PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oskar Winogrodzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Willis
vs
Winogrodzki

187 cm
32
230 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

196 cm
28
285 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oskar Winogrodzki!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winogrodzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winogrodzki, as that shot connected.
Willis tries to clinch there but Winogrodzki circles away.
Willis takes one on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winogrodzki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winogrodzki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winogrodzki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Willis lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Oskar Winogrodzki has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winogrodzki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willis.
Winogrodzki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Willis counters with a leg kick.
Winogrodzki throws a shot from downtown. Willis moves away and avoids it.
Willis walks into a left hand.
Willis throws a head kick that misses.
Winogrodzki digs a good hook to Willis's body.
Willis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willis misses with a body shot.
Willis doesn't manage to clinch there - Winogrodzki circles away.
Willis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Winogrodzki.
Winogrodzki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winogrodzki lands a lovely overhand right.
Willis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Winogrodzki throws a combination. Willis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Winogrodzki missing with a left hand there. Willis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winogrodzki needs to keep his hands up - Willis had a free shot at his head there.
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 cracks Willis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Willis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winogrodzki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winogrodzki lands a body shot.
Willis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Willis is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Willis moves in looking to clinch but Winogrodzki pushes him off.
Winogrodzki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Willis wants to clinch.
Willis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki misses with a kick to the body.
Winogrodzki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Willis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis lands a head kick!
Winogrodzki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Willis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Winogrodzki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winogrodzki avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
Willis looking to throw knees to the head but Winogrodzki is blocking nicely.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winogrodzki avoids it.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Winogrodzki avoids the damage to the body.
Winogrodzki can't find room to land a body shot as Willis controls the action.
Willis tries a knee to the head but Winogrodzki blocks it.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winogrodzki is defending well for now.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winogrodzki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Winogrodzki breaks from the clinch.
Willis is looking to slow Winogrodzki down with leg kicks.
Winogrodzki lands with a nice body punch.
Willis tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Winogrodzki counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Willis!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Winogrodzki trying to control the position but Willis is working away.
Winogrodzki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Willis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Winogrodzki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Winogrodzki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Willis some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winogrodzki is trying to ground and pound but Willis uses the momentary lack of control by Winogrodzki to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winogrodzki thows a huge punch but Willis dodges it nicely.
Willis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winogrodzki thows a huge punch but Willis dodges it nicely.
Winogrodzki is looking to advance position but Willis won't allow it.
Winogrodzki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winogrodzki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willis keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Oskar Winogrodzki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oskar Winogrodzki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Willis moves to clinch but Winogrodzki breaks away
and Winogrodzki counters with a one-two to the body.
Winogrodzki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Willis loads up on a big right hand but Winogrodzki slips the punch.
Willis wants to clinch.
Winogrodzki's corner calls for a 1-2. Winogrodzki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Winogrodzki lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Willis.
Rico Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Willis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winogrodzki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willis moves away.
Willis staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis scoring well with a low kick there.
Winogrodzki throws a leg kick but Willis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Winogrodzki lands a right hook to the body.
Winogrodzki thuds his right hand into Willis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Willis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Willis moves in looking to clinch but Winogrodzki pushes him off.
Willis tries to clinch there but Winogrodzki circles away.
Winogrodzki keeps the fight on the outside.
Winogrodzki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab by Winogrodzki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winogrodzki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Willis has time to react.
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 takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Winogrodzki blocks a head kick by Willis.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winogrodzki.
A head kick misses from Willis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki just misses with a punch to the body.
Willis tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Winogrodzki. That snapped Willis's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Winogrodzki scores with a four punch combination!
Decent striking displayed by Willis there.
Willis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winogrodzki.
Willis wants to clinch up but Winogrodzki keeps it at a distance.
Winogrodzki keeps the fight on the outside.
Willis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winogrodzki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Willis moves in looking to clinch but Winogrodzki pushes him off.
Winogrodzki moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Rico Willis has been cut.
Winogrodzki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Willis tries to clinch but Winogrodzki is having none of it.
Willis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Willis fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winogrodzki keeps the fight on the outside.
Winogrodzki lands a jab to the head.
Winogrodzki throws a hook but Willis blocks it.
Willis tries to clinch up but Winogrodzki circles away and keeps his distance.
Winogrodzki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Winogrodzki duly obliges.

Willis is rocked!
Winogrodzki rushes Willis with punches - Willis moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Willis goes down! Winogrodzki follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oskar Winogrodzki!
During a confident post fight interview, Oskar Winogrodzki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.