PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balls Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitaker comes to the cage accompanied by Korn - Freak on a leash. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Whitaker
vs
Wall

180 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Balls Wall!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker lands with a nice combination. Wall backs away looking to recover.

Wall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wall showed some decent athleticism there.
Wall should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Whitaker trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wall connects with a nice short shot to Whitaker's temple.
Whitaker wants to get back to his feet.

Wall escapes and gets back to his feet.
Whitaker misses with a low kick.

Wall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitaker doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wall counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker sneaks back into half guard.
Wall controlling the action here.
Wall wants to stand up but Whitaker is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Whitaker trying to control from the bottom.
Wall controlling the pace.

Wall is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Whitaker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wall missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitaker tries to kick Wall off but Wall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Wall drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wall looks gassed!
Whitaker being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wall's guard.
Wall pulls Whitaker in close to prevent any damage.
Whitaker is looking to stand up but Wall won't let him.
Wall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whitaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitaker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wall is proving hard to escape from.

Wall pushes Whitaker off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Derek Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wall showed some decent athleticism there.
Wall moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall landing strikes.
Wall taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Whitaker, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Whitaker trying to control here.
Wall controlling the pace.
Wall wants to pass to mount but Whitaker is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wall passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Whitaker!

Wall is working for a guillotine from mount but Whitaker frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Balls Wall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Whitaker lands a jab-cross combination.

Wall rushes Whitaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Wall successfully pulls guard.
Wall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whitaker trying to get back to full guard but Wall takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Balls Wall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whitaker tries to hold on but Wall pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Wall.
Wall controlling the position easily from mount.
Whitaker working to try and regain half guard.
Wall with a couple of short strikes.
Whitaker is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall landing strikes from the mount.
Whitaker wants to control but Wall is having none of it.
Whitaker is looking to improve his position but Wall isn't that keen on the idea.
Wall controlling his opponent.
Whitaker wants to control but Wall is having none of it.
Wall controlling the position easily from mount.
Wall with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whitaker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wall controlling from the full mount.
Whitaker can't escape the position.
Wall working Whitaker over with strikes here.
Whitaker tries to reverse the position but Wall maintains control.
Wall controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Whitaker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wall in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Whitaker is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Wall has taken his back!
Whitaker tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Whitaker is trying to stand back up.
Whitaker is really stuck here.

Wall is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Whitaker is defending well though. Wall let's go of the attempt for now.
Whitaker tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Wall with a couple of short strikes.

Whitaker is rocked!
Wall landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Whitaker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wall landing strikes from the mount and Whitaker is in trouble!
Whitaker is in a horrible position here. Wall smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Whitaker has left one of his arms exposed and Wall doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Whitaker screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Balls Wall!