PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Vespa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Vespa
vs
Winnfield

185 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Vespa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vespa misses the jab.
Vespa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vespa swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnfield.
Vespa throws a head kick but Winnfield moves out of range.
Winnfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Vespa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vespa throws a chopping leg kick but Winnfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Winnfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vespa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winnfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vespa shoots in and drives through. Winnfield sprawls well.
Winnfield tries to clinch but Vespa moves out of range.

Winnfield rushes Vespa and presses him up against the cage.
Winnfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Earl Vespa has been cut.
Winnfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vespa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Winnfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vespa.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vespa throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Winnfield.
Winnfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vespa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winnfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vespa blocks it with crossed arms.
Winnfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vespa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winnfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winnfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Winnfield with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vespa misses with an elbow over the top.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but Vespa blocks it.
Vespa pushes off an throws an elbow but Winnfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Winnfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vespa blocks it with crossed arms.
Vespa pushes off an throws an elbow but Winnfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Winnfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vespa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Vespa is breathing heavily.
Winnfield connects with a knee to the head.
Vespa looking to stall.
Winnfield landing knees to the head.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but Vespa blocks with his arms.
Winnfield dodges an elbow strike from Vespa.
Vespa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winnfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vespa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but Vespa blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Winnfield.
Vespa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winnfield misses with a knee strike.
Winnfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two 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.
Winnfield looking to throw knees to the head but Vespa is blocking nicely.
Winnfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Winnfield.
Knees to the body from Winnfield.
Knees in the clinch landing for Winnfield.
Knees in the clinch landing for Winnfield.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but Vespa blocks it.
Winnfield looking to throw knees to the head but Vespa is blocking nicely.
Winnfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vespa's face.
Winnfield with a knee to the head.
Winnfield missing with knees to the body.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but Vespa blocks with his arms.
Winnfield landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vespa blocks it with crossed arms.
Vespa wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Vespa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winnfield landing knees to the head.
Vespa lands an elbow inside.
Winnfield misses with a knee strike.
Winnfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vespa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vespa.
Winnfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vespa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vespa misses with a knee strike.
Vespa managing to block the knees to the body from Winnfield.
Winnfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vespa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Winnfield crunches a lovely knee into Vespa's ribcage.
Winnfield misses with a knee strike.
Winnfield blocks an elbow strike from Vespa.
Vespa is trying to maintain a safe position but Winnfield gets an underhook and turns Vespa into the cage.
Winnfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winnfield managing to block the knees to the body from Vespa.
Vespa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Winnfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winnfield landing knees to the body.
Vespa lands an elbow just above Winnfield 's eye.
Winnfield trying to land knees to the body.
Vespa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winnfield misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Winnfield blocks the elbow strike.
Winnfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Vespa.
Winnfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Vespa is working for takedown but Winnfield is calmly controlling the position for now.
Winnfield blocking some punches.
Winnfield blocks an elbow strike from Vespa.
Winnfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vespa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but Vespa blocks with his arms.
Vespa tries to stall but Winnfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vespa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winnfield's brow.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winnfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Winnfield.
Vespa avoiding damage as Winnfield throws knees to the body.
Winnfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vespa avoiding damage as Winnfield throws knees to the body.
Winnfield dodges an elbow strike from Vespa.
Winnfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vespa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Winnfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Earl Vespa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vespa tries a head kick but it misses.
Winnfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Vespa. Vespa gets slowly back to his feet.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Winnfield gets a clinch.
Winnfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Winnfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Winnfield lands a knee to the head.
Winnfield landing knees to the body.
Winnfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Winnfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Winnfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winnfield misses with a knee strike.
Winnfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vespa blocks it with crossed arms.
Vespa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winnfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vespa blocks it with crossed arms.
Winnfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Winnfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vespa's face.
Vespa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winnfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Winnfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vespa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vespa pushes off an throws an elbow but Winnfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but Vespa blocks with his arms.
Winnfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Vespa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winnfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vespa blocks it with crossed arms.
Vespa pushes off an throws an elbow but Winnfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Winnfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vespa is trying to drag Winnfield to the mat but Winnfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Winnfield lands a knee to the body.
Vespa tries for a takedown but Winnfield manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Earl Vespa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vespa lands an elbow just above Winnfield 's eye.
Winnfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winnfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vespa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vespa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vespa misses with an elbow strike.
Winnfield lands a nice knee to the body.
Winnfield misses with a knee strike.

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.
Vespa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Winnfield managing to block the knees to the body from Vespa.
Vespa tries to break the clinch but Winnfield is controlling the position.
Vespa tries to stall but Winnfield uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winnfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Vespa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winnfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Winnfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winnfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vespa.
Winnfield looking to throw knees to the head but Vespa is blocking nicely.
Vespa tries a knee to the head but Winnfield blocks it.
Winnfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vespa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winnfield trying to land knees to the body.
Vespa lands an elbow that stopped Winnfield in his tracks for a moment.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winnfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vespa managing to block the knees to the body from Winnfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vespa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Winnfield misses with a knee to the head.
Vespa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vespa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winnfield has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vespa is trying to break free.
Vespa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but Vespa blocks it.
Winnfield trying to land knees to the body.

Vespa jumps guard.

Winnfield decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vespa, up you get!
Earl Vespa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vespa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Winnfield moves in looking to clinch but Vespa pushes him off.
Winnfield wants to clinch.
Vespa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Winnfield looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Winnfield has closed the distance and engaged Vespa in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Winnfield.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Winnfield.
Winnfield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Winnfield misses with a knee to the head.
Winnfield crunches a lovely knee into Vespa's ribcage.
Winnfield looking to throw knees to the head but Vespa is blocking nicely.
Vespa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Winnfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Vespa avoids the damage to the body.
Vespa lands an elbow inside.
Winnfield looking to throw knees to the head but Vespa is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vespa pushes off an throws an elbow but Winnfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Winnfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vespa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but Vespa blocks with his arms.

Vespa tightens his grip and picks Winnfield up, before dumping him to the ground. Winnfield manages to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Winnfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Earl Vespa's cut.
That's time! Vespa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Winnfield is looking to clinch.
Vespa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vespa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Winnfield clinches.
Winnfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vespa misses with a knee to the head.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but Vespa blocks it.
Winnfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Winnfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Winnfield.
Winnfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winnfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vespa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vespa throws an elbow that misses.
Winnfield being controlled against the cage.
Winnfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Winnfield.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vespa looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vespa managing to block the knees to the body from Winnfield.
Winnfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winnfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winnfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vespa blocks it with crossed arms.
Winnfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Vespa avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Vespa.
Winnfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Vespa.
Winnfield avoids the elbow strike from Vespa, against the cage.
Vespa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but Vespa blocks with his arms.
Winnfield crunches a lovely knee into Vespa's ribcage.
Winnfield looking to throw knees to the head but Vespa is blocking nicely.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but Vespa blocks with his arms.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but Vespa blocks with his arms.
Winnfield with a knee to the head.
Winnfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winnfield tries to land a knee to the head but Vespa blocks with his arms.
Winnfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Winnfield unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vespa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Vespa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two 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.
Winnfield wants to clinch.
Winnfield wants to clinch.
Vespa throws a sloppy head kick and Winnfield moves out of range easily.
Vespa swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnfield.

Winnfield moves into the clinch.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but Vespa blocks it.
Vespa avoiding damage as Winnfield throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Winnfield.
Vespa trying to control the position but instead, Winnfield has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vespa into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vespa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Winnfield fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Winnfield tries to clinch but Vespa moves out of range.
Winnfield wants to clinch.
Winnfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Vespa circles away.

Winnfield pushes Vespa up against the cage in a clinch.
Vespa misses with an elbow over the top.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but Vespa blocks it.
Winnfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winnfield blocks an elbow strike from Vespa.
Winnfield blocks the elbow strike.
Winnfield scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Winnfield landing knees to the body.
Winnfield blocks an elbow strike from Vespa.
Winnfield looking to throw knees to the head but Vespa is blocking nicely.
Winnfield scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vespa.
Vespa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Vespa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vespa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winnfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winnfield tries to clinch up.

Winnfield moves into the clinch.
Winnfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vespa lands with a left to the head.
Vespa taking a breather.
Winnfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Winnfield lands a knee to the head.
Winnfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Winnfield.
Earl Vespa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vespa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winnfield trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Winnfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winnfield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Winnfield!