PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Rakieta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Whitby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitby has chosen You Suffer as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rakieta
vs
Whitby

193 cm
19
204 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
218 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Rakieta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Paul Whitby!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rakieta keeps the fight on the outside.
Rakieta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitby.
Whitby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rakieta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitby is looking to clinch but Rakieta is avoiding it.
Whitby is looking to clinch but Rakieta is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakieta takes a swing at Whitby's ribcage but misses.
Whitby tries to clinch up.
Whitby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paul Whitby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitby tries to clinch up but Rakieta circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rakieta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rakieta stalks Whitby and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whitby's face. Whitby staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Paul Whitby has been cut.
Whitby tries to clinch there but Rakieta circles away.
Rakieta throws a shot from downtown. Whitby moves away and avoids it.
Rakieta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rakieta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whitby momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rakieta lands with a good body shot.
Whitby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitby moves in looking to clinch but Rakieta pushes him off.
Rakieta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitby dodges the punch combination from Rakieta.
Whitby throws a shot from downtown. Rakieta moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Whitby misses
and Rakieta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Rakieta.
Rakieta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whitby looks gassed!
Rakieta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rakieta misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rakieta counters with a nice body shot.
Rakieta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rakieta lands with a straight right. Whitby didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakieta scores with a nice head shot.
Rakieta throws a good cross that connects.

Whitby is rocked!
Crack! Rakieta connects with the perfect overhand right and Whitby falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Rakieta!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grzegorz Rakieta!