PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Care Less (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Whitelaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Whitelaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Less
vs
Whitelaw

192 cm
24
273 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
266 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Future Pharmaceuticals (144 for $15)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Care Less!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Whitelaw!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitelaw tries to bum rush Less with a series of wild strikes but Less uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitelaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Less dives in and grabs Whitelaw's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whitelaw pushes down on Less's head and hops out.
Whitelaw cracks the inside of Less's front leg.
Less throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitelaw's waist but Whitelaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Less off to one side.
Whitelaw misses with a straight right.
Whitelaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitelaw misses with the combination.

Whitelaw lands a big head kick that sends Less tumbling to the mat! Whitelaw takes a step backwards and waves Less back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Care Less has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitelaw cracks the inside of Less's front leg.
Less is breathing heavily.
Whitelaw tries to clinch up.
Less takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Whitelaw takes the fight into the clinch.
Whitelaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Whitelaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Less backwards.
Whitelaw lands a damaging elbow.

Whitelaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses.
Whitelaw throws a series of punches but Less moves out of range.
Whitelaw looks to land a combination but Less avoids it well.

Whitelaw forces Less back against the cage and clinches.
Whitelaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whitelaw lands an elbow inside that Less shrugs off.

Whitelaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joey Whitelaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Less cracks Whitelaw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whitelaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Less paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitelaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitelaw misses with a hook. Less ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Less shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Care Less. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Less chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitelaw can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses.
Joey Whitelaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that Less semi-blocks.
Less dodges the punch combination from Whitelaw.
Less dodges the punch combination from Whitelaw.
Less avoids a kick to the body.
Less shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitelaw but Whitelaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Less. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Whitelaw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitelaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitelaw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whitelaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whitelaw throws a series of punches but Less moves out of range.
Whitelaw stuffs the takedown.
Whitelaw throws a sloppy head kick and Less moves out of range easily.
Whitelaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Less moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Whitelaw moves into the clinch.
Whitelaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Less is working for takedown but Whitelaw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Less drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whitelaw pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Whitelaw instigates a clinch.
Less wants a takedown.
Whitelaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whitelaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitelaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Whitelaw.

Whitelaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitelaw moves in looking to clinch but Less pushes him off.
Whitelaw tries to clinch but Less is having none of it.
Whitelaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Less moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitelaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Less blocks a leg kick.
Less fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whitelaw avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Whitelaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Care Less's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Whitelaw throws a leg kick which misses Less's front leg but catches the back leg as Less tries to avoid it.
Whitelaw throws a sloppy head kick and Less moves out of range easily.
Whitelaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whitelaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Less dodges the punch combination from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitelaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whitelaw tries to clinch up but Less circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitelaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitelaw tries to clinch up but Less circles away and keeps his distance.
Joey Whitelaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Less bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Whitelaw is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Less goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Whitelaw has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Less but great work by Whitelaw.
Whitelaw wants to control but Less is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less being controlled for a moment.

Whitelaw stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Less tries for a takedown but Whitelaw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Less shoots in but Whitelaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whitelaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Less paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitelaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Less circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Whitelaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Care Less's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Whitelaw slaps away a takedown attempt from Less, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Whitelaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Less paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitelaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitelaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Less paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitelaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Less moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitelaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Less avoids the head kick by Whitelaw.
Whitelaw is looking to clinch but Less is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitelaw is looking to clinch but Less is avoiding it.
Less swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitelaw.
Less swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitelaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw is looking to clinch but Less is avoiding it.
Less shoots in and drives through. Whitelaw sprawls well.
Less misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Care Less. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitelaw swinging wildly here.
Whitelaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whitelaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitelaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Less misses with a takedown attempt - Whitelaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Less avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Less avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitelaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitelaw wants to clinch up but Less keeps it at a distance.
Whitelaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitelaw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Less looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whitelaw is fending him off so far but Less persists. Nope, Whitelaw circles away and we're back to standing.
Less shoots for a takedown but Whitelaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Less swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitelaw.
Whitelaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Less swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whitelaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Less moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less blocks a head kick by Whitelaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Less is defended easily by Whitelaw.
Less avoids a punch combination nicely.

Less gets a takedown into half guard.
Whitelaw preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Care Less has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Whitelaw makes his way to full guard, as Less worked for a kimura.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitelaw is controlling Less's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Whitelaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whitelaw winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Whitelaw!