PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage has chosen Mother - Danzig as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Whiston
vs
Savage

175 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
24
190 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rupert Whiston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Savage!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiston throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Savage has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Savage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whiston checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whiston misses with a two punch combination.
Savage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whiston misses the shot to the body.
Whiston throws a jab when Savage was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Savage misses.
Whiston misses with a hook to the body
and Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savage connects with a body shot.
Whiston lands a body shot.
Whiston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiston.
Savage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A shot to the body from Savage misses
enabling Whiston to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Savage.
Whiston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Whiston.
Whiston looks to land a right hand but Savage moved out of range.
Whiston just misses with a punch to the body.
Savage misses with a right hand
and Whiston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Savage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice uppercut there from Savage.

It looks like Rupert Whiston has been cut.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiston.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savage.
Whiston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Whiston ducks down to avoid it.
Randy Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Savage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Savage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whiston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savage throws a right and a left that Whiston avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Whiston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Savage doesn't seem phased though.
Savage blocks a jab.
Savage doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiston manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage swinging wildly here.
Savage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whiston was well out of range. Poor timing from Savage.
Whiston cracks Savage with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whiston looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Savage scores with a jab to the body.
Whiston throws a big shot that misses.
Whiston misses with a straight left.
Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Whiston misses with a looping right.
Savage looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Savage lands with a nice body punch.
Whiston looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Savage connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whiston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whiston misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Savage! But no joy.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiston.
Whiston is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage slips a jab from Whiston.
Savage is looking for the big counter here.
Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Whiston's shoulder, as Whiston tries to avoid the shot.
Whiston throws a jab when Savage was well out of range.
Whiston moves out of range of the strikes.
Whiston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whiston appears to be looking for a big counter.
Savage swings widly with a right hand
and Whiston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Savage misses the target.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Whiston moved out of range nicely.
Whiston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Savage on the side of the head.
Whiston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whiston throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Savage is looking for the big counter here.
Savage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whiston swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whiston throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Whiston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Savage.
Whiston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whiston misses with a two punch combination.
Savage misses with a low kick.
Whiston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Whiston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Savage lands a head shot.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whiston.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Whiston saw that one coming.
Savage connects with a body shot that sends Whiston's belly button to the back.
A jab from Whiston misses.
Whiston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Savage momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rupert Whiston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rupert Whiston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Savage throws a one two combo.
Rupert Whiston is winning the standup battle so far.
Whiston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whiston was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Savage scores with a nice right hand.
Whiston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Whiston throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Savage lands a jab to Whiston's midsection.
Savage walks into a left hand.
Savage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whiston counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage takes one to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Savage.
Whiston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Savage moves away from the strike by Whiston.
Whiston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Whiston.
Savage looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage scores with a leg kick.
Savage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whiston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whiston missing with a left hand there. Savage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savage lands a body shot.
Savage lands a nice shot that snaps Whiston's head back.
Savage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Savage avoids the body shot from Whiston.
It seemed like Savage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whiston connects with a crisp jab.
Savage lands with a right hand.
Savage connects with a body shot that sends Whiston's belly button to the back.
Savage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whiston.
Savage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiston throws out the jab.
Savage feints a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage slips under a jab from Whiston.
Whiston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Whiston throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
It seemed like Savage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whiston misses with a body shot.
Whiston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whiston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiston. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whiston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
Savage feints and then cracks Whiston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whiston down.
Savage tests Whiston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Savage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Savage feints and then cracks Whiston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whiston down.
Whiston swings for the body but Savage moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Savage.
Savage takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Whiston does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Whiston misses the target.
Whiston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage dips to his left and cracks Whiston with an uppercut!
Whiston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Savage throws out the jab.
Savage thuds his right hand into Whiston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Savage cracks Whiston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Whiston is rocked!
Savage scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Whiston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Whiston misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Whiston might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Whiston walks straight into a right hand from Savage - that's dropped him! Savage jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Whiston from any more punishment! Whiston complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Randy Savage!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy Savage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.