PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Franchise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franchise has chosen Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine as his entrance music. Stevie Franchise has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Whitey O Whitersson's chin.

O Whitersson
vs
Franchise

175 cm
23
168 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
26
165 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Lion Fightwear

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Whitey O Whitersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franchise takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Whitersson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Franchise finds it's way round the side to connect with O Whitersson's head.
Franchise throws a jab but it's blocked by O Whitersson.

O Whitersson rushes Franchise and presses him up against the cage.
Franchise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Whitersson.
A short uppercut from O Whitersson.
Franchise blocks a body shot from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Franchise or not.
Franchise tries to break free but O Whitersson pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from O Whitersson on the inside.
O Whitersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franchise is trying to break the clinch but O Whitersson is controlling him.
Franchise is trying to force a seperation but O Whitersson has the dominant position.
O Whitersson pushes Franchise back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Franchise wants to get back to striking at distance but O Whitersson won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Franchise fails to land.
O Whitersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franchise's efforts to push away.
Franchise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Whitersson keeps control of Franchise as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson works on Franchise's body with a couple of short punches.
Franchise is trying to force a seperation but O Whitersson has the dominant position.

Franchise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Whitersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franchise.
O Whitersson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Franchise.
O Whitersson throws a jab when Franchise was well out of range.
Franchise pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Franchise. Those never looked like landing.
Franchise tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Whitersson avoids the body shot from Franchise.
O Whitersson cracks Franchise with an open hand slap.

O Whitersson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Franchise.
Franchise is trying to break the clinch but O Whitersson is controlling him.
Franchise content to slow the pace in the clinch.
O Whitersson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson prevents Franchise from breaking the clinch.
O Whitersson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Whitersson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Franchise backwards.
O Whitersson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franchise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
O Whitersson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franchises head.
Franchise tries to circle away but O Whitersson has him pinned against the cage.
O Whitersson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Whitersson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
O Whitersson lands a body shot in the clinch.

Franchise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franchise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Franchise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up.
Franchise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Whitersson lands a jab to Franchise's midsection.
O Whitersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Franchise throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franchise misses with an uppercut.
Franchise misses with a two punch combination.
Franchise takes a jab right on the kisser.
Franchise throws a hook but O Whitersson avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Franchise.
Franchise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Whitersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Franchise.
Franchise misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Whitersson tries to clinch there but Franchise circles away.
O Whitersson scores with a hook.
O Whitersson doesn't manage to clinch there - Franchise circles away.
O Whitersson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franchise's head.
Franchise connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Whitersson's hands.
Franchise walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Whitersson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franchise at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franchise swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Whitersson appears to be looking for a big counter.
O Whitersson throws a right hand that Franchise ducks under and follows up with a left that Franchise also avoids with ease.

O Whitersson closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from O Whitersson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson slows down the pace here.
O Whitersson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Franchise backwards.
Franchise tries to circle away but O Whitersson has him pinned against the cage.

Franchise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from O Whitersson does no damage.
Franchise throws a sloppy body shot
and O Whitersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Whitersson works Franchise's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Franchise misses its intended target.
O Whitersson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Franchise eats them both and turns towards O Whitersson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Franchise is rocked!
O Whitersson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franchise is still on wobbly legs! Can O Whitersson finish him?

O Whitersson closes the distance and pushes Franchise back into the cage.
Franchise is trying to stall.
O Whitersson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Franchise avoiding damage.
The referee calls for O Whitersson to work.
Franchise wants to break free but O Whitersson has control.
Franchise seems to have recovered his senses.
A right hook to the body lands for O Whitersson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whitey O Whitersson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Franchise connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Franchise looks to score with a jab to the body but O Whitersson is just out of range.

O Whitersson takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from O Whitersson.
Franchise is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Franchise on the inside.
O Whitersson scores with a shoulder strike.

Franchise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Whitersson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franchise.
Donk. O Whitersson catches Franchise right on the button with a cross.

O Whitersson gets a clinch.
Whitey O Whitersson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O Whitersson prevents Franchise from breaking the clinch.
O Whitersson 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.
O Whitersson lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franchise scores with a shot to the side of O Whitersson's head.
O Whitersson controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short body shot lands from O Whitersson as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Franchise misses with a punch on the inside.
O Whitersson avoiding damage as Franchise throws knees to the body.
O Whitersson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franchise backwards.
O Whitersson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franchise can do to turn this around?
O Whitersson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franchises head.
O Whitersson scores with a hook to the body.
Franchise is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Whitersson is defending well for now.
O Whitersson is working Franchise over against the cage.
O Whitersson lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for O Whitersson.
I was talking to O Whitersson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Franchise blocking some punches.
O Whitersson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Franchise.
Franchise pushes O Whitersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Whitersson has Franchise pressed against the cage, preventing Franchise from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franchise gets through O Whitersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Whitersson trying to control the position but instead, Franchise has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Whitersson into the cage.
O Whitersson lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson tries to stall but Franchise uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Franchise tries to circle away but O Whitersson has him pinned against the cage.
O Whitersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Whitersson avoiding damage.
Franchise blocks a body shot from O Whitersson.
Franchise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Whitersson avoids it.
Franchise is looking to break free of the clinch but O Whitersson has double underhooks.
Franchise is trying to push O Whitersson away but O Whitersson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franchise lands a hook that snaps the head of O Whitersson backwards.
O Whitersson lands a body punch.

Franchise manages to break the clinch.
Whitey O Whitersson is winning the standup battle so far.
O Whitersson scores with a body shot.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franchise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

O Whitersson forces Franchise back against the cage and clinches.
Franchise is looking to break free of the clinch but O Whitersson has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Franchise fails to land.
Franchise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Whitersson has him pressed against the cage.
Franchise wants to break free but O Whitersson has control.
A short right from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson scores with a hook to the body.
O Whitersson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Franchise is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Whitersson is keeping busy.
Franchise is trying to break the clinch but O Whitersson is controlling him.
O Whitersson lands a shot to the body.
O Whitersson presses Franchise against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Franchise is breathing heavily.
O Whitersson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Whitersson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
O Whitersson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franchise backwards.
O Whitersson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Franchise backwards.
O Whitersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Franchise wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franchise swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from O Whitersson.
Nice body punch from O Whitersson.
A hook to the body from O Whitersson.
A hook to the body from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franchise's efforts to push away.
O Whitersson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Whitersson lands with a light punch inside.
O Whitersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Whitersson tries to work over Franchise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
O Whitersson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franchises head.
O Whitersson tries a body shot but Franchise blocks it.
O Whitersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Franchise wants to break free but O Whitersson has control.
Franchise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Whitersson has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson managing to block the knees to the body from Franchise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Whitey O Whitersson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

O Whitersson pushes Franchise up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from O Whitersson as the two fighters clinch.
Franchise blocks a body shot from O Whitersson.
Franchise swings wildly with an uppercut but O Whitersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Whitersson has Franchise pressed against the cage, preventing Franchise from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Whitersson tries to throw a body punch but Franchise avoids it by throwing O Whitersson back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Whitersson pressing his opponent against the cage.
O Whitersson can't find room to land a body shot as Franchise controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Whitersson lands a right hand.
Franchise stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Franchise manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Franchise.
O Whitersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Franchise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franchise throws a counter combo.
Good shot there by O Whitersson.

O Whitersson darts in and clinches Franchise up against the cage.
The referee calls for O Whitersson to work.
O Whitersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Whitersson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Whitersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Franchise's elbow.
O Whitersson pushes Franchise back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O Whitersson can't find room to land a body shot as Franchise controls the action.
A short right from O Whitersson.
Good body shot from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson lands an uppercut.
Franchise is looking to break free of the clinch but O Whitersson has double underhooks.
O Whitersson lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from O Whitersson.
Franchise is trying to maintain a safe position but O Whitersson gets an underhook and turns Franchise into the cage.
O Whitersson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franchise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A body shot lands from O Whitersson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Whitersson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Franchise! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but O Whitersson is unloading with more strikes now! Franchise drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whitey O Whitersson!