PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Double Whammy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Power's choice of entrance music: X gonna give it to ya - DMX. Double Whammy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Whammy
vs
Power

188 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
199 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Good kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Double Whammy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whammy.
Power misses with a left hand
enabling Whammy to counter with a crisp jab.
Whammy misses with a low kick as Power jumps back.
Power changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Power moves into range and connects with a jab.

Whammy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Power is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Whammy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Power keeps working.
Whammy is really struggling to control Power but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Power is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Power dodges the ground and pound from Whammy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tries to escape but Whammy is in control.
Whammy lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whammy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Whammy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Power wants to get back to his feet but Whammy drags him back down.
The referee asks Whammy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Whammy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Whammy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Whammy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Power somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Whammy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whammy showed some decent athleticism there.
Whammy is keen to just control but Power is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power wants to get back to his feet.
Whammy trying to control from half guard but Power is working away.
Whammy working the head and body with strikes.
Whammy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Power is trying to stand up here but Whammy is controlling him well.
Whammy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Whammy wants to pass to mount but Power is defending the position.
Power wants to get back to his feet.
Power is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Power looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whammy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whammy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whammy stalling.
Power is trying to stand up here but Whammy is controlling him well.
Whammy trying to mount his opponent but Power defends it.
Whammy trying to control the action but Power is working from the bottom.
Whammy not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whammy stops Power from getting back to his feet.
Whammy is looking to take a break and control but Power is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whammy prevents Power from standing back up.
Whammy content to control rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Double Whammy.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whammy.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whammy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Power's knee momentarily.
Power throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whammy.

Whammy scores a takedown into full mount!
Whammy controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Double Whammy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Whammy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Power clinches up against the cage.
Whammy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Whammy has double underhooks.
A short right from Whammy on the inside.
Power is trying to push Whammy away but Whammy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Power wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whammy misses with a punch on the inside.
Whammy misses with a knee strike.
Whammy swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whammy throws a head punch that misses.
Whammy is trying to drag Power to the mat but Power just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Power is looking to break free of the clinch but Whammy has double underhooks.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Power managing to block the knees to the body from Whammy.
Whammy misses with some punches.
Whammy works on Power's body with a couple of short punches.
Whammy looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whammy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Power tries a knee to the head but Whammy blocks it.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whammy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thomas Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whammy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Power lands with a straight right. Whammy didn't see that one coming.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Power throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whammy's head.
Whammy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Whammy drives through and clinches with Power against the cage.
Whammy misses with the head strike.

Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whammy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Whammy throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
Power throws a leg kick but Whammy moved away.
Whammy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Whammy.
Whammy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whammy throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a wild body shot.
Power misses with an uppercut. Whammy saw that one coming.
Power avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whammy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Whammy does it's job there.
Nice uppercut there from Whammy.
Whammy takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Whammy is looking to score with low kicks.
Power checks a leg kick.
Whammy blocks a head kick by Power.
Power blocks a head kick by Whammy.
Thomas Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whammy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Power tries to bum rush Whammy with a series of wild strikes but Whammy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Whammy. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Whammy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Whammy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a hook. Whammy ducked under it nicely.
Power scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Whammy jabs Power right on the nose. Power blinks but takes it well.
Whammy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Power moves away.
The fighters circling - Whammy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whammy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whammy motions for Power to come forward. Whammy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Power throws a series of punches but Whammy moves out of range.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power cracks Whammy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whammy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whammy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power throws a left and a right that both miss

so Whammy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Power can't keep his opponent in guard - Whammy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Power is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power taking some punishment here, with Whammy in his half guard.
Whammy trying to mount his opponent but Power defends it.
Whammy trying to control the pace.
Whammy wants to control but Power is keeping him busy.

Power has one foot on Whammy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Whammy thows a leg kick but Power checks it
and Power counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Power. That's going to slow Whammy down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whammy thows a leg kick but Power checks it
and Whammy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power throws a nice outside leg kick.

Whammy clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Double Whammy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Whammy misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a leg kick.
Whammy slips under a jab from Power.
Power misses the body punch
and Whammy counters with a nice leg kick.
Whammy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Whammy counters with a stiff right hand.
Whammy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Power misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whammy.
Power misses with a hook
and Whammy counters with a slapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Whammy.
Whammy moves out of range as Power strikes.
Whammy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whammy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whammy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whammy misses with a low kick.
Whammy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whammy moves out of range as Power strikes.
Whammy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whammy tries to clinch up.
Whammy looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Whammy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Power's waist but Power gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whammy off to one side.
Power tries to clinch up but Whammy circles away and keeps his distance.
Whammy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Power takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Whammy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Power misses
and Whammy counters with an outside leg kick.
Power connects with a right hand. Whammy shakes it off.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Whammy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whammy misses with a few strikes there.
Power lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whammy tries a head kick but it misses.
Whammy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whammy throws a leg kick but Power moved away.
Whammy is looking to chop away at Power's legs.
Whammy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Power throws a good cross that connects.
Whammy throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.

Whammy clinches up against the cage.

Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whammy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Power sizes up Whammy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Whammy counters with a nice body shot.
Whammy throws a head kick that half lands.
Whammy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Power scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Power moves out of range of the leg kick from Whammy.
Whammy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Whammy blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whammy throws a right hand that misses
and Power counters with a low kick, right behind Whammy 's knee.
Power misses with a lunging right hand

and Whammy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Whammy trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whammy pushing down on Power's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Power is trying to stand.
Whammy controlling the action here.
Power keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Whammy there.
Whammy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whammy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whammy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whammy trying to control the action but Power is working from the bottom.
Whammy prevents Power from standing back up.
Whammy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Power is trying to stand back up but Whammy is controlling him
Whammy is trying to control the action in half guard but Power is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Whammy in particular looking to stall.
Whammy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Power has hold of Whammy's hands but Whammy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Whammy thows a huge punch but Power dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Double Whammy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whammy, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Double Whammy!