PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norman Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Whitaker
vs
Wagner

183 cm
24
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Norman Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker cracks the inside of Wagner's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker.
Wagner wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
Wagner darts in trying to clinch
and Whitaker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whitaker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wagner tries to clinch up.
Wagner has a takedown stuffed.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wagner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker misses with a head kick.
Whitaker tries to bum rush Wagner with a series of wild strikes but Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wagner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Whitaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abe Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Whitaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wagner shoots and misses
and Whitaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wagner thinking.
Norman Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Wagner.
Wagner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wagner tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Wagner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wagner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wagner shoots for a takedown but Whitaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wagner has time to react.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
Wagner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner with a poor takedown
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner blocks the body kick.
Whitaker lands with a nice body kick.
Whitaker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wagner avoids the head kick by Whitaker.
Wagner shoots for a takedown but Whitaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Whitaker. Those never looked like landing.
Whitaker misses with a few strikes there.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitaker scores with a head kick. Wagner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Whitaker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wagner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whitaker misses with a wild combination.
Wagner has a takedown stuffed.
Wagner looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wagner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whitaker as he jumps to the side.
Whitaker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wagner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Norman Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wagner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whitaker lands with a nice body punch.
Wagner tries for a takedown but Whitaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whitaker throws a head kick but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Whitaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker punishes Wagner's body with a nice straight punch.
Wagner looks for a takedown but Whitaker sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whitaker.
Whitaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Wagner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whitaker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner fails with a takedown attempt.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Whitaker. Those never looked like landing.
Wagner slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker.
Whitaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Wagner. Wagner gets slowly back to his feet.
Wagner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Whitaker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Wagner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norman Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Wagner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitaker keeps the fight on the outside.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wagner.
Wagner wants to clinch.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wagner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Wagner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wagner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Norman Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abe Wagner.

Wagner jumps guard.
Wagner is breathing heavily.

Wagner looking for a triangle here. Whitaker is fighting it but it looks tight! Wagner pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Whitaker is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Abe Wagner!