PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romulus Gerber (ranked 2392 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Jerome Winn (ranked 301 p4p, 292 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gerber
vs
Winn

179 cm
30
182
15 - 13 - 1

175 cm
29
184
14 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romulus Gerber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Winn!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gerber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winn moves away.
Winn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gerber looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gerber throws a nice looking combination but Winn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerber tries to work over Winn's front leg with a kick but Winn checks it.
Winn misses with a double jab.
Winn lands a two punch combo.

Gerber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gerber 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 tries to throw a body punch but Gerber avoids it by throwing Winn back against the cage.
Gerber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gerber trying to control the position but instead, Winn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gerber into the cage.
Winn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gerber backwards.
Winn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gerber's elbow.
Winn blocking some punches.
Winn lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Winn.
Winn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gerber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Gerber.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winn.
Winn misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Gerber to work.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gerber - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gerber is leaning against Winn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gerber wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Winn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gerber.
Winn can't find room to land a body shot as Gerber controls the action.
Gerber lands with a short shot to the head.
Gerber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winn backwards.
Gerber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winn.
Gerber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gerber - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winn lands with a light punch inside.
Gerber pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gerber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gerber tries to throw a body punch but Winn avoids it by throwing Gerber back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gerber scores with a hook to the body.
Winn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gerber misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Winn fails to land.
Winn lands with a light punch inside.
Winn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Winn.
Gerber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerber.
Gerber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gerber misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gerber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerber.
Gerber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gerber slows down the pace here.
Winn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winn tries a body shot but Gerber blocks it.
Gerber blocking some punches.
Gerber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Winn.
Winn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gerber.
Gerber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gerber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Winn.
Winn lands with a right to the head.
Winn lands a shot to the body.
Gerber throws a punch but it's blocked by Winn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Winn dominated that 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.

Winn throws a series of punches but Gerber moves out of range.
Gerber misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Winn blocks the low kick.
Gerber plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gerber connects with a leg kick.
Gerber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gerber misses with the combination.
A combination from Gerber does no damage.
Gerber 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.
Winn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winn misses with a body shot.
Winn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber tries to land a body kick
and Winn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romulus Gerber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winn misses with a looping right.
Gerber tries to clinch
and Winn counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gerber throws a wild body kick that Winn sees coming a mile off.
Winn throws a right and a left that Gerber avoids nicely.
Gerber appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn misses with a shot to the body
and Gerber counters with a three punch combo that has Winn backing up. Winn nods at Gerber to acknowledge the strikes.
Gerber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gerber tries to close the distance and clinch but Winn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerber connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Gerber finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gerber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Winn lands with a straight right. Gerber didn't see that one coming.
Gerber scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winn misses with a wild combination.
Winn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Winn misses its intended target.
Gerber scores with a kick to the body.
Gerber scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber connects with a looping right hand.
Gerber misses with a hook to the body
and Winn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gerber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gerber throws out a powerful jab.
Winn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gerber.
Winn lands a nice hook to Gerber's body. Gerber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Winn drives through with a takedown into Gerber's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gerber wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Winn manages to pass to side control.
Winn lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerber has a hand on Winn's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Winn takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Winn looking to finish with strikes here!
Gerber tries to hold on but Winn postures up.
Gerber avoids a series of strikes thrown by Winn.
Winn controlling the position easily from mount.
Gerber regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winn is keen to just control but Gerber is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerber gets full guard.
Winn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winn stopping the sweep attempt from Gerber.
Winn wants to control from the top but Gerber keeps moving.
Winn landing with the ground and pound.
Winn wants to control from the top but Gerber keeps moving.
Winn throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jerome Winn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Gerber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Winn throws a body shot but no joy.
Jerome Winn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gerber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winn looks to land a left hand but Gerber moved out of range nicely.
Gerber swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Winn punishes Gerber's body with a nice straight punch.
Gerber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gerber throws the kick towards the body but Winn avoids it.
Gerber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Winn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gerber is fending him off so far but Winn persists. Nope, Gerber circles away and we're back to standing.
Winn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Winn looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerber is just out of range.
Gerber slips under a jab.
Gerber thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gerber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Winn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Winn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winn throws a body punch but Gerber moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winn throws a big shot that misses.
Winn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gerber lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gerber slips a jab and a cross from Winn.
Winn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gerber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winn. Gerber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jerome Winn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Gerber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winn. Gerber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gerber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Some wild striking there from Gerber.
Jab by Winn.
Romulus Gerber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerber jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gerber misses with a looping left.
Winn missing with a left hand there. Gerber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Winn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gerber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winn.
Gerber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Winn throws a punch but it's blocked by Gerber.
Jerome Winn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerber.
Winn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gerber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winn misses with the head strike.
Winn misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winn blocks a body shot from Gerber.
Winn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gerber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winn lands a nice uppercut.
Gerber blocks an uppercut.
Gerber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jerome Winn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winn lands a right hand.
Gerber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winn misses with the head strike.
Gerber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Winn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gerber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winn's elbow.
Gerber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gerber.
Gerber taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Winn tries to throw a body punch but Gerber avoids it by throwing Winn back against the cage.
Gerber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gerber misses with the head strike.
Winn swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gerber stalling against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerome Winn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winn 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerome Winn!
Jerome Winn made sure to mention his sponsor, Conviction in his post fight interview.