PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roydell Gibbons (ranked 5321 p4p, 5484 weight class) and Eric Winston (ranked 519 p4p, 524 weight class). Gibbons comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- Raw Dog. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gibbons
vs
Winston

185 cm
18
181
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
177
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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Threads of Fate

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roydell Gibbons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Winston!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston blocks a jab.
Winston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Winston lands a really nice looking cross but Gibbons seems unphased.
Gibbons misses with a right hand
and Winston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gibbons missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Gibbons's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A jab from Winston misses.
Gibbons with a nice cross.
Winston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gibbons slips under a jab.
Winston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gibbons throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gibbons takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Gibbons wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gibbons looks to throw the jab but Winston is out of range.
Winston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winston moves out of range of the strikes.
Gibbons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibbons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibbons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winston.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Gibbons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
Gibbons misses the shot to the body.
Winston scores with a nice strike.
Gibbons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Gibbons.
Winston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Winston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibbons manages to avoid it.
Winston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Winston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gibbons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibbons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
Winston jabs Gibbons to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gibbons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Winston explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gibbons misses the body punch
and Winston makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gibbons really felt that one!
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Winston.
Winston moves out of range as Gibbons strikes.
Gibbons lands with a nice body punch.
Winston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gibbons with a jab.
Gibbons misses with a body punch
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Winston thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gibbons if he has to take too many more of those.
Gibbons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Gibbons misses.
Nice defenses there by Winston.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Winston misses.
Winston staying out of range there.
Gibbons throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gibbons with a body shot.
Gibbons throws a combination that misses
and Winston counters with a low kick, right behind Gibbons 's knee.
Winston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gibbons pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winston lands with a nice body kick.
Winston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gibbons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winston tries a head kick but it misses.
Winston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winston is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gibbons jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibbons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Winston staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Winston. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston throws a front kick that sends Gibbons stumbling back into the cage.
That kick from Winston tenderised Gibbons's leg. Gibbons is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Winston.
Gibbons slips a jab and a cross from Winston.
Gibbons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gibbons will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Gibbons misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Winston! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Gibbons.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Winston. Gibbons shrugs it off though.
Winston slips under a jab.
Winston slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Winston will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A head kick misses from Winston.
Gibbons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Winston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gibbons throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston connects with a solid leg kick.
Winston is looking to land body kicks.
Gibbons throws the left hand but Winston avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Winston finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Winston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gibbons connects with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gibbons.
Gibbons has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gibbons there as he acknowledges the shot.
Winston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gibbonss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbons tries to bum rush Winston with a series of wild strikes but Winston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gibbons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston avoids the body shot from Gibbons.
Winston throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gibbons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gibbons blocks a head kick by Winston.
Gibbons looks to land a combination. Winston sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Winston is rocked!
Gibbons plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Winston to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Winston just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Roydell Gibbons!
After the fight, Roydell Gibbons was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.