PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Windman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cervantes De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cervantes De Leon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Windman
vs
De Leon

185 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Windman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cervantes De Leon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Leon gets tackled into the cage by Windman. Windman maintains the clinch.
Windman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Windman lands an elbow that stopped De Leon in his tracks for a moment.
Windman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Leon is defending well for now.
Windman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Leon is defending well for now.
De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Leon stalling in the clinch but Windman improves position.
Windman missing with knees to the body.
De Leon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Windman.
De Leon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Leon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Windman blocking some punches.
De Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Windman.
Windman crunches a lovely knee into De Leon's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Leon is looking to control Windman's arms but Windman gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Leon has his back to the cage.
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.
Windman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Leon blocks the elbow strike.
Windman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Windman trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon takes an elbow to the temple.
Windman tries to land knees in the clinch but De Leon avoids the damage to the body.
De Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Windman.
Windman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Windman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Leon scores with a knee to the head.
Windman crunches a lovely knee into De Leon's ribcage.
Windman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Leon is defending well for now.
Windman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Leon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Windman lands a nice elbow.
De Leon takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Leon tries to work over Windman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Windman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Leon tries to stall but Windman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Windman missing with knees to the body.
De Leon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Windman lands a good knee to the midsection. De Leon won't want to take too many of those.
De Leon takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Windman.
Windman crunches a lovely knee into De Leon's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Windman.
De Leon has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Windman is breathing heavily.
De Leon misses with some punches.
De Leon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Windman with a knee to the head.
Windman lands an elbow inside.
Windman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Leon avoids it.
Windman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Windman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Leon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Windman.
Windman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Leon is defending well for now.
De Leon avoiding damage as Windman throws knees to the body.
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.
Windman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Leon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Windman landing knees to the body.
Windman landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Windman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Leon looking to slow down the pace here.
De Leon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Windman lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from De Leon.
De Leon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Windman obliges.
De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Leon avoiding damage as Windman throws knees to the body.
De Leon looking to stall.
Windman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Leon avoids it.
De Leon takes an elbow to the temple.
Windman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Windman tries to land knees in the clinch but De Leon avoids the damage to the body.
De Leon with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Windman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Windman.
Windman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Leon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Windman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Leon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Leon avoids a wild elbow strike from Windman.
De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Leon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Windman lands a knee to the head.
Windman trying to land knees to the body.
De Leon lands a knee to the head.
De Leon is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Windman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Windman lands a nice elbow.
Windman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from De Leon.
De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Windman.
De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Windman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Windman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Leon moves away.
Cervantes De Leon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Windman gets a clinch.
Windman takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.
De Leon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Windman blocks it with crossed arms.
De Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Windman.
Windman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.
De Leon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Leon tries a knee to the head but Windman blocks it.
Knees to the body from Windman.
De Leon pushes Windman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Leon dodges an elbow strike from Windman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Leon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Leon landing knees to the body.
De Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Windman.
A knee to the head by De Leon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Windman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Windman trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Windman takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Leon landing knees to the head.
De Leon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Windman blocks it with crossed arms.
Windman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Leon avoids it.
De Leon lands with a light punch inside.
De Leon tries to stall but Windman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Windman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Leon avoids it.
Windman tries to land knees in the clinch but De Leon avoids the damage to the body.
De Leon looking to throw knees to the head but Windman is blocking nicely.
De Leon trying to stall but Windman improves his position.
De Leon swings wildly with an uppercut but Windman uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Leon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Leon is trying to maintain a safe position but Windman gets an underhook and turns De Leon into the cage.
Windman lands an elbow that stopped De Leon in his tracks for a moment.
De Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Windman.
De Leon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Windman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Leon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon lands a knee to the body.
Christian Windman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Leon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Leon is trying to stall.
De Leon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Leon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Windman trying to land knees to the body.
Windman takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Leon tries to land a knee to the head but Windman blocks with his arms.
De Leon avoiding damage as Windman throws knees to the body.
De Leon avoiding damage as Windman throws knees to the body.
De Leon misses with a knee strike.
Windman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Leon is defending well for now.
De Leon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Windman tries to land knees in the clinch but De Leon avoids the damage to the body.
De Leon tries to land a knee to the head but Windman blocks with his arms.
Windman lands a good knee to the midsection. De Leon won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Windman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Leon avoids it.
De Leon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Windman's face.
Windman blocks an uppercut.
De Leon tries a body shot but Windman blocks it.
Windman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Leon avoids it.
De Leon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Windman.
Windman avoiding damage as De Leon throws knees to the body.
Windman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Leon avoids it.
De Leon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Windman misses with a knee to the head.
Windman blocks an uppercut.
De Leon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Windman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.
De Leon scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Windman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon scores with a knee to the head.
Windman missing with knees to the body.
Windman misses with an elbow strike.
Windman prevents a body shot from De Leon.
De Leon with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Leon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Leon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Windman missing with knees to the body.
Windman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
De Leon looking to stall.
Windman tries to land knees in the clinch but De Leon avoids the damage to the body.
De Leon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Leon throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Leon is looking to control Windman's arms but Windman gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Leon has his back to the cage.
De Leon blocks an elbow strike.
De Leon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Windman blocks it with crossed arms.
Windman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Leon blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cervantes De Leon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

De Leon moves into range and clinches up with Windman.
Windman lands a knee to the head.
Windman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Leon avoiding damage as Windman throws knees to the body.
Windman unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Leon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Leon scores with a knee to the head.
De Leon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Windman lands a good knee to the midsection. De Leon won't want to take too many of those.
De Leon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Windman takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Windman takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Leon avoiding damage as Windman throws knees to the body.
De Leon lands a hook that snaps the head of Windman backwards.
De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.
Windman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Leon misses with a knee to the head.
Windman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Windman tries to land knees in the clinch but De Leon avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon avoiding damage as Windman throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Windman.
De Leon avoiding damage as Windman throws knees to the body.
Windman misses with an elbow over the top.
De Leon landing knees to the head.
Windman misses with a knee to the head.
De Leon avoiding damage as Windman throws knees to the body.
De Leon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Leon misses with a knee strike.
De Leon misses with a punch on the inside.
Windman working De Leon over with knees to the body.
Windman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Leon is defending well for now.
De Leon tries to stall but Windman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.
Windman missing with knees to the body.
De Leon misses with the head strike.
De Leon scores a nice knee to the body.
De Leon misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon avoiding damage as Windman throws knees to the body.
De Leon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
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!
De Leon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Windman missing with knees to the body.
Windman avoiding damage as De Leon throws knees to the body.
De Leon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Leon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Leon lands a body shot.
De Leon lands with a light punch inside.
De Leon is looking to control Windman's arms but Windman gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Leon has his back to the cage.
De Leon lands with a light punch inside.
Windman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Leon avoids it.
Windman tries to land knees in the clinch but De Leon avoids the damage to the body.
De Leon landing knees to the body.
Windman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Leon is defending well for now.
De Leon with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Windman.
De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Leon lands a left hand.
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.
De Leon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Leon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Windman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Leon avoids it.
De Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Windman.
Windman tries to land knees in the clinch but De Leon avoids the damage to the body.
De Leon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Leon lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Leon with a knee to the head.
De Leon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Windman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Leon is defending well for now.
De Leon misses with a punch to the body.
De Leon lands a hook that snaps the head of Windman backwards.
De Leon looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Leon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Windman lands an elbow inside.
De Leon misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Windman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Windman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Leon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Windman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Leon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Windman is keeping busy.
Windman throws an elbow that misses.
Windman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Windman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Leon.
De Leon working aggressively here.
De Leon working aggressively here.
Windman trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cervantes De Leon.
I think De Leon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cervantes De Leon!