PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ira Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Back. Whyte comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Marley - Jammin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wright
vs
Whyte

185 cm
22
175 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
177 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ira Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright staying out of range there.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
A jab from Wright finds it's way through Whyte's defenses.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Wright moves away and avoids it.
Wright fails to land with a series of punches.
Whyte checks a low kick from Wright.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Wright misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Wright scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whyte in his tracks.
We've been informed that Whyte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wright closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Whyte misses.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Whyte moves forwards but Wright connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ira Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright works Whyte's body with a nice hook.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whyte's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Wright.
Whyte scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a series of strikes. Wright will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Ira Wright has been cut.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Wright.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wright throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright looks to land a combination. Whyte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wright cracks the inside of Whyte's front leg.
Wright throws a lazy head kick
and Whyte counters with a nice body kick.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wright lands a jab to Whyte's midsection.
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Whyte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheers as Wright lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whyte doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Whyte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
A low kick from Wright misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright connects with a crisp jab.
Wright throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
As Whyte backs away, Wright returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Wright is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Whyte misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Wright tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Wright.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Whyte had a free shot at his head there.
Ira Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A good leg kick by Wright.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Whyte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?
Wright moves out of range as Whyte throws a body kick.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Wright is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whyte takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wright thows a body kick. Whyte tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whyte doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Whyte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whyte.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
A shot to the liver by Wright. Beautiful body shot.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whyte stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wright swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Whyte might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wright has got the better of the exchanges.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte scores with a punch to the head.
Whyte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Wright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whyte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright walks into a jab.
Wright throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whyte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whyte works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Whyte feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Whyte missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ira Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Whyte keeps Wright at a distance using the push kick.
Whyte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Whyte slips a jab from Wright.
Whyte scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Wright steps away.
Whyte throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Whyte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whyte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Wright sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wright.
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Whyte lands a two punch combo.
Whyte takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whyte throws a front kick that sends Wright stumbling back into the ropes.
Whyte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Wright thuds a left hand into Whyte's body.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Wright.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a front kick.
Whyte throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick misses from Wright.
Wright throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a body shot
and Wright counters with a low kick, right behind Whyte 's knee.
Wright scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Whyte's head but Whyte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright throws a jab when Whyte was well out of range.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat.
Wright takes one to the chin there.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Whyte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wright changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright is looking to counter with head kicks.
Whyte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright misses with a head kick.
Wright takes a swing at Whyte's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Wright.
Whyte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whyte misses the jab.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright lands with an uppercut that bounces Whyte off the ropes and back into range.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
A good leg kick by Whyte.
Whyte tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wright thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ira Wright did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wright looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Wright misses with a hook.
Whyte only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wright misses with a body kick.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright lands a slapping body shot.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Whyte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Whyte looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte lands a front kick.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright cracks Whyte with an open hand slap.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Whyte throws a fast counter high kick but Wright manages to duck under it in time.
Wright will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Wright.
Wright slips a straight right by Whyte.
Whyte throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Whyte counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whyte appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wright cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte misses the jab.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whyte slips a straight right by Wright.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Whyte thows a leg kick but Wright checks it
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Whyte was not able to check.
Whyte catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whyte avoids the body shot from Wright.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte scores with a body shot.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ira Wright had his way with Benson Whyte in that round.
The cut man is working on Ira Wright's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whyte, as that shot connected.
Wright throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wright.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
Wright misses with a hook.
Whyte scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whyte lands an overhand right.
Whyte lands a jab to the nose.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Whyte is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright slips a straight right by Whyte.
Wright scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whyte.
Wright connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wright connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wright looks for the body kick but Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Whyte misses.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Nice shot by Wright.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte tries a quick counter leg kick but Wright is wise to it.
Wright throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whyte makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wright really felt that one!
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whyte tries to clinch up.
Wright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whyte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Wright.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whyte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Whyte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whyte slips under a jab from Wright.
Wright bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright cracks the inside of Whyte's front leg.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Whyte swinging wildly here.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Whyte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Wright throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Wright.
Whyte is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
Wright checks the leg kick.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ira Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wright 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ira Wright!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ira Wright!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ira Wright!

Ira Wright wins by unanimous decision!
Ira Wright retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Ira Wright thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Benson Whyte spoke after the fight, saying 'I've been draining myself far too often to make this weight. I'll be moving back up to 185 where I plan to recapture what is rightfully mine. Congrats to my opponent, he's a true warrior'.