PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Quin (ranked 935 p4p, 130 weight class) and Sandayu Winger (ranked 1410 p4p, 184 weight class). Quin comes to the cage accompanied by Captain Jack - Iko Iko. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Quin
vs
Winger

195 cm
40
190 lbs
37 - 21 - 4

184 cm
35
194 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 21 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandayu Winger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Winger clinches up against the cage.
Winger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quin gets through Winger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Quin manages to pull guard.
Winger trying to stand up but can't free himself from Quin's guard.
Quin trying to control the position.

Quin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger wanted to stand there but Quin had control of the position.

Winger stands up from Quin's guard - Winger perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winger rushes Quin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quin takes a shot to the head.
Winger misses with a body punch.
Quin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Winger to keep the fight standing.
Quin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Winger gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Winger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winger misses with a punch to the body.
Winger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Winger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quin misses with a short punch on the inside.

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

Winger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quin, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quin.
Winger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Quin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Winger lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winger misses with a punch to the body.
Winger tries a body shot but Quin blocks it.
Winger struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
Winger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
Winger lands a left hand.
Quin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winger's elbow.
Winger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quin pushes Winger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winger tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing Winger back against the cage.
Winger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Winger tries a body shot but Quin blocks it.
Winger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Quin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.

Winger clinches with his opponent.

Quin breaks from the clinch.

Winger closes the distance and pushes Quin back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quin prevents a body shot from Winger.
Winger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quin backwards.
Quin blocking some punches.
Winger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Quin throws an elbow but misses.
Quin struggles to land a body shot inside as Winger controls his hands.
Winger presses Quin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Quin breaks the clinch.

Quin tries to keep at a distance but Winger has taken the fight into the clinch.

Quin pulls guard effortlessly.
Quin is pulling down on Winger's head to control his posture.
Winger wants to stand but Quin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Winger is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Quin working for a triangle but Winger defends it easily.
Quin wants to sweep here but Winger controlling him for the moment.
Winger wanted to stand there but Quin had control of the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Winger wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandayu Winger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Winger moves into range and clinches up with Quin.
Winger tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winger lands a nice shot to the body.
Winger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Winger 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.
Quin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Winger to keep the fight standing.

Quin manages to break the clinch.
Quin blocks a low kick nicely.
Winger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Winger drives through and clinches with Quin against the cage.

Quin breaks the clinch.
Quin's corner calls for a 1-2. Quin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Winger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winger lands an uppercut.
Quin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Winger prevents it.
Winger working aggressively here.
A short right from Winger.
Quin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Winger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Quin - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quin tries to pull guard but Winger holds him up against the cage and eventually Quin drops back down to his feet.
Quin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wingers head.
Winger misses with a body punch.
Winger struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
Quin tries to score a body lock takedown but Winger shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Quin.
Winger lands an uppercut.
Quin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winger misses with a body punch.
Winger tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing Winger back against the cage.
Winger cracks Quin with a nice body shot.
Winger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winger can't find room to land a body shot as Quin controls the action.
Quin prevents a body shot from Winger.
Quin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winger struggles to land a body shot inside as Quin controls his hands.
Quin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winger misses with a punch to the body.
Winger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
Quin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin blocks a body shot from Winger.
Winger blocking some punches.
Quin goes for a takedown attempt but Winger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Quin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Winger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winger is trying to control the position but Quin postures up.
Quin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Quin is fighting to break Winger's control of his arms but Winger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Winger is trying to control the position but Quin postures up.
Winger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winger is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Quin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice shot lands for Quin.
Winger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winger tries to clinch but Quin is having none of it.
Winger tries to clinch but Quin is having none of it.
Quin scores with a body shot.
Quin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Winger closes the distance and clinches.
Winger swings wildly with an uppercut but Quin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Quin is trying to trip Winger. He has hold of a leg but Winger is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Quin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin looking to pass the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winger pulls Quin in close to his closed guard and prevents Quin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Quin postures up in Winger's guard and throws a big left but Winger blocks it.
Quin tries to free his leg and advance position but Winger is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Winger holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Quin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Quin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sandayu Winger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Quin - just one landing.
Quin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Winger wants to clinch.
Winger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Winger tries to clinch but Quin is having none of it.
Winger closes the distance but Quin moves to the side
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quin lands with an uppercut that bounces Winger off the cage and back into range.
Winger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Quin shoots in looking for a takedown but Winger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Quin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin throws a jab but it's blocked by Winger.
Winger is looking to clinch.
Winger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winger is looking to clinch but Quin is avoiding it.

Winger instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winger tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winger works on Quin's body with a couple of short punches.

Quin pulls Winger into guard.

Quin working for a triangle but Winger defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winger is looking to stand up but Quin won't let him.

Quin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Quin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quin is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winger wants to stand but Quin is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Winger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winger is looking to clinch but Quin is avoiding it.
Winger tries to clinch up.
Quin throws a jab but it's blocked by Winger.
Winger tries to clinch up.
Quin is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Winger.

Winger closes the distance and pushes Quin back into the cage.
Quin is working for takedown but Winger is calmly controlling the position for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Winger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin is working for takedown but Winger is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Quin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Winger backwards.
Quin is trying to pull guard but Winger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Quin is trying to pull guard but Winger has him pressed against the cage.
Winger is working Quin over against the cage.
Winger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winger tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing Winger back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winger.
A left hand lands to the body for Winger.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winger.
Winger scores with a shot to the side of Quin's head.
Winger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
Winger scores with a shoulder strike.
Winger misses with a punch to the body.
Winger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quin's elbow.
Quin misses with a short punch on the inside.

Quin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quin tries to counter with a takedown but Winger is quick to defend against it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winger tries to clinch but Quin is having none of it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quin has a couple of punches blocked by Winger.
Winger tries to throw a body punch but Quin avoids it by throwing Winger back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Quin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quin takes a shot to the head.
Quin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Winger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Quin throws out a loose jab but Winger uses good head movement to avoid it.

Winger forces Quin back against the cage and clinches.
Winger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winger has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Winger.
Winger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Winger tries to work over Quin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winger is leaning against Quin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Winger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Winger misses with some punches.
Winger blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sandayu Winger.
I think Winger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sandayu Winger!
Sandayu Winger very nearly forgot to thank Sportivité amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.