PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Bija (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Whippet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jordan Bija has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jordan Bija seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bija
vs
Whippet

181 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jordan Bija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tad Whippet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bija misses with a head kick.
Bija throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Whippet clinches up with Bija and pushes him back against the cage.
Bija misses with some punches.
Bija tries to circle away but Whippet has him pinned against the cage.
Whippet blocks an uppercut.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jordan Bija has been cut.
Whippet keeps control of Bija as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bija tries to pull guard but Whippet won't allow it.
Whippet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bija in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bija wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bija trying to land knees to the body.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bija working aggressively here.
Whippet lands a knee to the body.
Bija is breathing heavily.
Whippet prevents Bija from breaking the clinch.
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Bija has had enough of the clinch but Whippet keeps him there for the moment.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whippet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bija blocks it with crossed arms.
Bija has Whippet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Whippet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bija wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Bija is working for takedown but Whippet is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Bija. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Whippet scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whippet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Whippet looking to throw knees to the head but Bija is blocking nicely.
Bija tries to break free but Whippet pushes him back against the cage.
Bija takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
Whippet lands a knee to the body.
Bija takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whippet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Bija won't want to take too many of those.
Whippet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bija takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whippet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bija can't break the clinch.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bija takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bija takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bija has Whippet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Whippet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.

Jordan Bija's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bija lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bija blocks it with crossed arms.
Whippet scores a nice knee to the body.
Whippet scores a nice knee to the body.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Bija blocks it.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whippet tries to land a knee to the head but Bija blocks with his arms.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Bija's ribcage.
Whippet scores a nice knee to the body.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Whippet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bija in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bija goes for a takedown attempt but Whippet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Whippet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Bija's ribcage.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Bija won't want to take too many of those.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bija working aggressively here.
Bija fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Whippet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bija is trying to break free.
Whippet prevents Bija from breaking the clinch.
Whippet looking to throw knees to the head but Bija is blocking nicely.
Whippet has Bija pressed against the cage, preventing Bija from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Whippet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bija in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bija takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Whippet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Whippet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bija takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Whippet.
Whippet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whippet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whippet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whippet working Bija over with knees to the body.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet blocks a body shot from Bija.
Whippet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bija tries to score a body lock takedown but Whippet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
Whippet tries to land a knee to the head but Bija blocks with his arms.
Whippet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bija in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bija drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whippet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tad Whippet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Bija'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.

Whippet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bija shoots in looking for a takedown. Whippet tries to sprawl out of it but Bija keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whippet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Whippet forces Bija back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Bija misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whippet lands a nice knee to the body.
Whippet lands a nice knee to the body.
Bija misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bija wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bija wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bija lands a shoulder strike.
Whippet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bija tries to break the clinch but Whippet is controlling the position.
Whippet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Bija's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Whippet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bija takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whippet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bija lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whippet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whippet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bija's face.

Jordan Bija's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Bija can't break the clinch.
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
Bija tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whippet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bija lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch on the inside from Bija fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Whippet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Bija won't want to take too many of those.
Whippet blocks a body shot from Bija.
Bija working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Whippet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Whippet looking to throw knees to the head but Bija is blocking nicely.
Whippet lands a knee to the body.
Whippet scores with a knee to the head.
Tad Whippet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Whippet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whippet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bija's face.
Whippet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bija swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Whippet misses with a knee strike.
Bija takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whippet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bija throws a head punch that misses.
Whippet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice left hand lands by Bija.
Whippet has Bija pressed against the cage, preventing Bija from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Bija won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bija tries to pull guard but Whippet won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Bija. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whippet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bija's efforts to push away.
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
Whippet landing knees to the head.
Whippet misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whippet.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Whippet misses with a knee strike.
Bija tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whippet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whippet lands a knee to the body.
Bija tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whippet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whippet misses with a knee to the head.
Bija misses with a punch to the body.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bija lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Bija's ribcage.
Bija tries to pull guard but Whippet won't allow it.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bija goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whippet looking to throw knees to the head but Bija is blocking nicely.
Whippet scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Bija has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Bija fails to land.
Knees to the body from Whippet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Whippet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whippet scores with a knee to the head.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Bija blocks it.
Whippet prevents Bija from breaking the clinch.
Whippet working Bija over with knees to the body.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bija missing with knees to the body.
Bija tries for a takedown. No joy.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Bija won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tad Whippet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jordan Bija's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bija takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whippet throws a sloppy head kick and Bija moves out of range easily.
Whippet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bija darts in trying to clinch

and Whippet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whippet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bija.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whippet.

Bija escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whippet tries to close the distance and clinch but Bija swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whippet moves in looking to clinch but Bija pushes him off.
Bija tries to clinch but Whippet is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Bija.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bija.
Whippet sneaks back into half guard.
Bija wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whippet keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whippet wants to get back to full guard.
Bija wants to stand but Whippet has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bija thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Whippet to regain full guard.
Whippet looking for a sweep. Not yet Whippet, not yet.
Bija landing some decent shots from guard.
Whippet manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Whippet content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Whippet stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Bija tries for a takedown but Whippet circles away easily

and Whippet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bija tries to break free but Whippet pushes him back against the cage.
Whippet misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whippet prevents Bija from breaking the clinch.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Bija blocks it.
Whippet missing with knees to the body.
Bija is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Whippet pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bija wants to get back to striking at distance but Whippet won't allow it.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bija has a couple of punches blocked by Whippet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Whippet lands a nice knee to the body.
Bija has Whippet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Whippet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Bija. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whippet connects with a knee to the head.
Bija can't break the clinch.
Whippet scores with a knee to the head.
Whippet lands a knee to the head.
Bija goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bija jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whippet walks away with a smile on his face. Bija gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whippet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Whippet clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whippet obliges.
Bija avoiding damage as Whippet throws knees to the body.
Bija working hard to break the clinch.
Bija fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Bija blocks it.
Bija jumps guard but Whippet stands there with Bija around his waist. Bija gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bija.
Whippet lands a nice knee to the body.
Whippet landing knees to the head.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Bija's ribcage.
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Bija wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bija wants to get back to striking at distance but Whippet won't allow it.
Jordan Bija has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whippet landing knees to the body.
Bija is working for takedown but Whippet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Whippet scores with a knee to the head.
Whippet lands a knee to the body.
Bija fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bija is trying to stall.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Bija won't want to take too many of those.
Bija tries to break free but Whippet pushes him back against the cage.
Whippet landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tad Whippet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whippet 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Whippet!