PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danial Whitney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whitney
vs
Harrison

203 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danial Whitney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whitney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harrison thinking.
Harrison misses with a double jab.
Zach Harrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick by Harrison misses
and Whitney counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harrison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitney is looking for a counter combo.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Whitney moves out of range.
Whitney blocks the body kick.
Whitney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whitney avoids the head kick by Harrison.
Harrison throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Whitney counters with a series of strikes. Harrison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harrison misses with the combination.
Harrison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whitney counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Whitney counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harrison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison misses with a hook to the body
and Whitney counters with a series of strikes. Harrison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harrison tries to bum rush Whitney with a series of wild strikes but Whitney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harrison looks to land a combination but Whitney avoids it well.
As Harrison looks to move away, Whitney throws a big counter combo but Harrison just gets out of the way.
Harrison connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whitney's hands.
Harrison falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whitney counters with a left and a right that stings Harrison.
Harrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Harrison rushes Whitney and presses him up against the cage.
Harrison using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whitney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrison has had enough of the clinch but Whitney keeps him there for the moment.
Harrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Whitney gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Harrison regains guard.
Harrison wants to get back to his feet but Whitney passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Whitney gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Harrison throws a body kick that misses
and Harrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Harrison duly obliges.

It looks like Danial Whitney has been cut.
Harrison fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Harrison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Harrison fails to land.
Harrison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harrison wants to break free but Whitney has control.
Whitney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harrison wants to break free but Whitney has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to circle away but Whitney has him pinned against the cage.
Harrison wants to break free but Whitney has control.
Harrison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Whitney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Whitney throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Harrison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Whitney is in Harrison's guard.

Whitney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Whitney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Whitney is breathing heavily.
Harrison is looking to stand up but Whitney isn't so interested in that idea.
Whitney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Harrison throws a lazy head kick
and Whitney counters with a series of strikes. Harrison will be more careful next time no doubt.

Harrison moves into the clinch.

Whitney breaks the clinch.
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 Danial Whitney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danial Whitney's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harrison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harrison misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Whitney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Harrison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harrison throws a combination that misses
and Whitney counters with a series of strikes. Harrison will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harrison gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Whitney counter with a right hand.
Harrison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrison misses with a head kick.
Harrison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whitney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison throws a front kick that sends Whitney stumbling back into the cage.
Harrison throws a lazy body kick
and Whitney counters with a series of strikes. Harrison will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Harrison gets caught flat footed, as Whitney shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Whitney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitney landing with the ground and pound.

Whitney drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Whitney as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Harrison screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Whitney! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Danial Whitney!