PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pentti
vs
Van Winkle

184 cm
35
197 lbs
31 - 16 - 0

189 cm
36
197 lbs
29 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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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 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Winkle thows a body kick. Pentti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pentti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Robert Van Winkle has been cut.
Pentti cracks the inside of Van Winkle's front leg.
Pentti works Van Winkle's body with a nice hook.
Pentti lands a slapping body shot.
Van Winkle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Pentti.
Van Winkle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pentti.
And Van Winkle tries to counter it with a takedown but Pentti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pentti blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Pentti finds it's target.
Good work by Van Winkle as he checks the leg kick.
Pentti wants to clinch up but Van Winkle keeps it at a distance.
Van Winkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Pentti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Winkle slips a jab from Pentti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle misses with the body kick
and Pentti counters with a low kick, right behind Van Winkle 's knee.
Pentti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Winkle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Winkle slips a jab from Pentti.
A slow jab from Pentti misses its intended target.
Van Winkle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pentti is out of range and Van Winkle settles back down.
Pentti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Winkle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jab by Pentti.
Pentti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Winkle moves away.
Pentti throws a body punch but Van Winkle moves out of range.
Van Winkle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Winkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pentti.
Pentti throws a jab when Van Winkle was well out of range.
Van Winkle feints the counter takedown.
Pentti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pentti connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Winkle slips under a jab.
Van Winkle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pentti.
Van Winkle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Winkle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Winkle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pentti defends it well.
Arvo Pentti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Pentti.
Pentti lands with a nice body punch.
Pentti takes one on the button.

Pentti closes the distance and pushes Van Winkle back into the cage.
A short left from Pentti.
Pentti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Winkle is trying to break the clinch but Pentti is controlling him.
Pentti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Winkle just leaning against Pentti, taking a breather.
Van Winkle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pentti blocking some punches.
Pentti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pentti misses with a punch on the inside.
Pentti tries to work over Van Winkle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Winkle manages to break the clinch.
Pentti swinging wildly here.
Van Winkle with the counter takedown but Pentti avoids it easily.
Pentti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pentti looks for the body kick but Van Winkle saw that one coming.
Van Winkle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Winkle misses with a few strikes there.
Pentti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Winkle moves away.
And Van Winkle tries to counter it with a takedown but Pentti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pentti thuds his shin into the meat of Van Winkle's side.
Van Winkle lands a jab to the head.
Pentti throws a head kick that Van Winkle semi-blocks.
Van Winkle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Winkle avoids the head kick by Pentti.
A big left from Van Winkle misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Pentti misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pentti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Winkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Pentti throws a hook but Van Winkle blocks it.
Van Winkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pentti.
Van Winkle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pentti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Winkle's sensitive parts.
Pentti throws a solid leg kick but Van Winkle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pentti.
Van Winkle feints the counter takedown.
Pentti wants to slow Van Winkle down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Winkle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pentti throws an overhand right that lands on Van Winkle's shoulder, as Van Winkle tries to avoid the shot.
Van Winkle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Winkle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pentti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Winkle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pentti defends it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pentti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pentti misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Winkle blocks the leg kick.
Van Winkle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Van Winkle misses.
Pentti throws a looping overhand right but Van Winkle ducks down to avoid it.
Van Winkle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Winkle blocks the leg kick.
Arvo Pentti is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Winkle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pentti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Winkle finds it's way round the side to connect with Pentti's head.
Van Winkle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Winkle lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentti throws a lazy right hand but Van Winkle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pentti tries to bum rush Van Winkle with a series of wild strikes but Van Winkle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pentti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Winkle momentarily.
Pentti throws the kick towards the body but Van Winkle avoids it.
Arvo Pentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pentti.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pentti.
Van Winkle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pentti throws a head kick that Van Winkle semi-blocks.
Pentti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Winkle can do to turn this around?
Pentti misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Winkle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pentti defends it well.
Pentti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Winkle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Winkle scores with a hook to the body. Pentti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pentti connects with a body shot.
Van Winkle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pentti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Winkle. That did some damage!
Van Winkle moves out of range of the body kick from Pentti.
Sloppy strikes from Pentti. Those never looked like landing.
Van Winkle with the counter takedown but Pentti avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pentti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Winkle is keeping busy.
Van Winkle blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Van Winkle has clasped his hands together around Pentti's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Pentti tries to improve position but can't.
Van Winkle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Van Winkle working away.
Pentti is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bruize Brothers, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Van Winkle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Van Winkle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Van Winkle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Van Winkle misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pentti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Van Winkle tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Van Winkle working the ground and pound.
Van Winkle working the head with strikes.
Pentti is trying to buck Van Winkle off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Winkle in side control, throwing shots but Pentti defends.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Van Winkle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pentti wants to get back to his feet.
Van Winkle wants to control but Pentti is keeping him busy.

Van Winkle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pentti, who protects the arm well.
Van Winkle looks up at the clock and then as Pentti takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van Winkle smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Van Winkle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Van Winkle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Pentti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Winkle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pentti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Winkle. That one must have hurt.
Pentti cracks Van Winkle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Winkle lands with a right hand.
Van Winkle checks a leg kick.
Van Winkle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Winkle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pentti tries to score with a low kick but Van Winkle moves his leg out of the way.
A jab lands there for Pentti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Winkle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pentti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Winkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pentti.
Pentti is looking to land body kicks.
Van Winkle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti throws a series of punches but Van Winkle avoids them all with ease.
Pentti looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Winkle is just out of range.
Van Winkle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pentti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pentti misses with an uppercut.
Van Winkle misses with a hook
and Pentti counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Winkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pentti.
Van Winkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pentti tries to counter by clinching up but Van Winkle breaks away and moves out of range.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pentti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Winkle at a distance.
Pentti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Winkle with the counter takedown but Pentti avoids it easily.
Van Winkle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pentti tries to clinch there but Van Winkle circles away.
Pentti misses with an uppercut.
Van Winkle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pentti defends it well.
Pentti connects with a right hand. Van Winkle shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Winkle feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pentti. Van Winkle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Winkle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pentti defends it well.
Van Winkle swats away the attempt to clinch by Pentti.
Van Winkle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Pentti rushes Van Winkle and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentti tries to work over Van Winkle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pentti has Van Winkle pushed against the cage.
Pentti misses with the head strike.
Van Winkle misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Winkle swings wildly with an uppercut but Pentti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Winkle tries a body shot but Pentti blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle tries a body shot but Pentti blocks it.
Van Winkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Van Winkle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Winkle lands a left hand.
Pentti wants to stall.
Van Winkle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Winkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Winkle blocking some punches.
Pentti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Winkle's elbow.
Pentti lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Winkle backwards.
Van Winkle lands a shot to the body.

Van Winkle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Van Winkle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Van Winkle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentti is looking to stand up but Van Winkle won't let him.
Pentti slips nicely into half guard.

Van Winkle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pentti wants to stand up but Van Winkle is controlling the position.

Pentti decides to return to a standing position.
Pentti takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pentti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pentti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Pentti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pentti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Pentti!
After winning the bout, Arvo Pentti thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.