PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vanilla Ice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Whiteside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanilla Ice has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ice
vs
Whiteside

191 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

160 cm
24
148 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vanilla Ice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Whiteside!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whiteside throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ice counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ice.
Ice misses with a wild combination.
Whiteside drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ice defends it well.

Whiteside clinches.
Whiteside drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ice gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Whiteside's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteside throws an overhand right that lands on Ice's shoulder, as Ice tries to avoid the shot.
Ice comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice jab there from Whiteside.

Whiteside gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ice wants to get back to striking at distance but Whiteside won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Ice breaks the clinch.
Ice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whiteside stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whiteside looks to land a right hand but Ice moved out of range.
Whiteside throws a hook but Ice avoids it easily.
Vanilla Ice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Ice does no damage.
Ice lands a head shot.
Ice is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whiteside tries to clinch but Ice moves out of range.
Ice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ice fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whiteside just manages to avoid it.
Whiteside misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Ice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside looks to score with a jab to the body but Ice is just out of range.
Vanilla Ice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ice tries to clinch up.
Whiteside drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whiteside misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ice counters with a good low kick that Whiteside was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ice scores with a kick to the body.
Ice misses with a body shot.
Whiteside on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whiteside takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ice is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ice swings for the body but Whiteside moves out of range.
A lazy left from Ice finds it's target.
Whiteside gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ice connects with a looping right hand.
Ice scoring well with a low kick there.
Ice fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whiteside has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ice.
Ice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whiteside manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whiteside throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whiteside.

Ice closes the distance and clinches.
Whiteside displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ice up against the cage.
Ice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ice has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ice.
Whiteside takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A combination from Ice does no damage.
Whiteside on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Ice instigates a clinch.
Whiteside wants to break free but Ice has control.
Whiteside is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whiteside wants to get back to striking at distance but Ice won't allow it.

Whiteside breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whiteside scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ice lands a right hook to the body.

Ice gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whiteside to score an easy takedown into full guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Ice manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vanilla Ice dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whiteside can do to turn this around?
Ice lands with a hook. Whiteside tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whiteside misses with a hook to the body
and Ice counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Ice darts in and clinches Whiteside up against the cage.
Ice tries to land knees in the clinch but Whiteside avoids the damage to the body.
Ice prevents a takedown attempt there.

Ice breaks from the clinch.
Vanilla Ice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whiteside connects with a body shot.
A big right from Whiteside misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteside takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ice lands a lovely overhand right.
Whiteside walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiteside.
Whiteside moves forwards but Ice connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice scores with a leg kick.

Whiteside fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ice, pushing him back against the cage.

Ice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Ice.
Ice just misses with a punch to the body.
Ice misses the shot to the body.
Whiteside misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whiteside connects with a jab.
Ice misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Whiteside does no damage.
As Whiteside backs away, Ice returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ice slips a jab and a cross from Whiteside.
Whiteside tries to clinch but Ice is having none of it.
Ice sizes up Whiteside with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ice explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whiteside lands a nice looking body shot.
Whiteside scores with a shot to the body.
Ice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whiteside on the side of the head.
Ice doesn't manage to clinch there - Whiteside circles away.
Ice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Whiteside throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ice. Those never looked like landing.
Whiteside throws a jab but it's blocked by Ice.
Ice takes a swing at Whiteside's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Whiteside was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ice works over Whiteside's head and body with a nice combination.
Ice is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ice!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Whiteside clinches up with Ice and pushes him back against the cage.
Whiteside has Ice pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ice manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Ice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whiteside with a jab.
Whiteside has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ice.
Ice connects with the punch.
Ice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ice closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whiteside moves away.

Whiteside takes the fight into the clinch.
Ice is pressed up against the cage. Whiteside has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ice down to the mat. Ice avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vanilla Ice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Whiteside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside throws a jab when Ice was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ice stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ice wants it to stay on the feet.
Ice cracks a nice hook into Whiteside's ribs.
Ice scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whiteside has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whiteside cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whiteside connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Ice tenderised Whiteside's leg. Whiteside is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whiteside looks to land a right hand but Ice moved out of range.
Whiteside fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ice. That's going to slow Whiteside down.
Whiteside fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ice manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vanilla Ice dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whiteside takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ice tries to clinch but Whiteside moves out of range.
Ice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiteside throws out the jab.
Ice scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ice is looking to clinch but Whiteside is avoiding it.
Ice misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ice pushes Whiteside up against the cage in a clinch.

Ice manages to break the clinch.
Whiteside looks to score with a jab to the body but Ice is just out of range.
Ice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteside throws a body punch but Ice moves out of range.
Whiteside tries to clinch but Ice is having none of it.
Ice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ice fakes the leg kick and cracks Whiteside in the body.
Ice throws a right hand that Whiteside ducks under and follows up with a left that Whiteside also avoids with ease.
Ice tries to clinch up but Whiteside circles away and keeps his distance.
Ice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Ice clinches up against the cage.
Whiteside's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ice lands a body punch.

Whiteside breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whiteside throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whiteside.
Ice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnny Whiteside has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside throws a shot from downtown. Ice moves away and avoids it.
Ice lands with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Ice. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ice. That's going to slow Whiteside down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ice wants to clinch.
Ice moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ice swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whiteside counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Vanilla Ice has been cut.
Ice scores with a nice body kick.
Whiteside tries to close the distance and clinch but Ice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whiteside missing with a left hand there. Ice was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteside throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ice.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ice.
Ice is looking to clinch.
Ice swings for the body but Whiteside moves out of range.
Ice misses with a wild combination.
Whiteside drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ice defends it well.
Whiteside throws a hook but Ice avoids it easily.
Ice jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A right-left combo lands from Ice.
Vanilla Ice is winning the standup battle so far.
Whiteside throws an overhand right that lands on Ice's shoulder, as Ice tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Whiteside misses.
Ice half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whiteside swings for the body but Ice moves out of range.
Whiteside misses with a hook
and Ice counters with a left to the body.
Ice is looking to wear down Whiteside with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Whiteside misses.
Ice appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ice throws a right hand that Whiteside ducks under and follows up with a left that Whiteside also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whiteside fails with the takedown
and Ice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whiteside takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ice moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ice scores with a head kick. Whiteside tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ice.
Whiteside misses with a few strikes there.
Ice appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whiteside thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ice jabs at Whiteside's body.
Ice slips a jab from Whiteside.
Ice moves out of range as Whiteside strikes.
Vanilla Ice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ice digs a good body shot into Whiteside's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vanilla Ice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vanilla Ice!