PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Vendetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Vendetta
vs
Whales

185 cm
27
200 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

181 cm
27
186 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabio Vendetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whales instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Vendetta has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vendetta lands a body punch.
Whales working aggressively here.
Vendetta misses with a punch to the body.
Vendetta blocks an uppercut.
Vendetta has Whales pushed against the cage.
Whales lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vendetta or not.
Whales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vendetta tries to work over Whales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vendetta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whales blocks an uppercut.
Vendetta missing with knees to the body.
Vendetta lands a shoulder strike.
Vendetta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vendetta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whales backwards.
Whales tries to score a body lock takedown but Vendetta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vendetta misses with a punch to the body.
Vendetta tries to work over Whales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whales blocks a body shot from Vendetta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vendetta can't find room to land a body shot as Whales controls the action.
Vendetta throws a punch but it's blocked by Whales.
Whales tries to work over Vendetta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Whales has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Whales throws a head punch that misses.
Vendetta throws a punch but it's blocked by Whales.
Whales misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Vendetta.
Whales's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vendetta blocks an uppercut.
Vendetta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vendetta stalling against the cage.
Whales is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vendetta gets through Whales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vendetta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vendetta struggles to land a body shot inside as Whales controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Vendetta.
Vendetta's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vendetta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vendetta lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whales.
Whales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vendetta lands a right hand.
Whales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Whales misses with a punch on the inside.
Whales can't get the takedown.
Fabio Vendetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Whales.
Vendetta struggles to land a body shot inside as Whales controls his hands.
Vendetta misses with the head strike.
Vendetta lands a shoulder strike.
Vendetta pushes Whales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whales prevents a body shot from Vendetta.
Vendetta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vendetta is leaning against Whales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vendetta stalling against the cage.
Whales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta missing with knees to the body.
Vendetta misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vendetta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vendetta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vendetta scores with a shoulder strike.
Vendetta lands with a light punch inside.
Whales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vendetta trying to control the position but instead, Whales has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vendetta into the cage.
A short uppercut from Vendetta.
Whales lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Whales.
Whales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vendetta's elbow.
Vendetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vendetta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vendetta misses with the head strike.
Whales is leaning against Vendetta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vendetta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vendetta misses with the head strike.
Vendetta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vendetta tries a body shot but Whales blocks it.
Whales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Vendetta.
Vendetta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whales throws a head punch that misses.
Vendetta misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Vendetta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vendetta lands a two punch combo.
Vendetta swings for the body but Whales moves out of range.
Vendetta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vendetta misses the shot to the body.

Whales moves into range and clinches up with Vendetta.
Vendetta trying to stall but Whales improves his position.
Whales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vendetta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whales scores with a shot to the side of Vendetta's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whales blocks an uppercut.
Whales has a couple of punches blocked by Vendetta.
Vendetta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vendetta lands a hook that snaps the head of Whales backwards.
Vendetta takes a shot to the head.
Vendetta swings wildly with an uppercut but Whales uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fabio Vendetta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vendetta struggles to land a body shot inside as Whales controls his hands.
Vendetta prevents a body shot from Whales.
Vendetta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whales's elbow.
Vendetta stalling against the cage.
Vendetta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vendetta throws a head punch that misses.
Whales tries to score a body lock takedown but Vendetta shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Whales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whales lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Whales on the inside.
Vendetta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vendetta misses with a punch to the body.
Vendetta lands a nice uppercut.
Vendetta misses with a punch to the body.
Vendetta tries to stall but Whales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whales misses with the head strike.
Whales misses with some punches.
Whales letting Vendetta take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Vendetta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whales lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vendetta.
Whales drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vendetta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Whales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Vendetta scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Whales.
Vendetta working aggressively here.
Vendetta manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vendetta scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vendetta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fabio Vendetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Whales.
A short left from Whales.
Vendetta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vendetta.
Whales wants a takedown.
Vendetta tries to work over Whales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Vendetta.
Vendetta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whales avoids it.
Vendetta taking a breather.
Whales prevents a body shot from Vendetta.
Vendetta struggles to land a body shot inside as Whales controls his hands.
Vendetta tries to work over Whales's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vendetta tries a body shot but Whales blocks it.
Whales swings wildly with an uppercut but Vendetta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whales misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales misses with a punch to the body.
Vendetta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vendetta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Whales.
Vendetta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vendetta tries to throw a body punch but Whales avoids it by throwing Vendetta back against the cage.
Vendetta scores with a shot to the side of Whales's head.
Whales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whales blocking some punches.
Whales drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whales swings wildly with an uppercut but Vendetta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vendetta throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fabio Vendetta will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Whales circles away from the clinch attempt

and Whales counters with a single leg into guard. Vendetta didn't expect that.
Vendetta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whales wants to pass the guard but Vendetta is keeping the position.
Whales trying to control but Vendetta is working from the bottom.
Whales trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetta keeping moving, preventing Whales from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Patrick Whales wasn't active enough on the ground.
Whales shoots in looking for a takedown but Vendetta manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Whales's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Vendetta. No joy for Whales on that attempt.
Whales takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vendetta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales looks to clinch
and Vendetta counters with a thumping low kick.
Whales throws a shot from downtown. Vendetta moves away and avoids it.
Whales misses with a straight right.
Whales tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vendetta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whales somewhat.
Fabio Vendetta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Whales.
Whales tries to close the distance and clinch but Vendetta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whales throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whales's corner calls for a 1-2. Whales obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whales checks a low kick from Vendetta.
Vendetta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fabio Vendetta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Vendetta.
Whales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vendetta lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Whales goes down and covers up as Vendetta starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabio Vendetta!
A very excited looking Fabio Vendetta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.