PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renars Stunza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Stunza
vs
Van Winkle

198 cm
35
220 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

189 cm
38
197 lbs
31 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renars Stunza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stunza clobbers Van Winkle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stunza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stunza throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Van Winkle counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stunza!
Van Winkle trying to control the action but Stunza is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stunza is looking for a sweep.
Van Winkle working away.
Stunza is pushing Van Winkle's head away, looking to escape. Van Winkle manages to hold on to the position though.

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 passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stunza!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Van Winkle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Van Winkle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stunza is looking to improve his position but Van Winkle isn't that keen on the idea.
Van Winkle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stunza?
Van Winkle landing strikes, looking to finish!
Van Winkle tries to control but Stunza wriggling away.
Stunza working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Van Winkle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Van Winkle landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stunza keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Winkle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Winkle looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Winkle uses his free foot to push down on Stunza's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stunza.
Van Winkle is landing with some decent strikes but Stunza is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stunza is bucking up trying to escape but Van Winkle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stunza tries to hold on but Van Winkle pushes him away.
Van Winkle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Van Winkle controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunza is looking to get to half guard.
Van Winkle thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Van Winkle wants to control the pace but Stunza is squirming around nicely.
Stunza has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Stunza tries to roll but Van Winkle sticks to his back.
Stunza is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Van Winkle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stunza rolls, trying to escape but Van Winkle keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Winkle patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Stunza wants to get back to his feet.
Van Winkle is controlling the position but Stunza somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

Van Winkle is looking for a kimura but Stunza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van Winkle to get the leverage.
Van Winkle throwing shots but Stunza is blocking nicely.
Van Winkle trying to control the action but Stunza is working from the bottom.

Van Winkle is looking for a kimura here.
Van Winkle works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Van Winkle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Stunza jabs Van Winkle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stunza, as that shot connected.
Van Winkle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stunza fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Winkle just manages to avoid it.
Stunza tries to land a front kick but Van Winkle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Van Winkle. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stunza lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Winkle's head.
Stunza scores with a leg kick.
Stunza connects with a jab.
Van Winkle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stunza defends well and Van Winkle ends up having to push Stunza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stunza misses with a straight left.
Van Winkle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stunza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stunza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Winkle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stunza.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Stunza.
Van Winkle throws out a loose jab but Stunza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stunza lands a jab to Van Winkle's midsection.
Stunza misses with a leg kick

and Van Winkle counters with a single leg into guard. Stunza didn't expect that.
Van Winkle distracts Stunza with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Winkle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stunza keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.
Van Winkle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stunza is pulling down on Van Winkle's head to control his posture.
Stunza keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza looking to control.
Van Winkle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Van Winkle drops back looking for a leg! Stunza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stunza manages to kick Van Winkle off! Van Winkle jumps back into Stunza's guard.
Van Winkle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Winkle is looking to work some ground and pound but Stunza has wrist control.
Stunza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Winkle scoring with some ground and pound.

Stunza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Winkle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stunza controls Van Winkle momentarily but Van Winkle frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stunza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Winkle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stunza scores with a nice right hand.
Stunza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van Winkle swats away the attempt to clinch by Stunza.
Stunza loads up on a big right hand but Van Winkle slips the punch.
Stunza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stunza lands with a nice body punch.
Van Winkle slips under a jab from Stunza.
Stunza is looking to clinch.
Stunza tries to score with a low kick but Van Winkle moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Winkle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Winkle lands a head kick!

It looks like Renars Stunza has been cut.
Stunza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stunza misses with an uppercut.
Stunza throws a shot from downtown. Van Winkle moves away and avoids it.
Van Winkle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stunza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Winkle feints the counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stunza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stunza.

It looks like Robert Van Winkle has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Winkle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Van Winkle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stunza's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Winkle wants to take a breather but Stunza is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renars Stunza dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick misses from Stunza.
And Van Winkle tries to counter it with a takedown but Stunza pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stunza wants to clinch.
Van Winkle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stunza defends it well.
Nice straight punches there by Stunza. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stunza.
Stunza scores with a nice head shot.
Stunza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stunza misses with an uppercut.
And Van Winkle tries to counter it with a takedown but Stunza pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stunza crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Winkle - the referee stops the clock and Stunza gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Winkle. Stunza manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Van Winkle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stunza as he jumps to the side.
Stunza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Winkle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Winkle with the counter takedown but Stunza avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stunza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stunza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stunza ducks right into an uppercut from Van Winkle.
A big left from Van Winkle misses.
Van Winkle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stunza is looking to clinch but Van Winkle is avoiding it.
Van Winkle feints the counter takedown.
Van Winkle digs a good body shot into Stunza's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Stunza misses its intended target.
Stunza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Renars Stunza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Winkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stunza.
Van Winkle connects with a right hand. Stunza shakes it off.
Van Winkle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stunza lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stunza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stunza staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Winkle misses with a looping right.
Stunza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Winkle. Van Winkle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stunza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stunza tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stunza on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Winkle. Van Winkle obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Winkle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stunza.
Stunza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Winkle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Van Winkle does no damage.
Van Winkle slips under a jab from Stunza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Van Winkle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stunza with a hook.
Renars Stunza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Winkle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stunza.
Stunza lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Winkle slips under a jab from Stunza.
Van Winkle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stunza defends it well.
Stunza misses with a straight left.
Van Winkle is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stunza throws a good cross that connects.
Stunza misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Stunza misses.
Van Winkle moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stunza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Winkle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Renars Stunza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Van Winkle.
Stunza connects with a jab.

Van Winkle is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stunza moves in close and cracks Van Winkle with a massive right hand! Van Winkle, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Stunza!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renars Stunza!
After the big win, Renars Stunza made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.