PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whyte has chosen Imagine - John Lennon as his entrance music. Frank Dux could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dana Whyte's chin.

Dux
vs
Whyte

203 cm
23
272 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

210 cm
18
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dana Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dux has his takedown stuffed

and Whyte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Whyte throwing shots but Dux is blocking nicely.
Dux is trying to get back to full guard.
Whyte is keen to just control but Dux is a slippery customer.
Dux trying to control but Whyte postures up.
Dux is staying active underneath Whyte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dux is looking to improve his position.
Whyte wants to control but Dux is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dux tries to clinch but Whyte moves away

so Whyte counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Whyte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dux 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.
Whyte wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Whyte might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dux kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dux had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Whyte is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Dux Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Whyte's back instead.

Dux looking to break Whyte's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Whyte remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dux will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Dux is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Whyte up.

Whyte fending off the submission attempt from Dux.
Dux misses with an elbow to the head.

Dux has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Whyte manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dux's guard. Nice work there by Whyte.
Whyte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte wants to control from the top but Dux keeps moving.
Whyte won't allow Dux to sweep him here.
Whyte postures up and lands a big shot to Dux's brow.

Dux has his foot on Whyte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whyte works his way back into a safe position though.
Dux is breathing heavily.
Dux wants to sweep here but Whyte controlling him for the moment.
Whyte scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whyte lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Dux has his foot on Whyte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whyte works his way back into a safe position though.
Dux keeping full guard, as Whyte tries to pass.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Whyte from controlling successfully.
Whyte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whyte.
Whyte landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whyte stands up over Dux, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Dux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Whyte controlling from the top position.
Whyte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whyte thows a big elbow that misses.

Whyte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Whyte chips away with some ground and pound.
Whyte slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dux tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte trying to control the action but Dux is working from the bottom.
Whyte creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dux is trying to improve his position.
Whyte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dux keeps working.
Whyte connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dux some visible discomfort.
Dux tries to bench press Whyte off him but Whyte keeps the position.
Whyte working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte is looking to take a break and control but Dux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dux is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dana Whyte dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dux tries to clinch up but Whyte circles away and keeps his distance.
Whyte takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Whyte drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dux tries to bench press Whyte off him but Whyte keeps the position.
Whyte working the ground and pound from side control.
Dux regains half guard.
Dux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whyte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Whyte lands strikes from half guard.
Dux is pressing down on Whyte's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dux keeping moving, preventing Whyte from controlling successfully.
Dux tries to strike from the bottom.

Dux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dux looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte trying to control the position from guard on top but Dux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dux tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whyte lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whyte stopping the sweep attempt from Dux.
Whyte wants to pass the guard but Dux is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whyte postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dux tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Whyte shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Whyte.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whyte with the ground and pound from mount.
Dux tries to hold on but Whyte postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte controlling the position easily from mount.
Dux is trying to escape the mount.
Whyte looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dux tries to reverse the position but Whyte maintains control.
Whyte lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Dux is rocked!

It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Dux is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whyte working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Whyte with the ground and pound from mount.
Dux keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dux is working hard here to advance position.
Whyte fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Whyte tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dux seems to have got his legs back now.
Dux is working to get back to half guard.
Whyte scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dux?
Dux tries to hold on but Whyte pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux is looking to get to half guard.
Whyte is landing with some decent strikes but Dux is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Whyte is landing with some decent strikes but Dux is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Whyte prevents Dux from getting the reversal.
Whyte sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dux is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whyte cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Whyte looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Whyte.
Whyte wants to control the pace but Dux is squirming around nicely.
Whyte cracks Dux with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dana Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Dux's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dux tries to clinch there but Whyte circles away.
Frank Dux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dux wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Dux misses.

Whyte looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Dux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whyte working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whyte is pushing down on Dux's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dux is fighting to maintain full guard but Whyte has managed to sneak the leg through.

Dux actively working from the bottom here.
Whyte content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whyte seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dux does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dana Whyte has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dux is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Whyte pulls his head out easily.
Whyte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dux knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Dux is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Whyte pulls his head out easily.
Dux is looking for a sweep. Whyte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

Whyte shoots in and bounces Dux off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Whyte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dux's head.
Dux looking to control.
Dux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whyte works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dux is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Whyte there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Whyte seems content to control.
Dux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Dux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whyte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whyte working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dux's head.

Dux working for a triangle but Whyte defends it easily.

Dux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte preventing the sweep.

Dux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whyte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whyte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whyte is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Dux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whyte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Dux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Dux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Frank Dux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Dux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whyte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte pushing down on Dux's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dux manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Dux is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dux thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Whyte thows a big elbow that misses.

Dux has his foot on Whyte's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whyte works his way back into a safe position though.

Dux looking for the RNC.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Dux.
I think Whyte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dana Whyte!