PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 1454 p4p, 191 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 1689 p4p, 221 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Winston
vs
Wright

187 cm
32
207 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

195 cm
36
209 lbs
29 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
Winston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Winston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Winston lands with a cross.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Winston seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Winston takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Winston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Winston.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winston, as that shot connected.
Wright misses with a double jab.
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winston connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Winston misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Winston misses with a jab to the body
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Winston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Wright. Those never looked like landing.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Wright throws out a counter right but Winston avoids it with no problem.
Wright on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright throws a hook but Winston avoids it easily.
Wright lands with a good body shot.
Winston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Cleon Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Wright lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Winston was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright misses with a double jab
and Winston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright throws a right hand that Winston ducks under and follows up with a left that Winston also avoids with ease.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Winston saw it coming and moves away.
Winston throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Winston.
Winston is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Winston is looking to counter punch.
Wright is looking to chop away at Winston's legs.
Wright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston scores with the left hand. Wright knows he should have avoided that one.
Winston lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Jab from Wright.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Winston misses the jab.
Wright throws a right hand that Winston ducks under and follows up with a left that Winston also avoids with ease.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Winston.
Winston jabs Wright right on the nose. Wright blinks but takes it well.
Winston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winston.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Winston lands with a shot to the body.
Winston throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Wright.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands with a right hand.
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Winston throws a right hand that misses

and Wright counters with a series of strikes that sends Winston to the canvas! Wright follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Winston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wright cracks Winston with a solid left hand.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Winston wants to sweep but no luck.
Winston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wright's guard.

Wright 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright keeping full guard, as Winston tries to pass.
Winston wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cleon Wright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away.
Winston misses with a head kick.
Winston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Winston throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Winston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Winston counters with an inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wright.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Winston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wright has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wright and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston connects with an inside leg kick.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Winston moves away from the strike by Wright.
Winston swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winston defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Winston there.
Winston tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Winston tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Winston throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winston scores with a jab to the head.
Winston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston blocks a leg kick.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Winston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wright gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Winston. That's going to slow Wright down.
Wright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Winston with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a lazy head kick
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Winston drives through with a takedown into Wright's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wright trying to control the position.
Winston trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Wright trying to control the position.
Winston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wright keeping full guard, as Winston tries to pass.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Winston throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright is looking for the big counter here.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Winston avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Winston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Winston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Winston's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Winston throws out a powerful jab.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Winston moves his leg out of the way.
Winston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Winston.
Cleon Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Winston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winston connects with a leg kick. Wright looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winston throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Winston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winston.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
A clash of legs there as Wright blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Winston dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Winston throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Winston slips a jab from Wright.
Wright connects with the punch.
Winston jabs Wright right on the nose. Wright blinks but takes it well.
Wright works the jab nicely.
Winston throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Winston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winston.
Wright lands with a thumping leg kick.
Winston throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright thinks about the counter body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Wright there.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Winston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Winston went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Winston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Winston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Winston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Winston counters with a leg kick.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away.
As Wright backs away, Winston returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Winston's head but Winston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Winston sees coming a mile off.
Winston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Wright.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Winston lands.
Wright throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winston on the side of 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!
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Winston.
Winston throws a head kick that Wright semi-blocks.
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winston avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Winston.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wright slips a jab from Winston.
Winston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hook but Winston avoids it easily.
Winston looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Winston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
Winston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wright blocks a jab.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Winston tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Wright.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winston checks a low kick from Wright.
Winston throws a head kick that misses.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wright feints and then cracks Winston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Winston down.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Winston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winston throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Wright misses.
Winston throws a sloppy head kick
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wright's head.
Wright connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winston throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Winston lands a jab to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cleon Wright.
I think Wright 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleon Wright!