PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Winslow (ranked 2673 p4p, 3574 weight class) and Nick Mullen (ranked 315 p4p, 390 weight class). Winslow comes to the cage accompanied by Win In The End - Mark Safan. Jeff Winslow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Mullen's chin.

Winslow
vs
Mullen

180 cm
20
157
3 - 3 - 0

184 cm
19
165
3 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Conviction
Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers -160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Winslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winslow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mullen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winslow but Winslow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Winslow was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mullen.

Mullen drives through and clinches with Winslow against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winslow.
Winslow has had enough of the clinch but Mullen keeps him there for the moment.
Winslow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mullen misses with the head strike.
Winslow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mullen has him pressed against the cage.

Mullen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Winslow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Winslow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mullen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Winslow is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mullen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mullen's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen covering up well under a series of strikes from Winslow.
Mullen staying busy and making it hard for Winslow to control.
Mullen trying to control the action but Winslow just sinks the hooks in.

Mullen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mullen is really stuck here.

Mullen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Winslow's arms.
Mullen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Winslow keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mullen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winslow working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mullen tries to get to full guard but Winslow has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Winslow lands a nice short elbow.
Mullen is refusing to be controlled, as Winslow sits in half guard.
Winslow passes the guard and advances to mount!
Winslow prevents Mullen from getting the reversal.

Winslow working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Winslow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Winslow looking to finish Mullen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mullen!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullen sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Winslow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mullen trying to control from the bottom.
Mullen is pressing down on Winslow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Winslow won't allow Mullen to sweep him here.
Winslow being controlled here momentarily.

Mullen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winslow defends well.
Mullen looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mullen is trying to keep Winslow in close.
Mullen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winslow is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mullen holds on and takes a little breather.
Winslow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mullen keeping moving, preventing Winslow from controlling successfully.
Winslow works over Mullen with some ground and pound from guard.
Winslow postures up in Mullen's guard and throws a big left but Mullen blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Winslow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mullen shoots and misses
and Winslow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mullen fails with the takedown
and Winslow counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Mullen! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Winslow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Winslow!
After winning the bout, Jeff Winslow thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.