PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Whales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Winnfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whales comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill. Jules Winnfield will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Whales
vs
Winnfield

181 cm
29
208 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

187 cm
29
211 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Whales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jules Winnfield!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whales shoots in for a double leg but Winnfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whales shoots in for a double leg but Winnfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whales tries to clinch there but Winnfield circles away.
Winnfield scores with a punch to the head.
Winnfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whales scores with a punch to the head.
Whales staying out of range there.

Whales clinches up with Winnfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Whales definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winnfield's elbow.
Winnfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Winnfield lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whales can't find room to land a body shot as Winnfield controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Whales lands a left hand that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whales.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whales.
Winnfield lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Winnfield fails to land.
Whales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whales can't get the takedown.
Winnfield prevents a takedown attempt there.

Winnfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Winnfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whales checks it well.
Whales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whales fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winnfield.
No joy there for Winnfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winnfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whales.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales is looking to clinch but Winnfield is avoiding it.

Winnfield gets caught flat footed, as Whales shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Whales looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Whales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Winnfield is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whales distracts Winnfield with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whales stops Winnfield from standing up.
Winnfield keeping moving, preventing Whales from controlling successfully.
Winnfield wants to stand up but Whales is controlling him.
Whales tries to free his leg and advance position but Winnfield is retaining full guard.
Winnfield wants to stand and escape but Whales is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales sitting in guard here, content to control.
Winnfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whales is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Winnfield. Those never looked like landing.
Winnfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Whales gets a takedown into half guard.
Whales tries to pass to full mount but Winnfield defends it.
Whales trying to control the pace.
Winnfield tries to kick Whales off but Whales keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whales lands a nice short elbow.
Whales prevents Winnfield from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales wants to pass the guard but Winnfield is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield wants to get back to his feet.
Whales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winnfield wants to get back to his feet.
Whales slows the pace down in half guard.
Winnfield is looking to escape.
Whales thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Winnfield's head.
Whales is trying to control the action in half guard but Winnfield is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Winnfield is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Winnfield wants to get back to his feet.
Winnfield is refusing to be controlled, as Whales sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Winnfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whales tries to clinch but Winnfield moves out of range.
Whales lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Winnfield backs up against the cage.
Whales throws a looping overhand right but Winnfield ducks down to avoid it.
Whales with a nice cross.

Whales looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Whales is looking to work some ground and pound but Winnfield has wrist control.
Whales throws a big right hand that misses.
Whales throwing strikes but missing.
Whales wants to control from the top but Winnfield keeps moving.
Winnfield wants to stand up but Whales is controlling him.
Whales tries to free his leg and advance position but Winnfield is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whales won't allow Winnfield to get back to his feet.
Winnfield keeping full guard, as Whales tries to pass.
Whales wants to control from the top but Winnfield keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Winnfield wants to stand but Whales is controlling the position.
Whales 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Winnfield throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Winnfield misses.
Whales cracks the inside of Winnfield's front leg.
Whales connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winnfield. Winnfield circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whales shoots for a double leg takedown but Winnfield sprawls well. He's pushed Whales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Winnfield misses with a hook.
Winnfield moves out of range of the body kick from Whales.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales misses with a body shot.
Winnfield throws a hook to the side of Whales's head but Whales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Winnfield misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whales.
Whales cracks the inside of Winnfield's front leg.
Winnfield throws a chopping leg kick but Whales manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Whales lands a slapping body shot.
Whales ducks under a wild hook from Winnfield.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whales scores with a shot to the body.
Whales connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whales throws a nice looking combination but Winnfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winnfield scores with a sloppy right hand. Whales should have avoided that one.
Whales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whales lands a leg kick that knocks Winnfield off balance momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Winnfield.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whales looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Winnfield is fending him off so far but Whales persists. Nope, Winnfield circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Whales misses its intended target.
Winnfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whales throws out the jab.
Winnfield scores with a jab to the head.
Whales keeps Winnfield at a distance using the push kick.
Winnfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whales.
Winnfield throws a looping overhand right but Whales ducks down to avoid it.
Winnfield cracks Whales with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Winnfield missing with a left hand there. Whales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whales slips under a jab.
Whales defending well as Winnfield loads up on a big left hand.

Winnfield gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winnfield.
Whales misses with a body punch.
Winnfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield is looking to control Whales's arms but Whales gets an underhook and turns him. Now Winnfield has his back to the cage.
Whales keeps control of Winnfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whales tries a body shot but Winnfield blocks it.

Whales wants the takedown. Winnfield is fighting it off but Whales persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Winnfield's guard against the cage.
Winnfield keeping moving, preventing Whales from controlling successfully.
Winnfield is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whales is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Whales dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Whales feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Winnfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Winnfield jabs Whales right on the nose. Whales blinks but takes it well.
Whales throws the kick towards the body but Winnfield avoids it.
Whales scores with a body shot.
Winnfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whales fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Winnfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whales is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winnfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whales dodges the punch combination from Winnfield.

Whales moves into range and clinches up with Winnfield.
Nice body punch from Winnfield - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winnfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whales is keeping busy.
Winnfield misses with a punch to the body.
Winnfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Whales controls his hands.
Whales is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winnfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whales looking for a takedown.
Whales blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Winnfield - that landed with a thud.
Whales misses with a punch on the inside.
Winnfield blocks a body shot from Whales.
Jules Winnfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Winnfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winnfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whales is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Whales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winnfield has had enough of the clinch but Whales keeps him there for the moment.
Winnfield lands a nice uppercut.
Whales tries to score a body lock takedown but Winnfield shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Whales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whales wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whales swings wildly with an uppercut but Winnfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Whales fails to land.
Whales lands a body shot.
Winnfield prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winnfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Winnfield misses with the head strike.
Winnfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Whales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winnfield has a couple of punches blocked by Whales.
Whales has a couple of punches blocked by Winnfield.
Winnfield working hard to break the clinch.
Winnfield blocks a body shot from Whales.
Patrick Whales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winnfield tries to throw a body punch but Whales avoids it by throwing Winnfield back against the cage.
Whales is trying to drag Winnfield to the mat but Winnfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Winnfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Winnfield blocks an uppercut.
Whales throws a punch but it's blocked by Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whales working aggressively here.

Winnfield breaks from the clinch.
Winnfield throws a nice looking combination but Whales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whales misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patrick Whales is winning the standup battle so far.
Winnfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jules Winnfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whales wants to clinch.
Whales slips a jab from Winnfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winnfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Whales. That snapped Winnfield's head back.
Winnfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Whales scores with a takedown into Winnfield's guard.
Patrick Whales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Winnfield has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Whales is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Winnfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whales's elbow.
Whales tries to work over Winnfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Winnfield backwards.
Whales prevents a body shot from Winnfield.
Winnfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Winnfield taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Winnfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whales has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Whales!
Patrick Whales thanked the fans post fight for their support.