PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Whitney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Oxen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brad Oxen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Whitney
vs
Oxen

193 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

206 cm
21
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominic Whitney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Oxen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oxen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oxen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oxen postures up in Whitney's guard and throws a big left but Whitney blocks it.
Whitney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oxen wanted to stand there but Whitney had control of the position.
Oxen stops Whitney from standing up.
Whitney might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Whitney tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitney looking to control.
Oxen wants to stand and escape but instead Whitney has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Whitney preventing the sweep.
Whitney could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxen working a defensive guard here.
Oxen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Whitney has passed into side control.
Oxen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Whitney.
Whitney working away.
Oxen is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Whitney is staying active.

Whitney is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Oxen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxen is trying to control Whitney's posture but Whitney avoids it.
Oxen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oxen is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Whitney presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Whitney putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oxen is trying desperately to improve position.
Oxen tries to lock up and control but Whitney gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitney unloading with bombs!

It looks like Brad Oxen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oxen wants to hold on but Whitney pushes him away.

Whitney working for a guillotine from mount but Oxen is in no mood to give up.
Whitney scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitney is landing with some decent strikes but Oxen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Whitney prevents Oxen from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Whitney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Oxen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oxen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Whitney makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Oxen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Whitney quickly recovers to half guard.

Whitney makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Whitney has Oxen up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whitney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitney is trying to drag Oxen to the mat but Oxen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oxen wants to break free but Whitney has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitney is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Oxen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Whitney looking to stall.
Whitney is struggling to control the position.
Whitney seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Whitney has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oxen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Whitney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Oxen gets control of Whitney's arms and successfully pulls guard. Oxen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dominic Whitney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oxen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Whitney puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Oxen is controlling Whitney's trapped leg to prevent Whitney from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oxen looking for subs from the bottom but Whitney mounts him!
Whitney avoids the attempt from Oxen to control.
Oxen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Oxen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Whitney throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oxen tries to lock up and control but Whitney gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oxen is looking to get to half guard.
Whitney has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oxen's face.
Oxen tries to hold on but Whitney pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oxen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitney thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Oxen is working to get back to half guard.
Whitney lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitney prevents Oxen from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitney working Oxen over with strikes here.
Oxen is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Whitney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Oxen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Whitney pushes Oxen up against the cage in a clinch.

Oxen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Oxen stops Whitney from standing up.
Oxen postures up.
Oxen wanted to stand there but Whitney had control of the position.
Whitney is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whitney throwing shots but Oxen is blocking nicely.
Oxen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whitney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oxen has a hand on Whitney's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Whitney takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Whitney prevents Oxen from getting the reversal.
Oxen tries to hold on but Whitney postures up.
Oxen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Whitney haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Whitney looking to ground and pound but Oxen is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitney lands a heavy elbow.
Whitney unloads with some shots from mount but Oxen bucks and avoids them well.
The referee warns Oxen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the 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!
Oxen tries to reverse the position but Whitney maintains control.
Whitney scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oxen?

Oxen is rocked!
Whitney loads up with a big shot that hurts Oxen! He's pulled Whitney in close but Whitney has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Oxen survive? More strikes from Whitney and Oxen is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dominic Whitney!