PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timur Pugin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oprah Winfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oprah Winfrey is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pugin
vs
Winfrey

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Pugin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oprah Winfrey!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winfrey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pugin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Winfrey's calf.
Pugin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winfrey on the side of the head.
Pugin thumps Winfrey with a low kick.
Winfrey looks to throw a body kick
and Pugin counters with a nice leg kick.
Winfrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pugin.
Pugin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Winfrey wants to clinch up but Pugin keeps it at a distance.
Pugin throws a leg kick

and Winfrey counters by moving into the clinch.
Winfrey stalling the fight.
Pugin is trying to push Winfrey away but Winfrey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pugin managing to block the knees to the body from Winfrey.
Winfrey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pugin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winfrey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Winfrey controlling the action here for a moment.
Winfrey tries a knee to the head but Pugin blocks it.
Winfrey lands a good knee to the midsection. Pugin won't want to take too many of those.
Winfrey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Winfrey.
Winfrey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pugin taking a breather.
Winfrey prevents a body shot from Pugin.
Winfrey blocking some punches.
Pugin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pugin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winfrey slows down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Winfrey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pugin lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Oprah Winfrey has been cut.
Pugin dodges an elbow strike from Winfrey.
Winfrey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pugin up against the cage.
Winfrey lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Winfrey.
Pugin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pugin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Winfrey.
Pugin lands with a left to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Winfrey.
Stalling in the clinch from Pugin.
Winfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but Pugin avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Winfrey.
Pugin blocks an elbow strike.
Winfrey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Winfrey misses with an elbow strike.
Pugin avoiding damage as Winfrey throws knees to the body.
Winfrey scores a nice knee to the body.
Pugin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pugin.
Winfrey avoiding damage.
Winfrey comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pugin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pugin managing to block the knees to the body from Winfrey.
Winfrey leaning against his opponent.
Pugin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Winfrey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pugin's efforts to push away.
Pugin lands a hook that snaps the head of Winfrey backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Timur Pugin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oprah Winfrey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pugin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winfrey.
Pugin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Pugin.
Nice defenses there by Pugin.
Pugin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Winfrey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pugin counters with a right hand to the body.
Winfrey swings widly with a right hand
and Pugin counters with a stiff right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Winfrey 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.
Winfrey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Pugin.
Winfrey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pugin. That one must have hurt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pugin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winfrey misses with a right hand
and Pugin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pugin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Winfrey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pugin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winfrey misses with a body shot
and Pugin counters with a series of strikes. Winfrey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pugin lands a jab-cross combination.
Winfrey throws a body shot but no joy.
Winfrey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pugin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Winfrey throws an off balance right hand
and Pugin counters with a left to the body.
Winfrey is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nice defenses there by Pugin.
Oprah Winfrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pugin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pugin.

That has opened up Oprah Winfrey's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Winfrey misses
and Pugin counters with an inside leg kick.
Winfrey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pugin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Winfrey throws a poor cross that misses
and Pugin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pugin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pugin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winfrey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winfrey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pugin lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Winfrey misses
and Pugin counters with a two punch combo.
Winfrey is breathing heavily.
Pugin lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugin lands with an overhand left.
Pugin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winfrey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pugin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Timur Pugin is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the body from Winfrey misses
and Pugin counters with a right hand to the body.
Pugin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winfrey.
Good exchange - Pugin coming out on top.

The cut above Oprah Winfrey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pugin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pugin lands with an overhand left.
Pugin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Winfrey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pugin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Winfrey scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winfrey throws a right hand that misses
and Winfrey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Oprah Winfrey's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Pugin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pugin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winfrey on the side of the head.
Pugin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winfrey's sensitive parts.
Pugin lands a jab to Winfrey's midsection.
Winfrey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pugin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winfrey can do to turn this around?
Winfrey thows a leg kick but Pugin checks it
and Winfrey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oprah Winfrey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Timur Pugin!
Timur Pugin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Oprah Winfrey had this to say: 'You might have won, but I still fucked your sister'.