PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Whitaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kid
vs
Whitaker Jr

173 cm
25
148 lbs
18 - 2 - 0

177 cm
23
167 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Conquer

Conquer

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 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pernell Whitaker Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whitaker Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kid moves out of range as Whitaker Jr strikes.
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kid.
Whitaker Jr misses with a low kick.
Kid misses with a straight left.
Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker Jr is just out of range.
Kid misses with a body shot.

Whitaker Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kid looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Whitaker Jr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Kid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kid is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Whitaker Jr is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr throwing strikes but Kid manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Whitaker Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Kid wants to control but Whitaker Jr is keeping him busy.
Whitaker Jr is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kid continues to stall.
Whitaker Jr tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Kid easily slips into full mount!
Kid looking to control but Whitaker Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Whitaker Jr wants to hold on but Kid pushes him away.
Kid looking to control but Whitaker Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid controlling from the full mount.
Kid wants to control the pace but Whitaker Jr is squirming around nicely.
Whitaker Jr tries to hold on but Kid pushes him away.
Kid prevents Whitaker Jr from getting the reversal.
Kid controlling from mount.
Kid with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Kid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whitaker Jr is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kid controlling the pace for now.
More hug and hope from Kid.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karate Kid dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker Jr.
Kid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, jab by Whitaker Jr - just one landing.
Kid tries to clinch but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Kid off the cage and back into range.

Kid is rocked!
Kid scores with a nice strike.
Oh Kid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whitaker Jr's sensitive parts.
Kid seems to have got his legs back now.
Whitaker Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Kid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whitaker Jr's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kid. Whitaker Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kid lands a nice looking body kick.
Kid fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whitaker Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid looks to land a right hand but Whitaker Jr moved out of range.
Whitaker Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kid blocks a head kick by Whitaker Jr.
Kid motions for Whitaker Jr to come forward. Kid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kid throws the left hand but Whitaker Jr avoids the punch easily.
Whitaker Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kid.
Kid moves out of range as Whitaker Jr strikes.
Kid dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karate Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kid misses with a low kick.
Whitaker Jr misses with a head kick.
Whitaker Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karate Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
Kid looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whitaker Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pernell Whitaker Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Kid catches Whitaker Jr right on the button with a cross.
Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Kid is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kid avoids the body shot from Whitaker Jr.
Nice shot by Kid.
Kid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whitaker Jr can do to turn this around?
Whitaker Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whitaker Jr's head backwards.
Kid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whitaker Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Kid's head.
Whitaker Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Kid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whitaker Jr thinking.
Kid lands a nice hook to Whitaker Jr's body. Whitaker Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whitaker Jr tries to work over Kid's front leg with a kick but Kid checks it.
Kid scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kid swings for the body but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
Kid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whitaker Jr throws a body punch but Kid moves out of range.
Kid throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kid.
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitaker Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kid at a distance.
Kid throws a shot to the body.
Kid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitaker Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Kid misses the target.
Whitaker Jr wants to slow Kid down by chopping away at his legs.
Whitaker Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitaker Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Kid moves out of range easily.
Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kid cracks the inside of Whitaker Jr's front leg.
Whitaker Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kid with a jab.
Kid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Kid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Kid does it's job there.
Kid throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good shot there by Kid.
Kid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kid blocks a low kick nicely.
Kid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whitaker Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Kid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kid.
The fighters circling - Whitaker Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kid tried to counter with a leg kick but Whitaker Jr avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kid lands a right hook to the body.
Kid scores with a push kick.
Kid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kid throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karate Kid dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Whitaker Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kid is just out of range.

It looks like Pernell Whitaker Jr has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Kid.
Kid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kid throws a wild body kick that Whitaker Jr sees coming a mile off.
Whitaker Jr checks a low kick from Kid.
Some bone on bone action there as Kid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whitaker Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Whitaker Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Kid's shoulder, as Kid tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Kid misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kid manages to avoid it.
Kid was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whitaker Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitaker Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid takes one to the chin there.
Kid's corner calls for a 1-2. Kid obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker Jr. Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Whitaker Jr misses.
Kid swings for the body but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
Whitaker Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Kid throws a leg kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr ducks under a wild hook from Kid.
Kid with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whitaker Jr throws a low kick but Kid moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Whitaker Jr.
Kid seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Whitaker Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pernell Whitaker Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karate Kid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr misses with an uppercut. Kid saw that one coming.
Whitaker Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Kid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circling - Whitaker Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitaker Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kid looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitaker Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kid lands an overhand right.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body punch
and Kid counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Whitaker Jr.
Kid chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whitaker Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Whitaker Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kid tries to land a body kick
and Whitaker Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kid's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitaker Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Kid's side.
Kid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitaker Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kid.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body shot.
Whitaker Jr throws a hook but Kid blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Kid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whitaker Jr misses with a hook.
Kid is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Whitaker Jr misses.
Kid moves out of range as Whitaker Jr strikes.
Kid tests Whitaker Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whitaker Jr throws a hook to the side of Kid's head but Kid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kid scores with the left hand. Whitaker Jr knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid looks to land a combination but Whitaker Jr avoids it well.
Whitaker Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kid looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Whitaker Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kid blocks a head kick by Whitaker Jr.
Kid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker Jr moves away.
Whitaker Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kid.
Good exchange - Kid coming out on top.
Kid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whitaker Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kid.
Kid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kid checks a low kick from Whitaker Jr.
Kid moves out of range of the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pernell Whitaker Jr.
Well Kid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karate Kid!
An out of breath Karate Kid thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.