PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rupert Whiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wasiu - Bout 02 Blow. Rupert Whiston has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nathan Fisher's chin.

Fisher
vs
Whiston

186 cm
26
201 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

175 cm
32
211 lbs
12 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rupert Whiston!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
Whiston ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fisher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whiston misses with a body shot.

Fisher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fisher working the ground and pound but Whiston is defending the strikes.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Whiston tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fisher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Fisher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fisher lands an elbow.
Fisher landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston tries to bench press Fisher off him but Fisher keeps the position.
Fisher works to advance to full mount. Whiston defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Whiston is looking to get to half guard.
Whiston wants to hold on but Fisher pushes him away.
Fisher trying to control but Whiston is having none of it.
Fisher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Whiston is controlling an arm, preventing Fisher from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Fisher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fisher throwing strikes here but Whiston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Whiston is trying to escape the mount.
Fisher controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston wants to control but Fisher is having none of it.

Fisher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Whiston can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fisher working Whiston over with strikes here.
Whiston is in all sorts of trouble here.

Fisher looking for a guillotine from mount but Whiston is having none of it.
Whiston tries to hold on but Fisher postures up.

Fisher with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fisher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiston wants to control but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fisher lands a couple of good shots and Whiston has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Whiston holding on to Fisher's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Fisher landing with strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Fisher's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Fisher is trying to stick to Whiston's back but Whiston is turning into Fisher. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fisher's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Whiston.
Whiston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Fisher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whiston gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fisher is controlling Whiston's posture.
Whiston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fisher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whiston stopping the sweep attempt from Fisher.
Whiston wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Fisher looking to control.
Whiston stays in close to Fisher's body and controls the position.
Whiston's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Fisher is trying to keep Whiston in close.
Whiston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whiston is one step ahead there.
Whiston seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Fisher 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.

A solid body kick from Fisher.
Whiston lands a nice looking body shot.
Whiston throws a right and a left that Fisher avoids nicely.
Fisher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fisher misses with a body shot.
Whiston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fisher circles away quickly and effectively.
Fisher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiston takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Whiston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whiston misses with a hook to the body
and Fisher counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Fisher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nathan Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whiston throws out the jab.
Fisher throwing a counter right hand but Whiston manages to avoid it.
Whiston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whiston throws a leg kick
and Whiston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fisher dodges the punch combination from Whiston.
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whiston can do to turn this around?
Whiston throws a body punch but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher attempts a counter takedown but Whiston avoids it well and moves away.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Whiston.
Fisher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whiston.
Fisher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Whiston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fisher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fisher walks into a straight right hand from Whiston.
Fisher slips a jab and a cross from Whiston.
Fisher attempts a counter takedown but Whiston avoids it well and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Whiston. Those never looked like landing.
Fisher works over Whiston's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Rupert Whiston has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiston manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Whiston is predictable there

and Fisher counters with a takedown into side control.
Fisher wants to control but Whiston is keeping him busy.
Fisher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fisher lands an elbow.
Fisher is working Whiston over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fisher connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Whiston some visible discomfort.
Fisher looks up at the clock and then as Whiston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fisher smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Whiston is looking for a sweep.
Whiston is not content to let Fisher control the position.

Fisher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Whiston can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Whiston's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whiston parries the strikes from Fisher easily there. Fisher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Whiston to escape.
Whiston is trying to control Fisher's posture but Fisher avoids it.
Fisher fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fisher is looking to take a break and control but Whiston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nathan Fisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whiston taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fisher working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Whiston is looking to regain half guard here but Fisher keeps moving and retains side control.

Fisher is trying to get an arm triangle but Whiston is defending well.
Whiston is trying to control Fisher's posture but Fisher avoids it.
Fisher working the head and body with strikes.
Whiston tries to improve position but can't.
Whiston sneaks back into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fisher connects with a nice short shot to Whiston's temple.
Whiston is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fisher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fisher's back!
Fisher tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fisher is squirming around, avoiding Whiston's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Fisher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rupert Whiston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Whiston checks a low kick from Fisher.
Whiston misses with a body shot
and Fisher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whiston throws a looping overhand right but Fisher ducks down to avoid it.
Fisher lunges at Whiston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whiston's hand.
Fisher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A jab from Fisher does it's job there.
Whiston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Whiston ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Whiston throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fisher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whiston thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiston misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Whiston there.
Whiston takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiston misses with a shot to the body
letting Fisher counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Whiston.
Whiston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whiston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whiston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whiston blocks a jab.
Fisher takes one to the side of the head.
Fisher misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Fisher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fisher.
Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whiston was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher.
Fisher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiston connects with a body shot.
Whiston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fisher counters with a single leg into guard. Whiston didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher trying to control but Whiston is working from the bottom.
Fisher tries to free his leg and advance position but Whiston is retaining full guard.
Whiston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fisher's guard.

Fisher looking to control.
Whiston wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Whiston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisher, not yet.
Whiston content to stall in guard here.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whiston is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fisher wants to sweep but no luck.
Rupert Whiston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisher is working hard here to advance position.
Fisher pulls Whiston in to control the position.
Whiston sitting in guard here, content to control.

Fisher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($500/week) inform me that Whiston has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Whiston seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nathan Fisher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher keeping full guard, as Whiston tries to pass.
Fisher seems keen to control Whiston's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher lands a lovely overhand right.
Whiston throws a sloppy head kick and Fisher moves out of range easily.
Fisher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Fisher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fisher lands in his opponent's guard.
Whiston looking for a sweep. Not yet Whiston, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Fisher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fisher 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Fisher!
Nathan Fisher made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.