PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 749 p4p, 97 weight class) and Jeremy Paxman (ranked 276 p4p, 34 weight class). Winston comes into the arena with The Lost Boy blaring out of the sound system. Paxman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jeremy Paxman.. Jeremy Paxman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Winston's chin.

Winston
vs
Paxman

178 cm
29
200 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

182 cm
28
195 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Paxman!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston misses with a straight right.
Winston with a jab.
Paxman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Winstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paxman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paxman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Paxman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Winston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Paxman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Winston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Winston trying to control the action but Paxman is working from the bottom.
Winston winds up and cracks Paxman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Winston has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxman is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winston is looking to take a break and control but Paxman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Winston is looking for a kimura here.

Winston is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paxman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Winston.
Paxman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Winston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ground and pound from Winston.

Winston is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paxman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Winston.
Winston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paxman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paxman.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Paxman has wrist control.
Winston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Winston scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Winston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Winston passes into half guard.
Winston with the ground and pound but Paxman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Paxman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Winston wants to pass the guard but Paxman is keeping the position.
Winston throws a strike but Paxman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Paxman controlling from the top position.

Winston looking for a guillotine here but Paxman defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Winston looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Paxman passes into half guard.
Winston tries to roll over but Paxman keeps him under control.
Winston slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Winston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paxman defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Winston dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Paxman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Winston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Winston throws out a powerful jab.
Winston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Winston misses the body punch
and Paxman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Winston is defended easily by Paxman.
Winston misses with a right hand
and Paxman counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paxman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Winston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paxman's waist but Paxman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Winston off to one side.
Winston moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPaxman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Paxman as Winston shoots in.
Paxman looks for the body kick but Winston saw that one coming.
Paxman loads up on a big right hand but Winston slips the punch.
Paxman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paxman lands a leg kick that knocks Winston off balance momentarily.
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paxman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
Winston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Paxman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Winston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paxman.
Winston misses with a left hand
and Paxman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paxman swings for the body but Winston moves out of range.
A big right from Winston misses.
Paxman wants to counter with a clinch but Winston pushes him away.
Winston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paxman on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston throws a hook to the side of Paxman's head but Paxman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paxman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Paxman tries to bum rush Winston with a series of wild strikes but Winston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jeremy Paxman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paxman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paxman throws a head kick that misses.
Winston appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Paxman connects with a leg kick. Winston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paxman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paxman gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Winston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Paxman's guard.
Paxman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winston is one step ahead there.
Winston with a flurry of punches that miss.
Winston throws a strike but Paxman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Winston is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paxman is aware though and is defending well.
Winston wants to control but Paxman passes easily into half guard.
Winston trying to control from the bottom.
Winston wants to improve his position but Paxman is controlling well.

Winston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paxman pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paxman is taking a breather. Winston says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Winston manages to get to full guard.

Winston isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Paxman stacks Winston on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Paxman!
Winston is trying to work for a sweep but Paxman has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Paxman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Winston swings widly with a right hand
letting Paxman counter with a right hand.
Paxman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winston.
Paxman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paxman.
Paxman missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paxman throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paxman misses the shot to the body.
Winston ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Winston lands a slapping body shot.
Winston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paxman slaps away a takedown attempt from Winston, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paxman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Paxman misses with a wild combination.
Winston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paxman avoids it really well and circles away.
Paxman was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paxman tries to clinch up.
Winston appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Paxman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Winston jabs at Paxman's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paxman throws a shot from downtown. Winston moves away and avoids it.
Winston is looking to wear down Paxman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Winston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paxman.
Paxman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Winston on the side of the head.
Winston throws a body punch but Paxman moves out of range.
Paxman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Paxman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Winston jabs Paxman right on the nose. Paxman blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paxman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paxman swings for the body but Winston moves out of range.
Paxman throws a push kick but Winston slaps the foot to one side.
Paxman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
Paxman swings widly with a right hand
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Paxman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston checks a leg kick.
Paxman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No luck for Winston with that takedown attempt.
Paxman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winston.
Winston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Winston misses the body punch
and Winston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paxman staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Paxman.
A low kick from Paxman misses

and Winston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Winston is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Paxman is just riding it out for now. Winston eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paxman is looking to improve his position.
Paxman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Winston throwing shots but Paxman is blocking nicely.
Winston looks to land a strike but Paxman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeremy Paxman.
I think Paxman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Paxman!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Paxman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.