to score with some ground and pound. Vitali controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Winterbottom trying to control the position but Vitali is working away.
Vitali dodges the ground and pound from Winterbottom.
Vitali can't do much from the bottom here.
Vitali tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winterbottom trying to control the position but Vitali is working away.
Winterbottom throws a strike aimed at the side of Vitali 's head but Vitali avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winterbottom working away.
Vitali tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winterbottom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winterbottom misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vitali on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Winterbottom misses with the ground and pound.
Vitali is trying to control Winterbottom's posture but Winterbottom avoids it.
Vitali takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Winterbottom working away.
Vitali takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Winterbottom throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Winterbottom throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vitali parries the strikes from Winterbottom easily there. Winterbottom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vitali to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Winterbottom.
Vitali tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Winterbottom wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali is working hard here to advance position.
Vitali is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Winterbottom off and has taken his back!
Vitali lands shots from the back.
Winterbottom turns into Vitali and is now in his guard.
Vitali is adopting a defensive guard.
Winterbottom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vitali 's head.
Winterbottom stopping the sweep attempt from Vitali .
Vitali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vitali wants to sweep here but Winterbottom controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali is trying to control the position but Winterbottom postures up.
Winterbottom throws a big elbow that misses.
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!
Winterbottom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winterbottom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winterbottom is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vitali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Winterbottom is staying active underneath Vitali , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vitali tries to stand but can't do so whilst Winterbottom controls his leg.
Winterbottom is refusing to be controlled, as Vitali sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Vitali .
Winterbottom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vitali .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alfred Winterbottom dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vitali connects with a leg kick. Winterbottom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vitali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winterbottom's calf.
Vitali throws a combination. Winterbottom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Alfred Winterbottom has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Vitali .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winterbottom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vitali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vitali stuns Winterbottom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winterbottom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitali .
Vitali lands a nice shot to the body.
Vitali misses with a hook
and Winterbottom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vitali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vitali misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vitali .
Winterbottom lands a leg kick that knocks Vitali off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitali looks to score with a jab to the body but Winterbottom is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Vitali . No joy for Winterbottom on that attempt.
Winterbottom slips a jab from Vitali .
Winterbottom slips a straight right by Vitali .
Dmitrii Vitali is winning the standup battle so far.
Vitali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winterbottom.
Vitali looks to land a right hand but Winterbottom moved out of range.
Winterbottom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winterbottom lands with a nice combination. Vitali backs away looking to recover.
Vitali scores with a sloppy right hand. Winterbottom should have avoided that one.
Winterbottom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winterbottom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vitali .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vitali throws a jab when Winterbottom was well out of range.
Winterbottom fails with a takedown attempt.
Winterbottom shoots in and drives through. Vitali sprawls well.
Dmitrii Vitali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfred Winterbottom.
Winterbottom is breathing heavily.
Winterbottom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vitali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Winterbottom scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winterbottom takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vitali looks to throw the jab but Winterbottom is out of range.
Vitali throws a good cross that connects.
Vitali misses with a kick to the body.
Winterbottom slips a straight right by Vitali .
Winterbottom tries to clinch but Vitali moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winterbottom looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winterbottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vitali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winterbottom shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vitali sprawls well. Vitali wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winterbottom gets slowly back to his feet.
Vitali just misses with a punch to the body.
Vitali misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Vitali .
Vitali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Winterbottom.
A jab lands there for Vitali .
Vitali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitali lands a nice shot that snaps Winterbottom's head back.
Winterbottom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dmitrii Vitali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Vitali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winterbottom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winterbottom wants to clinch up but Vitali keeps it at a distance.
Winterbottom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Winterbottom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Winterbottom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winterbottom tries to move into range but Vitali moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Winterbottom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vitali but Vitali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitrii Vitali dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alfred Winterbottom'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!

Vitali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winterbottom ducks under a wild hook from Vitali .
Winterbottom drops his hands momentarily and Vitali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vitali lands with a kick to the temple. Winterbottom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Winterbottom throws a front kick aimed at Vitali 's knee but Vitali avoids it well.
Vitali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Winterbottom is rocked!
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!
Vitali cracks Winterbottom with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Winterbottom falls to his knees and Vitali doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitrii Vitali !