PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Green is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Green
vs
Whitley

188 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Whitley!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green shoots in for a takedown but Whitley shows good takedown defense.
Whitley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitley but Whitley pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Whitley instigates a clinch.
Whitley lands a body punch.
Green tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whitley just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Whitley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Whitley manages to end up in side control.
Whitley working away.
Whitley wants to stand but Green is controlling his arm.
Whitley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Green's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whitley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Whitley trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green tries to clinch up but Whitley circles away and keeps his distance.
Green is looking to clinch.
Whitley tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.

Whitley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Green did well to prevent Whitley getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitley slows the pace down in half guard.

Green actively working from the bottom here.
Green is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
Green is looking to escape.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitley.
Whitley trying to control the pace.
Whitley wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Whitley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Green napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whitley trying to control the position but Green is working away.

Whitley tries for a kimura but Green is defending well.
Whitley tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Green is trying to control Whitley's posture but Whitley avoids it.
Whitley wants to stand but Green is controlling his arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Whitley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Whitley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Green is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Green's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whitley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Whitley tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green looks to land a combination but Whitley avoids it well.

Green darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitley's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Whitley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tom Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitley tries for a takedown but Green sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitley.

Whitley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Green on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Green tries to get out of the position.
Green looks like he's trying to stand up.
Green trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green is not content to let Whitley control the position.
Whitley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Whitley trying to mount his opponent but Green defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Whitley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Green misses with a takedown

and Whitley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Whitley wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.

Green is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitley pulls his head out easily.
Whitley not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Whitley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Whitley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Green defending well though.
Whitley not landing any meaningful shots this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Whitley has taken the fight to the clinch.

Whitley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Whitley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Whitley keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green preventing the sweep.
Whitley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whitley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Green defends well.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Whitley blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Whitley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Green tries to get to full guard but Whitley has control of the leg.
Whitley thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Whitley is very close to passing his half guard.
Whitley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Green keeps working.
Whitley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Whitley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Whitley darts in trying to clinch

and Green counters by clinching up.
Whitley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Green just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whitley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Green wants a takedown but no success here.
Green is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Green jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whitley walks away with a smile on his face. Green gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Green tries for a takedown but Whitley circles away easily
and Whitley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Green. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Whitley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Whitley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whitley throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Whitley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Whitley is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Green has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Green is trying to escape the mount.
Green is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Green tries to hold on but Whitley pushes him away.
Whitley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mike Whitley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Green working to try and regain half guard.
Whitley controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whitley content just to control the position here.

That's four 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Whitley just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitley tries to clinch but Green moves away

and Green counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Green with a flurry of punches that miss.
Green won't allow Whitley to get back to his feet.
Whitley wants to improve his position but instead Green has moved into half guard.
Whitley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
Whitley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Whitley is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Whitley.
Well Whitley 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Whitley!