PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otis Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ceronne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whittaker
vs
Ceronne

200 cm
27
250 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otis Whittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ceronne!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceronne tries for a takedown but Whittaker circles away easily
enabling Whittaker to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Alexander Ceronne has been cut.
Ceronne takes a jab right on the kisser.

Ceronne bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Ceronne tries for a kimura but Whittaker is defending well.

Ceronne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whittaker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Ceronne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whittaker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whittaker tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ceronne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whittaker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ceronne tries to score with some ground and pound. Whittaker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Ceronne wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Whittaker, who protects the arm well.
Ceronne working the ground and pound but Whittaker is defending the strikes.

Ceronne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whittaker is trying to improve his position.
Ceronne is looking to take a break and control but Whittaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceronne scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Whittaker to see if he's OK.
Ceronne lands a decent elbow from side control.

Ceronne working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Ceronne tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ceronne in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Whittaker is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Ceronne!
Our winner, Alexander Ceronne, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Otis Whittaker stepped up to the mic, saying 'I felt the tingle, again. Congrats Theo and Ryan!'.