PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskar Winogrodzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwight Howard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Howard
vs
Winogrodzki

211 cm
24
265 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

196 cm
25
285 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwight Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oskar Winogrodzki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winogrodzki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winogrodzki throws a hook to the side of Howard's head but Howard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winogrodzki throws out the jab.
Winogrodzki connects with a right hand. Howard shakes it off.
Howard is looking to chop away at Winogrodzki's legs.
Winogrodzki lands a jab.
Howard moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Howard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard scores with a body shot.
Winogrodzki blocks a jab.
Winogrodzki misses the shot to the body.
Howard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Howard throws a head kick that Winogrodzki semi-blocks.

It looks like Oskar Winogrodzki has been cut.
Winogrodzki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Howard momentarily.
Winogrodzki 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.
Howard throws a head kick that Winogrodzki semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Howard catches Winogrodzki right on the button with a cross.
Howard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winogrodzki at a distance.
Howard's corner calls for a 1-2. Howard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Howard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winogrodzki.
Nice body kick from Howard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winogrodzki jabs Howard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Howard ducks right into an uppercut from Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki misses with a hook.
Winogrodzki throws a poor cross that misses
and Howard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winogrodzki manages to avoid it.
Winogrodzki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Howard.
Winogrodzki loads up on a big right hand but Howard slips the punch.
Howard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howard with a nice cross.
A head kick from Howard lands but Winogrodzki takes it in his stride.
Dwight Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard tries a head kick but it misses.
Winogrodzki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Winogrodzki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Howard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winogrodzki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Howard.
Howard cracks the inside of Winogrodzki's front leg.
Nice body kick from Howard.
Winogrodzki lands with a hook. Howard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Howard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howard moves out of range of the body kick.
Howard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki connects with a leg kick. Howard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Winogrodzki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Howard misses with an uppercut.
Howard throws a head kick but Winogrodzki moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki fails to land with a series of punches.
Howard works Winogrodzki's body with a nice hook.
Howard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winogrodzki throws a looping overhand right but Howard ducks down to avoid it.
Howard thumps Winogrodzki with a low kick.
Howard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howard moves out of range as Winogrodzki throws a body kick.
Winogrodzki misses with a straight left.
Winogrodzki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howard.
Howard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki digs a good hook to Howard's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard tries a head kick but it misses.
Howard slips under a jab from Winogrodzki.
Howard takes one on the button.
Howard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winogrodzki. Winogrodzki obviously looking to wear him down.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winogrodzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Winogrodzki throws a series of punches but Howard moves out of range.
Howard scores with a nice body kick.
Howard dips to his left and cracks Winogrodzki with an uppercut!
Howard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Winogrodzki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Winogrodzki moves out of range as Howard strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Howard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winogrodzki checks a low kick from Howard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwight Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oskar Winogrodzki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Howard misses with a head kick.
Howard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Howard throws a body punch but Winogrodzki moves out of range.
Howard throws a head kick but Winogrodzki moves out of range.
Howard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winogrodzki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howard looks to land a body kick but Winogrodzki moved away.
Howard is looking to slow Winogrodzki down with leg kicks.
Howard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Howard lands with a cross.
Winogrodzki throws a body punch but Howard moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Winogrodzki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Howard has got the better of the exchanges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Howard misses with a wild combination.
Howard swings for the body but Winogrodzki moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winogrodzki throws a poor cross that misses
and Howard counters with an outside leg kick.
Howard tries a head kick but it misses.
Howard misses with a head kick.
Winogrodzki jabs Howard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Winogrodzki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard loads up on a big right hand but Winogrodzki slips the punch.
Winogrodzki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Winogrodzki.
Howard cracks a nice hook into Winogrodzki's ribs.
A big right from Winogrodzki misses.
Howard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Winogrodzki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Howard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard catches Winogrodzki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Winogrodzki avoids the head kick by Howard.
Winogrodzki slips a jab and a cross from Howard.
Howard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Howard checks a leg kick.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Winogrodzki throws a hook but Howard blocks it.
Howard connects with the punch.
Howard throws a head kick that misses.
Winogrodzki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winogrodzki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howard manages to avoid it.
Howard misses with a hook.
Howard thumps Winogrodzki with a low kick.
Howard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Winogrodzki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Howard misses.
Howard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winogrodzki throws out the jab.
Howard takes a swing at Winogrodzki's ribcage but misses.
Howard scores with a shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Winogrodzki in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Winogrodzki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winogrodzki moves away.
Howard tries a head kick but it misses.
Winogrodzki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Winogrodzki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Howard.
Howard misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki is looking to score with low kicks.
Howard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Winogrodzki ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winogrodzki lands a two punch combo.
Howard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winogrodzki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howard's hands.
Winogrodzki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Howard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winogrodzki at a distance.
Howard defending well as Winogrodzki loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Winogrodzki. That snapped Howard's head back.
Howard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Howard throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard throws a lazy right hand but Winogrodzki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard lands the left hand.
Howard throws a body punch but Winogrodzki moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dwight Howard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oskar Winogrodzki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Winogrodzki lunges at Howard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Howard's hand.
Winogrodzki scores with a kick to the body.
Winogrodzki ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
Howard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Howard throws a head kick but Winogrodzki moves out of range.
Dwight Howard is winning the standup battle so far.
Winogrodzki delivers a nice body kick.
Howard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Howard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Winogrodzki misses with a straight left.
A big right from Howard misses.
Howard connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard lands with a nice body punch.
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howard misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard lands a head kick. Winogrodzki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Howard staying out of range there.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard lets loose with a powerful body kick. Winogrodzki will feel that in the morning.
Howard lands a leg kick that knocks Winogrodzki off balance momentarily.
Howard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winogrodzki slips under a jab.
Howard throws a sloppy head kick and Winogrodzki moves out of range easily.
Winogrodzki lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Howard.
Winogrodzki connects with a nice looking jab.
Winogrodzki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Howard lands a leg kick that knocks Winogrodzki off balance momentarily.
Oskar Winogrodzki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Winogrodzki blocks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard moves out of range of the body kick.
Howard moves out of range of the strikes.
Winogrodzki looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
Winogrodzki throws a lazy right hand but Howard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Howard slips a straight right by Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki connects with a jab.
Howard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Howard misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Howard misses the target.
A slow jab from Howard misses its intended target.
Howard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Winogrodzki.
Howard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winogrodzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Howard.
Winogrodzki avoids the head kick by Howard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a few strikes there.
Howard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Winogrodzki takes a step back to recover.
Howard ducks under a wild hook from Winogrodzki.
Howard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Howard scores with a jab to the body.
Howard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Howard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winogrodzki avoids the body shot from Howard.
Howard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winogrodzki throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Howard.
Howard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Winogrodzki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Howard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Winogrodzki throws a hook but Howard avoids it easily.
Howard pushes Winogrodzki away with a front kick.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
Winogrodzki ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
Winogrodzki tries to land a front kick but Howard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Winogrodzki digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
Winogrodzki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winogrodzki connects with an inside leg kick.
Winogrodzki connects with a right hand. Howard shakes it off.

Winogrodzki drops Howard with a big left hand and mounts him. Howard is in big trouble!

Howard is rocked!
Winogrodzki postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Howard badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Winogrodzki around the waist but Winogrodzki pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Winogrodzki is the winner by TKO! Winogrodzki jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oskar Winogrodzki!
Oskar Winogrodzki thanked the fans post fight for their support.