PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Whitelaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kick Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whitelaw
vs
Ass

200 cm
26
269 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

200 cm
24
270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Whitelaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kick Ass!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ass shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whitelaw bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Whitelaw closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ass quickly recovers to half guard.
Whitelaw landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ass is looking to escape.
Whitelaw lands strikes from half guard.
Whitelaw slows the pace down in half guard.
Whitelaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ass wants to get back to his feet.
Whitelaw content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Whitelaw controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitelaw throws a series of punches but Ass moves out of range.
Whitelaw throws a hook to the side of Ass's head but Ass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ass wants to clinch but Whitelaw slips to the side
and Whitelaw counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Whitelaw tries to keep at a distance but Ass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whitelaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ass looks gassed!
Ass takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Kick Ass has been cut.
Nice body punch from Whitelaw.

Whitelaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitelaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whitelaw keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ass throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitelaw can pounce on him.
Whitelaw digs a good body shot into Ass's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitelaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitelaw.
Crunch! Whitelaw slams his shin into Ass's torso.

Whitelaw feints and as Ass raises his hands in defense, Whitelaw changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whitelaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitelaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitelaw throwing strikes but missing.
Whitelaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whitelaw postures up in Ass's guard and throws a big left but Ass blocks it.
Whitelaw controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitelaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitelaw showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whitelaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Whitelaw throwing strikes from guard but Ass blocks nicely.
Whitelaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four 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.
Whitelaw missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitelaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whitelaw forces his way into half guard.
Whitelaw is trying to control the action in half guard but Ass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whitelaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Whitelaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ass's head.
Whitelaw sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw prevents Ass from standing back up.
Ass is not content to let Whitelaw control the position.
Ass on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ass wants to get back to his feet.
Whitelaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ass is trying to stand up here but Whitelaw is controlling him well.
Whitelaw throwing shots but Ass is blocking nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whitelaw slows the pace down in half guard.
Whitelaw missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitelaw is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whitelaw working Ass over with strikes.
Ass is trying to stand up here but Whitelaw is controlling him well.
Whitelaw trying to control the action but Ass is working from the bottom.
Whitelaw not doing much here.
Whitelaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ass's head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Whitelaw wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Whitelaw takes one to the side of the head.
Whitelaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ass circles away quickly and effectively.
Ass moves in looking to clinch but Whitelaw pushes him off.
Donk. Ass catches Whitelaw right on the button with a cross.
Ass throws the kick towards the body but Whitelaw avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ass blocks the body kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitelaw.
Ass wants to slow Whitelaw down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Whitelaw misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Whitelaw. That snapped Ass's head back.
Whitelaw connects with a leg kick. Ass looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Ass drives through and clinches with Whitelaw against the cage.
Ass is trying to break the clinch but Whitelaw is controlling him.
Ass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw lands with a right to the head.
Ass blocks the elbow strike.
Whitelaw has Ass pressed against the cage, preventing Ass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ass tries to land knees in the clinch but Whitelaw avoids the damage to the body.
Whitelaw gets through Ass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ass wants to stall.
Ass tries to break free but Whitelaw pushes him back against the cage.
Whitelaw lands with a right to the head.
Ass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitelaw.

Whitelaw breaks from the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ass tries to clinch up but Whitelaw circles away and keeps his distance.

Whitelaw drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whitelaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whitelaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitelaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitelaw lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whitelaw looking to pass the guard.
Whitelaw is looking to work some ground and pound but Ass has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitelaw stands and throws Ass's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Whitelaw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kick Ass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Whitelaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whitelaw lands with a hook. Ass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Whitelaw misses.
Ass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Whitelaw scores with a takedown into Ass's guard.
Whitelaw postures up in Ass's guard and throws a big left but Ass blocks it.
Whitelaw throwing strikes but missing.
Ass wants to get back to his feet but Whitelaw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whitelaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ass is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw throwing strikes from guard but Ass blocks nicely.
Whitelaw throwing strikes but missing.
Whitelaw's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Whitelaw is standing up over Ass. Ass looks to escape but Whitelaw dives into side control.
Whitelaw trying to control the position but Ass is working away.

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.
A lull in the action here as Whitelaw stalls from top position.
Whitelaw lands some shots froms side control.
Whitelaw trying to control the position but Ass is working away.
Ass parries the strikes from Whitelaw easily there. Whitelaw is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ass to escape.
Whitelaw throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ass is letting Whitelaw control him for a moment.
Whitelaw is chipping away with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Whitelaw working the strikes but Ass uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ass avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitelaw controlling the pace.
Joey Whitelaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Joey Whitelaw has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Whitelaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ass tries to avoid it but Whitelaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ass to the ground. Ass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ass lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ass throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whitelaw looks to throw the jab but Ass is out of range.
Whitelaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitelaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ass can pounce on him.
Kick Ass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitelaw scores with the left hand. Ass knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ass.
Ass cracks a nice hook into Whitelaw's ribs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ass fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whitelaw.
Ass throws a leg kick which misses Whitelaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Whitelaw tries to avoid it.
Ass scores with a kick to the midsection.
Whitelaw takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Joey Whitelaw has been cut.
Ass misses the shot to the body.

Ass closes the distance and pushes Whitelaw back into the cage.

Ass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitelaw misses the jab.
Ass scores with a hook to the body. Whitelaw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whitelaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Ass uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitelaw steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ass. That one must have hurt.
Ass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Whitelaw manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ass is looking to clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ass is looking to clinch.
Ass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitelaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whitelaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ass doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitelaw circles away.
Ass with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whitelaw throws a lazy right hand but Ass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ass slips under a jab from Whitelaw.
Ass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ass scores with a head kick.
Ass lands with a nice body kick.
Whitelaw misses with a hook. Ass ducked under it nicely.
Ass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ass tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whitelaw throws the kick towards the body but Ass avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ass!
Whitelaw throws a hook to the side of Ass's head but Ass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw throws a jab when Ass was well out of range.
Whitelaw lands a nice looking body shot.
Whitelaw lands with an overhand left.
Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitelaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitelaw will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Whitelaw closes the distance and pushes Ass back into the cage.
Ass is pressed up against the cage. Whitelaw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ass down to the mat. Ass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Whitelaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ass misses with a head kick.
Ass throws the left hand but Whitelaw avoids the punch easily.
Ass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitelaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ass misses with a body kick.
Whitelaw misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitelaw throws a solid leg kick but Ass takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whitelaw.
Ass stuffs the takedown attempt from Whitelaw. Whitelaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Whitelaw throws a combination that misses
and Ass counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whitelaw misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ass lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ass moves in looking to clinch but Whitelaw pushes him off.
Whitelaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Ass.
Whitelaw avoids the body shot from Ass.
Whitelaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whitelaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitelaw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ass scores with a leg kick.
Ass scores with a head kick. Whitelaw tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ass lets loose with a powerful body kick. Whitelaw will feel that in the morning.
Ass fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ass lands with a kick to the temple. Whitelaw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ass lands with a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ass.
Ass tries to clinch up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ass lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ass scores with a kick to the body.

Ass clinches with his opponent.
Ass scores a nice knee to the body.

Ass manages to break the clinch.
Ass throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ass wants to clinch up but Whitelaw keeps it at a distance.
Whitelaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ass lands with a slapping head kick.
Whitelaw fails with the takedown.
Ass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitelaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitelaw avoids the head kick by Ass.
Ass scores with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Ass
and Whitelaw counters with a solid body kick.
Ass throws a sloppy head kick and Whitelaw moves out of range easily.
Ass wants to slow Whitelaw down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Ass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Whitelaw connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ass takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whitelaw on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whitelaw scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw scores with a jab. Ass acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whitelaw fakes the leg kick and cracks Ass in the body.
Whitelaw blocks a head kick by Ass.
Ass throws the left hand but Whitelaw avoids the punch easily.
Ass scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Whitelaw finds it's way through Ass's defenses.
Nice body punch from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw thows a body kick. Ass tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitelaw scores with a jab to the head.

Whitelaw darts in and clinches Ass up against the cage.
Whitelaw pushes Ass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Whitelaw on the inside.

Whitelaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitelaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitelaw connects with a single shot there.
Ass throws a hook but Whitelaw avoids it easily.
Whitelaw scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ass in his tracks.
Whitelaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ass. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitelaw.
Ass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ass wants it to stay on the feet.
Whitelaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crunch! Ass slams his shin into Whitelaw's torso.
Whitelaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ass as he avoids it easily.
Ass connects with a high kick.
Whitelaw lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whitelaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ass. That did some damage!
Joey Whitelaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitelaw throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whitelaw cracks Ass with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ass throws a solid leg kick but Whitelaw takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ass.
Ass thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ass tries to avoid it but Whitelaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ass to the ground. Ass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Whitelaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Whitelaw darts in and clinches Ass up against the cage.
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!
Whitelaw lands a shot to the body.
Ass tries to break free but Whitelaw pushes him back against the cage.
Whitelaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ass backwards.

Whitelaw breaks the clinch.
Ass stuffs the takedown.
Whitelaw lands an overhand right.
Ass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whitelaw looks for the body kick but Ass saw that one coming.
Ass wants to clinch but Whitelaw slips to the side
and Whitelaw makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ass misses with a wild body shot.
Ass is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whitelaw rather than just go for the knockout.
Whitelaw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whitelaw thuds his right hand into Ass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Ass is predictable there

and Whitelaw counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Whitelaw's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass wants to get back to his feet but Whitelaw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whitelaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whitelaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitelaw prevents Ass from getting back to his feet.
Ass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw throwing strikes but missing.
Whitelaw controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whitelaw stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ass darts in trying to clinch
and Ass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whitelaw.
Whitelaw lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Whitelaw looks to land a right hand but Ass moved out of range.
Whitelaw misses with a looping right.
Whitelaw cracks Ass with a good jab.
Ass throws an off balance right hand
and Whitelaw counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whitelaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitelaw lunges at Ass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ass's hand.
Whitelaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whitelaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ass moves forwards but Whitelaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ass tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitelaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Ass gets tackled into the cage by Whitelaw. Whitelaw maintains the clinch.
Whitelaw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ass's face.
Ass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whitelaw throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whitelaw pushes off an throws an elbow but Ass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whitelaw avoids it.
Ass blocks the elbow strike.

Whitelaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitelaw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ass's hands.

Whitelaw closes the distance and clinches.
Whitelaw can't get the takedown.
Ass crunches a lovely knee into Whitelaw's ribcage.
Good body shot from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joey Whitelaw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whitelaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Whitelaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ass throws a head kick that misses.
Ass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitelaw tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Whitelaw.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ass, right into the meat.
Whitelaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitelaw throws a hook to the side of Ass's head but Ass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decent striking displayed by Whitelaw there.
Ass keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ass.
Whitelaw takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitelaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ass was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitelaw.
A head kick by Whitelaw misses
and Ass counters with a two punch combo.
Whitelaw throws a hook but Ass blocks it.

Ass pushes Whitelaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Ass blocks an uppercut.
Whitelaw prevents Ass from breaking the clinch.
Ass missing with knees to the body.
Whitelaw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ass throws a knee to the head but misses.

Whitelaw breaks from the clinch.
Ass throws a head kick that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ass has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitelaw.
Ass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ass takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Whitelaw scores with a jab.
Ass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitelaw can pounce on him.

Ass tries to keep at a distance but Whitelaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whitelaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ass backwards.
Ass is looking to break free of the clinch but Whitelaw has double underhooks.
Whitelaw scores with a shot to the side of Ass's head.
Whitelaw gets through Ass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ass is trying to break the clinch but Whitelaw is controlling him.
A short left from Whitelaw.
Whitelaw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ass's defenses.

Whitelaw lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitelaw is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ass looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whitelaw is keen to just control but Ass is a slippery customer.
Ass on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitelaw drops an elbow to the side of Ass's head.
Whitelaw 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.
Whitelaw is controlling the pace.
Whitelaw throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whitelaw seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ass does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whitelaw thows a huge punch but Ass dodges it nicely.
Whitelaw throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whitelaw is looking to take a break and control but Ass is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whitelaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitelaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Whitelaw clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whitelaw lands a high kick!
Whitelaw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whitelaw throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ass.
Ass thumps Whitelaw with a low kick.
Whitelaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ass misses with a body shot.
Ass on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whitelaw lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whitelaw darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Whitelaw. Beautiful body shot.
Ass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whitelaw finds it's way round the side to connect with Ass's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Whitelaw. That snapped Ass's head back.

Ass is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitelaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Ass wants to clinch.
Ass misses with a head kick.
Ass is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Whitelaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelaw throws some wild stikes that Ass manages to avoid easily.
Ass is trying to stand up.
Whitelaw sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Whitelaw sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Whitelaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ass can do to turn this around?
Whitelaw with the ground and pound from mount.
Whitelaw looking to finish Ass with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ass!
Whitelaw content just to control the position here.
Ass wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw controlling his opponent.
Ass wants to try and get back to his feet.
Whitelaw looking to ground and pound but Ass is blocking nicely.
Whitelaw unloads with some shots from mount but Ass bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Whitelaw tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ass avoids a series of strikes thrown by Whitelaw.
Whitelaw takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Whitelaw thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Whitelaw postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ass looks a forlorn figure.
Ass is in a horrible position here. Whitelaw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Whitelaw landing strikes from the mount and Ass is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitelaw thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Whitelaw breaks from Ass's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Whitelaw cracks Ass with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Whitelaw!