PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Winnfield might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kool & the Gang - Jungle Boogie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Winnfield
vs
Payne

194 cm
25
275 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

197 cm
21
286 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jules Winnfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Payne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winnfield lands with a shot to the body.
Payne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Payne.
Winnfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payne throws out the jab.
Winnfield throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Winnfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
Winnfield cracks Payne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Winnfield misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne drops his hands momentarily and Winnfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like John Payne has been cut.
Winnfield misses with an uppercut.
Payne throws an overhand right that lands on Winnfield's shoulder, as Winnfield tries to avoid the shot.
Winnfield scores with the left hand. Payne knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Winnfield walks into a stiff left hand from Payne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws a series of punches but Winnfield moves out of range.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne missing with a left hand there. Winnfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winnfield. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winnfield takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.

Winnfield lands a big right hand that sends Payne crashing to the mat! Winnfield stays standing though and waves Payne back to his feet!

Payne is rocked!
A slow jab from Winnfield misses its intended target.
Payne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winnfield.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
Winnfield punishes Payne's body with a nice straight punch.
Winnfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payne throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a combination that misses
and Winnfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Payne looks winded!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winnfield.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winnfield as he avoids it easily.
Payne moves out of range of the strikes.
Winnfield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Winnfield has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Winnfield lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Payne falls backwards - clearly groggy! Winnfield dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jules Winnfield!
Jules Winnfield retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jules Winnfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.