PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Winslow (ranked 2227 p4p, 2602 weight class) and Adriel Nayati (ranked 289 p4p, 316 weight class). Winslow comes to the cage accompanied by Win In The End - Mark Safan. Nayati has chosen Indian Calling - At War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Winslow
vs
Nayati

180 cm
21
157
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
160
4 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Conviction
Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers -160Q

Phoenix
New Standard

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Winslow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adriel Nayati!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winslow swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Nayati counters with a shoot takedown. Winslow fights it but they end up in guard.
Winslow seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Winslow has an active guard here but Nayati has managed to pass into half guard.

Nayati looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Winslow wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winslow manages to get to full guard.
Nayati with a nice head shot there.

Winslow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nayati can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Winslow is looking for a triangle but Nayati pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati trying to control but Winslow is working from the bottom.
Nayati with a nice head shot there.
Nayati in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nayati wants to control from the top but Winslow keeps moving.
Nayati might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Winslow haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Winslow trying to control the position.
Nayati chips away with some ground and pound.
Winslow wants to hit a sweep here but Nayati passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Winslow there!
Nayati landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nayati with a couple of short strikes.
Nayati lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nayati working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nayati in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nayati can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Winslow is looking to escape.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Winslow is desperately trying to improve his position but Nayati has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nayati lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nayati looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Winslow is looking to get to half guard.
Nayati punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow tries to hold on but Nayati postures up.
Nayati breaks from Winslow's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winslow bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Nayati had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winslow defends it easily.

Nayati has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winslow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Winslow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nayati has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Punch Fit. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Winslow preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nayati looking for a guillotine here but Winslow defends easily.
Nayati looking for a sweep. Not yet Nayati, not yet.

Nayati throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Winslow is working Nayati over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Winslow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nayati wants to sweep but no luck.
Nayati is still trying to improve position.
Nayati bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Winslow's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adriel Nayati dominated that round.
That's time! Winslow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nayati keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nayati defending well as Winslow loads up on a big left hand.
Nayati with the counter takedown but Winslow avoids it easily.
Winslow misses with a body shot.

Nayati shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nayati lands with a punch from half guard.
Nayati scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Winslow is trying to control but can't.
Winslow has hold of Nayati's hands but Nayati slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nayati has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winslow regains full guard. Nicely done.

Winslow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nayati is in close to Winslow's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati throws a big right hand that misses.
Winslow keeping full guard, as Nayati tries to pass.
Nayati chips away with some ground and pound.

Winslow is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nayati is aware though and is defending well.
Nayati stopping the sweep attempt from Winslow.
Adriel Nayati has got the better of the ground game so far.

Winslow working for a triangle but Nayati defends it easily.
Nayati is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nayati connects with a couple of short punches.
Nayati with a nice head shot there.
Nayati connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nayati's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayati pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winslow is keeping the position for now.

Winslow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nayati slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Winslow tries to bench press Nayati off him but Nayati keeps the position.
Winslow takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Nayati goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Winslow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nayati but great work by Winslow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winslow scoring with punches from side control.
Nayati tries to improve position but can't.

Winslow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nayati is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nayati manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winslow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nayati tries to roll over but Winslow keeps him under control.

Nayati is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Winslow pulls his head out easily.
Nayati gets full guard.
Winslow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nayati wants to sweep here but Winslow controlling him for the moment.

Nayati is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Winslow is aware though and is defending well.
Winslow with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winslow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Winslow stands up over Nayati, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nayati looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winslow is one step ahead there.
Winslow throws a big elbow that misses.

Nayati is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Nayati is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Winslow wants to control from the top but Nayati keeps moving.
Winslow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adriel Nayati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Winslow gets tackled into the cage by Nayati. Nayati maintains the clinch.

Nayati breaks the clinch.
Nayati shoots and misses
and Winslow counters with a straight right hand.
Winslow swings for the body but Nayati moves out of range.
Winslow throws an off balance right hand

and Nayati counters with a takedown into side control.
Winslow is trying to improve his position.

Nayati looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winslow wants to control but Nayati postures up.
Nayati scoring with punches from side control.
Nayati working the head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winslow is looking to regain half guard here but Nayati keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayati working away.
Winslow is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Nayati is chipping away with strikes.
Winslow is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nayati connects with a decent elbow.

Nayati looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nayati working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nayati cracks Winslow with a big right hand but Winslow just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Winslow manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nayati taking some punishment here, with Winslow in his half guard.
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.
Nayati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winslow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nayati with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nayati is looking for a sweep. Winslow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winslow slips a nice elbow through Nayati's hands, connecting with Nayati's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winslow wants to control but Nayati is keeping him busy.
Winslow scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Winslow seems to be looking for submissions.

Winslow wants to work for an arm triangle but Nayati is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Nayati is defending against the submission attempts here by Winslow.

Nayati looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayati tries to get to full guard but Winslow has control of the leg.

Nayati looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Winslow is trying to control. Nayati wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Winslow working over Nayati with some ground and pound. Nayati looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winslow drops an elbow to the side of Nayati's head.
Nayati is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nayati makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nayati.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nayati wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Winslow with a nice head shot there.

Nayati is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winslow wants to control from the top but Nayati keeps moving.
Winslow working some strikes from top position.
Winslow trying to control the position from guard on top but Nayati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Adriel Nayati just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Winslow scores with a hook to the body. Nayati takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nayati slips under a jab.

Nayati gets a takedown into half guard.
Winslow tries to get to full guard but Nayati has control of the leg.

Winslow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winslow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nayati is working away from the top position though.
Winslow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow tries to get to full guard but Nayati has control of the leg.
Nayati working over Winslow with some ground and pound. Winslow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Winslow is looking to improve his position.
Nayati wants to free his trapped foot but Winslow is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Winslow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Nayati.

Winslow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nayati connects with a nice short shot to Winslow's temple.
Nayati trying to pass the guard but Winslow defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nayati is looking for a kimura here.
Nayati looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nayati working Winslow over with strikes.
Winslow is trying to get back to full guard.
Winslow trying to hold on to Nayati's head to control him but Nayati postures up.
Nayati scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nayati there.
Winslow tries to get to full guard but Nayati has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Nayati there.
Winslow works his way to full guard. Good work.
Winslow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Winslow is really struggling to control Nayati but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Winslow looking for a guillotine here but Nayati defends easily.
Nayati must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nayati scoring with some ground and pound.
Winslow trying to keep a closed guard but Nayati is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayati is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Winslow is trying to keep Nayati in close.
Nayati trying to control but Winslow is working from the bottom.
Nayati scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nayati is in close to Winslow's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nayati postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nayati lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nayati looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nayati postures up and lands a big shot to Winslow's brow.

Winslow is looking for a triangle but Nayati pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adriel Nayati dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Winslow misses with a left hand

and Nayati counters with a nice double leg into side control. Winslow won't be happy with that.
Nayati working the ground and pound from side control.

Winslow is rocked!
Nayati working away.
Oh Winslow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nayati lands an elbow.
Nayati lands some shots froms side control.
Nayati working the head with strikes.
A big shot lands for Nayati! That's hurt Winslow! Will he recover? Nayati fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adriel Nayati!
Adriel Nayati is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Adriel Nayati thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jeff Winslow was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations. Great fight.'.