PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tupac Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shakur
vs
Winters

179 cm
22
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Royalty Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tupac Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Winters!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winters swinging wildly here.
Winters ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Winters scores with a one two! Shakur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Winters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winters moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Winters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Winters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shakur shoots in looking for a takedown. Winters tries to sprawl out of it but Shakur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Winters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winters throws a series of punches but Shakur moves out of range.
Winters throws a series of strikes that have Shakur backpedaling.
Shakur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winters misses with a series of wild punches.
Richard Winters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakur fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winters sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupac Shakur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winters throws a head kick that half lands.
Winters throws a right and a left that Shakur avoids nicely.
Winters tries to bum rush Shakur with a series of wild strikes but Shakur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winters misses with a two punch combination.
Winters lands a with a good body shot.
Winters lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shakur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Winters finds it's way round the side to connect with Shakur's head.
Winters moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shakur shoots in for a takedown but Winters shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Winters scores with a jab. Shakur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Richard Winters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shakur shoots for a double leg takedown but Winters sprawls well. He's pushed Shakur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shakur is breathing heavily.
Winters ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Winters lands with a slapping head kick.
Winters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shakur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Shakur. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Winters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Winters lands with a straight right. Shakur didn't see that one coming.
Winters throws a combination. Shakur tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Winters throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Winters is working the combinations to good effect here.
Winters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winters connects with a right hand. Shakur shakes it off.
Winters lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Winters lands a left and a right that send Shakur crashing to the mat, dazed. Winters thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Shakur is rocked!
A left and a right from Winters both land. Nice combination.
Oh Shakur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Winters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shakur seems to have got his legs back now.
Winters lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shakur backs up against the cage.
Winters lands a jab-cross combination.
Winters uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Winters.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Winters!
Winters goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Winters lands with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shakur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Winters finds it's target.
Winters misses with a series of wild punches.
Winters lands a head kick. Shakur smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Winters misses with a series of wild punches.
Winters moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Winters tries to bum rush Shakur with a series of wild strikes but Shakur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winters looks to land a combination. Shakur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Winters has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winters throws a series of strikes that have Shakur backpedaling.
Winters misses with a wild combination.
Winters lands a really nice looking cross but Shakur seems unphased.
Winters moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Winters misses with a double jab.
Winters rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shakur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winters connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shakur's hands.
Shakur shoots in for a takedown but Winters shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shakur takes a kick to the side of the head.
Winters swinging wildly here.
Winters is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shakur had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Left hook, right uppercut from Winters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters throws a series of punches but Shakur moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Winters scores with a four punch combination!
A nice combination there by Winters.
Shakur takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Winters goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Winters.
Winters throws a head kick that Shakur semi-blocks.
Winters lands a high kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Winters scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Winters dominated that round.
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.

Winters fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Winters misses.
Winters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winters is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Winters lands a nice looking body shot.
Winters swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakur.
Shakur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Winters misses with a jab, cross combination.
Winters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Shakur might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Winters lands a head kick. Shakur smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shakur shoots in for a double leg but Winters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shakur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Winters does no damage.
Winters throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Good shot there by Winters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shakur throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Winters's waist but Winters gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shakur off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tupac Shakur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shakur takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters scores with a one two! Shakur had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Shakur tries to clinch but Winters is having none of it.
Winters has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winters getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Winters punishes Shakur's body with a nice straight punch.
Winters scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick from Winters lands but Shakur takes it in his stride.
Winters throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Winters keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Richard Winters seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shakur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winters lands a head shot.
Winters lands a high kick!

Winters drops Shakur with a beautiful combination! Shakur stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Winters is looking for the KO!
Winters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Winters lands a left and a right that send Shakur crashing to the mat, dazed. Winters thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shakur takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Winters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Winters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Winters lands a left and a right that send Shakur crashing to the mat, dazed. Winters thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jab, jab by Winters - just one landing.
Winters scores with a three punch combo!
Winters looks to land a combination. Shakur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shakur looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Winters looks to land a combination. Shakur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Winters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Winters lands a big head kick that sends Shakur tumbling to the mat! Winters takes a step backwards and waves Shakur back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Winters lands a hook that stumbles Shakur back into the cage. Winters follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Shakur to the canvas! Winters pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Shakur has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Richard Winters!