PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radel Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winkler has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Skywalker
vs
Winkler

179 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

198 cm
21
176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Experienced

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Radel Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skywalker moves away.
Skywalker throws a series of punches but Winkler moves out of range.
Winkler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Winkler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skywalker misses the shot to the body.
Skywalker lands with a good body shot.
Skywalker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winkler feints a jab promting Skywalker to slip. Winkler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Skywalker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Winkler scores a takedown into full mount!
Skywalker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Winkler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skywalker's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Winkler misses with a head shot.
Winkler throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Winkler throws some wild stikes that Skywalker manages to avoid easily.
Winkler throwing strikes here but Skywalker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Winkler controlling his opponent.
Winkler misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Winkler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Skywalker blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler content just to control the position here.
Skywalker wants to get back to his feet.
Winkler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker avoids a series of strikes thrown by Winkler.
Winkler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Winkler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Skywalker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Winkler to counter with a crisp jab.
Winkler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skywalker in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Skywalker.
Skywalker cracks Winkler with an open hand slap.
Winkler lands with a nice body punch.
Skywalker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Winkler to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Skywalker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winkler fails with a takedown attempt.
Skywalker tries to land a front kick but Winkler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Skywalker gets caught flat footed, as Winkler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winkler content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Winkler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Henry Winkler hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A slapping body kick lands there for Skywalker.
No joy there for Winkler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winkler connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler connects with a nice looking jab.
Winkler lunges at Skywalker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skywalker's hand.
Skywalker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skywalker duly obliges.
Radel Skywalker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winkler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Winkler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Winkler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Skywalker!
Winkler looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker is in a horrible position here. Winkler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Winkler throws some wild stikes that Skywalker manages to avoid easily.
Winkler controlling from the full mount.
Skywalker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Winkler tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Winkler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winkler controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Winkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Skywalker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skywalker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Winkler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skywalker. Skywalker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skywalker throws a shot from downtown. Winkler moves away and avoids it.
Skywalker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skywalker swings for the body but Winkler moves out of range.
Skywalker takes one to the chin there.
Winkler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Skywalker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skywalker, as that shot connected.
Skywalker misses with a body shot.

Winkler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Skywalker quickly recovers to half guard.
Henry Winkler has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skywalker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winkler.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler trying to pass the guard but Skywalker defending well.
Winkler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Winkler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Henry Winkler wasn't active enough on the ground.
Winkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Henry Winkler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skywalker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Skywalker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Skywalker throws a sloppy head kick and Winkler moves out of range easily.
Skywalker is looking to wear down Winkler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skywalker misses with a head kick.

Winkler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winkler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Winkler moves into full mount! Skywalker won't be happy about that!
Winkler throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Winkler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Winkler controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler looking to ground and pound but Skywalker is blocking nicely.
Winkler throwing strikes here but Skywalker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Winkler controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Radel Skywalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winkler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Skywalker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Winkler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winkler looking to ground and pound but Skywalker is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Winkler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winkler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Winkler!