PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Lizard (ranked 5993 p4p, 21924 weight class) and Dah Winner (ranked 114 p4p, 128 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lizard
vs
Winner

188 cm
32
210
15 - 19 - 0

185 cm
29
185
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Lizard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dah Winner !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lizard misses with an uppercut. Winner saw that one coming.
Lizard throws a body shot but no joy.
Winner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Winner feints a jab promting Lizard to slip. Winner then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lizard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Winner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lizard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A left and a right from Winner both land. Nice combination.
Lizard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Winner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lizard just misses with a punch to the body.
Winner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lizard with a body shot.
Winner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lizard counters with a series of strikes. Winner will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Lizard 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.
Winner thuds a left hand into Lizard's body.
Lizard throws a shot from downtown. Winner moves away and avoids it.
Dah Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lizard looks to score with a jab to the body but Winner is just out of range.
Winner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lizard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lizard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winner wants to clinch up but Lizard keeps it at a distance.
Winner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lizard's waist but Lizard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winner off to one side.
Lizard misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner moves forwards but Lizard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Winner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lizard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lizard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Winner clinches up against the cage.

Lizard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lizard lands a nice looking body shot.
Lizard throws a lazy right hand but Winner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winner misses with a body shot.
Winner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lizard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lizard misses with a looping left.
Winner is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lizard rather than just go for the knockout.
Lizard throws a looping overhand right but Winner ducks down to avoid it.
Winner stalks Lizard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lizard's face. Lizard staggers backwards, shaken.
Lizard 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winner throws a nice looking combination but Lizard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winner moves in looking to clinch but Lizard pushes him off.
Lizard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner scores with a hook to the body. Lizard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lizard throws an overhand right that lands on Winner 's shoulder, as Winner tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Lizard.
Winner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lizard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner .
Winner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Winner lands a nice looking body shot.
Winner scores with a jab to the body.
Winner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winner throws a jab but it's blocked by Lizard.
Winner blocks a jab.
Winner connects with a jab.
Lizard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winner on the side of the head.
Winner lands a head shot.

Winner clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lizard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winner doesn't manage to clinch there - Lizard circles away.
Winner lands a two punch combo.
Winner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lizard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lizard throws a right and a left that Winner avoids nicely.
Winner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lizard misses with a looping right.
Winner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lizard.
Winner jabs at Lizard's body.
Good exchange - Winner coming out on top.
Winner looks to land a combination but Lizard avoids it well.
Winner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winner blocks a jab.
Lizard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lizard swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lizard works the jab nicely.
Winner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lizard misses with a body shot.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Winner throws a series of punches but Lizard avoids them all with ease.
Lizard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winner dodges the punch combination from Lizard.
Winner doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Winner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lizard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winner scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lizard connects with a body shot that sends Winner 's belly button to the back.
Lizard throws out a loose jab but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lizard scores with a three punch combo!
Winner fails to land with a series of punches.
Lizard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch but Lizard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dah Winner dominated that 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.

Nice defenses there by Lizard.
Winner dives in and grabs Lizard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lizard pushes down on Winner 's head and hops out.
Winner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lizard looks to throw the jab but Winner is out of range.
Lizard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Winner scores with a punch to the head.
Winner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lizard connects with a looping right hand.
Winner tries to clinch but Lizard moves out of range.
Winner slips under a jab from Lizard.
Lizard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lizard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winner is looking to clinch.
Lizard checks a leg kick.
Winner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lizard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lizard.
Winner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lizard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winner tries to land a front kick but Lizard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lizard is looking to counter punch.
Lizard throws a hook but Winner avoids it easily.
Dah Winner seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner tries to clinch up.
Dah Winner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lizard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lizard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Lizard.
Winner looks to land a combination. Lizard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winner works Lizard's body with a nice hook.
Lizard throws a jab when Winner was well out of range.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winner shoots in but no luck this time.
Lizard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lizard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winner .
Winner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lizard misses with a looping right.
Winner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lizard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winner slips under a jab from Lizard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner lunges at Lizard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lizard's hand.
Winner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lizard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Lizard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Winner tries to clinch there but Lizard circles away.
Lizard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Winner .
Jab, jab by Lizard - just one landing.
Lizard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Winner under the eye.
Lizard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lizard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winner throws out the jab.
Lizard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lizard misses the shot to the body.
Winner throws a right hand that Lizard ducks under and follows up with a left that Lizard also avoids with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Winner . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winner .
Winner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Lizard.
Winner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lizard throws a body punch but Winner moves out of range.
Winner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lizard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lizard loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Winner tries to counter by closing the distance.
Winner misses with a wild combination.
Winner tries to clinch but Lizard moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Lizard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Winner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Winner stalks Lizard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lizard's face. Lizard staggers backwards, shaken.
Lizard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Lizard.
Lizard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Lizard. That snapped Winner 's head back.
Winner is working the combinations to good effect here.

Winner moves into range and clinches up with Lizard.

Lizard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winner falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Lizard to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Winner misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner slips under a jab.
As Lizard backs off Winner throws a huge counter combo but Lizard manages to avoid it all.
Lizard misses with a looping right.
Lizard moves away from the strike by Winner .
Samuel Lizard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lizard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Winner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lizard circles away quickly and effectively.
Lizard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Lizard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lizard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winner 's head.
Lizard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lizard cracks Winner with an open hand slap.
Lizard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Winner . That snapped Lizard's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lizard moves away.
Lizard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winner throws a right and a left that Lizard avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dah Winner will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A low kick from Winner is predictable there
and Lizard counters with a nice uppercut.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Lizard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lizard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winner .
Lizard avoids the body shot from Winner .
A shot to the liver by Lizard. Beautiful body shot.
Winner throws a combination. Lizard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lizard scores with a hook.

Winner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lizard breaks the clinch.
Lizard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lizard is looking for a counter combo.
Lizard dips to his left and cracks Winner with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winner throws a body kick that misses
enabling Lizard to counter with a crisp jab.
Winner slips under a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Lizard is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lizard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Winner under the eye.
A jab from Winner finds it's way through Lizard's defenses.
Lizard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lizard. Lizard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Winner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lizard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winner .
Winner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lizard misses with an uppercut. Winner saw that one coming.
Winner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lizard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lizard looks to land a right hand but Winner moved out of range.
Winner defending well as Lizard loads up on a big left hand.
Lizard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Lizard.
Lizard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winner .
A little feinted left hand from Lizard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winner is looking to clinch but Lizard is avoiding it.

Winner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Winner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winner 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.
Winner shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Lizard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Winner .
Some wild striking there from Lizard.
Winner slips a straight right by Lizard.
A nice side step and Winner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Winner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lizard tests Winner 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lizard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lizard keeps the fight on the outside.
Lizard is looking to counter punch.
Winner throws a head kick but Lizard moves out of range.
Lizard throwing a counter right hand but Winner manages to avoid it.
Lizard lunges at Winner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winner 's hand.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lizard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lizard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lizard throws a right and a left that Winner avoids nicely.
Winner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lizard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winner misses with a double jab.
Lizard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lizard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winner finds it's way round the side to connect with Lizard's head.
Lizard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winner slips under a jab from Lizard.
Lizard lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Winner .
Lizard misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Winner .
Lizard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Lizard does no damage.
Winner tries to clinch up but Lizard circles away and keeps his distance.
Lizard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lizard throws out a loose jab but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Winner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lizard looks to land a left hand but Winner moved out of range nicely.
Winner throws a series of punches but Lizard moves out of range.
Winner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lizard misses with a looping right.
Winner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dah Winner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lizard moves away.
Winner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lizard's hands.
Lizard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Winner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Winner avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lizard throws out the jab.
Samuel Lizard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lizard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Winner wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samuel Lizard.
Well Winner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dah Winner !