PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Wheel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner has chosen It's time for war as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wheel
vs
Winner

150 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
235 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

FIT FOR LIFE

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Wheel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Huey Winner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheel dodges the punch combination from Winner.
Wheel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Wheel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Winner pinned against the cage. Winner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Winner looks to land a combination but Wheel avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Winner.
Huey Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Wheel.

Wheel has Winner up against the cage in a clinch.
Wheel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winner blocks it with crossed arms.
Wheel trying to land knees to the body.
Wheel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wheel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wheel trying to land knees to the body.
Wheel prevents the takedown attempt.
Wheel stops a takedown attempt from Winner.
Wheel misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Wheel.
Knees to the body from Wheel.
Winner looks gassed!
Wheel crunches a lovely knee into Winner's ribcage.
Wheel crunches a lovely knee into Winner's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wheel is working Winner over against the cage.
Wheel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wheel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wheel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wheel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winner lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Winner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wheel throws an elbow but it misses.
Wheel scores a nice knee to the body.
Wheel tries to land knees in the clinch but Winner avoids the damage to the body.
Wheel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wheel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wheel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paul Wheel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Winner.
Wheel lands an elbow inside that Winner shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Wheel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wheel lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Wheel.
Wheel missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wheel.
Wheel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winner.
Winner is trying to drag Wheel to the mat but Wheel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wheel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winners head.
Winner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wheel lands a knee to the body.
Wheel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wheel crunches a lovely knee into Winner's ribcage.
Wheel pushes Winner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wheel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Winner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wheel backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wheel is looking to slow Winner down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Winner.
Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wheel.
Winner throws a series of punches but Wheel avoids them all with ease.
Winner swinging wilding here.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Wheel closes the distance and clinches.
Wheel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wheel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wheel tries to throw a body punch but Winner avoids it by throwing Wheel back against the cage.
Winner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wheel lands a damaging elbow.
Wheel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winners head.
Wheel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winner blocks it with crossed arms.
Wheel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wheel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wheel can't find room to land a body shot as Winner controls the action.
Winner tries to score a body lock takedown but Wheel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wheel lands an elbow inside.
Winner tries for a takedown but Wheel manages to get underhooks.
Winner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short uppercut from Wheel.
A hook to the body from Wheel.
Wheel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Winner.
Wheel scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wheel missing with knees to the body.
Winner is working for takedown but Wheel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Winner dodges an elbow strike from Wheel.
Wheel tries to work over Winner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Wheel dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Winner throws a right hand that Wheel ducks under and follows up with a left that Wheel also avoids with ease.
Wheel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Winner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wheel backs up against the cage.
Winner misses with a double jab.
Nice takedown defense from Winner. No joy for Wheel on that attempt.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wheel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paul Wheel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winner misses with a series of wild punches.
Winner tries to bum rush Wheel with a series of wild strikes but Wheel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Winner in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Winner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wheel circles away quickly and effectively.
Wheel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wheel just misses with a punch to the body.
Wheel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wheel counters with a thumping low kick.
Winner fails to land with a series of punches.
Wheel misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner throws a series of punches but Wheel moves out of range.
Winner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winner throws a series of punches but Wheel avoids them all with ease.
Winner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wheel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wheel dodges the punch combination from Winner.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wheel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winner throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wheel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Winner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wheel!
Winner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Winner misses with a head shot.
Winner throws some wild stikes that Wheel manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wheel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Winner landing strikes from the mount.
Winner looking to land elbow strikes but Wheel uses the position to regain half guard.

Wheel kicks Winner off and gets back to his feet.
Winner throws a right hand that Wheel ducks under and follows up with a left that Wheel also avoids with ease.
Huey Winner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wheel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wheel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winner tries to avoid it but Wheel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winner to the ground. Winner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Wheel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wheel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wheel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner is looking to sweep but instead, Wheel has passed into half guard.
Winner is trying to get back to full guard.
Winner trying to get back to full guard but Wheel takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Winner is trying desperately to improve position.
Wheel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wheel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Winner is in all sorts of trouble here.

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.
Wheel controlling his opponent.
Winner tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Wheel working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Winner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Wheel dominated that second round.
That's time! Wheel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Winner avoids the body shot from Wheel.
Winner throws a one two combo.
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Wheel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
Winner throws a series of punches but Wheel moves out of range.
Wheel tries to clinch but Winner moves out of range.
Wheel swings for the body but Winner moves out of range.
Wheel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winner throws a right hand that Wheel ducks under and follows up with a left that Wheel also avoids with ease.
Winner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wheel can pounce on him.
Winner stalks Wheel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wheel's face. Wheel staggers backwards, shaken.
Wheel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wheel dodges the punch combination from Winner.
A nice combination there by Winner.
Wheel tries for a takedown but Winner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winner throws a series of strikes that have Wheel backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner misses with the combination.
Wheel shoots in for a takedown but Winner shows good takedown defense.
Winner fails to land with a series of punches.
Winner throws a series of punches but Wheel avoids them all with ease.
Wheel wants to land a leg kick but Winner is out of range.
Winner misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wheel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wheel.
Winner misses with the combination.
No joy there for Winner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Wheel avoids a punch combination nicely.

Wheel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wheel showed some decent athleticism there.
Winner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winner wants to hit a switch here but Wheel passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Winner there!
Wheel prevents Winner from getting the reversal.
Wheel blocks Winner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wheel prevents Winner from getting the reversal.
Wheel controlling his opponent.
Wheel prevents Winner from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wheel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Winner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wheel content just to control the position here.
Wheel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winner can do to turn this around?
Wheel wants to control the pace but Winner is squirming around nicely.
Wheel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Winner looks a forlorn figure.

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.
Winner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Winner is in a horrible position here. Wheel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wheel prevents Winner from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wheel controlling the pace for now.
Huey Winner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Wheel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winner tries to reverse the position but Wheel maintains control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Wheel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wheel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Wheel!