PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Whelan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whelan
vs
Pendragon

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Whelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Whelan misses its target.
Whelan missing with a left hand there. Pendragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Whelan's head but Whelan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pendragon thows a leg kick but Whelan checks it
and Whelan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Pendragon.
Whelan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whelan.
Whelan tests Pendragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whelan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Whelan moves out of range.
Whelan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pendragon avoids the body shot from Whelan.
Pendragon ducks under a wild hook from Whelan.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
Whelan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pendragon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Pendragon.
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pendragon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whelan blocks a jab.
A big left from Whelan misses.
Pendragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pendragon connects with a right hand. Whelan shakes it off.
Whelan ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a straight left.
Whelan jabs at Pendragon's body.
Whelan lands a nice shot to the body.
Whelan staying out of range there.
A big right from Pendragon misses.
Whelan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whelan jabs Pendragon right on the nose. Pendragon blinks but takes it well.
Whelan throws a big shot that misses.
Pendragon scores with a jab. Whelan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Whelan closes the distance and clinches.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Whelan blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Whelan.
Whelan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pendragon.
Whelan lands a body punch.
Pendragon lands with a left to the head.
Whelan blocks an elbow strike from Pendragon.
Whelan lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Whelan.
Whelan lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Whelan - that landed with a thud.
Whelan scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Whelan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pendragon looks winded!
Whelan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Whelan controls his hands.
Pendragon is trying to push Whelan away but Whelan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whelan tries to throw a body punch but Pendragon avoids it by throwing Whelan back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pendragon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whelan's brow.
Pendragon tries to break free but Whelan pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is looking to control Whelan's arms but Whelan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pendragon has his back to the cage.
Whelan has Pendragon pressed against the cage, preventing Pendragon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Whelan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whelan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon tries to work over Whelan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon tries to break free but Whelan pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Whelan.
A short right from Whelan.
Pendragon wants to break free but Whelan has control.
A right hand to the body from Whelan.
Pendragon is trying to maintain a safe position but Whelan gets an underhook and turns Pendragon into the cage.
Pendragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whelan tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whelan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Whelan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pendragon lands a nice uppercut.
Whelan lands with a left to the head.
Whelan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whelan misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon throws a head punch that misses.
Pendragon throws a head punch that misses.
Whelan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pendragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whelan is defending well for now.
Pendragon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whelan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whelan tries a body shot but Pendragon blocks it.
Whelan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pendragon.
Pendragon is looking to break free of the clinch but Whelan has double underhooks.
Pendragon wants to break free but Whelan has control.
Whelan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Whelan misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon has had enough of the clinch but Whelan keeps him there for the moment.
Whelan lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon throws an elbow that misses.
Whelan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whelan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pendragon wants to break free but Whelan has control.

Pendragon manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Whelan 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.

Pendragon misses with a low kick as Whelan jumps back.
Whelan just misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon staying out of range there.
Whelan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pendragon can do to turn this around?
A big left from Whelan misses.

Whelan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whelan stalling the fight.
Whelan misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whelan.
Whelan has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Whelan tries a body shot but Pendragon blocks it.
Whelan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Whelan scores with a shoulder strike.
Whelan lands a hook that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whelan lands a hook that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon blocking some punches.

Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses

and Whelan counters by clinching up.
Whelan stalling.
Come on Pendragon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pendragon is looking to break free of the clinch but Whelan has double underhooks.

Pendragon manages to break the clinch.
Pendragon misses with a body shot.
Whelan throws a lazy right hand but Pendragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pendragon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whelan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pendragon cracks a nice hook into Whelan's ribs.
Pendragon catches Whelan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pendragon misses with the combination.
Whelan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pendragon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Whelan.
A big right from Pendragon misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whelan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon misses with the combination.
Whelan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whelan digs a good hook to Pendragon's body.

Whelan clinches with his opponent.
Pendragon has had enough of the clinch but Whelan keeps him there for the moment.
Whelan digs a right hand underneath Pendragon's ribcage. Pendragon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
Whelan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Whelan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whelan lands a left hand.
Pendragon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whelan has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Whelan.
Whelan keeps control of Pendragon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sean Whelan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whelan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whelan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Whelan.
Whelan gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whelan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pendragon wants to get back to striking at distance but Whelan won't allow it.
Whelan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Whelan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Whelan.
Whelan gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whelan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whelan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whelan slowing the pace effectively.
Whelan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whelan stalling the fight.
Whelan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whelan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whelan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pendragon is looking to control Whelan's arms but Whelan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pendragon has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Whelan.
Whelan tries a body shot but Pendragon blocks it.
Pendragon can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Whelan.
Whelan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whelan lands a right hand.
Whelan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Whelan on the inside.
Whelan controlling the action here for a moment.
Pendragon wants to break free but Whelan has control.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
Pendragon wants to get back to striking at distance but Whelan won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whelan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Whelan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Whelan misses with a wild body shot.
Pendragon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whelan's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Pendragon. Those never looked like landing.
Pendragon lands a nice hook to Whelan's body. Whelan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pendragon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pendragon slips under a jab.
Whelan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whelan misses the jab.
Whelan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Whelan duly obliges.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Whelan is just out of range.
Whelan is looking to counter punch.
Whelan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Whelan takes one on the button.
Pendragon punishes Whelan's body with a nice straight punch.
Whelan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pendragon.
A nice side step and Pendragon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Whelan clinches with his opponent.
Whelan struggles to land a body shot inside as Pendragon controls his hands.
Pendragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whelan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whelan lands with a light punch inside.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pendragon is working Whelan over against the cage.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whelan lands a right hand.
Pendragon is trying to push Whelan away but Whelan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whelan can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Pendragon is trying to break the clinch but Whelan is controlling him.
Whelan lands with a right to the head.
Whelan prevents Pendragon from breaking the clinch.
Whelan tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whelan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pendragon can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whelan as Pendragon tries to tie him up.
Whelan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Whelan.
Pendragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Whelan.
Whelan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whelan.
A frustrated look appears on Pendragon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whelan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whelan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Whelan.
Pendragon tries to circle away but Whelan has him pinned against the cage.
Whelan managing to block the knees to the body from Pendragon.
Pendragon wants to break free but Whelan has control.
Whelan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whelan.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whelan blocking some punches.
Whelan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whelan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whelan.
Whelan lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whelan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pendragon has a couple of punches blocked by Whelan.
Pendragon blocking some punches.
Whelan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pendragon or not.
Pendragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whelan throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
A left hand lands to the body for Whelan.
Whelan pushes Pendragon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Whelan.
Sean Whelan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whelan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whelan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Whelan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Whelan.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Arthur Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whelan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whelan.
A short uppercut from Whelan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whelan lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whelan lands with a right to the head.
Whelan lands a body shot.
Whelan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whelan stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Whelan.
Whelan tries to work over Pendragon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Whelan.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whelan as Pendragon tries to tie him up.
Whelan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pendragon up against the cage.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon looking to stall.
Whelan swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whelan lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Whelan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whelan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Whelan!