PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pernell Whitaker Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilder Wein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wein has chosen Wilder Wein as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whitaker Jr
vs
Wein

177 cm
28
167 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

187 cm
26
187 lbs
14 - 3 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu
Hellbent

KAISER
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pernell Whitaker Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilder Wein!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wein takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whitaker Jr misses with an uppercut.
Whitaker Jr checks a low kick from Wein.
Wein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whitaker Jr drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wein sprawls and moves away.
Wein lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whitaker Jr's sensitive parts.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick but Wein moved away.
Whitaker Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wein checks a low kick from Whitaker Jr.
Wein throws out a leg kick but Whitaker Jr moves out of range and Wein only half commits.
Wein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein throws a body punch but Whitaker Jr moves out of range.
Wein bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Whitaker Jr avoids the body shot from Wein.
Whitaker Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Wein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitaker Jr. Whitaker Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Wein takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Wilder Wein has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Whitaker Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whitaker Jr showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein is trying is best to control the position here.

Whitaker Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wein defends it well.
Whitaker Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Whitaker Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Wein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Whitaker Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wein defending well though.

That's two 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.
Wein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitaker Jr.
Wein pushes Whitaker Jr off looking to stand but Whitaker Jr dives back in and keeps control.
Wein trying to hold on to Whitaker Jr's head to control him but Whitaker Jr postures up.
Whitaker Jr is looking to take a break and control but Wein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein lands a nice looking kick to the body. Whitaker Jr takes a step back to recover.
Wein takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whitaker Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wein.
Wein lets loose with a powerful body kick. Whitaker Jr will feel that in the morning.
Whitaker Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wein. That did some damage!
Wein scores with a body shot.
Wein scores with a punch to the head.
Wein looks to land a right hand but Whitaker Jr moved out of range.
Wein connects with a leg kick. Whitaker Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whitaker Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick which misses Wein's front leg but catches the back leg as Wein tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the liver by Wein. Beautiful body shot.
Wein slips a jab from Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr checks a leg kick.
Whitaker Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wein.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Wein as he checks the leg kick.
Whitaker Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Donk. Whitaker Jr catches Wein right on the button with a cross.
Whitaker Jr takes a swing at Wein's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Whitaker Jr looks to land a left hand but Wein moved out of range nicely.
Whitaker Jr throws a lazy right hand but Wein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilder Wein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitaker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wein throws a leg kick that misses.
Whitaker Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whitaker Jr looks to throw the jab but Wein is out of range.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick but Wein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whitaker Jr tries to work over Wein's front leg with a kick but Wein checks it.
Whitaker Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whitaker Jr rather than just go for the knockout.
Whitaker Jr avoids the body shot from Wein.
Wein is looking to clinch but Whitaker Jr is avoiding it.
Whitaker Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whitaker Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Pernell Whitaker Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Whitaker Jr blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Wein blocks the low kick.
A lazy left from Wein finds it's target.
Whitaker Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wein checks it well.
Whitaker Jr cracks Wein with a good jab.
Whitaker Jr misses the shot to the body.
Whitaker Jr scores with a jab.
Wein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whitaker Jr connects with a leg kick. Wein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whitaker Jr misses with a body shot
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Wein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whitaker Jr missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker Jr ducks under a wild hook from Wein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wein.
Wilder Wein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitaker Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitaker Jr connects with a leg kick. Wein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein throws a low kick but Whitaker Jr avoids it.
Whitaker Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker Jr misses the jab.
Wein misses with a looping left.
Whitaker Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wein. That did some damage!
Wein pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whitaker Jr is out of range and Wein settles back down.
Wein darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whitaker Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wein lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wein throws a hook but Whitaker Jr avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Wein blocks the leg kick.
Whitaker Jr thows a leg kick but Wein checks it
and Wein counters with a body kick that stops Whitaker Jr in his tracks momentarily.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wein.
Whitaker Jr throws a front kick aimed at Wein's knee but Wein avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr is looking to chop away at Wein's legs.
Wein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wein throws a leg kick but Whitaker Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitaker Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Wein.
Whitaker Jr misses with an uppercut.
Whitaker Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wein cracks Whitaker Jr with a good jab.
Wein loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker Jr slips the punch.
Whitaker Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Wein connects with a leg kick. Whitaker Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wein connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whitaker Jr's hands.
Wein misses with a two punch combination.
Wein throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whitaker Jr throws a low kick but Wein moves out of range easily.
Wein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker Jr manages to avoid it.
Wein moves out of range of the leg kick from Whitaker Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wein! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein connects with a body shot that sends Whitaker Jr's belly button to the back.
Whitaker Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wilder Wein seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitaker Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Wein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wein throws a wild body kick that Whitaker Jr sees coming a mile off.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick but Wein moved away.
Wein misses with a low kick as Whitaker Jr jumps back.
Whitaker Jr takes a swing at Wein's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick
and Wein counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whitaker Jr's knee momentarily.
Wein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wein staying out of range there.
Whitaker Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whitaker Jr throws the left hand but Wein avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wein. That's going to slow Whitaker Jr down.
Whitaker Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitaker Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Wein lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wein throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker Jr moves away and avoids it.
Wein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker Jr with a hook.
Whitaker Jr takes one on the button.
Whitaker Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whitaker Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Whitaker Jr misses.
Whitaker Jr tries a low kick but Wein avoids it.
Wein wants to clinch but Whitaker Jr slips to the side
and Whitaker Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitaker Jr missing with a left hand there. Wein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wein tests Whitaker Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wein avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whitaker Jr sets himself, and Wein steps forward looking for the clinch! Whitaker Jr avoids it this time.

Wein pushes Whitaker Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Whitaker Jr blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker Jr.
Wein lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wilder Wein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wilder Wein's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wein swinging wildly here.

It looks like Pernell Whitaker Jr has been cut.
Whitaker Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Wein to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitaker Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wein is out of range and Whitaker Jr settles back down.
Whitaker Jr cracks Wein with a good jab.
Wein cracks Whitaker Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wein avoids the body shot from Whitaker Jr.
Wein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker Jr moves away.
Whitaker Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Wein off balance momentarily.
Whitaker Jr throws a head kick but Wein moves out of range.
Wein takes a swing at Whitaker Jr's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker Jr throws a solid leg kick but Wein takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whitaker Jr.
Wein throws the kick towards the body but Whitaker Jr avoids it.
Whitaker Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Wein throws the kick towards the body but Whitaker Jr avoids it.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Wein takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Whitaker Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wein has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Whitaker Jr tests Wein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wein ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker Jr.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wein. Whitaker Jr shrugs it off though.
Wein throws a solid leg kick but Whitaker Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wein.
Wein looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker Jr is just out of range.
Whitaker Jr throws a low kick, looking for Wein's leg but Wein calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitaker Jr. That's going to slow Wein down.
Whitaker Jr moves out of range as Wein throws a body kick.
Whitaker Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Whitaker Jr misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wein.
Some bone on bone action there as Wein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wein connects with a solid leg kick.
Whitaker Jr looks to land a right hand but Wein moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wein avoids it.
Nice shot by Wein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker Jr.
Wein moves away from the strike by Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whitaker Jr misses the body punch
and Wein counters with a body kick that stops Whitaker Jr in his tracks momentarily.
Whitaker Jr tries to land a front kick but Wein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wein lands a leg kick that knocks Whitaker Jr off balance momentarily.
Wein throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitaker Jr cracks the inside of Wein's front leg.
A left lands for Wein.
Wein cracks Whitaker Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker Jr takes a swing at Wein's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker Jr.
Wein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wein throws a hook but Whitaker Jr blocks it.
Whitaker Jr defending well as Wein loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
The fighters circling - Whitaker Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wein throws a counter combo.
Whitaker Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whitaker Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wein manages to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Wein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wein throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker Jr moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Wein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker Jr.
Wein tries a quick counter leg kick but Whitaker Jr is wise to it.
Whitaker Jr throws a hook but Wein avoids it easily.
Wein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wein throws a leg kick but Whitaker Jr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Whitaker Jr attempts a counter takedown but Wein avoids it well and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Whitaker Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitaker Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wein throws out a counter right but Whitaker Jr avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker Jr tries to work over Wein's front leg with a kick but Wein checks it.
Wein is looking to land body kicks.
Wein fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whitaker Jr checks it well.
Whitaker Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Wein tries to sprawl out of it but Whitaker Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wein blocks a leg kick.
Whitaker Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitaker Jr cracks Wein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from Wein.
Wein misses with a lunging right hand
and Whitaker Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pernell Whitaker Jr did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wein takes a swing at Whitaker Jr's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wein just manages to avoid it.
Whitaker Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wein connects with an inside leg kick.
Whitaker Jr shoots for a takedown but Wein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wein misses with a body shot.
Wein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker Jr scoring well with a low kick there.

Whitaker Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Wein!

Whitaker Jr tries for a kimura but Wein is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wein is holding Whitaker Jr down, trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wein is trying to control Whitaker Jr's posture but Whitaker Jr avoids it.
Whitaker Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wein is avoiding damage well.
Whitaker Jr trying to control the position but Wein is working away.
An elbow from Whitaker Jr crashes against the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two 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.
Whitaker Jr is looking to take a break and control but Wein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wein throws a leg kick which misses Whitaker Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Whitaker Jr tries to avoid it.
Wein wants to clinch but Whitaker Jr slips to the side

and Whitaker Jr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wein!
Wein bucks up and tries to throw Whitaker Jr off but instead Whitaker Jr has got his back!
Whitaker Jr misses with punches from the back.
Pernell Whitaker Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wein defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Whitaker Jr's arms.

Whitaker Jr patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wein looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Whitaker Jr lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

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.

Whitaker Jr has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wein trying to control the action but Whitaker Jr just sinks the hooks in.
You can see the frustration on Wein's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wein just trying to survive but Whitaker Jr is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker Jr missing with strikes from the back.
Wein looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pernell Whitaker Jr had his way with Wilder Wein in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Whitaker Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wein throws a head kick that misses

and Whitaker Jr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wein is trying to stand up here but Whitaker Jr is controlling him well.
Whitaker Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Whitaker Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wein tries to get to full guard but Whitaker Jr has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr trying to control from half guard but Wein is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Whitaker Jr controlling the action here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wilder Wein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whitaker Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whitaker Jr checks the leg kick.

Whitaker Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wein napping and manages to drive through into side control!
I wouldn't like to be where Wein is right now.
Whitaker Jr trying to control the position but Wein is working away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wein tries to bench press Whitaker Jr off him but Whitaker Jr keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker Jr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Whitaker Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wein for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Whitaker Jr avoids the strikes from the bottom by Wein.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wein throws the left hand but Whitaker Jr avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wein fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whitaker Jr.
Whitaker Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whitaker Jr ducks under a wild hook from Wein.
Whitaker Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Whitaker Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wein.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wein! But no joy.
Whitaker Jr with a nice cross.
Wein throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker Jr moves away and avoids it.
Wein throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whitaker Jr attempts a counter takedown but Wein avoids it well and moves away.
Wein thows a body kick. Whitaker Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker Jr manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wein tries to land a leg kick but Whitaker Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Wein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wein throws a body kick that misses.
Wein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pernell Whitaker Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whitaker Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pernell Whitaker Jr!
After winning the bout, Pernell Whitaker Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.