PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Matt Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Winters
vs
Porter

183 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous knees
Powerful

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ford Porter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters swats away the attempt to clinch by Porter.
A nice combination there by Winters.
Winters throws a right and a left that Porter avoids nicely.
Porter wants to clinch.
Porter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winters misses with the combination.
Porter needs to keep his hands up - Winters had a free shot at his head there.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Winters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Winters misses with a low kick.
Winters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Porter misses with a double jab.
Porter looks to land a left hand but Winters moved out of range nicely.
Porter tries to clinch there but Winters circles away.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Porter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Winters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Winters misses with a kick to the body.
Porter throws a right and a left that Winters avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Porter has closed the distance and engaged Winters in a clinch.
Porter lands a knee to the head.
Porter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Winters avoids the elbow strike from Porter, against the ropes.
Porter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porter stalls.
Winters is trying to push Porter away but Porter has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Porter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Winters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Porter.

It looks like Matt Winters has been cut.
Winters looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Porter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Porter throws a punch but it's blocked by Winters.
Porter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Porter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Porter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Winters avoiding damage as Porter throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winters wants to break free but Porter has control.
Porter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Porter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Porter is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winters.
Porter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Winters is keeping busy.
Porter landing knees to the head.
Porter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee calls for Porter to work.
Winters has had enough of the clinch but Porter keeps him there for the moment.
Porter working aggressively here.
Porter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've been informed that Porter has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Porter tries to stall but Winters uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winters letting Porter take a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ford Porter.
Danga de danga de dang - Winters scores with a four punch combination!
Winters throws a leg kick but Porter checks it.
Porter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Porter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Porter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matt Winters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Porter moves in looking to clinch but Winters pushes him off.
Winters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Winters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winters throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Porter closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Porter throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ford Porter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Winters's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Porter tries to clinch up but Winters circles away and keeps his distance.
Porter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winters throws a series of punches but Porter avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Winters keeps the fight on the outside.
Winters thows a body kick. Porter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Winters misses with a body kick.
Winters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Porter rushes Winters and presses him up against the ropes.
Porter throws an elbow but it misses.
Winters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winters.
Porter lands an elbow inside that Winters shrugs off.
Winters working hard to break the clinch.
Winters being controlled against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Porter misses with some punches.
Porter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Porter lands a good knee to the midsection. Winters won't want to take too many of those.
Ford Porter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Winters letting Porter take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Winters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Porter is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winters avoids it.
Porter lands a nice elbow.
Winters wants to get back to striking at distance but Porter won't allow it.
Winters blocks an elbow strike from Porter.
Porter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Porter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Winters.
Porter is trying to maintain a safe position but Winters gets an underhook and turns Porter into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Porter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porter trying to control the position but instead, Winters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Porter into the ropes.
Porter crunches a lovely knee into Winters's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Winters's efforts to push away.
Porter has Winters pushed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ford Porter.
Porter misses with a two punch combination.
Winters swinging wildly here.
Porter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Porter slips a jab and a cross from Winters.
Winters keeps the fight on the outside.
Winters circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porter is looking to clinch.
Porter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Winters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter tries to clinch there but Winters circles away.
Winters scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Porter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winters.
Porter throws a head kick but Winters moves out of range.
No joy there for Porter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winters throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matt Winters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Winters misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from 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 keeps the fight on the outside.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch but Winters swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Winters throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ford Porter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Winters's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Winters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matt Winters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winters misses with a body kick.
Winters misses with a two punch combination.
Winters throws a sloppy head kick and Porter moves out of range easily.
Winters scores with a head kick.

Porter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Porter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winters blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Porter throws an elbow that misses.
Winters working hard to break the clinch.
Porter lands an elbow inside that Winters shrugs off.
Winters wants to break the clinch but can't.
Winters is trying to break the clinch but Porter is controlling him.
Porter lands an elbow inside that Winters shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter pushes off an throws an elbow but Winters leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Porter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Porter with a knee to the head.
Winters looking to slow down the pace here.
Porter lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Porter.

Matt Winters's cut is getting worse.
Porter is stalling here.
Winters trying to stall but Porter improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter tries to land a knee to the head but Winters blocks with his arms.
Porter misses with some punches.
Porter landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Porter takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Porter trying to control the position but instead, Winters has worked for underhooks and has pushed Porter into the ropes.
Porter misses with a knee to the head.
Porter throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winters is trying to force a seperation but Porter has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter leaning against his opponent.
Porter looking to throw knees to the head but Winters is blocking nicely.
Porter tries to land a knee to the head but Winters blocks with his arms.
Porter is struggling to control the position.
Winters can't break the clinch.
Porter crunches a lovely knee into Winters's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Porter throws an elbow but misses.
Porter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Winters is trying to break the clinch but Porter is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porter misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Porter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Porter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Winters avoids it.
Porter looking to slow down the pace here.
Porter lands an elbow inside.
Porter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Winters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Porter lands a knee to the body.
Matt Winters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ford Porter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Winters blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ford Porter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Porter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ford Porter!