PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Winkler
vs
Raybould

205 cm
34
277 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

190 cm
45
273 lbs
42 - 17 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raybould punishes Winkler's body with a nice straight punch.
Winkler lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Winkler. Those never looked like landing.
Raybould raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Raybould wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
Winkler throwing a counter right hand but Raybould manages to avoid it.
Winkler jabs at Raybould's body.
Winkler walks into a jab.
Raybould takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winkler lands a right hook to the body.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winkler.
Winkler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raybould throws a hook but Winkler avoids it easily.
Winkler moves out of range of the leg kick from Raybould.
Winkler misses the jab.
Raybould slips under a jab from Winkler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winkler throwing a counter right hand but Raybould manages to avoid it.
Raybould uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winkler.
Raybould uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winkler.
Winkler looks to score with a jab to the body but Raybould is just out of range.
Winkler lands a jab to Raybould's midsection.
Raybould misses with an uppercut. Winkler saw that one coming.
Raybould walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Raybould closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Winkler controls his hands.
Raybould misses with a punch on the inside.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raybould misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winkler as Raybould tries to tie him up.
Raybould swings wildly with an uppercut but Winkler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winkler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raybould backwards.
Raybould trying to control the position but instead, Winkler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raybould into the cage.
Raybould has a couple of punches blocked by Winkler.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler stalling against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raybould takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raybould lands an uppercut.
Winkler takes a shot to the head.
Raybould misses with a body punch.
Raybould misses with a punch on the inside.
Raybould lands a hook that snaps the head of Winkler backwards.
Winkler has had enough of the clinch but Raybould keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raybould gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winkler.
Winkler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raybould under the eye.
Raybould lands a jab to Winkler's midsection.
Winkler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Winkler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winkler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winkler walks into a jab.
Kevin Raybould seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Winkler misses the target.
Winkler throws a series of punches but Raybould avoids them all with ease.
Raybould now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Raybould avoids the body shot from Winkler.
Winkler missing with a left hand there. Raybould was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raybould keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raybould avoids the body shot from Winkler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin Raybould will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Raybould throws a body shot but no joy.
Winkler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Raybould back to the cage. Winkler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Raybould throws a front kick aimed at Winkler's knee but Winkler avoids it well.
Raybould throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Winkler. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winkler.

Raybould closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raybould manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Raybould being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler blocks a body shot from Raybould.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Winkler stalling against the cage.
Winkler gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Raybould slows down the pace here.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raybould tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
Nice body punch from Raybould - that landed with a thud.
Winkler stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raybould tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winkler looking to stall.
Winkler leaning his opponent against the cage.
Raybould misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raybould lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Winkler controls the action.
Winkler blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler lands a body shot.
Raybould has Winkler pushed against the cage.
Raybould working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raybould - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raybould tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
Raybould stalling against the cage.
Raybould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raybould prevents Winkler from breaking the clinch.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Winkler controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
Raybould misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raybould leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Raybould swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raybould goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould slowing the pace effectively.
Raybould misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Raybould showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Winkler scores with a decent looking hook.
Raybould darts in trying to clinch
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Raybould avoids the body shot from Winkler.
Raybould is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Winkler rather than just go for the knockout.
Winkler slips a jab from Raybould.
Raybould wants to clinch
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winkler looks to score with a jab to the body but Raybould is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raybould swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkler throws a right and a left that Raybould avoids nicely.
Raybould appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raybould misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winkler ducks under a wild hook from Raybould.
Winkler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Winkler misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould connects with an inside leg kick.
Raybould lands a slapping body shot.
Raybould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raybould throws a head kick but Winkler moves out of range.
Winkler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raybould in his tracks.
Nice cross by Winkler.
Winkler ducks under a wild hook from Raybould.
Raybould misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
Winkler avoids the head kick by Raybould.
Raybould throws a looping overhand right but Winkler ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Winkler does it's job there.
Winkler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Raybould does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raybould ducks under a wild hook from Winkler.
Raybould takes one on the button.
Winkler connects with the punch.
Winkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkler slips a straight right by Raybould.
Winkler lands a lovely overhand right.
Winkler lands with a hook. Raybould tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for Raybould, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winkler misses with a combination
and Raybould counters with a right hand to the body.
Winkler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winkler manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Raybould 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Winkler throws a shot to the body.
Raybould tries to clinch but Winkler moves away
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Raybould ducks under a wild hook from Winkler.
Raybould connects with a body shot that sends Winkler's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raybould looks to land a left hand but Winkler moved out of range nicely.
Winkler misses with a left hand
and Raybould connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Raybould there.
A big left from Winkler misses.
Winkler misses with a body shot
and Raybould counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Winkler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raybould misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Raybould.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Winkler.
Raybould misses with a right hand
and Winkler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winkler lands with a straight right. Raybould didn't see that one coming.
Raybould throws a poor cross that misses
and Winkler counters with a straight right hand.
Raybould throws a jab but it's blocked by Winkler.
Raybould defending well as Winkler loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Raybould misses.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winkler was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Winkler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raybould showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winkler.
Benny Winkler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Raybould is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winkler throws a hook but Raybould avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Winkler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raybould 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Raybould!
Kevin Raybould made sure to mention his sponsor, BOSS in his post fight interview.