PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justice Naruhodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Naruhodo
vs
Whiston

160 cm
30
202 lbs
11 - 17 - 0

175 cm
26
204 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justice Naruhodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Whiston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naruhodo circles away quickly and effectively.
Whiston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naruhodo throws out the jab.
Whiston scores with a shot to the body.
Naruhodo misses with an uppercut. Whiston saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Naruhodo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Naruhodo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiston manages to avoid it.
Whiston misses with a wild combination.
We've been hearing reports that Naruhodo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nice defenses there by Whiston.
Whiston cracks Naruhodo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whiston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whiston misses with a head kick.
Naruhodo ducks under a wild hook from Whiston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naruhodo throws a lazy uppercut
and Whiston counters with a straight right hand.
Whiston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Naruhodo's head backwards.
Whiston stalks Naruhodo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Naruhodo's face. Naruhodo staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naruhodo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naruhodo misses with a hook
and Whiston counters with a nice uppercut.
Whiston lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruhodo thuds a left hand into Whiston's body.
Whiston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whiston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whiston loads up on a big right hand but Naruhodo slips the punch.
Naruhodo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Naruhodo blocks a jab.
Whiston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Naruhodo was well out of range. Poor timing from Whiston.
Whiston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Naruhodo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whiston tries to avoid it but Naruhodo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whiston to the ground. Whiston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

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

Whiston manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whiston cracks Naruhodo with an open hand slap.
A combination from Whiston does no damage.
Whiston just misses with a punch to the body.
Whiston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Naruhodo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whiston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whiston misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Naruhodo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Whiston's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Whiston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naruhodos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Naruhodo misses.
Naruhodo slips under a jab.
Naruhodo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiston.
Whiston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Naruhodo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big left from Whiston misses.
Naruhodo misses with a hook
and Naruhodo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whiston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Whiston misses the target.
Naruhodo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whiston at a distance.
Whiston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whiston wants it to stay on the feet.
Whiston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naruhodo slips a straight right by Whiston.
Whiston scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Naruhodo doesn't seem bothered though.
Whiston throws a jab but it's blocked by Naruhodo.
Naruhodo misses with a lunging right hand
and Whiston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whiston misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo takes a swing at Whiston's ribcage but misses.
Naruhodo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whiston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justice Naruhodo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Whiston does it's job there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whiston darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naruhodo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naruhodo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiston manages to avoid it.
Naruhodo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whiston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whiston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Naruhodo tries to counter with a takedown but Whiston is quick to defend against it.
Whiston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naruhodo.
Whiston fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whiston, as that shot connected.

Naruhodo is rocked!
Whiston steps in with a hook that catches Naruhodo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Whiston follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Naruhodo looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rupert Whiston!