PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tounry Winner (ranked 4073 p4p, 4145 weight class) and Bruno Sultan (ranked 0 p4p, 350 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Winner
vs
Sultan

170 cm
24
155
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tounry Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Sultan !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sultan looks for a takedown but Winner sprawls well.
Sultan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winner sprawls well. Winner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sultan gets slowly back to his feet.
Sultan tries to clinch but Winner moves out of range.

Winner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Winner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sultan keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultan trying to control but Winner postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner is taking a breather. Sultan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Winner seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sultan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Winner trying to mount his opponent but Sultan defends it.
Winner is trying to control. Sultan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sultan trying to control from the bottom.
Sultan is staying active underneath Winner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sultan is trying to get back to full guard.
Sultan keeps trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Winner wants to pass to mount but Sultan is defending the position.
Sultan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Winner is working for a kimura but Sultan is defending it quite comfortably.
Winner drops an elbow to the side of Sultan 's head.
Sultan is not content to let Winner control the position.
Winner throwing shots but Sultan is blocking nicely.
Sultan is trying to get back to full guard.
Winner is nestled in close to Sultan , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sultan tries to roll over but Winner keeps him under control.
Winner trying to mount his opponent but Sultan defends it.

Winner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sultan is trying to get back to full guard.
Sultan won't allow Winner to pass to mount.
Winner is thwarting Sultan 's attempts to control the position.
Sultan tries to get to full guard but Winner has control of the leg.

Winner seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Winner takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sultan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sultan is pressing down on Winner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Winner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Winner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sultan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winner has managed to get both his arms back between Sultan 's legs - danger averted.
Sultan wants to improve his position but instead Winner has moved into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winner wants to take a breather but Sultan is having none of it.
Winner stops Sultan from getting back to his feet.
Winner lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tounry Winner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sultan misses with a leg kick

so Winner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Winner throws a big elbow that misses.
Sultan keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
Sultan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Winner trying to control but Sultan is working from the bottom.
Winner distracts Sultan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sultan controls Winner momentarily but Winner frees himself.
Winner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sultan 's head.
Winner trying to control the position from guard on top but Sultan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sultan wants to stand and escape but Winner is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner wants to control from the top but Sultan keeps moving.
Winner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Winner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winner postures up in Sultan 's guard and throws a big left but Sultan blocks it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sultan or perhaps it was just good defense by Winner, which made it look bad.
Winner feinted with a counter takedown.
Bruno Sultan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sultan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Winner as Sultan shoots in.
Winner attempts a counter takedown but Sultan avoids it well and moves away.
Sultan dives in for a single leg takedown but Winner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Winner tries to counter with a takedown but Sultan is quick to defend against it.
Tounry Winner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Sultan .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Winner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sultan tries to clinch up.
Winner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sultan sprawls and moves away.
Sultan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sultan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sultan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Winner defends well and Sultan ends up having to push Winner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sultan shoots in for a double leg but Winner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sultan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winner.
Sultan throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner wants to slow Sultan down by chopping away at his legs.
Sultan keeps the fight on the outside.
Winner takes a swing at Sultan 's ribcage but misses.
Sultan wants to clinch.
Winner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sultan .
Sultan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winner as he jumps to the side.
Winner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sultan tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sultan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sultan shoots in looking for a takedown but Winner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sultan 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Sultan manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Winner on his heels. He'll look to pass Winner's guard now, I'm sure.
Sultan trying to control the position from guard on top but Winner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winner controlling Sultan 's posture.

Winner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sultan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sultan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sultan trying to control the position from guard on top but Winner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tounry Winner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Winner cracks Sultan with an open hand slap.
Sultan tries to clinch up but Winner circles away and keeps his distance.

Winner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Winner lands in his opponent's guard.
Sultan trying to control the position.
Winner stands and throws Sultan 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sultan dodges the ground and pound from Winner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner trying to control the action but Sultan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner throws an elbow but Sultan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sultan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Winner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sultan can do to turn this around?
Winner trying to control the action but Sultan is working from the bottom.
Sultan struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Winner scores with punches from side control.
Sultan is not content to let Winner control the position.
Winner working away.

Winner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sultan is not content to let Winner control the position.
Sultan is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner looks up at the clock and then as Sultan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Winner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sultan stops Winner from passing to mount.
Sultan is trying to escape the position but Winner is controlling the position.
Sultan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Winner.
Sultan is not content to let Winner control the position.
Sultan can't do much from the bottom here.
Winner happy to just control the position for now.
Sultan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Winner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sultan struggling a bit here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sultan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sultan is trying to buck Winner off.
Sultan sneaks back into half guard.
Winner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sultan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Winner is working away from the top position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tounry Winner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Tounry Winner!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Tounry Winner!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Tounry Winner!

Tounry Winner wins by unanimous decision!