PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Dimont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Winshire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dimont
vs
Winshire

175 cm
27
164 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Dimont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffery Winshire!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winshire misses with an uppercut.
Dimont doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Winshire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dimont pulls Winshire in close to prevent any damage.
Dimont keeping moving, preventing Winshire from controlling successfully.
Dimont looking for a sweep. Not yet Dimont, not yet.
Winshire throws a big right hand that misses.
Winshire looking to sit in guard and control but Dimont gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dimont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimont connects with a couple of short punches.
Dimont throws a strike but Winshire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Winshire throws a strike but Dimont rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've been hearing that Dimont has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Winshire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dimont wants to control from the top but Winshire keeps moving.
Dimont content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimont trying to control the position from guard on top but Winshire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimont works over Winshire with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winshire can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dimont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winshire wants to sweep here but Dimont controlling him for the moment.
Dimont content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimont advances position into side control!
Winshire takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winshire is not content to let Dimont control the position.
Dimont has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Winshire is trying to escape the position but Dimont is controlling the position.
Dimont working the ground and pound from side control.
Dimont works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dimont is looking to take a break and control but Winshire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimont fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dimont throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Winshire can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimont lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ground and pound from Dimont seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Dimont dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dimont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Winshire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Winshire.
Winshire lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winshire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winshire must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dimont is looking to stand up but Winshire isn't so interested in that idea.
Dimont tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dimont keeping moving, preventing Winshire from controlling successfully.
Dimont utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winshire throws a strike but Dimont rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dimont throwing strikes from guard but Winshire blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dimont accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dimont looking to sit in guard and control but Winshire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Winshire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winshire is stalling in the full guard.
Winshire wants to control from the top but Dimont keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimont controlling Winshire's posture.
Winshire loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winshire controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeffery Winshire was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dimont fails to land the takedown.
Dimont shoots and misses

and Winshire counters with a shoot takedown. Dimont fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Dimont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winshire postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winshire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Winshire trying to control but Dimont is working from the bottom.
Winshire postures up in Dimont's guard and throws a big left but Dimont blocks it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Winshire working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Winshire is in close to Dimont's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winshire preventing the sweep.
Winshire scoring with punches to the head and body.
Winshire wants to control from the top but Dimont keeps moving.
Winshire throws a strike but Dimont rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Winshire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimont wants to control from the top but Winshire keeps moving.
Winshire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimont is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winshire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimont.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffery Winshire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Winshire as Dimont shoots in.
Dimont tries for a takedown but Winshire circles away easily

and Winshire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dimont!
Winshire in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Winshire tries to advance to mount but Dimont instead regains half guard.
Winshire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Winshire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dimont keeps working.
Dimont has his hands clasped together around Winshire's back. He's all about the action.
Dimont is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimont trying to control but Winshire postures up.
Winshire not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dimont is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winshire is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Winshire wants to advance to full mount but Dimont doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Winshire throwing strikes from guard but Dimont blocks nicely.
Jeffery Winshire has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winshire wants to control from the top but Dimont keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dimont avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Winshire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dimont wants to sweep here but Winshire controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimont keeping moving, preventing Winshire from controlling successfully.

Jeffery Winshire has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Dimont scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dimont prevents Winshire from improving his position.
Dimont stalling away here and it's allowed Winshire to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Winshire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dimont.
Dimont pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winshire is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winshire trying to control the position here.
Dimont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dimont throws a big right hand that misses.
Dimont trying to control the position from guard on top but Winshire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeffery Winshire.
I think Winshire 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffery Winshire!
Jeffery Winshire thanked the fans post fight for their support.