PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dagon Saouza (ranked 5097 p4p, 531 weight class) and Tim Winkle (ranked 24641 p4p, 803 weight class). Saouza 's entrance music is Kodak Black - . A fine choice. 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.

Saouza
vs
Winkle

195 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
26
174 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Voodoo Nutrition

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dagon Saouza !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Winkle!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saouza moves into the clinch.

Saouza 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Saouza . Those never looked like landing.
Winkle tries to counter with a clinch but Saouza shakes him off and moves away.
Saouza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winkle.
Saouza falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Winkle counter with a right hand.
Saouza really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Saouza clinches up against the cage.

Saouza breaks from the clinch.
Saouza scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Tim Winkle has been cut.
Saouza misses with a series of wild punches.
Winkle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saouza circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Saouza . Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkle wants to clinch.
Saouza swinging wildly here.
Saouza throws a right hand that Winkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Winkle also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saouza lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saouza .
Nice cross by Winkle.
Winkle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saouza throws a right hand that Winkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Winkle also avoids with ease.
Winkle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saouza with a body shot.
Saouza is breathing heavily.

Saouza has taken the fight to the clinch.

Saouza manages to break the clinch.

Saouza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Saouza jumps guard and drags Winkle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Saouza wants to stand but Winkle is controlling the position.
Winkle wants to pass the guard but Saouza is keeping the position.

Saouza pushes Winkle off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've been told by Saouza 's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saouza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winkle circles away quickly and effectively.
Saouza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winkle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Saouza backs off Winkle throws a huge counter combo but Saouza manages to avoid it all.
Winkle shoots in and drives through. Saouza sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saouza clinches up against the cage.
Winkle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dagon Saouza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Winkle.
Winkle tries for a takedown. No joy.

Saouza breaks from the clinch.
Saouza throws a right hand that Winkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Winkle also avoids with ease.
Winkle misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Saouza .
Winkle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Some wild striking there from Saouza .
Saouza throws a series of strikes that have Winkle backpedaling.
Saouza throws a series of punches but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saouza sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Saouza .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle fails with a takedown attempt.

Saouza takes the fight into the clinch.

Saouza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saouza throws a nice looking combination but Winkle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winkle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Saouza darts in and clinches Winkle up against the cage.

Saouza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saouza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winkle.
Winkle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Saouza clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is trying to pull guard but Saouza has him pressed against the cage.

Saouza has hold of one of Winkle's legs. Winkle is fighting the takedown attempt but Saouza gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Winkle uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saouza falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winkle counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Saouza .
Saouza misses with a double jab.
Saouza moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saouza looks to land a combination but Winkle avoids it well.
No luck for Winkle with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Saouza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dagon Saouza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Winkle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Saouza moves into the clinch.
Winkle is trying to break free.

Saouza has hold of one of Winkle's legs. Winkle is fighting the takedown attempt but Saouza gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Saouza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Winkle, up you get!
Saouza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winkle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Saouza defends well and Winkle ends up having to push Saouza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Saouza looks to land a combination but Winkle avoids it well.
Saouza misses with a wild combination.
Winkle wants to counter with a clinch but Saouza pushes him away.
Winkle shoots in but no luck this time.

Saouza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Winkle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saouza walks away with a smile on his face. Winkle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dagon Saouza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Winkle.
Saouza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saouza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saouza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saouza takes the fight into the clinch.

Saouza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Saouza moves into the clinch successfully.

Saouza wants the takedown. Winkle is fighting it off but Saouza persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Winkle's guard against the cage.

Winkle is working an open guard so Saouza takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Saouza throws a right hand that Winkle ducks under and follows up with a left that Winkle also avoids with ease.
Winkle shoots in looking for a takedown but Saouza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Winkle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saouza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winkle.
Winkle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Saouza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saouza lands a body shot in the clinch.

Saouza breaks the clinch.
Saouza throws a series of punches but Winkle avoids them all with ease.
Winkle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saouza .
Saouza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winkle can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saouza misses with the combination.
Winkle looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winkle, as that shot connected.

Saouza has Winkle up against the cage in a clinch.

Saouza 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saouza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Saouza does no damage.
And Winkle tries to counter it with a takedown but Saouza pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Saouza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winkle misses with a double jab.
Saouza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winkle.
Winkle fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saouza looks to land a combination but Winkle avoids it well.
Winkle is trying to counter with his kicks.
A punch combination from Saouza misses.
Winkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Saouza circles away.
Saouza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Winkle with the counter takedown but Saouza avoids it easily.
Winkle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Saouza defends well and Winkle ends up having to push Saouza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Winkle dodges the punch combination from Saouza .
Dagon Saouza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown but Saouza shows good takedown defense.
Saouza fails to land with a series of punches.
Winkle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saouza .

Saouza closes the distance and clinches.
Saouza lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winkle or not.

Saouza has picked Winkle up - he's going for a ride! Saouza dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Winkle has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Saouza is on him like a limpet, forcing Winkle back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Saouza ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Saouza no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saouza is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Winkle presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Winkle is trying to pull guard but Saouza has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Saouza .
Saouza trying to land knees to the body.

Saouza pulls guard successfully.
Saouza is looking to stand up but Winkle isn't so interested in that idea.
Saouza knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winkle on the ground.
Winkle throws a big elbow that misses.

Saouza has his feet on Winkle's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Winkle shoots in for a double leg but Saouza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winkle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saouza .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Saouza moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dagon Saouza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Winkle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Saouza has taken the fight to the clinch.

Saouza successfully pulls guard.

Saouza uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dagon Saouza is winning the standup battle so far.
Winkle jabs at Saouza 's body.

Saouza gets a clinch.
Saouza looking to throw knees to the head but Winkle is blocking nicely.

Saouza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saouza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saouza misses with a wild combination.
Saouza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saouza takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Saouza darts in and clinches Winkle up against the cage.
Winkle has had enough of the clinch but Saouza keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saouza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saouza throws a combination that misses
letting Winkle counter with a right hand.
Winkle tries to clinch up but Saouza circles away and keeps his distance.
Saouza fails to land with a series of punches.
Saouza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winkle unleashes a big counter combination but Saouza bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Winkle misses with a body kick.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown but Saouza shows good takedown defense.
Saouza misses with a double jab.

Saouza closes the distance and pushes Winkle back into the cage.

Saouza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saouza throws a series of punches but Winkle moves out of range.
Winkle shoots in but no luck this time.
Saouza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winkle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saouza as he avoids it easily.
Dagon Saouza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Winkle.
Winkle dodges the punch combination from Saouza .

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saouza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Winkle is trying desperately to land a takedown but Saouza is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Winkle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saouza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saouza lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Saouza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Winkle has a takedown stuffed.
Saouza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Winkle back to the cage. Saouza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Saouza misses with a wild combination.
Saouza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saouza throws a nice looking combination but Winkle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dagon Saouza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkle scores with a one two! Saouza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saouza swinging wildly here.
Winkle throws a right and a left that Saouza avoids nicely.
Dagon Saouza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saouza misses with a two punch combination.
Saouza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saouza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winkle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saouza throws a series of punches but Winkle moves out of range.

Saouza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winkle, pushing him back against the cage.
Dagon Saouza has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Saouza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saouza swinging wildly here.
Winkle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saouza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saouza scores with a one two! Winkle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Saouza misses with a few strikes there.
Winkle feints the counter takedown.
Saouza will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saouza tries to bum rush Winkle with a series of wild strikes but Winkle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Saouza moves into the clinch.
Winkle trying to stall but Saouza improves his position.

Saouza breaks from the clinch.
Saouza misses with a double jab.
Winkle wants to counter with a clinch but Saouza pushes him away.
Sloppy strikes from Saouza . Those never looked like landing.
Tim Winkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dagon Saouza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winkle is looking to clinch but Saouza is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dagon Saouza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saouza 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dagon Saouza !
During a confident post fight interview, Dagon Saouza thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.