PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Poutine (ranked 2895 p4p, 6598 weight class) and Wana Dhite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wana Dhite has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Poutine
vs
Dhite

186 cm
25
176
5 - 15 - 0

199 cm
18
185
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 5 - 15 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pat Poutine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wana Dhite!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Poutine. No joy for Dhite on that attempt.
Dhite is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Poutine looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dhite cracks Poutine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dhite fails to land with a series of punches.
Poutine shoots in for a takedown but Dhite shows good takedown defense.

Dhite gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dhite told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Poutine manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dhite trying to control the position from guard on top but Poutine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dhite wants to stand but Poutine has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poutine managing to control the position.
Dhite wants to control from the top but Poutine keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poutine is controlling Dhite's posture.
Dhite must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dhite throws a big elbow that misses.
Dhite postures up in Poutine's guard and throws a big left but Poutine blocks it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Poutine swats away the attempt to clinch by Dhite.
Poutine half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Dhite has closed the distance and engaged Poutine in a clinch.

Poutine has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dhite uses from the top position.
Poutine keeping moving, preventing Dhite from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutine has a closed guard, preventing Dhite from standing up.
Poutine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dhite distracts Poutine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dhite wants to stand but Poutine is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dhite working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poutine's head.
Poutine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Poutine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Dhite drops back looking for a leg! Poutine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Poutine manages to kick Dhite off! Dhite jumps back into Poutine's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dhite preventing the sweep.

Dhite gets to his feet - Poutine follows without any prompting.
Dhite shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poutine pinned against the cage. Poutine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dhite is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poutine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poutine went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pat Poutine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wana Dhite.
Poutine slaps away a takedown attempt from Dhite, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dhite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Poutine tries to keep at a distance but Dhite has taken the fight into the clinch.
Poutine keeps control of Dhite as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dhite throws a punch but it's blocked by Poutine.
Dhite tries a knee to the head but Poutine blocks it.

Poutine manages to break the clinch.
Dhite tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poutine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poutine throws a counter high kick but Dhite was just alert enough to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A cross from Poutine lands.

Poutine gets tackled into the cage by Dhite. Dhite maintains the clinch.
Dhite gets underhooks to prevent Poutine's takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wana Dhite 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.

Dhite shoots for a double leg takedown but Poutine sprawls well. He's pushed Dhite's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Poutine wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Poutine looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dhite closes the distance but Poutine moves to the side

and Poutine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dhite won't be happy with that.
Dhite is trying to control Poutine's posture but Poutine avoids it.

Poutine has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dhite is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dhite shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poutine wants to control but Dhite is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Dhite is trying to work for a kimura but Poutine is defending well.
Poutine is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dhite looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dhite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dhite wants to stand up but Poutine is controlling the position.
Dhite is keen to just control but Poutine is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dhite missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dhite seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Dhite darts in and clinches Poutine up against the cage.
Dhite is trying to drag Poutine to the mat but Poutine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dhite is stalling here.
Poutine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dhite prevents it.
Dhite is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poutine to keep the fight standing.
Pat Poutine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wana Dhite.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhite can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dhite throws an elbow but misses.
Dhite tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Poutine drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poutine is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dhite seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dhite wanted to stand there but Poutine had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dhite wants to pass the guard but Poutine is keeping the position.
Pat Poutine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dhite throws an elbow that misses. Poutine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dhite's guard. Nice move by Poutine!

Dhite not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dhite is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Poutine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dhite is trying to keep Poutine in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pat Poutine will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dhite misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poutine.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dhite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poutine changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dhite defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poutine.
Despite the aggression on Dhite's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dhite tries to clinch there but Poutine circles away.
Poutine stuffs the takedown.
Dhite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dhite throws a right hand that Poutine ducks under and follows up with a left that Poutine also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dhite throws a series of strikes that have Poutine backpedaling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dhite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dhite goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Poutine shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dhite stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poutine.
Pat Poutine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Poutine gets tackled into the cage by Dhite. Dhite maintains the clinch.
Poutine is trying to pull guard but Dhite turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Poutine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poutine is looking to break free of the clinch but Dhite has double underhooks.
Dhite jumps guard but Poutine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Dhite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dhite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Poutine is looking for a takedown.
Dhite looking to slow down the pace here.
Poutine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dhite's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dhite tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Poutine jumps guard.
Dhite preventing the sweep.

Poutine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dhite throwing strikes but missing.
Dhite tries to free his leg and advance position but Poutine is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dhite missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dhite passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dhite lands a nice forearm strike.
Poutine can't do much from the bottom here.
Dhite wants to stand but Poutine has his arm trapped.
Poutine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dhite wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dhite takes a little break here. Poutine wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dhite wants to stand but Poutine has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Dhite wants to stand and escape but instead Poutine has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Dhite trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Poutine postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dhite is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Poutine, into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wana Dhite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dhite 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wana Dhite!
Wana Dhite seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.