PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whittaker has chosen Roy Jones Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jones
vs
Whittaker

180 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 St Petersburg, Ray Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Whittaker !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whittaker backs up against the cage.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whittaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters circling a little - Whittaker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Whittaker throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whittaker circles away quickly and effectively.
Whittaker scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Whittaker does no damage.
As Whittaker looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo but Whittaker just gets out of the way.
Whittaker throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whittaker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whittaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Whittaker . Those never looked like landing.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Whittaker flicks out a counter leg kick but Jones steps away.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whittaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whittaker misses with a looping right.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whittaker misses with a looping right.
Whittaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Whittaker misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whittaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whittaker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Ray Jones has been cut.
Whittaker is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Jones was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A cross from Whittaker lands.
Whittaker misses with a body shot.
Whittaker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Whittaker misses with a body shot.
Whittaker misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Robert Whittaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whittaker tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Whittaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whittaker misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones defending well as Whittaker loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Whittaker misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whittaker with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whittaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whittaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Whittaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whittaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Whittaker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whittaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Whittaker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Whittaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whittaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whittaker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Whittaker throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ray Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whittaker motions for Jones to come forward. Whittaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Whittaker 's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Jones falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Whittaker !
A victorious Robert Whittaker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.