PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herschel Whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Whalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Whitehead
vs
Whalen

192 cm
23
193 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herschel Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Whalen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whitehead gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Whitehead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whalen wants to get up but he can't break Whitehead's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Whalen prevents Whitehead from getting back to his feet.
Whalen tries to stand but Whitehead is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whalen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whalen wants to stand but Whitehead is controlling his posture from full guard.
Whitehead wants to stand up but Whalen is controlling him.
Whalen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whalen wants to stand but Whitehead is controlling his posture from full guard.
Whalen postures up in Whitehead's guard and throws a big left but Whitehead blocks it.
Whalen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Whitehead is trying to control Whalen's posture but Whalen avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whalen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Whitehead down.

Whalen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whitehead has escaped the position, nice work there.
Whalen landing strikes.
Whitehead struggling a bit here.
Whalen lands a nice forearm strike.
Whitehead is trying to control Whalen's posture but Whalen avoids it.
Whitehead is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Whitehead is rocked!
A big shot lands for Whalen! That's hurt Whitehead! Will he recover? Whalen fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Whalen!