PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Dutrouxious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Whitelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dutrouxious comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park feat Steve Aoki - Light That Never Comes (Dj Coone Remix). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dutrouxious
vs
Whitelock

173 cm
19
159 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

173 cm
19
159 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Dutrouxious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Whitelock!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitelock.
Whitelock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Dutrouxious gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dutrouxious will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Whitelock up against the cage.
Dutrouxious throws a head punch that misses.
Dutrouxious will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Whitelock up against the cage.
Dutrouxious has Whitelock pressed against the cage, preventing Whitelock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whitelock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dutrouxious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitelock throws a punch but it's blocked by Dutrouxious.
Whitelock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whitelock can't break the clinch.
Whitelock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whitelock lands a nice uppercut.
Whitelock has a couple of punches blocked by Dutrouxious.
Dutrouxious is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Whitelock.

Dutrouxious closes the distance and clinches.
Whitelock blocks a body shot from Dutrouxious.
Dutrouxious pushes Whitelock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dutrouxious lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dutrouxious scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dutrouxious swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitelock uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dutrouxious creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Whitelock.
Dutrouxious softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whitelock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dutrouxious swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Whitelock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dutrouxious gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Whitelock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whitelock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dutrouxious backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dutrouxious blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Whitelock fails to land.
Dutrouxious works on Whitelock's body with a couple of short punches.
Whitelock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whitelock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitelock working aggressively here.
Whitelock misses with a punch on the inside.
Dutrouxious misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dutrouxious tries a body shot but Whitelock blocks it.
Whitelock has had enough of the clinch but Dutrouxious keeps him there for the moment.
Whitelock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dutrouxious backwards.
Whitelock prevents a body shot from Dutrouxious.
Whitelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Dutrouxious controls his hands.

Whitelock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whitelock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whitelock throws a right hand that Dutrouxious ducks under and follows up with a left that Dutrouxious also avoids with ease.
Whitelock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whitelock takes a swing at Dutrouxious's ribcage but misses.

Dutrouxious gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dutrouxious blocking some punches.
Dutrouxious lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitelock backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whitelock breaks from the clinch.
Dutrouxious moves out of range of the body kick.

Dutrouxious has managed to clinch.
Whitelock is looking to break free of the clinch but Dutrouxious has double underhooks.

Whitelock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dutrouxious moves in looking to clinch but Whitelock pushes him off.
Dutrouxious blocks a head kick by Whitelock.
Dutrouxious takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Dutrouxious rushes Whitelock and presses him up against the cage.
Whitelock working aggressively here.
Whitelock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dutrouxious misses with a punch to the body.
Dutrouxious tries to work over Whitelock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitelock misses with some punches.
Whitelock misses with some punches.
Dutrouxious misses with a body punch.
Whitelock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitelock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dutrouxious seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whitelock can turn it around.
Dutrouxious blocking some punches.
Whitelock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dutrouxious has him pressed against the cage.
Dutrouxious makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whitelock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutrouxious is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dutrouxious tries to work over Whitelock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitelock scores with a shot to the side of Dutrouxious's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitelock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whitelock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitelock is trying to maintain a safe position but Dutrouxious gets an underhook and turns Whitelock into the cage.

Whitelock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dutrouxious is looking to clinch but Whitelock is avoiding it.

Dutrouxious clinches with his opponent.
Whitelock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitelock is trying to break the clinch but Dutrouxious is controlling him.
Whitelock has a couple of punches blocked by Dutrouxious.

Whitelock manages to break the clinch.
Dutrouxious tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whitelock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dutrouxious ducks under a wild hook from Whitelock.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Dutrouxious clinches with his opponent.
Dutrouxious blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Whitelock.
Whitelock lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Whitelock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dutrouxious 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.
Nice defenses there by Dutrouxious.
Dutrouxious on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Whitelock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dutrouxious moves in looking to clinch but Whitelock pushes him off.

Dutrouxious moves into the clinch.
Whitelock throws a head punch that misses.
Dutrouxious lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dutrouxious is pushing Whitelock up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dutrouxious keeps control of Whitelock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dutrouxious blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Whitelock fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutrouxious swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitelock lands a hook that snaps the head of Dutrouxious backwards.
Whitelock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dutrouxious lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitelock backwards.
Whitelock blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitelock has a couple of punches blocked by Dutrouxious.
Dutrouxious working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whitelock.
A frustrated look appears on Whitelock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dutrouxious lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitelock backwards.
Whitelock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitelock swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutrouxious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dutrouxious swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitelock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dutrouxious working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dutrouxious.
Whitelock misses with a punch to the body.
Dutrouxious has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Whitelock lands an uppercut.
Whitelock letting Dutrouxious take a breather here.
Dutrouxious works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whitelock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dutrouxious lands with a left to the head.
Whitelock misses with the head strike.
Dutrouxious stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dutrouxious lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whitelock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcus Dutrouxious has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitelock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dutrouxious.
A head punch on the inside from Whitelock fails to land.
Dutrouxious scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dutrouxious tries to work over Whitelock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitelock working aggressively here.
Whitelock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whitelock lands a body shot.
Dutrouxious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitelock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitelock is trying to push Dutrouxious away but Dutrouxious has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Whitelock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dutrouxious on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Whitelock. Whitelock obviously looking to wear him down.
Dutrouxious takes a kick to the side of the head.
Whitelock throws a low kick but Dutrouxious avoids it.
Whitelock throws out a loose jab but Dutrouxious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitelock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dutrouxious has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Dutrouxious clinches up against the cage.
Whitelock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dutrouxious lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutrouxious blocking some punches.
Whitelock lands with a short shot to the head.
Dutrouxious lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitelock.
Dutrouxious lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dutrouxious can't find room to land a body shot as Whitelock controls the action.
Dutrouxious lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitelock misses with the head strike.
Whitelock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whitelock wants to get back to striking at distance but Dutrouxious won't allow it.
Whitelock swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutrouxious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitelock prevents a body shot from Dutrouxious.
Whitelock takes a shot to the head.
Dutrouxious lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitelock backwards.
Whitelock working aggressively here.
Whitelock blocks a body shot from Dutrouxious.
Whitelock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitelock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dutrouxious tries to throw a body punch but Whitelock avoids it by throwing Dutrouxious back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutrouxious lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whitelock misses with a punch to the body.
Dutrouxious lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitelock backwards.
Whitelock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dutrouxious blocking some punches.
Dutrouxious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitelock's elbow.

Whitelock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whitelock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whitelock.
Whitelock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whitelock.
Whitelock lands an overhand right.
Whitelock scores with a leg kick.
Whitelock throws a wild body kick that Dutrouxious sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitelock thows a body kick. Dutrouxious tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dutrouxious tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dutrouxious checks a leg kick.
Dutrouxious tries to counter by clinching up but Whitelock breaks away and moves out of range.
Whitelock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dutrouxious. That did some damage!

Dutrouxious forces Whitelock back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sam Whitelock will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Whitelock lands a head kick!
Sam Whitelock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitelock keeps the fight on the outside.
Dutrouxious tries to clinch but Whitelock moves out of range.
Dutrouxious takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dutrouxious wants to clinch.

Dutrouxious rushes Whitelock and presses him up against the cage.
Dutrouxious swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dutrouxious.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dutrouxious misses with a punch on the inside.
Dutrouxious leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitelock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whitelock.
Whitelock can't break the clinch.
Dutrouxious blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitelock lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitelock blocks a body shot from Dutrouxious.
Dutrouxious tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Whitelock fails to land.

Whitelock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Dutrouxious.
Whitelock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitelock.
Dutrouxious tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitelock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitelock flicks out a counter leg kick but Dutrouxious steps away.
Dutrouxious tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whitelock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Dutrouxious blocks the leg kick.
Whitelock misses with a head kick.
Whitelock misses with a kick to the body.

Dutrouxious rushes Whitelock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whitelock is trying to break the clinch but Dutrouxious has him pressed against the cage.
Whitelock is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Whitelock fails to land.
Dutrouxious blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dutrouxious keeps control of Whitelock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dutrouxious blocks a body shot from Whitelock.
Marcus Dutrouxious has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitelock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dutrouxious cracks Whitelock with a nice body shot.
Whitelock misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dutrouxious.
Whitelock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dutrouxious lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitelock backwards.
Dutrouxious lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dutrouxious stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dutrouxious lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dutrouxious taking a breather.
Whitelock lands a hook that snaps the head of Dutrouxious backwards.
Dutrouxious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitelock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitelock swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutrouxious uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dutrouxious creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Dutrouxious.
Dutrouxious's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dutrouxious just leaning against Whitelock, taking a breather.
Sam Whitelock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutrouxious working aggressively here.
Dutrouxious lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitelock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dutrouxious backwards.
Dutrouxious misses with some punches.
A short right from Dutrouxious.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dutrouxious.
Dutrouxious lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dutrouxious working aggressively here.
Whitelock looking to stall.
Whitelock blocking some punches.
Dutrouxious misses with a body punch.
Whitelock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitelock blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitelock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dutrouxious has him pressed against the cage.
Whitelock swings wildly with an uppercut but Dutrouxious uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitelock misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dutrouxious.
Dutrouxious goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dutrouxious has a couple of punches blocked by Whitelock.
A nice left hand lands by Dutrouxious.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitelock.
Dutrouxious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitelock misses with some punches.
Dutrouxious swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitelock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dutrouxious misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dutrouxious throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitelock.
Dutrouxious keeps control of Whitelock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Dutrouxious.
I think Whitelock has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sam Whitelock!
During a confident post fight interview, Sam Whitelock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.