PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayomide Ayigemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Winkle
vs
Ayigemi

180 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Winkle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ayomide Ayigemi!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ayigemi clinches up against the cage.

Winkle has clasped his hands together around Ayigemi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Winkle working the ground and pound from side control.
Winkle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ayigemi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Winkle scoring with punches from side control.
Ayigemi manages to get back to half guard.
Winkle is nestled in close to Ayigemi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ayigemi is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ayigemi is not content to let Winkle control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winkle misses with a head shot. Ayigemi uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winkle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ayigemi dives on top into guard.

Ayigemi looking to sit in guard and control but Winkle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ayigemi is trying to keep Winkle in close.
Winkle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayigemi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winkle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Winkle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ayigemi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ayigemi is looking to stand up but Winkle isn't so interested in that idea.
Winkle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Winkle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winkle with a nice head shot there.

Ayigemi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winkle defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is looking to work some ground and pound but Ayigemi has wrist control.
Ayigemi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Winkle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winkle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Winkle tries to get out of the position.
Ayigemi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ayigemi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ayigemi trying to control the position from guard on top but Winkle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Winkle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ayigemi being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ayigemi shoots in and drives through. Winkle sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ayigemi.

Winkle shoots in and bounces Ayigemi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ayigemi striking off his back but it's not causing Winkle any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Winkle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ayigemi swivels and escapes.
Ayigemi tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Winkle counters with a shoot takedown. Ayigemi fights it but they end up in guard.
Winkle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ayigemi can do to turn this around?
Ayigemi is trying to control the position but Winkle postures up.
Winkle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ayigemi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winkle manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayigemi wants to stand but Winkle has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ayigemi wants to control from the top but Winkle keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ayigemi wants to control from the top but Winkle keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ayigemi wants to get up but he can't break Winkle 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Winkle .

Ayigemi moves into range and clinches up with Winkle .
Stalling in the clinch from Ayigemi.
Ayigemi has had enough of the clinch but Winkle keeps him there for the moment.
Winkle wants a takedown but no success here.
Ayigemi is trying to push Winkle away but Winkle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Ayigemi jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Winkle throwing strikes but missing.
Winkle scoring with some ground and pound.
Winkle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Winkle landing some decent shots from guard.
Ayigemi is trying to control the position but Winkle postures up.
Winkle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Winkle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayigemi trying to control the position.
Ayigemi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winkle manages to get himself to full guard.

Ayigemi pushes down on Winkle 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
James Winkle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ayigemi is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ayigemi throwing shots but Winkle is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ayomide Ayigemi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ayigemi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winkle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Ayigemi clinches with his opponent.
Ayigemi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Winkle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Winkle can't get the takedown.

Ayigemi pulls guard effortlessly.
Winkle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Winkle scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayigemi trying to control the position.
Winkle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle throwing strikes but missing.
Winkle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ayigemi working a defensive guard here.
Winkle chips away with some ground and pound.
Winkle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ayigemi wants to control but Winkle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Winkle there.
Winkle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayigemi wants to sweep but Winkle has passed to side control!
Ayigemi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ayigemi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winkle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ayigemi to see if he's OK.
Winkle lands an elbow.

Ayigemi is rocked!
Ayigemi is looking to reverse the position.
Ayigemi is still in real trouble! Can Winkle finish him?
Ayigemi tries to control but Winkle manages to take his back.
Ayigemi seems to have recovered his senses.
Ayigemi is trying to get back to his feet but Winkle has full control of the position and if anything, Ayigemi has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ayigemi is in bad spot here.
Winkle is landing with strikes from the back.
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!
Winkle is hanging on to Ayigemi's back as he tries to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Ayigemi is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Winkle !