PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stuart King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

King
vs
Whyte

206 cm
24
290 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
250 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stuart King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whyte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whyte scrambles back to his feet.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
King connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
King throws a right hand that misses
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a takedown
and Whyte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whyte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye.
King fails to land the takedown.
Whyte is looking for the big counter here.
Whyte throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whyte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
Whyte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whyte lands with a right hand.
King throws a right hand that misses

and Whyte counters by clinching up.
King has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whyte 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 Stuart King. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
A hook to the body from King.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whyte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King is trying to drag Whyte to the mat but Whyte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Whyte is fighting off a takedown attempt but King is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Whyte to the mat. Whyte regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
King advances to half guard.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whyte defending well though.
Whyte is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of King's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take King's back!
King turns into Whyte and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Whyte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Whyte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King pushing down on Whyte's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
King is looking to advance position but Whyte won't allow it.
King wants to take a breather but Whyte is having none of it.
King wants to free his trapped foot but Whyte is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Whyte looks like he's trying to stand up.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Whyte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

King misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from King lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whyte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whyte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whyte misses with a two punch combination.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whyte.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
King half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Whyte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
Whyte is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte misses with a wild combination.
A jab from King misses.
King sets himself, and Whyte steps forward looking for the clinch! King avoids it this time.
David Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whyte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

King drives through with a takedown into Whyte's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Whyte. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King preventing the sweep.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whyte is keeping the position for now.
King is working hard here to advance position.
Whyte managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whyte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King fails to land a wild elbow strike.

King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Whyte managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by King.
Whyte is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whyte keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Whyte's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
King working the ground and pound from side control.
King prevents Whyte from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whyte keeps working.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but David Whyte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

King throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Whyte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Whyte wants to counter with a clinch but King pushes him away.
Whyte misses with a few strikes there.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Whyte throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Whyte.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whyte swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
King shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whyte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whyte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stuart King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Whyte reverses the position - he's now on top in King's guard.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whyte is one step ahead there.
King throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Whyte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Whyte won't allow King to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Whyte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stuart King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whyte defends well.
David Whyte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
King tries to strike from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
King throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Whyte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Whyte feints a jab promting King to slip. Whyte then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. King slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Whyte. No joy for King on that attempt.
Whyte is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stuart King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte cracks King with a good jab.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whyte.
Whyte thumps King with a low kick.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whyte misses with a series of wild punches.
King tries to counter with a takedown but Whyte is quick to defend against it.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Whyte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whyte winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Whyte!