PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Vick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Whittaker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Vick
vs
Whittaker

190 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Vick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vick looks to land a combination but Whittaker avoids it well.
Vick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whittaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whittaker lands a front kick.
Vick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whittaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vick.
Whittaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whittaker moves in looking to clinch but Vick pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whittaker.
Vick is breathing heavily.
Vick throws a right hand that Whittaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Whittaker also avoids with ease.
Vick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whittaker misses with a body kick.
Whittaker tries to clinch but Vick is having none of it.
Vick avoids the head kick by Whittaker.
Vick swats away the attempt to clinch by Whittaker.
Whittaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whittaker counters with an outside leg kick.
Whittaker wants to clinch.
Vick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker lands a right hook to the body.
Whittaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vick tries to clinch up but Whittaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Vick throws a combination that misses
and Whittaker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vick's knee momentarily.
Vick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vick throws a combination that misses
and Whittaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vick thinking.
Vick misses with a double jab
and Whittaker counters with a solid body kick.
Whittaker lands with a shot to the body.
Vick throws a head kick that half lands.

Vick instigates a clinch.
Whittaker missing with knees to the body.
Whittaker is trying to maintain a safe position but Vick gets an underhook and turns Whittaker into the cage.
Vick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whittaker prevents it.
Vick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whittaker has him pressed against the cage.

Vick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vick misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Whittaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mike Vick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whittaker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vick works over Whittaker's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whittaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whittaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vick scoring well with a low kick there.
Vick stalks Whittaker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whittaker's face. Whittaker staggers backwards, shaken.
Vick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whittaker counters with a body kick that stops Vick in his tracks momentarily.
Vick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vick swats away the attempt to clinch by Whittaker.

Whittaker tries to keep at a distance but Vick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vick scores a nice knee to the body.

Vick breaks the clinch.
Vick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vick blocks a head kick by Whittaker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whittaker.
Whittaker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whittaker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Whittaker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Whittaker forces Vick back against the cage and clinches.

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

Whittaker clinches.
Whittaker prevents Vick from breaking the clinch.
Vick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whittaker lands with a light punch inside.
Whittaker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Vick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vick misses with a wild combination.
Vick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whittaker tries to clinch up.
Whittaker swinging wilding here.
Whittaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whittaker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vick moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whittaker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vick counters with a nice uppercut.
Vick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whittaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vick thinking.
A left and a right from Whittaker both land. Nice combination.
Whittaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whittaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Vick circles away.

Whittaker tries to keep at a distance but Vick has taken the fight into the clinch.

Whittaker breaks from the clinch.
Vick tests Whittaker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vick misses with a double jab
and Whittaker counters with a three punch combo that has Vick backing up. Vick nods at Whittaker to acknowledge the strikes.
Vick fakes the leg kick and cracks Whittaker in the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whittaker lands with a light punch inside.

Whittaker breaks the clinch.
Whittaker tries to clinch but Vick moves away
and Vick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vick counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Whittaker dominated that round.
That's time! Vick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice straight punches there by Vick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vick.
Vick looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whittaker moves out of range as Vick strikes.
Vick throws a nice looking combination but Whittaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whittaker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whittaker tries to clinch there but Vick circles away.
Whittaker misses with a few strikes there.
Whittaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whittaker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whittaker tries to clinch up.
Whittaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Whittaker pushes Vick up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker prevents Vick from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Whittaker breaks from the clinch.
Whittaker is looking to clinch but Vick is avoiding it.
Vick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Whittaker tries to clinch up but Vick circles away and keeps his distance.
Vick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Whittaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whittaker tries to clinch up but Vick circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker tries to move into range but Vick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whittaker misses the jab.
Whittaker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whittaker is looking to clinch.
Vick swinging wilding here.
Vick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whittaker throws a leg kick but Vick moved away.
Vick lands with a kick to the temple. Whittaker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gary Whittaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whittaker is looking to clinch.
Vick throws a combination that misses
and Whittaker counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vick misses with a double jab
and Whittaker counters with a two punch combo.
Whittaker lands a head kick!

Vick is rocked!
Vick throws a right hand that Whittaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Whittaker also avoids with ease.

Whittaker clinches up with Vick and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vick is trying to break free.

Vick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Whittaker.
A punch combination from Vick misses.

Whittaker gets a clinch.
Vick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whittaker wants to break the clinch but can't.

Vick breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Whittaker as Vick shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Vick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whittaker misses with a double jab.

Whittaker moves into range and clinches up with Vick.
Whittaker wants to stall.
Whittaker is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Whittaker missing with knees to the body.

Whittaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Whittaker.
Whittaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whittaker throws a head kick that half lands.
Vick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whittaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vick thinking.
Whittaker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vick throws a combination. Whittaker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Whittaker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vick moves into the clinch.

Vick manages to break the clinch.

Vick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Whittaker taking shots to the head.
Whittaker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Whittaker is looking to improve his position but Vick isn't that keen on the idea.
Vick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Whittaker swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Whittaker tries to lock up and control but Vick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vick 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.
Whittaker is desperately trying to improve his position but Vick has a good base and remains in mount.
Whittaker is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Whittaker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Vick tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vick thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Whittaker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vick lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vick landing strikes from the mount and Whittaker is in trouble!

Whittaker is rocked!

It looks like Gary Whittaker has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vick looking to finish Whittaker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Whittaker!
Whittaker is still in real trouble! Can Vick finish him?
Vick cracks Whittaker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Whittaker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vick unloading with bombs!
Whittaker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Whittaker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whittaker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vick landing strikes, looking to finish!
Whittaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Whittaker is looking to get to half guard.
Vick looking to finish Whittaker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Whittaker!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whittaker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Vick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gary Whittaker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Whittaker shoots in for a takedown but Vick shows good takedown defense.
A good leg kick by Whittaker.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vick, as that shot connected.
Vick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vick misses with a head kick.
Whittaker tries to land a body kick
and Whittaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whittaker counters with a left and a right that stings Vick.
Vick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whittaker looks to land a combination but Vick avoids it well.
Whittaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Whittaker rushes Vick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Whittaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vick blocks a head kick by Whittaker.
Vick lands a head kick!
Whittaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whittaker closes the distance but Vick moves to the side

and Vick counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Whittaker!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vick is landing with some decent strikes but Whittaker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Vick working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That has opened up Gary Whittaker's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick landing shots from mount.

The cut above Gary Whittaker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vick scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Whittaker?
Vick throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Whittaker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vick punching from mount but Whittaker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vick in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vick punching from mount but Whittaker doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Whittaker wants to hold on but Vick pushes him away.
Vick landing strikes from the mount.

Gary Whittaker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gary Whittaker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Vick!