PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dre Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotus Feet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Winner
vs
Feet

180 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
148 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dre Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lotus Feet!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Winner has closed the distance and engaged Feet in a clinch.
Feet tries to break the clinch but Winner is controlling the position.
Winner slowing the pace effectively.
Feet looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Feet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Feet wants a takedown but no success here.
Feet is looking to control Winner's arms but Winner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Feet has his back to the cage.
Feet tries to pull guard but Winner holds him up against the cage and eventually Feet drops back down to his feet.
Winner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Feet has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Feet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winner is defending well for now.
Feet pushes off an throws an elbow but Winner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Feet is trying to break free.
Feet goes for a takedown in the clinch but Winner prevents it.
Dre Winner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotus Feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feet is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Winner has denied him.

Winner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winner lands a two punch combo.

Winner instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lotus Feet.
Winner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lotus Feet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner looks for a takedown but Feet sprawls well.
Feet tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Winner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winner.
A right handed body shot lands from Winner.
Feet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Winner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Feet dives in and grabs Winner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winner pushes down on Feet's head and hops out.
Winner throws a sloppy head kick and Feet moves out of range easily.
Winner cracks the inside of Feet's front leg.
Feet looks gassed!

Winner rushes Feet and presses him up against the cage.
Winner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Winner manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Winner lands but Feet takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Winner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Feet tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Winner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Winner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winner is looking to break free of the clinch but Feet has double underhooks.
Winner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Feet's face.
Winner looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winner.
Feet fails to pull guard.
Feet fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winner tries to stall but Feet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Feet.
Winner lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Winner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Feet is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winner.

Feet is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Winner drives through and clinches with Feet against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Winner working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Winner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winner looks to land a combination but Feet avoids it well.
Feet clinches but Winner breaks the clinch
and Winner counters with a three punch combo that has Feet backing up. Feet nods at Winner to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Lotus Feet has been cut.
Winner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Feet.
Feet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Feet moves in looking to clinch but Winner pushes him off.

Winner clinches up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Winner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Feet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Winner blocks the elbow strike.
Winner lands a nice knee to the body.
Feet is trying to stall.
Winner trying to control the position but instead, Feet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Winner into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Winner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Feet has him pressed against the cage.
Winner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Feet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Feet fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Feet tries for a takedown but Winner manages to get underhooks.
Winner effectively controlling the action here.
Winner is trying to force a seperation but Feet has the dominant position.
Winner is looking to break free of the clinch but Feet has double underhooks.
Winner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winner as Feet tries to tie him up.
Feet throws an elbow that misses.
Winner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Winner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lotus Feet's cut.
That's time! Winner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Feet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winner.
Feet darts in trying to clinch
and Winner counters with a one-two to the body.
Winner stuffs the takedown attempt from Feet. Feet gets slowly back to his feet.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.

Winner closes the distance and clinches.
Winner looking to stall.
Feet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Winner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Winner.
Feet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dre Winner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotus Feet.
Winner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Feet tries to clinch but Winner is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Winner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winner cracks the inside of Feet's front leg.
Feet fails with a takedown attempt.
Winner misses with a head kick.

Winner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Feet.
Winner tries to break the clinch but Feet is controlling the position.
Winner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Winner taking a breather.
Feet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Winner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winner is looking to clinch but Feet is avoiding it.
Feet shoots in for a double leg but Winner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Feet wants to clinch.
Feet shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winner defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Winner moves into the clinch successfully.
Winner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Winner manages to break the clinch.
Winner moves in looking to clinch but Feet pushes him off.
Winner tries to clinch up but Feet circles away and keeps his distance.
Feet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Feet wants to clinch up but Winner keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Feet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winner tries to clinch there but Feet circles away.
Feet wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Feet or perhaps it was just good defense by Winner which made him look bad.
Winner scores with a hook to the body. Feet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Winner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Feet tries to pull guard but Winner holds him up against the cage and eventually Feet drops back down to his feet.
Feet being controlled against the cage.
Feet throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Feet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Winner smiles and moves away.
Feet tries to clinch
and Winner counters with an outside leg kick.
Feet closes the distance but Winner moves to the side
and Winner counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winner counters with a left to the body.
A head kick from Feet lands but Winner takes it in his stride.
Feet is looking to chop away at Winner's legs.
Dre Winner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Feet tries to clinch but Winner is having none of it.
Feet shoots in looking for a takedown. Winner tries to sprawl out of it but Feet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Feet throws a leg kick
enabling Winner to counter with a crisp jab.
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Feet with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Winner or perhaps it was just good defense by Feet which made him look bad.
Feet throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Winner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lotus Feet's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Feet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Winner as he jumps to the side.
Feet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dre Winner is winning the standup battle so far.
Feet tries to clinch up
and Winner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Feet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Feet tries to keep at a distance but Winner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Feet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Feet tries to pull guard but Winner holds him up against the cage and eventually Feet drops back down to his feet.
Dre Winner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lotus Feet.
Feet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winner's efforts to push away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Winner.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Feet wants to clinch
letting Winner counter with a right hand.
Winner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Winner closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Winner as Feet tries to tie him up.

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

Winner moves into the clinch successfully.
Feet jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Winner walks away with a smile on his face. Feet gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Winner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winner lands a nice shot to the body.
Feet tries to clinch up

and Winner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Winner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winner avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Winner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Feet's brow.
Feet is trying to stall.
A short right from Winner.
Feet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Winner blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Winner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Winner wants to break free but Feet has control.
Feet jumps guard but Winner stands there with Feet around his waist. Feet gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Feet working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Winner.
Feet can't get the takedown.
Feet has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Winner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Feet is trying to break free.
Feet throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feet tries to stall but Winner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winner blocks an elbow strike from Feet.
The is referee keeping an eye on Winner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Winner is looking to control Feet's arms but Feet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winner has his back to the cage.
Feet throws an elbow that misses.

Feet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Winner takes the fight into the clinch.
Feet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Winner up against the cage.
Feet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Winner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Feet is trying desperately to land a takedown but Winner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Feet.
Feet has Winner pressed against the cage.
Winner dodges an elbow strike from Feet.
Feet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Feet leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Feet misses with some punches.
Lotus Feet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Feet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Winner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Winner managing to block the knees to the body from Feet.
Feet fails to pull guard.
Feet throws an elbow that misses.
Winner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Feet can do to turn this around?
A body shot lands from Winner.
Winner missing with knees to the body.
Winner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Feet is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Feet goes for a takedown in the clinch but Winner prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Feet jumps guard but Winner stands there with Feet around his waist. Feet gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Feet wants to break free but Winner has control.
Dre Winner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dre Winner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Winner 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dre Winner!