PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Whentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Whentworth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Hubert's chin.

Whentworth
vs
Hubert

177 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

185 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Whentworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Hubert!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whentworth lands with a nice body punch.

Hubert drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hubert trying to control the position from guard on top but Whentworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hubert tries to free his leg and advance position but Whentworth is retaining full guard.
Hubert passes Whentworth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Whentworth preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Whentworth is staying active underneath Hubert, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whentworth regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hubert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hubert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hubert controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like Hubert might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Hubert wasn't active enough on the ground.
Whentworth lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hubert shoots in for a takedown but Whentworth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Whentworth as Hubert shoots in.
Whentworth darts in trying to clinch

and Hubert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hubert.
Hubert sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hubert trying to control but Whentworth is working from the bottom.
Whentworth has control of Hubert's left arm, preventing Hubert from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hubert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whentworth tries to avoid it but Hubert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whentworth to the ground. Whentworth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Charles Whentworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Hubert.
Whentworth tries to clinch there but Hubert circles away.
Whentworth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Whentworth forces Hubert back against the cage and clinches.
Whentworth misses with a knee strike.
Whentworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whentworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Whentworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Whentworth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whentworth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whentworth lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whentworth connects with a knee to the head.

Hubert is rocked!
Whentworth looking to throw knees to the head but Hubert is blocking nicely.
Hubert is still on wobbly legs! Can Whentworth finish him?
Hubert is trying to break the clinch but Whentworth is controlling him.
Hubert seems to have recovered his senses.
Whentworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whentworth throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hubert blocks it with crossed arms.
Whentworth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whentworth lands a nice elbow.
Whentworth with a knee to the head.
Hubert tries to circle away but Whentworth has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Whentworth.
Nice elbow from Whentworth.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whentworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Whentworth swings for the body but Hubert moves out of range.
Whentworth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hubert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whentworth looks for the body kick but Hubert saw that one coming.
Hubert slips a straight right by Whentworth.
Whentworth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Whentworth moves into the clinch.
Whentworth pushes off an throws an elbow but Hubert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whentworth landing knees to the body.
Hubert is trying to break the clinch but Whentworth has him pressed against the cage.
Hubert is trying to break the clinch but Whentworth is controlling him.
Hubert is trying to break the clinch but Whentworth has him pressed against the cage.
Hubert avoiding damage as Whentworth throws knees to the body.
Whentworth misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whentworth.
Charles Whentworth has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hubert is breathing heavily.
Whentworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whentworth working Hubert over with knees to the body.
Whentworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whentworth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whentworth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whentworth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whentworth.
Hubert takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like John Hubert has been cut.
Whentworth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hubert's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whentworth misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Whentworth.
Whentworth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whentworth misses with a knee to the head.
Whentworth lands an elbow inside.
Whentworth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hubert in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whentworth lands a knee to the body.
Whentworth lands an elbow that stopped Hubert in his tracks for a moment.
Hubert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whentworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whentworth landing knees to the body.
Whentworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinched against the cage, Whentworth lands a big elbow that drops Hubert! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Hubert is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Whentworth!