PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drayden Winning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Thomas Fielding has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fielding
vs
Winning

182 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Fielding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drayden Winning!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fielding will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fielding lands a jab to the nose.
Fielding lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Fielding slams his shin into Winning's torso.
Winning keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas Fielding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fielding lands a head kick that stumbles Winning and the fighters go to the mat.

Winning is rocked!

It looks like Drayden Winning has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fielding postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Winning is still in real trouble! Can Fielding finish him?
Fielding wants to control from the top but Winning keeps moving.
Winning seems to have recovered his senses.
Fielding has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Winning is proving hard to escape from.
Fielding wants to pass the guard but Winning is keeping the position.
Fielding preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winning keeping moving, preventing Fielding from controlling successfully.

Winning has his foot on Fielding's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fielding works his way back into a safe position though.
Fielding tries to free his leg and advance position but Winning is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fielding looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Winning looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fielding is trying to control but can't.
Winning stalling away here and it's allowed Fielding to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Winning trying to control but Fielding is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fielding keeping full guard, as Winning tries to pass.
Winning throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fielding has momentary wrist control but Winning slips an elbow through the middle.
Fielding trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fielding.
Fielding really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Fielding gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Winning tries to stand but Fielding is controlling from the bottom.
Winning looks gassed!
Winning wants to control from the top but Fielding keeps moving.

Winning stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fielding tries to clinch but Winning moves out of range.
A left lands for Fielding.
Fielding with a poor takedown

and Winning counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fielding!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fielding is looking to improve his position but Winning isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winning punishing his opponent with strikes.
Winning wants to control the pace but Fielding is squirming around nicely.
Fielding tries to hold on but Winning pushes him away.
Winning scoring with strikes but Fielding is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winning trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fielding wants to hold on but Winning pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Fielding will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drayden Winning's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fielding on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fielding tries to close the distance and clinch but Winning swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fielding swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Fielding scores with a four punch combination!
Fielding throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fielding tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winning swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Fielding clinches up with Winning and pushes him back against the cage.
Fielding is pressed up against the cage. Winning has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fielding down to the mat. Fielding avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fielding scores with a sloppy right hand. Winning should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fielding.
Fielding misses with a takedown attempt
and Winning counters with a low kick, right behind Fielding 's knee.
No joy there for Fielding, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Winning darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Winning seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fielding is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Drayden Winning!