PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Von Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Ruthless comes to the cage accompanied by Mind The Gap. Winters has chosen Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jamarcus Winters has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Von Ruthless
vs
Winters

188 cm
24
265 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hannibal Von Ruthless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamarcus Winters!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Von Ruthless there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Winters takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winters looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters blocks a leg kick.
Von Ruthless scores with a jab to the body.
Von Ruthless just misses with a punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Von Ruthless lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Winters has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Winters and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Winters misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ruthless misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winters.
Von Ruthless jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winters dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Ruthless throws a low kick, looking for Winters's leg but Winters calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Von Ruthless. That's going to slow Winters down.
Von Ruthless throws a predictable looking body shot
and Winters counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Von Ruthless thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winters throws a leg kick
and Von Ruthless counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winters thinking.
Winters lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Von Ruthless is looking to wear down Winters with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Winters fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Von Ruthless.
A slapping body kick lands there for Winters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winters connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Von Ruthless misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick from Winters is predictable there
and Von Ruthless counters with a nice uppercut.
Winters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Ruthless throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Von Ruthless goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Jamarcus Winters has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winters tries to clinch there but Von Ruthless circles away.
Von Ruthless tries to land a front kick but Winters steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the body from Von Ruthless misses
and Winters counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Von Ruthless misses
enabling Winters to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winters is looking to clinch.
Winters misses with a double jab
enabling Von Ruthless to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Von Ruthless dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamarcus Winters's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Von Ruthless throws a leg kick
and Winters counters with a left and a right that stings Von Ruthless.
Winters moves in looking to clinch but Von Ruthless pushes him off.
Winters lands with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Winters!
Jamarcus Winters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winters tries to clinch up but Von Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
Winters pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ruthless swings away with a body shot that misses
and Winters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winters just misses with a punch to the body.
Winters misses with a combination
and Von Ruthless counters with a nice kick to the body.
Winters is breathing heavily.
Winters fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Von Ruthless is predictable there
and Winters counters with a slapping leg kick.
Von Ruthless throws a low kick but Winters moves out of range easily.
Winters moves to clinch but Von Ruthless breaks away
and Von Ruthless counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winters throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winters misses with the combination.
Winters thumps Von Ruthless with a low kick.
Winters tries to clinch but Von Ruthless moves out of range.
Winters thows a leg kick but Von Ruthless checks it
and Von Ruthless counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Winters thinking.
Von Ruthless lands a leg kick that knocks Winters off balance momentarily.
Hannibal Von Ruthless is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters throws a nice looking combination but Von Ruthless bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Von Ruthless takes a jab right on the kisser.
Von Ruthless throws a push kick but Winters slaps the foot to one side.
Von Ruthless walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Winters checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winters scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hannibal Von Ruthless dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamarcus Winters's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Winters misses with a shot to the body
and Von Ruthless counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Von Ruthless misses with a wild combination.
Winters moves out of range of the body kick.
Winters throws a push kick but Von Ruthless slaps the foot to one side.
Winters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ruthless looks to throw a body kick
and Winters counters with a big head kick but Von Ruthless shrugs it off.
Winters swings widly with a right hand
and Von Ruthless counters with a thumping low kick.
Winters takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winters swings for the body but Von Ruthless moves out of range.
Winters throws an overhand right that lands on Von Ruthless's shoulder, as Von Ruthless tries to avoid the shot.
Von Ruthless throws a lazy body kick
and Winters makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Von Ruthless really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Winters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Ruthless throws a lazy body kick
and Winters counters with a nice leg kick.
Winters misses with a body punch
and Von Ruthless counters with a body kick that stops Winters in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Winters finds it's way through Von Ruthless's defenses.
Winters throws a leg kick
and Von Ruthless counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Ruthless throws a sloppy head kick and Winters moves out of range easily.
Von Ruthless throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Von Ruthless tried to score with a low kick but Winters checks it.
Winters checks the leg kick.
Von Ruthless avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Winters lands with an overhand left.
Von Ruthless avoids the body shot from Winters.
Winters tries to clinch up but Von Ruthless circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Ruthless on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Ruthless circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hannibal Von Ruthless.
Well Von Ruthless 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Von Ruthless!