PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pernell Whitaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whitaker Jr
vs
Hulk

177 cm
23
167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
177 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Conquer

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pernell Whitaker Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Hulk!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker Jr takes a swing at Hulk's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Hulk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitaker Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hulk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whitaker Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hulk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whitaker Jr in his tracks.

It looks like Pernell Whitaker Jr has been cut.
Hulk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hulk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hulk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hulk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitaker Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Whitaker Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitaker Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whitaker Jr looks to land a right hand but Hulk moved out of range.
Hulk is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hulk moves out of range of the body kick from Whitaker Jr.
Hulk throws a hook but Whitaker Jr avoids it easily.
Whitaker Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr throws a hook to the side of Hulk's head but Hulk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hulk checks a leg kick.
Hulk throws a leg kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hulk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hulk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hulk throws a jab when Whitaker Jr was well out of range.
Hulk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hulk blocks a head kick by Whitaker Jr.
Hulk throws a body kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whitaker Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hulk.
Hulk misses with a leg kick.
Whitaker Jr attempts a counter takedown but Hulk avoids it well and moves away.
Whitaker Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whitaker Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hulk is out of range and Whitaker Jr settles back down.
Hulk throws a front kick aimed at Whitaker Jr's knee but Whitaker Jr avoids it well.
Hulk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hulk throws out a loose jab but Whitaker Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hulk misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk lands an overhand right.
Hulk has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hulk misses the shot to the body.
Hulk defending well as Whitaker Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker Jr scores with a jab.
Hulk throws a jab when Whitaker Jr was well out of range.
Whitaker Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Pernell Whitaker Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker Jr throws out a loose jab but Hulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hulk follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Whitaker Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Whitaker Jr misses.
Whitaker Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hulk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitaker Jr.
Hulk throws a push kick but Whitaker Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Hulk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr looks for the body kick but Hulk saw that one coming.
Hulk flicks out a counter leg kick but Whitaker Jr steps away.
Hulk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good leg kick by Whitaker Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hulk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hulk looks to land a left hand but Whitaker Jr moved out of range nicely.
Whitaker Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Hulk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whitaker Jr misses with a left hand
and Hulk counters with a three punch combo that has Whitaker Jr backing up. Whitaker Jr nods at Hulk to acknowledge the strikes.
Whitaker Jr slips a jab from Hulk.
Hulk loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker Jr slips the punch.
Hulk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker Jr throws out the jab.
Whitaker Jr throws a front kick aimed at Hulk's knee but Hulk avoids it well.
Hulk 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's corner calls for a 1-2. Whitaker Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Whitaker Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hulk is out of range.
Carlos Hulk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hulk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk lands with a nice body punch.
Whitaker Jr misses with a right hand
and Hulk counters with a good low kick that Whitaker Jr was not able to check.
Whitaker Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hulk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whitaker Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hulk scores with a jab. Whitaker Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hulk moves into range and connects with a jab.

Whitaker Jr is rocked!
Whitaker Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Whitaker Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitaker Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hulk's head backwards.
Whitaker Jr wants to slow Hulk down by chopping away at his legs.
Hulk was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Whitaker Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Whitaker Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker Jr missing with a left hand there. Hulk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hulk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitaker Jr slips under a jab.
Whitaker Jr tries a low kick but Hulk avoids it.
Hulk tries to score with a low kick but Whitaker Jr moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Hulk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pernell Whitaker Jr's cut.
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.

Whitaker Jr throws a low kick, looking for Hulk's leg but Hulk calmly moves out of range.
Hulk misses the jab.
Hulk lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitaker Jr's head.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick but Hulk checks it.
Hulk throws a body shot but no joy.
Hulk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch lands to the side of Whitaker Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whitaker Jr lands a head kick. Hulk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Whitaker Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hulk doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hulk misses with a low kick.
Whitaker Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A clash of legs there as Hulk blocks the low kick.
And Hulk responds with a good body kick, but Whitaker Jr manages to step out the way in time.
Hulk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hulk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whitaker Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker Jr. Hulk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker Jr blocks a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hulk in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Whitaker Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Hulk throws an overhand right that lands on Whitaker Jr's shoulder, as Whitaker Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Whitaker Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hulk misses the target.
Whitaker Jr throws a quick counter head kick but Hulk was just out of range.
Hulk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hulk misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Hulk moves out of range easily.
Whitaker Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Hulk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whitaker Jr throws a body punch but Hulk moves out of range.
Hulk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Pernell Whitaker Jr's cut is getting worse.
Hulk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hulk!
Whitaker Jr thows a leg kick but Hulk checks it
and Hulk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hulk on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whitaker Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Hulk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hulk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hulk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hulk misses with an attempted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Whitaker Jr.
Hulk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whitaker Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hulk.
Nice sprawl there from Hulk as Whitaker Jr shoots in.
Whitaker Jr lands with a right hand.
Whitaker Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hulk looks to throw a body kick
and Whitaker Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Hulk 's knee.
Carlos Hulk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitaker Jr misses with an uppercut. Hulk saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hulk! But no joy.
Whitaker Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hulk. Hulk obviously looking to wear him down.
Hulk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Hulk dodges the punch combination from Whitaker Jr.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hulk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whitaker Jr throws out a loose jab but Hulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hulk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitaker Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Hulk.
Hulk jabs Whitaker Jr right on the nose. Whitaker Jr blinks but takes it well.
Hulk scores with a hook to the body. Whitaker Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whitaker Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hulk.
Hulk takes a swing at Whitaker Jr's ribcage but misses.

Whitaker Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hulk wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hulk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hulk tries to roll over but Whitaker Jr keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Hulk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hulk works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hulk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hulk keeping moving, preventing Whitaker Jr from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hulk lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitaker Jr's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlos Hulk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pernell Whitaker Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick which misses Hulk's front leg but catches the back leg as Hulk tries to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hulk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick which misses Hulk's front leg but catches the back leg as Hulk tries to avoid it.
Hulk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whitaker Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whitaker Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hulk doesn't seem bothered though.
Whitaker Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hulk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whitaker Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Hulk misses.
Hulk tries a low kick but Whitaker Jr avoids it.
Good shot there by Hulk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Hulk is just out of range.
Whitaker Jr is looking to slow Hulk down with leg kicks.
Hulk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hulk.
Hulk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Whitaker Jr misses.
It seemed like Hulk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hulk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whitaker Jr has time to react.
Hulk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Hulk misses the target.
Hulk 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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hulk.
Whitaker Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whitaker Jr throws a jab when Hulk was well out of range.
Whitaker Jr scores with a jab.
Hulk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick which misses Hulk's front leg but catches the back leg as Hulk tries to avoid it.
Pernell Whitaker Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hulk.
Whitaker Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker Jr swings for the body but Hulk moves out of range.
Hulk throws a leg kick but Whitaker Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab from Hulk.
Hulk throws a hook but Whitaker Jr blocks it.
Whitaker Jr scores with a hook.
Whitaker Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hulk lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitaker Jr's head.
Hulk throws the kick towards the body but Whitaker Jr avoids it.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick but Hulk moved away.
Hulk tries to work over Whitaker Jr's front leg with a kick but Whitaker Jr checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Hulk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Whitaker Jr slips under a jab from Hulk.
Hulk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Pernell Whitaker Jr's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Whitaker Jr avoids the body shot from Hulk.
Whitaker Jr takes a swing at Hulk's ribcage but misses.
Hulk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk lands a head kick!
Hulk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whitaker Jr shoots in for a takedown but Hulk shows good takedown defense.
Hulk drops his hands momentarily and Whitaker Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Hulk as Whitaker Jr shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pernell Whitaker Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hulk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hulk! But no joy.
Whitaker Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Hulk lands with a right hand.
Hulk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whitaker Jr doesn't seem bothered though.

Hulk cracks Whitaker Jr with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Whitaker Jr looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hulk finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hulk circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Whitaker Jr to the canvas! Whitaker Jr doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hulk keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Hulk!
Carlos Hulk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.