PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xanthopoulous Xvii has chosen Grimlock - Bring The Pain as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Winner
vs
Xanthopoulous Xvii

215 cm
22
288 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

191 cm
21
259 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xanthopoulous Xvii throws out the jab.
A low kick from Xanthopoulous Xvii is predictable there

and Winner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xanthopoulous Xvii keeping moving, preventing Winner from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xanthopoulous Xvii keeping full guard, as Winner tries to pass.
Winner throwing strikes from guard but Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks nicely.
Xanthopoulous Xvii seems keen to control Winner's posture.
Xanthopoulous Xvii manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Xanthopoulous Xvii stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a right and a left that Winner avoids nicely.
Xanthopoulous Xvii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Winner.
Winner misses with a body punch
and Xanthopoulous Xvii counters with a low kick, right behind Winner 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xanthopoulous Xvii cracks Winner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xanthopoulous Xvii jabs Winner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Winner is breathing heavily.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a sloppy head kick and Winner moves out of range easily.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a poor cross that misses
and Winner counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii lands a right hook to the body.
Xanthopoulous Xvii connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xanthopoulous Xvii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winner's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xanthopoulous Xvii.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a head kick that half lands.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a head kick but Winner moves out of range.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Winner counters with a nice uppercut.
Xanthopoulous Xvii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a head kick but Winner moves out of range.
Xanthopoulous Xvii tries to clinch up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Xanthopoulous Xvii. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Winner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xanthopoulous Xvii was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner.
A shot to the body from Xanthopoulous Xvii misses
and Winner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winner blocks a head kick by Xanthopoulous Xvii.
Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii looks to land a body kick but Winner moved away.
Xanthopoulous Xvii tries to clinch but Winner moves out of range.
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xanthopoulous Xvii manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Winner is predictable there

and Xanthopoulous Xvii counters with a crisp one two that drops Winner! Xanthopoulous Xvii thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Winner to his feet! Winner is in big trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner misses with a hook. Xanthopoulous Xvii ducked under it nicely.
Winner throws a poor cross that misses
and Xanthopoulous Xvii counters with a nice low kick that buckles Winner's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Winner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xanthopoulous Xvii has time to react.
Winner throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Xanthopoulous Xvii misses

and Winner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Xanthopoulous Xvii tries to roll over but Winner keeps him under control.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is trying to maintain the position but Winner is very close to passing his half guard.
Xanthopoulous Xvii regains full guard. Nicely done.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is pulling down on Winner's head to control his posture.
Xanthopoulous Xvii's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Xanthopoulous Xvii is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii wasn't active enough on the ground.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malcolm Winner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A clash of legs there as Xanthopoulous Xvii blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulous Xvii tries to clinch there but Winner circles away.
Winner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xanthopoulous Xvii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a poor cross that misses
and Winner counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xanthopoulous Xvii finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Xanthopoulous Xvii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Winner's sensitive parts.
Xanthopoulous Xvii throws a series of punches but Winner moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Winner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Xanthopoulous Xvii 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xydorn Xanthopoulous Xvii!