PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Whitchita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Whitchita is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

The Beast
vs
Whitchita

190 cm
18
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oleg The Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Whitchita!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitchita lands a slapping body shot.
The Beast swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitchita.
The Beast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whitchita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Beast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitchita tries to clinch but The Beast moves out of range.
Whitchita tries to clinch up.
The Beast shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whitchita defends it nicely.
Whitchita is looking to clinch.
Whitchita wants to clinch.
Whitchita tries to clinch but The Beast is having none of it.
The Beast ducks under a wild hook from Whitchita.
Whitchita swings widly with a right hand

and The Beast counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Whitchita's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitchita wants to get back to his feet but The Beast is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast is looking to work some ground and pound but Whitchita has wrist control.
The Beast content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The Beast could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Whitchita seems keen to control The Beast's posture.
Whitchita has momentary wrist control but The Beast slips an elbow through the middle.
Whitchita is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Whitchita is trying to control the position but The Beast postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitchita preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The Beast gets to his feet. Whitchita looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ben Whitchita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The Beast rushes Whitchita and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whitchita lands a nice uppercut.
Whitchita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Beast avoids it.

Whitchita breaks from the clinch.
Whitchita lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitchita misses with the combination.
The Beast stuns Whitchita with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whitchita looks gassed!
The Beast slips a jab from Whitchita.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Whitchita has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Beast avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Beast is working Whitchita over against the cage.

The Beast manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

The Beast scrambles and gets back to his feet.

The Beast moves into range and clinches up with Whitchita.

The Beast is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Whitchita can't fight it off and eventually The Beast manages to take the fight to the floor. Whitchita looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Beast content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Beast's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Oleg The Beast has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Whitchita gets caught napping as The Beast dives in and scores a takedown. Whitchita manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg The Beast dominated that round.
That's time! The Beast's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The Beast closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Whitchita to the mat! Whitchita manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitchita trying to control the position.
Whitchita working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Beast.
The Beast with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Beast won't allow Whitchita to get back to his feet.
The Beast not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

The Beast drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Beast is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitchita is keeping the position for now.
The Beast might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Whitchita avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Beast passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Beast is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The Beast 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.
Whitchita is breathing heavily.
The Beast tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Beast stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The Beast throws a right and a left that Whitchita avoids nicely.
Whitchita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Beast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitchita closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Whitchita gets tackled into the cage by The Beast. The Beast maintains the clinch.
Whitchita misses with a hook from the clinch.

The Beast's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitchita tries to clinch there but The Beast circles away.
Whitchita tries to clinch up but The Beast circles away and keeps his distance.

The Beast instigates a clinch.
The Beast jumps guard but Whitchita stands there with The Beast around his waist. The Beast gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Whitchita tries to pull guard but The Beast forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Beast changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whitchita fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Whitchita tries to clinch but The Beast moves out of range.
The Beast connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whitchita's hands.

The Beast closes the distance and clinches.

The Beast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitchita fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Whitchita gets in close and instigates a clinch.

The Beast pulls guard.

Whitchita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitchita wants to control from the top but The Beast keeps moving.

The Beast looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Beast wants to get back to his feet but Whitchita is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitchita wants to control from the top but The Beast keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Whitchita.
Whitchita lands a nice hook to The Beast's body. The Beast takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg The Beast dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The Beast fails with a takedown attempt.
The Beast ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Beast circles away from the clinch attempt

and The Beast counters with a single leg into guard. Whitchita didn't expect that.
The Beast sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Beast in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Beast advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitchita is looking to improve his position.
The Beast content to control rather than advance.
The Beast has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Oleg The Beast has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Whitchita throws the kick towards the body but The Beast avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whitchita counters with a lovely straight right hand!

The Beast moves into the clinch.
The Beast's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Whitchita has had enough of the clinch but The Beast keeps him there for the moment.

The Beast jumps guard.
Whitchita stopping the sweep attempt from The Beast.
Whitchita trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Beast's guard.
Whitchita controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Beast is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whitchita defends well.
Oleg The Beast overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitchita wants to control from the top but The Beast keeps moving.
The Beast on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Beast tries to get out of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Whitchita was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Whitchita throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Beast.
Whitchita is looking to score with low kicks.
Whitchita closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Beast counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Whitchita tries to clinch up but The Beast circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitchita lunges at The Beast with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Beast's hand.

The Beast closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Whitchita's guard.
The Beast is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ben Whitchita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Oleg The Beast wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Beast tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitchita swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg The Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Beast shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Beast showed some decent athleticism there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitchita wants to control but The Beast is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg The Beast showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Beast, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg The Beast!