PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Gatsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Van Winkle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Gatsby
vs
Van Winkle

175 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
162 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jay Gatsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatsby displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Rich Van Winkle has been cut.
Gatsby throws a jab when Van Winkle was well out of range.
Gatsby misses with an uppercut.
Gatsby ducks under a wild hook from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle moves away from the strike by Gatsby.
Gatsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Winkle moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gatsby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Winkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gatsby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Winkle throws a shot from downtown. Gatsby moves away and avoids it.
Van Winkle looks to land a right hand but Gatsby moved out of range.
Jay Gatsby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Gatsby does it's job there.
Gatsby clobbers Van Winkle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Van Winkle is rocked!
Van Winkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Gatsby. That snapped Van Winkle's head back.
Van Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatsby finish him?
Van Winkle misses with an uppercut.
Gatsby slips under a jab from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle throws a shot from downtown. Gatsby moves away and avoids it.
Van Winkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gatsby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Winkle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Winkle.
Nice defenses there by Gatsby.
Van Winkle looks to throw the jab but Gatsby is out of range.
Gatsby slips a jab from Van Winkle.
Gatsby scores with the left hand. Van Winkle knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gatsby has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A swing and a miss from Van Winkle.
Gatsby slips a straight right by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gatsby throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatsby just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Winkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gatsby throws out the jab.
Van Winkle misses with a two punch combination.
Gatsby slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Van Winkle misses.
Gatsby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle misses with a looping left.
Gatsby ducks under a wild hook from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle misses with an uppercut. Gatsby saw that one coming.
Gatsby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Winkle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Winkle throws the left hand but Gatsby avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Gatsby misses.
Gatsby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Winkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatsby just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Winkle slips a jab and a cross from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a body punch
and Van Winkle counters with a stiff right hand.
Gatsby misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatsby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Winkle lands with a cross.
Gatsby misses with a looping right.
Van Winkle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatsby.
Gatsby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatsby misses with a double jab.
Van Winkle keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Winkle throws a hook to the side of Gatsby's head but Gatsby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Winkle lands a jab to the nose.
Gatsby lands a body shot.
Gatsby just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gatsby darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gatsby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Gatsby lands the left hand.
Van Winkle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Gatsby and Van Winkle goes tumbling to the canvas! Gatsby follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Winkle is trying to stand back up but Gatsby is controlling him
Gatsby with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gatsby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Van Winkle looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatsby sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rich Van Winkle's cut.
That's time! Gatsby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gatsby lands a jab.
Van Winkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatsby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatsby with a nice cross.
Gatsby scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Gatsby misses.
Gatsby finds Van Winkle's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Van Winkle flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Gatsby lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Van Winkle will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Gatsby!
As Jay Gatsby got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: My life, old sport, my life... my life has got to be like this... It's got to keep going on.'.