PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Pintos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Winnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Pintos
vs
Winnick

189 cm
26
264 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

190 cm
23
285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Project Mayhem

Sydney BEAST Clothing
Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Pintos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Seb Winnick!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pintos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Pintos. That snapped Winnick's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pintos. Winnick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pintos, right into the meat.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pintos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winnick defending well as Pintos loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Winnick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winnick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pintos.
Pintos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zombie Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Pintos throws a jab when Winnick was well out of range.
Winnick is looking to clinch but Pintos is avoiding it.
Winnick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pintos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pintos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winnick is looking to clinch.
Winnick tries to clinch there but Pintos circles away.
Pintos tests Winnick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winnick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winnick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Pintos misses the target.
Pintos avoids the body shot from Winnick.
An inside leg kick from Pintos misses.

Pintos tries to keep at a distance but Winnick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pintos lands a nice uppercut.

Winnick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pintos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pintos tried to score with a low kick but Winnick checks it.

Winnick rushes Pintos and presses him up against the cage.
Winnick lands a hook that snaps the head of Pintos backwards.
Pintos misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Winnick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pintos misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Winnick.
Winnick struggles to land a body shot inside as Pintos controls his hands.
Pintos tries to throw a body punch but Winnick avoids it by throwing Pintos back against the cage.
Winnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winnick misses with a punch to the body.
Pintos has a couple of punches blocked by Winnick.
Winnick tries to throw a body punch but Pintos avoids it by throwing Winnick back against the cage.
Winnick is struggling to control the position.
Winnick misses with a body punch.
Winnick is leaning against Pintos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pintos is breathing heavily.

Winnick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pintos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like El Pintos has been cut.
Winnick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winnick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pintos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Pintos tries to keep at a distance but Winnick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winnick tries a body shot but Pintos blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winnick breaks the clinch.
Pintos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winnick finds it's way round the side to connect with Pintos's head.
Pintos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pintos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pintos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winnick tries to clinch but Pintos moves out of range.
Winnick tries to clinch but Pintos moves away
and Pintos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winnick thinking.
Pintos throws a hook but Winnick blocks it.
Pintos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Winnick thows a body shot but no joy.
Pintos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Winnick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pintos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winnick manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Winnick. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winnick takes the fight into the clinch.
Pintos blocks a body shot from Winnick.
Winnick lands with a light punch inside.
Winnick lands with a left to the head.

Winnick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winnick is looking to clinch.
Winnick misses with an uppercut. Pintos saw that one coming.
Winnick swings for the body but Pintos moves out of range.
Winnick avoids the head kick by Pintos.
A low kick from Pintos is predictable there

and Winnick counters by clinching up.

Winnick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pintos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pintos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winnick.
Winnick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pintos throws out a loose jab but Winnick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pintos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Winnick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Pintos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pintos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Winnick moves into the clinch.
Winnick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pintos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Winnick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pintos's elbow.
Pintos blocks an uppercut.
Pintos is leaning against Winnick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pintos keeps control of Winnick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winnick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winnick keeps control of Pintos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winnick tries a body shot but Pintos blocks it.
Pintos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pintos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pintos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winnicks head.
Winnick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pintos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pintos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winnick lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winnick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Winnick clinches with his opponent.
Winnick pressing his opponent against the cage.
Winnick tries to land knees in the clinch but Pintos avoids the damage to the body.
Winnick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pintos's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winnick.
Winnick misses with some punches.
Winnick pushes Pintos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winnick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnick.
Winnick wants to break free but Pintos has control.
Pintos throws a head punch that misses.
Winnick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winnick can't find room to land a body shot as Pintos controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnick throws a punch but it's blocked by Pintos.
Pintos throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnick.
Winnick tries to throw a body punch but Pintos avoids it by throwing Winnick back against the cage.
Winnick lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Winnick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winnick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pintos 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.
Winnick digs a right hand into Pintos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pintos's gas tank.
Pintos prevents a body shot from Winnick.
Winnick misses with a body punch.
Winnick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winnick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Winnick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winnick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winnick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pintos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winnick swings for the body but Pintos moves out of range.
Winnick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winnick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winnick throws a jab when Pintos was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winnick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winnick tries to clinch but Pintos moves out of range.

Winnick clinches with his opponent.

Winnick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pintos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winnick is looking to clinch but Pintos is avoiding it.
Pintos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Winnick tries to clinch up but Pintos circles away and keeps his distance.
Winnick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Winnick is looking to clinch.
Winnick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pintos connects with a solid leg kick.
Winnick tries to clinch but Pintos moves away
and Pintos counters with a good low kick that Winnick was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Pintos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnick moves in looking to clinch but Pintos pushes him off.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch but Pintos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winnick is looking to clinch but Pintos is avoiding it.
Winnick doesn't manage to clinch there - Pintos circles away.
Pintos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winnick tries to clinch but Pintos is having none of it.
Winnick misses with a wild combination.
Pintos thows a body shot but no joy.
Pintos misses with a few strikes there.
Pintos throws a jab but it's blocked by Winnick.
Seb Winnick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winnick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winnick looks to score with a jab to the body but Pintos is just out of range.
Winnick tries to clinch there but Pintos circles away.
Winnick fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seb Winnick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on El Pintos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pintos keeps the fight on the outside.

Winnick has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winnick.
Seb Winnick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Winnick breaks the clinch.

Winnick has closed the distance and engaged Pintos in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnick looking to slow down the pace here.

Winnick manages to break the clinch.
Pintos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winnick throws a lazy uppercut
and Pintos counters with a straight right hand.

Winnick moves into the clinch.
Winnick trying to stall but Pintos improves his position.
Winnick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winnick can't find room to land a body shot as Pintos controls the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winnick struggles to land a body shot inside as Pintos controls his hands.
Winnick blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Pintos.

Pintos breaks from the clinch.
Winnick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winnick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pintos.
Pintos slips a jab and a cross from Winnick.

Winnick moves into range and clinches up with Pintos.
Pintos misses with some punches.
Pintos tries to throw a body punch but Winnick avoids it by throwing Pintos back against the cage.
Pintos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Pintos as the two fighters clinch.
Winnick stalling the fight.
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!

Winnick breaks the clinch.
Pintos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winnick.
Pintos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pintos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Pintos.
Winnick tries to clinch but Pintos is having none of it.
A slow jab from Pintos misses its intended target.

Winnick rushes Pintos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pintos breaks the clinch.

Winnick takes the fight into the clinch.
Winnick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pintos or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Winnick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pintos working aggressively here.
Winnick lands with a left to the head.
Pintos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winnick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winnick tries to work over Pintos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winnick misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pintos managing to block the knees to the body from Winnick.
Pintos tries to work over Winnick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winnick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pintos's efforts to push away.

Winnick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winnick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winnick throws a right and a left that Pintos avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winnick. Pintos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Pintos.
El Pintos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winnick tries to clinch but Pintos moves out of range.
Pintos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winnick moves in looking to clinch but Pintos pushes him off.
Pintos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pintos connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintos throws out a loose jab but Winnick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnick misses with the combination.
Pintos throws a combination. Winnick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pintos lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Winnick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pintos counters with a three punch combo that has Winnick backing up. Winnick nods at Pintos to acknowledge the strikes.
Seb Winnick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pintos swings for the body but Winnick moves out of range.
Pintos throws a wild body kick that Winnick sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Winnick moves into the clinch.
Winnick tries to throw a body punch but Pintos avoids it by throwing Winnick back against the cage.
Winnick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pintos.
Pintos swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seb Winnick.
Well Winnick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seb Winnick!