PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Needno Badges (ranked 1572 p4p, 1798 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 211 p4p, 239 weight class). Jules Winnfield has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Badges
vs
Winnfield

185 cm
26
177
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
174
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Carnage
HELLBENT

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Needno Badges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badges looks to land a left hand but Winnfield moved out of range nicely.
Winnfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winnfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Badges swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnfield.
Winnfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badges is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winnfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badges.
Winnfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and Badges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badges tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Winnfield counter with a right hand.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Winnfield wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Badges misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badges misses the shot to the body.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winnfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badges gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winnfield.

Winnfield has managed to clinch.
Badges lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Winnfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winnfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Winnfield is trying to break the clinch but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
Badges misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winnfield as Badges tries to tie him up.
Badges swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badges is trying to maintain a safe position but Winnfield gets an underhook and turns Badges into the cage.
Badges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badges tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield's elbow.
Winnfield gets through Badges's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Badges throws an elbow but it misses.
Badges lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnfield.
Badges pushes Winnfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badges.
Badges struggles to land a body shot inside as Winnfield controls his hands.
Badges throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnfield.
Badges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Badges throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winnfield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badges backwards.

It looks like Needno Badges has been cut.
Winnfield is looking to control Badges's arms but Badges gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winnfield has his back to the cage.
Badges misses with a hook from the clinch.

Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Badges throws a looping overhand right but Winnfield ducks down to avoid it.
Winnfield moves out of range as Badges strikes.
Winnfield throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Badges's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Badges takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Badges swats away the attempt to clinch by Winnfield.
Badges misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Badges misses.
Winnfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winnfield throws a leg kick
and Badges counters with a left to the body.
Winnfield tries to move into range but Badges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Badges misses.
Badges backing away here, and Winnfield unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winnfield falls off balance throwing a combination

and Badges moves into the clinch.
Badges tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winnfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Badges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badges lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winnfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Badges lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.
Badges landing knees to the body.
Winnfield blocks an uppercut.
Badges throws an elbow but it misses.
Winnfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Badges.
Winnfield lands a left hand.
Badges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winnfield has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Badges seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Winnfield can turn it around.
The referee is keeping an eye on Badges - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Winnfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badges tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Winnfield blocks an elbow strike from Badges.
Badges with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winnfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Badges takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Needno Badges dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Needno Badges's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Winnfield throws a leg kick
and Badges counters with a stiff right hand.
Badges jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Needno Badges is winning the standup battle so far.
Winnfield swings widly with a right hand
and Badges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winnfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Winnfield misses with a shot to the body

and Badges moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Badges.
Badges creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Badges 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winnfield.
Badges throws an elbow that misses.
Winnfield blocks an uppercut.
Winnfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badges backwards.

Winnfield breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badges looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winnfield throws a counter combo.
Badges lunges at Winnfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winnfield's hand.
Winnfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badges lands a nice looking body shot.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Badges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winnfield walks into a jab.
Winnfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winnfield takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Badges misses.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Winnfield slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Winnfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Badges digs a good hook to Winnfield's body.
Winnfield swinging wildly here.
Winnfield wants to slow Badges down by chopping away at his legs.
Jules Winnfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badges keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield throws a predictable looking body shot
and Badges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winnfield throws a series of punches but Badges avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Badges drives through and clinches with Winnfield against the cage.
Winnfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Badges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Winnfield can do to turn this around?
Badges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Badges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badges.
Badges misses with some punches.
Badges lands with a right to the head.
Badges lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Winnfield is trying to break the clinch but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
Badges lands a damaging elbow.
Badges lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Badges misses with an elbow strike.
Badges trying to control the position but instead, Winnfield has worked for underhooks and has pushed Badges into the cage.
Badges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges lands an elbow just above Winnfield 's eye.
A short body shot lands from Badges as the two fighters clinch.
Winnfield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Winnfield.
Badges keeps control of Winnfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Badges scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Winnfield is rocked!
Badges pushes Winnfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Winnfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Badges finish him?
Badges creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Winnfield's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield fails to land.
Winnfield is trying to break the clinch but Badges has him pressed against the cage.
Badges blocks an uppercut.
Winnfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Badges uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badges lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badges lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.
Winnfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winnfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winnfield misses with some punches.
Badges has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield.
Badges has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badges scores with a shot to the side of Winnfield's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Badges keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winnfield's efforts to push away.
Badges cracks Winnfield with a nice body shot.

Badges pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badges misses with an uppercut. Winnfield saw that one coming.
Winnfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Winnfield needs to keep his hands up - Badges had a free shot at his head there.
Winnfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Winnfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badges.
A big left from Badges misses.
Badges tries to clinch there but Winnfield circles away.
Winnfield throws out a counter right but Badges avoids it with no problem.
Badges uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winnfield.
Badges misses the jab.
Winnfield swings widly with a right hand
and Badges counters with a nice body shot.
Winnfield lands with a straight right. Badges didn't see that one coming.
Badges scores with a body shot.
Winnfield goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winnfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Badges misses with a lunging right hand
and Winnfield counters with a straight right hand.
Winnfield misses with a head kick.
Badges swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Needno Badges dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Needno Badges's cut.
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!

Badges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winnfield at a distance.
Winnfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winnfield stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Winnfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Badges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badges throws a shot from downtown. Winnfield moves away and avoids it.
Badges misses with a hook. Winnfield ducked under it nicely.
Winnfield throws a poor cross that misses
and Winnfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winnfield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Badges momentarily.
Winnfield swings widly with a right hand
and Badges counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Badges fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badges cracks Winnfield with a good jab.
Winnfield scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Winnfield darts in and clinches Badges up against the cage.
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!
Badges pushes Winnfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Badges lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badges fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Badges.
Winnfield misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield tries to circle away but Badges has him pinned against the cage.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Badges.
Nice body punch from Winnfield.
Winnfield digs a right hand into Badges's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Badges's gas tank.

Winnfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winnfield. Badges does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Badges was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Winnfield.
A swing and a miss from Winnfield.
Badges throws a good cross that connects.
Winnfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winnfield feints a counter leg kick.

Badges gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Winnfield has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winnfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Badges feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Winnfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Badges paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badges misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Badges.
Winnfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Badges counters with a stiff right hand.
Winnfield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badges throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Badges misses with an uppercut. Winnfield saw that one coming.
Winnfield throws a hook to the side of Badges's head but Badges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winnfield closes the distance but Badges moves to the side
and Badges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badges misses with a hook
and Winnfield counters with a low kick, right behind Badges 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badges misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Winnfield to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Badges.
Badges moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWinnfield.
Badges loads up on a big right hand but Winnfield slips the punch.
Winnfield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Badges scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winnfield doesn't seem bothered though.

Badges instigates a clinch.
Winnfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Needno Badges is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Winnfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winnfield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Winnfield tries to circle away but Badges has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield wants to break the clinch but can't.
Badges blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jules Winnfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Badges scores with a nice short uppercut.
Winnfield taking a breather.
Winnfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winnfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winnfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Winnfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Badges uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Needno Badges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Badges 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Needno Badges!
Needno Badges really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brooklyn Apothecary logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.