PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davos Seaworth (ranked 6253 p4p, 724 weight class) and Wesley Whitaker (ranked 4890 p4p, 625 weight class). Seaworth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Oakhelm - Of Wood and Blood. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Seaworth
vs
Whitaker

189 cm
18
219 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Aspire 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davos Seaworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wesley Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seaworth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seaworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker .
Whitaker tries to counter with a clinch but Seaworth shakes him off and moves away.
Whitaker fails with the takedown.
Whitaker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seaworth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seaworth has time to react.

It looks like Davos Seaworth has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seaworth jabs Whitaker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seaworth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seaworth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whitaker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seaworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seaworth but Seaworth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seaworth attempts a counter takedown but Whitaker avoids it well and moves away.
Whitaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seaworth.
Whitaker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Whitaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seaworth is looking to wear down Whitaker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Seaworth misses the shot to the body.
Seaworth throws a right and a left that Whitaker avoids nicely.
And Whitaker responds with a good body kick, but Seaworth manages to step out the way in time.
Seaworth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seaworth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seaworth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker .
We've been hearing reports that Seaworth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Whitaker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seaworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker with the counter takedown but Seaworth avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seaworth swings for the body but Whitaker moves out of range.
Seaworth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davos Seaworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seaworth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whitaker slips a straight right by Seaworth.
Whitaker throws out a counter right but Seaworth avoids it with no problem.
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!
Whitaker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seaworth throws the left hand but Whitaker avoids the punch easily.
Whitaker looks to land a left hand but Seaworth moved out of range nicely.
Whitaker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Seaworth's waist but Seaworth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whitaker off to one side.
Davos Seaworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Whitaker .
Seaworth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitaker but Whitaker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whitaker scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Whitaker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seaworth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seaworth wants it to stay on the feet.
Whitaker tries to move into range but Seaworth moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whitaker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seaworth.
Whitaker dives in for a single leg takedown but Seaworth sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Seaworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whitaker .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seaworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab by Seaworth.
Seaworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
Seaworth lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Seaworth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Seaworth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whitaker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whitaker thows a leg kick but Seaworth checks it

and Seaworth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Whitaker won't be happy with that.
Seaworth throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davos Seaworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davos Seaworth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Seaworth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Whitaker 's guard.
Seaworth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Seaworth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whitaker 's head.
Whitaker trying to keep a closed guard but Seaworth is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seaworth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Whitaker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Seaworth tests Whitaker 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whitaker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seaworth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whitaker somewhat.
Seaworth half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker avoids the body shot from Seaworth.
Whitaker misses with a takedown attempt - Seaworth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from Seaworth.
Whitaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Whitaker .
Jab, jab by Seaworth - just one landing.
Whitaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seaworth is out of range.
Seaworth changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Seaworth gets tackled into the cage by Whitaker . Whitaker maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is trying to stall.

Seaworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Whitaker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Seaworth sprawls well initially but Whitaker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Seaworth keeping hold of Whitaker 's head, controlling as best he can.
Seaworth is refusing to be controlled, as Whitaker sits in half guard.
Seaworth is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker with the ground and pound but Seaworth uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Seaworth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Seaworth keeps moving.

Whitaker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Seaworth is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Seaworth has escaped and now he's on top!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Whitaker wants to stand and escape but Seaworth is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seaworth throws an elbow that misses. Whitaker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seaworth's guard. Nice move by Whitaker !

Whitaker throws a strike but Seaworth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Whitaker is trying to control the position but Seaworth postures up.
Seaworth distracts Whitaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seaworth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seaworth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Whitaker 's head.
Seaworth is looking to work some ground and pound but Whitaker has wrist control.
Seaworth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seaworth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davos Seaworth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Davos Seaworth's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Seaworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Whitaker fails with a takedown attempt.
Seaworth blocks a head kick by Whitaker .
Whitaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whitaker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seaworth avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whitaker walks into a left hand.
Seaworth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Seaworth lands.
Whitaker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seaworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seaworth lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Seaworth misses its intended target.
Whitaker throws out a counter right but Seaworth avoids it with no problem.
Whitaker leaves Seaworth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Seaworth. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seaworth dives in for a single leg takedown but Whitaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wesley Whitaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seaworth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seaworth misses with a wild body shot.
Seaworth misses with a straight right.
Whitaker fails with a takedown attempt.
Seaworth tries to counter with a takedown but Whitaker is quick to defend against it.
Davos Seaworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Whitaker .
Whitaker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
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!
Jab, jab by Seaworth - just one landing.
Seaworth throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker fails to land the takedown.
Whitaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Seaworth fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Whitaker sprawls well initially but Seaworth persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Seaworth is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Seaworth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whitaker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Seaworth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Whitaker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whitaker is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seaworth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Whitaker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Seaworth lands strikes from half guard.
Seaworth slips a nice elbow through Whitaker 's hands, connecting with Whitaker 's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seaworth is trying to control the action in half guard but Whitaker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Seaworth throwing shots but Whitaker is blocking nicely.
Seaworth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whitaker defending well though.
Seaworth drops an elbow to the side of Whitaker 's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seaworth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Seaworth lands a nice short elbow.
Wesley Whitaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seaworth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Davos Seaworth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seaworth, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davos Seaworth!
Davos Seaworth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.