PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furlong comes to the cage accompanied by Marijuana . Winner has chosen Anderson Silva Theme Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Furlong
vs
Winner

182 cm
22
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
195 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Winner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Furlong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Furlong gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furlong throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Furlong is trying to get an arm triangle but Winner is defending well.
Furlong wants to take a breather but Winner manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Furlong.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Furlong from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Furlong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Furlong from controlling successfully.
Furlong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Edward Furlong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Winner misses with a double jab

so Furlong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong stops Winner from standing up.
Winner keeping moving, preventing Furlong from controlling successfully.
Furlong tries to free his leg and advance position but Winner is retaining full guard.
Winner wants to stand up but Furlong is controlling him.
Furlong trying to control the position from guard on top but Winner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Edward Furlong.
Winner stuffs the takedown attempt from Furlong. Furlong gets slowly back to his feet.
Furlong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winner swivels and escapes.
Winner throws a right hand that Furlong ducks under and follows up with a left that Furlong also avoids with ease.
Winner misses with a double jab
and Furlong counters with a stiff right hand.
Milo Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furlong swinging wildly here.
Winner misses with a series of wild punches.
Winner fails to land with a series of punches.
Winner misses with a combination
and Furlong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Winner does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Winner.
Furlong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Furlong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner shoots for a double leg takedown but Furlong sprawls well. He's pushed Winner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Furlong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
Some wild striking there from Winner.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Winner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Furlong.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Winner misses the target.

Winner moves into the clinch.
Furlong looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Furlong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Winner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Winner feints and then cracks Furlong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Furlong down.

Winner changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Furlong looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Furlong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Winner's best efforts.
Winner is looking to pass Furlong's guard but actually Furlong recovers to full guard.
Furlong keeping full guard, as Winner tries to pass.
Winner passes into half guard.
Furlong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Winner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Winner's back!
Furlong lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Furlong looking to break Winner's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Winner remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Furlong will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Furlong looking for the RNC.
Winner is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Furlong landing with strikes.

Furlong is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Furlong is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Furlong has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Winner has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Winner holding both Furlong 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Furlong is looking for the choke from the back position but Winner is controlling his hands well.

Winner defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Furlong's arms.
Edward Furlong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Winner manages to stand up with Furlong still on his back. Eventually Furlong drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furlong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winner.
Winner throws a right hand that Furlong ducks under and follows up with a left that Furlong also avoids with ease.
Furlong fails with a takedown attempt.
Furlong shoots in looking for a takedown but Winner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Furlong's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Winner misses with a double jab
and Furlong counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Winner. Those never looked like landing.
Winner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furlong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Edward Furlong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winner misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Furlong dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Winner misses with a two punch combination.
Furlong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winner defends it nicely.
Furlong dodges the punch combination from Winner.
Winner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furlong paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Furlong dives in and scores a takedown into Winner's guard.
Winner wants to get back to his feet but Furlong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Furlong drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Winner manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Furlong has Winner in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Furlong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Furlong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winner pushes down on Furlong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Winner is looking to advance position but Furlong won't allow it.
Furlong is looking to improve his position.
Furlong is looking to control Winner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Furlong avoid being mounted?
Furlong wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner lands strikes from half guard.
Winner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Furlong looking for submissions off his back.
Winner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Winner misses with a head shot. Furlong uses the momentum to regain guard.
Winner tries to free his leg and advance position but Furlong is retaining full guard.
Furlong has momentary wrist control but Winner slips an elbow through the middle.
Furlong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner is pushing down on Furlong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Furlong is fighting to maintain full guard but Winner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Furlong is looking to improve his position.
Winner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winner is trying to control the action in half guard but Furlong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Furlong is looking for a sweep. Winner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Furlong!
Winner breaks from Furlong's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winner lands a big shot there that rocks Furlong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winner landing strikes from the mount.
Winner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winner working Furlong over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furlong is trying desperately to improve position.
Winner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Winner.
Winner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Winner tries to control but Furlong wriggling away.
Furlong is looking to improve his position but Winner isn't that keen on the idea.
Winner lands a nice shot to the head.
Winner with shots to the head and body - Furlong looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winner dominating with strikes here.
Winner scoring with strikes but Furlong is staying in there.
Milo Winner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furlong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Winner has control of Furlong's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Furlong regains control of the situation pretty easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furlong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Furlong!
Edward Furlong very nearly forgot to thank 5th Round Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.