PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 28 p4p, 250 weight class) and Jerome Winn (ranked 6 p4p, 34 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Edison Atunes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Edison Atunes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Atunes
vs
Winn

185 cm
27
190
19 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
199
11 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hardcore Alchemy
Conviction

HELLS BALLS RECOVERY
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerome Winn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winn misses with a left hand
and Atunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Atunes lands with a straight right. Winn didn't see that one coming.
Atunes scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Winn.
Winn swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Winn misses with a series of wild punches.
Jerome Winn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winn takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Jerome Winn has been cut.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Winn swinging wildly here.
Atunes was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Winn takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atunes lands with a kick to the ribs.

Atunes lands a big uppercut and Winn crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Winn looks OK. Atunes waves Winn back to his feet!

Winn is rocked!
Atunes lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Atunes slams his shin into Winn's torso.
Winn looks winded!
Atunes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atunes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Winn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winn is still on wobbly legs! Can Atunes finish him?
Atunes defending well as Winn loads up on a big left hand.
Winn seems to have recovered his senses.
Winn throws a series of punches but Atunes avoids them all with ease.
Atunes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Atunes cracks Winn with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Winn looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Atunes finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winn walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Winn limp body while Atunes jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edison Atunes!
Edison Atunes retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Edison Atunes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.