PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dana Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Whyte might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imagine - John Lennon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Whyte
vs
Morales

210 cm
25
300 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

195 cm
22
300 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dana Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Morales!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Morales throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Whyte.
Whyte trying to control the action but Morales is working from the bottom.
Morales is looking for a sweep.
Morales can't do much from the bottom here.
Whyte lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morales down.
Morales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morales on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morales tries to buck Whyte off but Whyte is having none of it.
Whyte taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte working the ground and pound from side control.

Whyte working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Whyte scores with a couple of short elbows.
Whyte fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morales is looking to regain half guard here but Whyte keeps moving and retains side control.
Whyte cracks Morales with a big elbow.
Whyte is looking to take a break and control but Morales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morales wants to control but Whyte postures up.
Morales takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Whyte is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Morales's shoulder. That is not cool.
Whyte trying to control the action but Morales is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morales is looking for a sweep.

Whyte is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morales is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Whyte controlling the position.

Whyte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morales, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales tries to buck Whyte off but Whyte is having none of it.
Morales gets back to half guard.
Whyte has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morales is working to get back to half guard.
Morales wants to control but Whyte is having none of it.
Morales is desperately trying to improve his position but Whyte has a good base and remains in mount.
Whyte fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Morales is looking to get to half guard.
Morales bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Morales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morales throws a strike but Whyte rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morales is trying to control the position but Whyte postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whyte slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Whyte will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morales is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dana Whyte dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Whyte blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Morales.
A clash of legs there as Whyte blocks the low kick.
Morales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morales stuffs the takedown.
Morales looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Morales misses with a head kick.
Morales misses with a head kick.
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morales!
A head kick misses from Morales.
Whyte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Morales.
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Morales.

Morales tries to sprawl but Whyte drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Morales makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morales.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte postures up.
Morales controlling the position.
Whyte working some strikes from top position.
Whyte is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Whyte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morales looking for a sweep. Not yet Morales, not yet.
Morales is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morales tries to stand and escape but Whyte actually recovers to full guard.
Whyte controlling Morales's posture.
Morales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whyte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morales must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte trying to control the position.
Morales trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Whyte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Whyte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morales is one step ahead there.
Morales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales being controlled here momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Morales clinches with his opponent.
Morales misses with a knee to the head.
Whyte drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morales gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Morales looking to throw knees to the head but Whyte is blocking nicely.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morales tries to land knees in the clinch but Whyte avoids the damage to the body.
Morales tries to land a knee to the head but Whyte blocks with his arms.
Whyte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morales fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dana Whyte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morales goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte checks a low kick from Morales.
Morales doesn't manage to clinch there - Whyte circles away.
Whyte moves out of range as Morales throws a body kick.
Morales throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whyte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Morales is looking to clinch.
A head kick by Morales misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.

Whyte gets the takedown into side control.
Whyte controlling the position from side mount.
Dana Whyte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whyte working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Whyte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morales knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Whyte gets to mount! Morales was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dana Whyte dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Morales needs to keep his hands up - Whyte had a free shot at his head there.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick from Morales.
Morales is looking to land body kicks.
Morales misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whyte is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morales lands a front kick.
Morales pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morales throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Morales
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morales throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Morales throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whyte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whyte fails with a takedown attempt.
Morales throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whyte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whyte moves out of range as Morales throws a body kick.
Morales wants to clinch up but Whyte keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whyte swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morales misses with a head kick.
Morales throws a body kick that misses.
Morales gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Whyte counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morales won't be happy with that.
Whyte cracks Morales with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Whyte is working Morales over with some ground and pound from side control.
Morales is trying to get back to half guard.
Morales is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Whyte's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whyte lands a nice short elbow.
Whyte wants to pass the guard but Morales is defending well.
Morales trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Whyte manages to pass to mount!
Whyte 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.
Whyte lands a big shot there that rocks Morales but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Whyte goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Morales is on top in guard.
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whyte is trying to keep Morales in close.
Morales postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morales looking to sit in guard and control but Whyte gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morales looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whyte is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morales tries to strike from the bottom.
Whyte stays in close to Morales's body and controls the position.
Morales will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morales looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Whyte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whyte passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales is refusing to be controlled, as Whyte sits in half guard.
Whyte not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte prevents Morales from improving his position.
Pablo Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morales on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Morales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whyte pulls his head out easily.
Whyte is looking to stall here but Morales recovers full guard.
Whyte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morales's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Whyte 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.

Morales is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whyte pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dana Whyte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whyte, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dana Whyte!