PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Whitewas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Whitewas had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Whitewas
vs
Lennon

168 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

The Drug Store
Extremely Crazy MMA gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Whitewas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Lennon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whitewas darts in and clinches Lennon up against the cage.
Whitewas looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Lennon tries to break the clinch but Whitewas is controlling the position.
Lennon tries for a takedown but Whitewas manages to get underhooks.
Whitewas wants to get back to striking at distance but Lennon won't allow it.
Whitewas stops a takedown attempt from Lennon.
Lennon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whitewas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dave Whitewas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lennon.

Whitewas manages to pull guard.
Whitewas striking off his back but it's not causing Lennon any problems.
Lennon trying to control but Whitewas is working from the bottom.

Whitewas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lennon is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Whitewas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lennon's back instead.
A lull in the action here.

Whitewas has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Whitewas is trying to stick to Lennon's back but Lennon is turning into Whitewas. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Whitewas's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lennon.
Lennon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitewas is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whitewas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Whitewas pulls Lennon in to control the position.

Whitewas has his feet on Lennon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lennon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitewas.
Lennon works Whitewas's body with a nice hook.
Lennon lands with an uppercut that bounces Whitewas off the cage and back into rage.
Whitewas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lennon tries to clinch up.
Lennon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Whitewas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lennon moves into full guard.
Lennon 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitewas wanted to stand there but Lennon had control of the position.
Lennon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitewas.
Lennon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lennon trying to keep a closed guard but Whitewas is proving a slippery customer.

Whitewas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

Whitewas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lennon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whitewas lands a body punch.
Lennon wants to break free but Whitewas has control.
Lennon tries for a takedown but Whitewas manages to get underhooks.
Lennon lands a knee to the body.
Lennon tries to pull guard but Whitewas won't allow it.
Lennon is trying to maintain a safe position but Whitewas gets an underhook and turns Lennon into the cage.
Lennon lands an elbow inside that Whitewas shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whitewas drags the fight down to the ground.

Lennon gets to his feet - Whitewas follows without any prompting.
Lennon tries to clinch up

and Whitewas counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Whitewas.

Lennon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whitewas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Whitewas trying to control but Lennon is working from the bottom.
Whitewas stopping the sweep attempt from Lennon.
Whitewas postures up.
Whitewas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lennon is keeping the position for now.
Lennon with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Whitewas can't handle though.
Whitewas wants to pass the guard but Lennon is keeping the position.
Whitewas scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitewas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitewas fails to land the takedown.
Lennon wants to clinch up but Whitewas keeps it at a distance.

Whitewas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lennon sprawls well initially but Whitewas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Lennon tries to roll over but Whitewas keeps him under control.
Lennon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitewas is working away from the top position though.
Whitewas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lennon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whitewas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whitewas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lennon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whitewas is really struggling to control Lennon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitewas trying to mount his opponent but Lennon defends it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whitewas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Whitewas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Whitewas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lennon can pounce on him.

Whitewas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whitewas can't break the clinch.

Whitewas pulls Lennon into guard.
Whitewas wants to sweep here but Lennon controlling him for the moment.
Lennon won't allow Whitewas to get back to his feet.
Lennon trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitewas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lennon has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Whitewas is proving hard to escape from.
Lennon wants to stand and escape but instead Whitewas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Whitewas stays in close to Lennon's body and controls the position.
Whitewas 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.
Lennon 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitewas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Whitewas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lennon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whitewas prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lennon pulls Whitewas into guard.
Whitewas wants to pass the guard but Lennon is keeping the position.
Lennon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lennon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Whitewas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lennon working a defensive guard here.
Whitewas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lennon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whitewas wants to control from the top but Lennon keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lennon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whitewas shoots in but Lennon avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lennon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Whitewas clinches up against the cage.
Whitewas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lennon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Whitewas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitewas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lennon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lennon tries for a takedown but Whitewas manages to get underhooks.

Whitewas wants the takedown. Lennon is fighting it off but Whitewas persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lennon's guard against the cage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lennon is on top in guard.
Lennon is pushing down on Whitewas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Whitewas is fighting to maintain full guard but Lennon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lennon seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Ground and pound from Lennon.
Whitewas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Whitewas.
Whitewas wants to sweep here but Lennon controlling him for the moment.
Whitewas keeping moving, preventing Lennon from controlling successfully.
Whitewas punching to the body, from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitewas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lennon is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennon wants to control from the top but Whitewas keeps moving.
Lennon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lennon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whitewas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Whitewas.
No joy there for Whitewas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitewas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whitewas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lennon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Whitewas feints and as Lennon raises his hands in defense, Whitewas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whitewas wants to pass the guard but Lennon is keeping the position.
Lennon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lennon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitewas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Whitewas wants to get back to full guard.
Lennon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lennon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lennon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whitewas throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Lennon stands up from half guard.
Lennon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Whitewas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lennon's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitewas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lennon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lennon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whitewas won't allow Lennon to sweep him here.
Whitewas wants to pass the guard but Lennon is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Whitewas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lennon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Whitewas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dave Whitewas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lennon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to de liver by Whitewas. Beautiful body shot.

Whitewas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lennon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lennon tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lennon regains half guard.
Lennon is trying to get back to full guard.
Dave Whitewas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitewas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lennon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lennon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lennon throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whitewas stands up and waves to Lennon to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitewas lands a jab-cross combination.
Whitewas tries for a takedown but Lennon circles away easily

and Lennon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Whitewas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lennon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whitewas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lennon passes Whitewas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lennon thows a huge punch but Whitewas dodges it nicely.
Whitewas preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lennon works his way into full mount!
Whitewas is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitewas is working hard here to advance position.
Lennon lands a big shot there that rocks Whitewas but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitewas tries to hold on but Lennon pushes him away.
Whitewas working to try and regain half guard.
Whitewas is squirming around, avoiding Lennon's attempts to control the action.
Lennon landing shots from mount.
Whitewas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Whitewas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lennon is working away from the top position though.
It looks like Lennon is going to stand back up.
Whitewas is looking to control Lennon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whitewas avoid being mounted?
Whitewas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whitewas is trying to stand up here but Lennon is controlling him well.
Whitewas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lennon is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Whitewas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whitewas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lennon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitewas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lennon circles away.
Whitewas stuffs the takedown attempt from Lennon. Lennon gets slowly back to his feet.

Whitewas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lennon is trying desperately to improve position.
Lennon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lennon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennon regains half guard.

Whitewas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lennon tries to get to full guard but Whitewas has control of the leg.
Whitewas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lennon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Whitewas gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lennon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Whitewas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Lennon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whitewas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
John Lennon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitewas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lennon's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Whitewas.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitewas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Whitewas!