PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shterkin McJerkins (ranked 4671 p4p, 4298 weight class) and Elmo Whibley (ranked 0 p4p, 486 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

McJerkins
vs
Whibley

178 cm
25
157
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
165
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shterkin McJerkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Elmo Whibley!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whibley throws a solid leg kick but McJerkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whibley.
A cross from McJerkins lands.
Whibley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McJerkins.
A countering left hand to the body from Whibley misses.
Whibley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Whibley duly obliges.
Whibley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whibley misses with a straight right.
Whibley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McJerkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shterkin McJerkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Whibley.
Whibley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whibley walks into a stiff left hand from McJerkins.
A punch combination from Whibley misses.
Whibley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McJerkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whibley connects with an inside leg kick.
Whibley misses with a body shot.
McJerkins throws a sloppy body shot
and Whibley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McJerkins's corner calls for a 1-2. McJerkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McJerkins misses with a hook
and Whibley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McJerkins blocks a leg kick.
McJerkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whibley counters with a three punch combo that has McJerkins backing up. McJerkins nods at Whibley to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from McJerkins. Whibley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whibley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whibley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good exchange - McJerkins coming out on top.
McJerkins lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McJerkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Whibley.
Whibley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whibley throws a low kick but it's checked well by McJerkins.
A little feinted left hand from McJerkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whibley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whibley throws a shot from downtown. McJerkins moves away and avoids it.
McJerkins throws an off balance right hand
and Whibley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whibley swings for the body but McJerkins moves out of range.
Whibley moves away from the strike by McJerkins.
Whibley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McJerkins.
McJerkins checks a leg kick nicely.
Whibley throws a lazy right hand but McJerkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - McJerkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whibley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McJerkins.
Whibley misses with a straight left.
Whibley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Whibley misses with a two punch combination.
Whibley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whibley throws a looping overhand right but McJerkins ducks down to avoid it.
Whibley ducks under a wild hook from McJerkins.
Whibley scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McJerkins lands with a nice body punch.
McJerkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whibley.
Whibley staying out of range there.
McJerkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McJerkins blocks a jab.
Whibley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whibley lands with a nice body punch.
McJerkins misses with a looping right.
Whibley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whibley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McJerkins is able to avoid easily.
Whibley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McJerkins throws out the jab.
Whibley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McJerkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McJerkins throws an overhand right that lands on Whibley's shoulder, as Whibley tries to avoid the shot.
Whibley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whibley works the jab nicely.
McJerkins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McJerkins throwing a counter right hand but Whibley manages to avoid it.
McJerkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whibley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McJerkins looks to land a left hand but Whibley moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whibley throws a big shot that misses.
McJerkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Whibley blocks a jab.
Whibley misses with a series of wild punches.
Whibley moves out of range as McJerkins strikes.
Whibley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Whibley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McJerkins.
McJerkins checks a leg kick.
McJerkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - McJerkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whibley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whibley thows a left - swing and a miss!
McJerkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McJerkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whibley.
That kick from Whibley tenderised McJerkins's leg. McJerkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
McJerkins throws a hook to the side of Whibley's head but Whibley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Whibley - just one landing.
Some bone on bone action there as McJerkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McJerkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whibley.
Whibley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whibley fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJerkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whibley throws out a powerful jab.
Whibley moves away from the strike by McJerkins.
Whibley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McJerkins throws a hook to the side of Whibley's head but Whibley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whibley is looking to chop away at McJerkins's legs.
Whibley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whibley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McJerkins.
Whibley misses the jab.
Whibley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McJerkins had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Whibley looks to throw the jab but McJerkins is out of range.
Whibley lands with a cross.
McJerkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McJerkins slips under a jab from Whibley.
Whibley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McJerkins manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from McJerkins misses.
Whibley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McJerkins just misses with a punch to the body.
McJerkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whibley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McJerkins misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elmo Whibley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Whibley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whibley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whibley pivots, looking for a leg kick but McJerkins is out of range and Whibley settles back down.
Whibley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whibley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McJerkins.
McJerkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Whibley misses the jab.
McJerkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whibley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whibley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McJerkins.
McJerkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McJerkins blocks a jab.
McJerkins throws a hook but Whibley avoids it easily.
Whibley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whibley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McJerkins throws a shot from downtown. Whibley moves away and avoids it.
McJerkins lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whibley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whibley misses with a looping right.
McJerkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whibley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McJerkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Whibley.
McJerkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Whibley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by McJerkins.
Whibley connects with an inside leg kick.
McJerkins slips under a jab.
McJerkins staying out of range there.
Whibley throws a jab when McJerkins was well out of range.
Whibley moves away from the strike by McJerkins.
Whibley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McJerkins misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McJerkins punishes Whibley's body with a nice straight punch.
Whibley looks to land a left hand but McJerkins moved out of range nicely.
Elmo Whibley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McJerkins checks a low kick from Whibley.
Whibley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from McJerkins misses.
Whibley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McJerkins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whibley. McJerkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
McJerkins thuds his right hand into Whibley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whibley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McJerkins manages to avoid it.
Whibley misses with a hook.
Whibley moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McJerkins ducks under a wild hook from Whibley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJerkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McJerkins throws the left hand but Whibley avoids the punch easily.
Whibley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McJerkins tries to move into range but Whibley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McJerkins looks to land a left hand but Whibley moved out of range nicely.
McJerkins missing with a left hand there. Whibley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whibley sizes up McJerkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from McJerkins.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McJerkins, as that shot connected.
McJerkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whibley.
Whibley throws a body punch but McJerkins moves out of range.
Whibley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McJerkins throws an overhand right that lands on Whibley's shoulder, as Whibley tries to avoid the shot.
Whibley avoids the body shot from McJerkins.
Whibley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McJerkins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whibley! But no joy.
McJerkins swings widly with a right hand
and Whibley counters with a nice uppercut.
Whibley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McJerkins.
Whibley lands with a good body shot.
Whibley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whibley takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McJerkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Whibley thumps McJerkins with a low kick.
Whibley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whibley was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McJerkins scores with a nice strike.
McJerkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whibley misses with a looping left.
McJerkins misses with an uppercut. Whibley saw that one coming.
Whibley throws a low kick but McJerkins avoids it.
Whibley punishes McJerkins's body with a nice straight punch.
McJerkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whibley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whibley throws an overhand right that lands on McJerkins's shoulder, as McJerkins tries to avoid the shot.
Whibley blocks a jab.
Whibley jabs McJerkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whibley misses with an uppercut.
McJerkins ducks under a wild hook from Whibley.
Whibley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whibley misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whibley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McJerkins misses with an uppercut
enabling Whibley to counter with a crisp jab.
McJerkins misses with a straight right.
McJerkins throws a lazy right hand but Whibley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whibley moves away from the strike by McJerkins.
McJerkins just misses with a punch to the body.
McJerkins ducks under a wild hook from Whibley.
McJerkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whibley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whibley throws a nice outside leg kick.
McJerkins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Whibley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whibley scores with a hook to the body. McJerkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whibley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whibley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whibley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McJerkins.
Whibley misses with a low kick.
McJerkins checks a leg kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Elmo Whibley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

McJerkins misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from McJerkins misses the target.
McJerkins loads up on a big right hand but Whibley slips the punch.
Whibley moves out of range of the strikes.
Whibley throws a hook but McJerkins avoids it easily.
McJerkins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McJerkins checks a low kick from Whibley.
Whibley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whibley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whibley lands with a good body shot.
McJerkins throws a big shot that misses.
McJerkins throws a shot from downtown. Whibley moves away and avoids it.
Whibley moves out of range of the strikes.
McJerkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McJerkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice jab there from Whibley.
Whibley lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whibley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McJerkins.
McJerkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Whibley misses with a body kick.
Jab from McJerkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whibley throws a low kick but McJerkins avoids it.
McJerkins walks into a jab.
McJerkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McJerkins throws a big shot that misses.
McJerkins misses with an uppercut.
McJerkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whibley throws a lazy right hand but McJerkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McJerkins swings for the body but Whibley moves out of range.
McJerkins misses with an uppercut.
Whibley with a nice calf kick.
Whibley slips under a jab from McJerkins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whibley throws a leg kick which misses McJerkins's front leg but catches the back leg as McJerkins tries to avoid it.
Whibley throws the left hand but McJerkins avoids the punch easily.
Whibley throws a hook but McJerkins blocks it.
McJerkins misses with a hook.
Whibley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McJerkins throws the left hand but Whibley avoids the punch easily.
Whibley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McJerkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whibley.
McJerkins throws a jab when Whibley was well out of range.
Shterkin McJerkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McJerkins throws a hook but Whibley blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McJerkins avoids the body shot from Whibley.
McJerkins throws a hook but Whibley avoids it easily.
Whibley slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whibley.
McJerkins swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Whibley to counter with a crisp jab.
McJerkins lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whibley. That's going to slow McJerkins down.
Whibley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whibley throws a looping overhand right but McJerkins ducks down to avoid it.
Whibley lands a jab to McJerkins's midsection.
Whibley throws a front kick that sends McJerkins stumbling back into the cage.
McJerkins missing with a left hand there. Whibley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McJerkins misses with an uppercut. Whibley saw that one coming.
Whibley ducks under a wild hook from McJerkins.
McJerkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Whibley looks for the body kick but McJerkins saw that one coming.
Whibley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whibley misses with a straight right.
McJerkins takes a swing at Whibley's ribcage but misses.
A big right from McJerkins misses.
McJerkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whibley.
McJerkins swings for the body but Whibley moves out of range.
McJerkins blocks a head kick by Whibley.
McJerkins avoids the body shot from Whibley.
McJerkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whibley is looking to score with low kicks.
McJerkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whibley.
Whibley misses with a few strikes there.
McJerkins blocks a leg kick.
Whibley throws a low kick but McJerkins moves out of range easily.
McJerkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
McJerkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice shot by McJerkins.
Whibley throws a jab but it's blocked by McJerkins.
McJerkins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McJerkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whibley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McJerkins misses with a body shot.
McJerkins loads up on a big right hand but Whibley slips the punch.
Whibley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whibley throws a jab when McJerkins was well out of range.
Whibley ducks under a wild hook from McJerkins.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McJerkins blocks a jab.
McJerkins looks to land a left hand but Whibley moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Whibley misses.
Whibley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McJerkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Whibley throws a leg kick but McJerkins moved away.
Elmo Whibley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McJerkins throws a hook but Whibley avoids it easily.
Whibley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McJerkins.
McJerkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whibley.
Whibley misses with a body shot.
Whibley misses with a jab, cross combination.
McJerkins lands the left hand.
McJerkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McJerkins throws an off balance right hand
and Whibley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elmo Whibley.
Well Whibley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elmo Whibley!