PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Maverick (ranked 5069 p4p, 563 weight class) and Jonathan Winters (ranked 5957 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Maverick has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Maverick
vs
Winters

195 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

220 cm
25
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Maverick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Winters!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maverick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maverick duly obliges.

It looks like Jonathan Winters has been cut.

Winters moves into the clinch successfully.
Winters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winters scores with a shot to the side of Maverick's head.
Maverick jumps guard but Winters stands there with Maverick around his waist. Maverick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maverick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maverick tries to pull guard but Winters holds him up against the cage and eventually Maverick drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Maverick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maverick tries to pull guard but Winters won't allow it.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winters misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maverick is trying to push Winters away but Winters has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Winters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maverick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Winters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maverick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winters tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maverick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winters is keeping busy.

Winters pulls guard successfully.

Winters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maverick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maverick's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maverick trying to control but Winters is working from the bottom.

Winters is looking for a triangle but Maverick pushes his legs off easily.
Maverick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Winters's head.

Winters manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Winters is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maverick is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winters gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Maverick regains guard.
Winters tries to stand but Maverick is controlling from the bottom.
Maverick looking to control.
Maverick wants to get back to his feet but Winters is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maverick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Winters gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Winters is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Maverick closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maverick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.
Winters tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maverick smiles and moves away.
Maverick connects with a right hand. Winters shakes it off.

Winters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maverick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Winters slows down the pace here.
Winters tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Maverick smiles and moves away.
Maverick lands a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Maverick both land. Nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maverick is looking to clinch but Winters is avoiding it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winters wants to clinch but Maverick slips to the side
and Maverick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Winters has Maverick up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick tries to pull guard but Winters won't allow it.
Maverick is trying to break free.

Maverick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maverick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winters is looking to clinch.
Maverick scores with a one two! Winters had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Winters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maverick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maverick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maverick counters with a stiff right hand.

Winters is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jonathan Winters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Winters's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maverick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jonathan Winters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maverick keeps the fight on the outside.
Winters closes the distance but Maverick moves to the side
and Maverick counters with a left and a right... And another left! Winters is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Maverick!
The defeated Jonathan Winters had this to say: 'I want a title shot!'.