PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sim Polls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Polls
vs
Winner

180 cm
24
180 lbs
14 - 7 - 2

180 cm
24
176 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of London, Sim Polls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Winner motions for Polls to come forward. Winner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Polls lunges at Winner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winner's hand.
Polls misses with a double jab
and Winner counters with a low kick, right behind Polls 's knee.
Winner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Winner throws a solid leg kick but Polls takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Winner.
Polls fails with a takedown attempt.
Winner scores with a jab.
Polls throws a body punch but Winner moves out of range.
Polls misses with an uppercut. Winner saw that one coming.
Winner throws a leg kick
and Polls connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winner lands a leg kick that knocks Polls off balance momentarily.

Polls scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner tries to improve position but can't.
Polls throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Winner works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Polls is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winner controlling the position for now.
Polls looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Polls throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Polls thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Winner to regain full guard.
Polls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Winner pulls Polls in close to his closed guard and prevents Polls from doing any damage or advancing position.
Polls wants to control from the top but Winner keeps moving.
Polls landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Polls trying to control the position from guard on top but Winner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winner wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Winner wants to control but Polls passes easily into half guard.
Polls is trying to control the action in half guard but Winner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Polls.
Polls missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Polls 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.
Winner trying to control here.
Winner wants to get back to his feet.
Polls thows a huge punch but Winner dodges it nicely.
Winner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Polls trying to control the position from guard on top but Winner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Polls throwing strikes from guard but Winner blocks nicely.
Polls wants to control from the top but Winner keeps moving.
Winner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polls.
Polls landing with the ground and pound.
Winner pulls Polls in close to prevent any damage.
Polls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Winner is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sim Polls will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Polls slips under a jab from Winner.
Polls checks a leg kick.
Winner lands a nice hook to Polls's body. Polls takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Winner is looking to slow Polls down with leg kicks.
Winner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winner throws a leg kick which misses Polls's front leg but catches the back leg as Polls tries to avoid it.
Winner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Polls throws a poor cross that misses
and Winner counters with an inside leg kick.
Polls throws a looping overhand right but Winner ducks down to avoid it.
Winner slips under a jab from Polls.

Polls tries to keep at a distance but Winner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Winner wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Polls is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right handed body shot lands from Winner.
Winner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sim Polls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Winner.
Winner lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Polls fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Polls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Polls for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Winner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Polls.
Polls works on Winner's body with a couple of short punches.
Polls looking to slow down the pace here.
Winner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polls's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winner.
Winner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Winner avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Winner.
Nice body punch from Winner - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Winner.
Winner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Winner tries to work over Polls's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Polls taking a breather.
Polls working hard to break the clinch.
Polls lands a nice shot to the body.
Winner has a couple of punches blocked by Polls.
Polls is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Winner breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Winner. Polls shrugs it off though.
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Polls as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Winner.
Winner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Polls takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch but Polls swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polls connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winner momentarily.
Winner scores with a punch to the head.
Polls checks a leg kick.
Winner swings widly with a right hand
and Polls counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polls keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Polls fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Polls misses the body punch
and Winner counters with a head kick. That will keep Polls thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Polls throws a predictable looking body shot
and Winner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winner throws a right hand that misses

so Polls counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Winner is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Winner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winner wants to sweep here but Polls controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Winner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Polls swings for the body but Winner moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Winner.
Winner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Polls takes a swing at Winner's ribcage but misses.
Winner is looking to chop away at Polls's legs.
Winner throws out a loose jab but Polls uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Polls looks to throw the jab but Winner is out of range.
Winner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Polls but Polls pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Winner tries to clinch there but Polls circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winner.
Polls throws a combination that misses
and Winner counters with a nice leg kick.
Winner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Polls throws out the jab.
Polls misses with a hook to the body
and Winner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Winner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Polls sprawls well initially but Winner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Polls gets back to full guard.
Polls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Polls is controlling Winner's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polls is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Winner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Polls looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winner is one step ahead there.
Winner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Winner sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Polls manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Polls pulls Winner in close to prevent any damage.
Winner trying to control but Polls is working from the bottom.
Polls is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Winner throws a hook but Polls avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Polls scores with a jab.
Polls is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Polls throws a shot to the body.
Winner throws a head kick that misses.
Winner throws a combination that misses
and Polls counters with a straight right hand.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Winner lands a lovely overhand right.
Winner misses with a left hand
and Polls counters with a left to the body.
Winner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Polls throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winner throws a lazy head kick
and Polls counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

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