PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Pyy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters has chosen US Army - We Are Soldiers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pyy
vs
Winters

183 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
189 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Highland Clothing

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pekka Pyy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Winters!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winters.
Winters scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pyy misses with a straight left.
Winters let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pyy misses the shot to the body.
Winters changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winters. Pyy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pekka Pyy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Pyy closes the distance and clinches.
Pyy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Pyy just leaning against Winters, taking a breather.
Winters softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pyy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyy controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Winters fails to land.
Winters blocks a body shot from Pyy.
Pyy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Winters has a couple of punches blocked by Pyy.
Pyy stalling against the cage.
Pyy scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters can't find room to land a body shot as Pyy controls the action.
Pyy is struggling to control the position.
Winters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winters wants to break free but Pyy has control.
Winters wants to break free but Pyy has control.
Still in the clinch, Pyy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pyy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Winters up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pyy.
Winters throws a punch but it's blocked by Pyy.
Winters has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pyy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Winters can turn it around.
Winters blocks a body shot from Pyy.
Pyy tries to throw a body punch but Winters avoids it by throwing Pyy back against the cage.
Pyy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pyy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pyy.
Pyy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pyy has a couple of punches blocked by Winters.
Pyy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pyy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyy blocks a body shot from Winters.
Pyy blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pyy.
Pyy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Winters is trying to break the clinch but Pyy has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pyy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pyy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pyy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winters swings wildly with an uppercut but Pyy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pyy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Pyy lands a shot to the body.
Pyy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Winters up against the cage.
Pyy scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pyy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Winters.
Pyy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pyy lands with a light punch inside.
Pyy taking a breather.
Pyy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Pyy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short uppercut from Pyy.
Pyy tries a body shot but Winters blocks it.
Pyy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pyy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pyy stalling in the clinch.
Pyy scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pyy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters working aggressively here.
Winters prevents a body shot from Pyy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pyy has him pressed against the cage.
Pyy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pyy lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pyy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pyy scores with a shot to the side of Winters's head.
Pyy works on Winters's body with a couple of short punches.
Winters misses with a punch to the body.
Winters tries to work over Pyy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pyy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pyy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pyy lands a hook that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
A shot in the inside from Pyy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pyy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Winters misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyy swings wildly with an uppercut but Winters uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Pyy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pyy is looking to clinch.

Pyy drops Winters with a beautiful combination! Winters stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pyy is looking for the KO!

Winters is rocked!

It looks like Richard Winters has been cut.
Pyy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winters can do to turn this around?

Pyy moves into range and clinches up with Winters.
Winters is still on wobbly legs! Can Pyy finish him?
Winters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pyy lands a body punch.
Winters seems to have recovered his senses.
Pyy prevents Winters from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pyy.
A right handed body shot lands from Pyy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters tries to throw a body punch but Pyy avoids it by throwing Winters back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Winters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pyy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pyy is leaning against Winters and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pyy as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Pyy.
Pyy keeps control of Winters as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Winters tries to throw a body punch but Pyy avoids it by throwing Winters back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pyy blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters takes a shot to the head.
Pyy lands with a short shot to the head.
Pyy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pyy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pyy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pyy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Pyy.
Winters misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pyy lands a hook that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Winters lands with a short shot to the head.
Pyy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pyy tries a body shot but Winters blocks it.
Pyy pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winters lands with a short shot to the head.
Pyy stalling the fight.
A short right from Pyy.
Winters misses with a punch on the inside.
Pyy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Winters up against the cage.
Pyy 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.
Pyy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pyy taking a breather.
Winters misses with a body punch.
Pekka Pyy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pyy lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pyy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pyy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Winters prevents a body shot from Pyy.
Pyy works on Winters's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyy pushes Winters back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pyy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Pyy tries to throw a body punch but Winters avoids it by throwing Pyy back against the cage.
Pyy is stalling here.
A short right from Winters on the inside.
Pyy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Winters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pyy.
Pyy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pyy just leaning against Winters, taking a breather.
Winters misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pyy.
Pyy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pyy lands a right hand.
Pyy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pyy presses Winters against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Winters is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winters's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters misses with the head strike.
A short right from Winters on the inside.

Winters breaks the clinch.
Pyy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winters's hands.
Winters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winters! But no joy.
Pyy scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Pyy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Winters throws an overhand right that lands on Pyy's shoulder, as Pyy tries to avoid the shot.
Pyy throws a monster overhand right that drops Winters! Pyy follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Pyy!