PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Winston (ranked 913 p4p, 1398 weight class) and Lorenz Blackwater (ranked 126 p4p, 187 weight class). Blackwater has chosen A$AP Rocky - Everyday as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Winston
vs
Blackwater

182 cm
25
175
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
180
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Conquest Nutrition™ (160Q) $48

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenz Blackwater!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blackwater clinches with his opponent.

Blackwater jumps into guard, dragging Winston to the mat.

Blackwater working for a triangle but Winston defends it easily.
Winston stopping the sweep attempt from Blackwater.
Blackwater wants to stand but Winston is controlling the position.
Winston wants to stand but Blackwater is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston stopping the sweep attempt from Blackwater.
Blackwater manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winston manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater trying to control but Winston is working from the bottom.
Winston looking for a sweep. Not yet Winston, not yet.
Blackwater advances to half guard.
Blackwater prevents Winston from improving his position.
Winston pushes Blackwater off looking to stand but Blackwater dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Winston tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Blackwater has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Winston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Winston wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blackwater with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Blackwater tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Blackwater jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Winston manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Winston is not content to let Blackwater control the position.
Who's going to make the next move?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater wants to control but Winston is keeping him busy.
Blackwater working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Blackwater is looking to take a break and control but Winston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blackwater is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Winston gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackwater keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four 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.
Winston tries to roll over but Blackwater keeps him under control.

Blackwater is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blackwater stalling.
Winston tries to kick Blackwater off but Blackwater keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackwater scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Blackwater is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Winston has managed to free his arm - good work.

Blackwater is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Winston is just riding it out for now. Blackwater eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lorenz Blackwater dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A jab from Blackwater misses.
Blackwater walks into a left hand.
Blackwater drops his hands momentarily and Winston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Winston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackwater circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackwater looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blackwater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winston momentarily.

Blackwater has taken the fight to the clinch.
Winston has had enough of the clinch but Blackwater keeps him there for the moment.

Winston breaks from the clinch.

Blackwater clinches up against the cage.
Blackwater lands a left hand.
Blackwater tries to score a body lock takedown but Winston shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Winston is trying to break free.
Blackwater prevents Winston from breaking the clinch.
Blackwater tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Winston just stands there and leans against the cage.
Winston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Winston can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston wants to get back to striking at distance but Blackwater won't allow it.

Winston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winston slips a jab from Blackwater.
Winston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blackwater is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackwater is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
Blackwater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackwater lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winston's sensitive parts.
Lorenz Blackwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwater moves into range and connects with a jab.
Winston clobbers Blackwater with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blackwater slips a jab and a cross from Winston.
Dallas Winston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Blackwater decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackwater seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Winston does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater prevents Winston from standing back up.
Blackwater trying to advance position but Winston counters by regaining guard.
Blackwater slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Winston utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Winston looking to control.

Winston uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Winston digs a good hook to Blackwater's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater looks to land a right hand but Winston moved out of range.
Blackwater tries to score a power double leg takedown but Winston sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blackwater somewhat.
Winston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dallas Winston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenz Blackwater.
Blackwater thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackwater fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Winston misses.
Winston throws a hook but Blackwater avoids it easily.
Blackwater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Winston lands the left hand.
Blackwater moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Winston.
Blackwater tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blackwater throws a series of punches but Winston moves out of range.
Winston looks to land a right hand but Blackwater moved out of range.
Dallas Winston is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Blackwater.
Winston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blackwater on the side of the head.
Blackwater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Winston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winston scores with a nice head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Winston 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blackwater works over Winston's head and body with a nice combination.
Blackwater dives in for a single leg takedown but Winston sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Winston throwing a counter right hand but Blackwater manages to avoid it.
Winston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blackwater circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackwater tries to clinch
and Winston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Winston.
Winston with a nice cross.
Winston misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Winston dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Blackwater slips under a jab.
Blackwater tries a quick counter leg kick but Winston is wise to it.
Winston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Blackwater misses its intended target.
Blackwater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.

Blackwater closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Winston tries to break the clinch but Blackwater is controlling the position.

Winston manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Winston misses.
Blackwater displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Blackwater takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston throws a hook but Blackwater blocks it.
Winston goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Winston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blackwater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Winston to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackwater changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater tries to close the distance and clinch but Winston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Winston lands with a hook. Blackwater tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Blackwater is rocked!
Winston drops Blackwater with a naaaaasty hook - Blackwater is in real trouble here! Winston dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dallas Winston!
A relieved looking Dallas Winston thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.