PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Whitehead
vs
Khali

185 cm
30
163 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

175 cm
33
162 lbs
23 - 29 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Whitehead.
Sloppy strikes from Khali. Those never looked like landing.

Khali darts in and clinches Whitehead up against the cage.
Khali prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khali misses with a knee strike.
Whitehead tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khali avoids it.
Khali is looking to break free of the clinch but Whitehead has double underhooks.
Khali tries to circle away but Whitehead has him pinned against the cage.
Khali on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Whitehead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Khali has managed to clinch.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Whitehead has the dominant position.
Khali blocks an elbow strike.
Khali is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Khali landing knees to the head.
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whitehead has him pressed against the cage.
Khali throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khali missing with a left hand there. Whitehead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead tries to clinch up but Khali circles away and keeps his distance.

Khali clinches up with Whitehead and pushes him back against the cage.
Khali misses with an elbow strike.
Khali is looking to break free of the clinch but Whitehead has double underhooks.
Whitehead drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khali gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Whitehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khali blocks an elbow strike.
Whitehead wants a takedown but no success here.

Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khali throws the left hand but Whitehead avoids the punch easily.
Khali misses with a double jab.

Khali clinches up against the cage.
Khali looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khali throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Khali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khali swings widly with a right hand
and Whitehead counters with a nice uppercut.
Khali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whitehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khali blocks an elbow strike.
Khali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whitehead blocks it with crossed arms.
Khali wants to get back to striking at distance but Whitehead won't allow it.
Khali misses with an elbow over the top.

Khali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khali throws an overhand right that lands on Whitehead's shoulder, as Whitehead tries to avoid the shot.
Khali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitehead.
Khali swinging wildly here.
Khali uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whitehead has time to react.
Whitehead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitehead jabs Khali right on the nose. Khali blinks but takes it well.
Whitehead uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khali has time to react.
Whitehead bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khali's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Khali darts in and clinches Whitehead up against the cage.
Whitehead lands with a light punch inside.
Khali wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Whitehead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitehead throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Khali misses with an uppercut
and Khali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Whitehead gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whitehead misses with an elbow over the top.
Khali lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Craig Whitehead has been cut.
Khali throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whitehead blocks it with crossed arms.
Khali gets underhooks to prevent Whitehead's takedown attempt.
Khali has had enough of the clinch but Whitehead keeps him there for the moment.
Whitehead avoids a wild elbow strike from Khali.
Whitehead tries to stall but Khali uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Whitehead lands with a right to the head.
Whitehead working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whitehead lands an elbow that stopped Khali in his tracks for a moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Whitehead for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Khali wants to break free but Whitehead has control.
Khali is trying to force a seperation but Whitehead has the dominant position.
Whitehead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khali has had enough of the clinch but Whitehead keeps him there for the moment.
Khali managing to block the knees to the body from Whitehead.
Khali tries to break free but Whitehead pushes him back against the cage.
Whitehead tries to land a knee to the head but Khali blocks with his arms.
Whitehead blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Khali manages to break the clinch.
Whitehead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitehead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Khali has managed to clinch.
Whitehead with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brij Khali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Whitehead's cut.
That's time! Whitehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Whitehead digs a good body shot into Khali's ribs.
Khali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Khali.
A slow jab from Khali misses its intended target.

Khali closes the distance and clinches.
Khali wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whitehead has him pressed against the cage.
Whitehead trying to land knees to the body.

Khali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Khali misses.
Khali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitehead.

Whitehead changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Khali looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Khali is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Whitehead is controlling him well.
Whitehead scores with punches from side control.
Whitehead landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Whitehead wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khali, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khali wants to get back to his feet but Whitehead drags him back down.
Whitehead scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khali keeps working.
Khali wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Khali is breathing heavily.
Whitehead lands some shots froms side control.

Whitehead working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khali is working to avoid the ground and pound but Whitehead connects with a decent elbow.
Whitehead lands a decent elbow from side control.
Khali is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Whitehead asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Khali taking a bit of punishment here - Whitehead scoring with strikes.
Whitehead working the ground and pound.
Whitehead 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Whitehead thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khali keeps working.
Whitehead connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Khali some visible discomfort.
Whitehead cracks Khali with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Khali takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Khali pushes Whitehead away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Whitehead gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Whitehead connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Khali some visible discomfort.
Whitehead lands an elbow.
Khali is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Whitehead has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Khali takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Khali is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Whitehead in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Khali takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khali keeps working.
Khali is pushing Whitehead's head away, looking to escape. Whitehead manages to hold on to the position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Whitehead is looking to take a break and control but Khali is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitehead lands an elbow.
Whitehead lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Whitehead looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Whitehead has hold of Khali's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Khali tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Whitehead cranks the arm and Khali screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Khali, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Craig Whitehead!
An out of breath and clearly excited Craig Whitehead thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).