PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Winkle (ranked 9212 p4p, 649 weight class) and Timothy Rex (ranked 7109 p4p, 573 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Winkle
vs
Rex

180 cm
27
163 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 6 - 4 - 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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Rex!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex tries to clinch but Winkle moves out of range.

Winkle gets tackled into the cage by Rex. Rex maintains the clinch.
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Rex digs a right hand underneath Winkle 's ribcage. Winkle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Rex.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Winkle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rex avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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 takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rex scores with a shot to the side of Winkle 's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winkle 's face.
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Winkle 's ribcage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rex.
Rex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rex lands an elbow just above Winkle 's eye.
Rex lands a shoulder strike.
Rex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex lands a nice shot to the body.
Rex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winkle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winkle 's face.
Winkle is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rex.
Rex works on Winkle 's body with a couple of short punches.
Rex scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Winkle 's ribcage.
Rex lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Winkle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Winkle wants a takedown.
A short left from Rex.
Winkle wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Winkle . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rex.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex landing knees to the body.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Winkle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rex can turn it around.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
Rex digs a right hand into Winkle 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winkle 's gas tank.
Winkle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Winkle in his tracks for a moment.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. Winkle won't want to take too many of those.
Winkle is breathing heavily.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex lands an elbow just above Winkle 's eye.
Rex prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rex lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rex.
Rex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rex stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winkle 's face.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like James Winkle has been cut.
Winkle wants to take the fight to the mat but Rex manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rex lands a nice uppercut.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Rex.
Rex lands a knee to the body.
Rex lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Rex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Winkle 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Rex on the inside.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winkle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex lands an elbow just above Winkle 's eye.
Rex landing knees to the head.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex lands a hook that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
Winkle has Rex pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rex manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex working Winkle over with knees to the body.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winkle 's defenses.
Rex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winkle wants to take the fight to the mat but Rex manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rex is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Winkle . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex landing knees to the body.
Rex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rex lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rex digs a right hand underneath Winkle 's ribcage. Winkle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Rex.
Rex scores with a shoulder strike.
Rex lands a left hand.
Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rex.
Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rex - that landed with a thud.
Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Rex working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rex lands an uppercut.
Winkle goes for a takedown attempt but Rex pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Winkle tries to keep at a distance but Rex has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle wants a takedown but no success here.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Winkle in his tracks for a moment.
Rex lands an elbow just above Winkle 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rex.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Winkle 's ribcage.
Rex gets underhooks to prevent Winkle 's takedown attempt.
Rex scores with a shot to the side of Winkle 's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rex.
Rex scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rex scores with a knee to the head.
Rex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winkle backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timothy Rex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Winkle 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rex instigates a clinch.
Rex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winkle takes an elbow to the temple.
Rex lands a knee to the body.
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex scores a nice knee to the body.
Rex lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rex lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rex lands an elbow that stopped Winkle in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Rex.
Winkle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex scores a nice knee to the body.
Winkle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rex is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rex gets through Winkle 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rex crunches a lovely knee into Winkle 's ribcage.
Winkle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rex gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rex obliges.
Timothy Rex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rex.
Winkle takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winkle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rex.
Rex lands a knee to the head.
Rex gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rex lands a right hand.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winkle 's face.
Rex comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex is leaning against Winkle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex lands with a right to the head.
Rex digs a right hand into Winkle 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Winkle 's gas tank.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
Rex lands a damaging elbow.
Rex scores a nice knee to the body.
Rex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rex lands an elbow inside that Winkle shrugs off.
Rex lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Rex.
Rex lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rex utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex lands a knee to the body.
Timothy Rex is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex landing knees to the body.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rex lands with a short punch from the 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 Rex walks away with a smile on his face. Winkle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Winkle . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rex clinches up against the cage.
Winkle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rex lands a knee to the body.
Rex connects with a knee to the head.
James Winkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winkle can't get the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timothy Rex comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rex winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 24:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timothy Rex!
Timothy Rex bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.