PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablito Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Whitaker
vs
Wood

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darnell Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablito Wood!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Wood misses its intended target.
Whitaker scores with a hook to the body. Wood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wood tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whitaker defends well and Wood ends up having to push Whitaker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Whitaker's corner calls for a 1-2. Whitaker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whitaker sizes up Wood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whitaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood fails with the takedown.
Whitaker misses with a double jab.
Wood is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Whitaker moves forwards but Wood connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wood tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whitaker defends well and Wood ends up having to push Whitaker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darnell Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablito Wood.
Whitaker scores with a body shot.

Whitaker drives through and clinches with Wood against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whitaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whitaker lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
Whitaker is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whitaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitaker lands a nice uppercut.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitaker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wood looks winded!
Whitaker cracks Wood with a nice body shot.
Whitaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wood looking for a takedown.
Wood is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Whitaker - that landed with a thud.
Whitaker effectively controlling the action here.
Whitaker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whitaker is pushing Wood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Whitaker.
Whitaker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whitaker works on Wood's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitaker.
A short left from Whitaker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker digs a right hand underneath Wood's ribcage. Wood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whitaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitaker.
Whitaker digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
Whitaker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Whitaker lands a body shot.
Whitaker presses Wood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whitaker.
Whitaker pushes Wood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whitaker lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is leaning against Wood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Whitaker - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Whitaker.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike.
Whitaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.

Wood is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Whitaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitaker finish him?
Whitaker lands a right hand.
Whitaker digs a right hand into Wood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wood's gas tank.
Whitaker unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wood! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Whitaker is unloading with more strikes now! Wood drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darnell Whitaker!