PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 596 p4p, 1494 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 90 p4p, 209 weight class). Walcott comes to the cage accompanied by The Way Of The Fist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Walcott
vs
Winston

187 cm
39
207
25 - 19 - 1

187 cm
33
207
13 - 7 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)
Pit Bull Development

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 25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walcott's head.
Walcott misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Winston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walcott as he jumps to the side.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Winston misses with a takedown
and Walcott counters with a straight right hand.
Winston throws a leg kick
and Walcott counters with a leg kick.
Winston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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 Walcott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walcott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Winston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joe Walcott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Winston.
A head kick misses from Winston.

Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
Winston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott controlling the action here for a moment.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winston blocking some punches.
Walcott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Winston taking a breather.
Winston throws a head punch that misses.
Walcott pushes Winston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Winston.
I was talking to Walcott's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Winston breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Winston.
Winston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walcott under the eye.
Winston misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walcott throws a head kick that misses.
Walcott misses with a hook to the body
and Winston makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Winston misses with a straight right.
Walcott seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Jab from Winston.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Winston missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Walcott counters with a quick kick to the body but Winston blocks it.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Winston.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Winston cracks Walcott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab from Winston.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Walcott.
Winston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walcott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winston jabs at Walcott's body.
Walcott misses with a low kick.
Winston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Winston has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Winston misses with a series of wild punches.
Walcott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
Walcott seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Winston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Walcott under the eye.
Walcott cracks Winston with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott catches Winston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Winston does it's job there.
Walcott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Walcott throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Winston throws a big shot that misses.
Winston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walcott's hands.
Winston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Winston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A combination from Winston does no damage.
Harry Winston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winston scores with a jab.
Winston cracks a nice hook into Walcott's ribs.
Winston scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winston finds it's way round the side to connect with Walcott's head.
Winston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walcott on the side of the head.
Winston throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Walcott moves out of range as Winston strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Winston 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.

Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Walcott is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walcott darts in trying to clinch
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Winston throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston dips to his left and cracks Walcott with an uppercut!
Donk. Walcott catches Winston right on the button with a cross.
Harry Winston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winston throws a front kick aimed at Walcott's knee but Walcott avoids it well.
It appears Walcott was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Winston misses.
Winston misses with a straight right.
Winston throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Winston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winston.
Winston misses with a leg kick
and Walcott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walcott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Winston.
Winston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Walcott was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Winston.
Joe Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walcott moves away from the strike by Winston.
As Winston looks to move away, Walcott throws a big counter combo but Winston just gets out of the way.
Winston throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Walcott.
Winston misses with a takedown
and Walcott counters with a nice uppercut.
Walcott cracks Winston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walcott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Winston.
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winston misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston throws a sloppy head kick
and Walcott counters with a good, hard body kick but Winston shrugs it off.
Winston misses with a head kick.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.
Winston 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.
Winston sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Winston is breathing heavily.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walcott scores with a jab to the body.
Walcott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walcott fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Winston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walcott - that will leave a mark!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Walcott - that will leave a mark!
Decent striking displayed by Walcott there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walcott lands a big head kick that sends Winston tumbling to the mat! Walcott takes a step backwards and waves Winston back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Winston is rocked!
Winston swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Winston is still on wobbly legs! Can Walcott finish him?
Winston throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Winston seems to have recovered his senses.
Walcott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walcott tried to score with a low kick but Winston checks it.
A leg kick checked by Walcott.
It looked like Walcott was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Winston moved away.
Walcott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walcott slips under a jab.
Walcott fakes the leg kick and cracks Winston in the body.
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!
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walcott.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walcott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walcott takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Winston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Nice cross by Winston.
Winston throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick there by Walcott.
A punch combination from Winston misses.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Winston misses its intended target.
Winston throws a front kick aimed at Walcott's knee but Walcott avoids it well.
Walcott is looking for a counter combo.
Walcott throws the kick towards the body but Winston avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Walcott dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Winston scores with a leg kick.
Walcott throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Winston throws a sloppy head kick
and Walcott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winston thinking.
Winston misses with a right hand
and Walcott counters with a nice uppercut.
Winston scores with a head kick.
Winston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walcott.
Winston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Winston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walcott misses with an uppercut
and Winston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walcott lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Walcott with the inside leg kick.
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!
Winston throws a right and a left that Walcott avoids nicely.
Walcott throws a quick counter kick to the body but Winston avoids it.
Walcott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Winston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winston misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Walcott moves into the clinch successfully.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott effectively controlling the action here.
Winston misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winston.
Walcott takes a shot to the head.
Walcott taking a breather.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winston wants to stall.
Walcott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winston backwards.
Winston misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winston backwards.
Walcott blocks the elbow strike.
Winston is trying to stall.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Walcott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winston misses with some punches.
Winston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walcott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Walcott - that landed with a thud.
Walcott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Winston taking a breather.
Winston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walcott has Winston pressed against the cage, preventing Winston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Winston misses with the head strike.
Walcott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walcott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Winston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Winston letting Walcott take a breather here.
Walcott lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winston backwards.
Winston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
Winston lands with a left to the head.

Winston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walcott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Walcott.
Walcott 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.
Walcott throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winston counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winston thinking.
Walcott misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott slips under a jab.
Walcott takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walcott lands a high kick!
Winston loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Winston ducks down to avoid it.
Winston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Walcott throws a head kick but Winston moves out of range.
Winston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walcotts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Winston scores with a hook to the body. Walcott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Winston tests Walcott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walcott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Walcott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walcott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.