PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deina Whait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terru Wickholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Whait
vs
Wickholm

182 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deina Whait!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terru Wickholm!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whait punishes Wickholm's body with a nice straight punch.
Whait fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wickholm on the side of the head.
Wickholm throws a body punch but Whait moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Whait. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whait.
Whait slips under a jab from Wickholm.
Whait slips a jab from Wickholm.
Wickholm takes one on the button.
Wickholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whait manages to avoid it.
Whait dodges the punch combination from Wickholm.
Wickholm ducks under a wild hook from Whait.
Wickholm scores with a jab to the body.
Wickholm misses with a straight left.
Wickholm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whait takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wickholm throws a jab but it's blocked by Whait.
Whait bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wickholm takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wickholm connects with the punch.

Whait is rocked!

It looks like Deina Whait has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whait dodges the punch combination from Wickholm.
Oh Whait is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wickholm throws a jab but it's blocked by Whait.
Wickholm ducks under a wild hook from Whait.
Wickholm throws a looping overhand right but Whait ducks down to avoid it.
Whait seems to have got his legs back now.
Whait throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wickholm on the side of the head.
Wickholm misses with a straight left.
Wickholm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whait throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whait's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wickholm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whait scrambles back to his feet.
Wickholm misses with a looping left.

Whait pushes Wickholm up against the cage in a clinch.
Whait has a couple of punches blocked by Wickholm.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whait creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wickholm is trying to force a seperation but Whait has the dominant position.
Whait lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whait.
Whait is working Wickholm over against the cage.
Whait throws a punch but it's blocked by Wickholm.
Whait taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whait keeps control of Wickholm as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whait tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Wickholm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whait misses with a wild body shot.
Wickholm walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Whait drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Wickholm swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Whait's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terru Wickholm!
Terru Wickholm decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.