PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Whitfield (ranked 3313 p4p, 378 weight class) and Rafael Amaral (ranked 4470 p4p, 494 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Whitfield
vs
Amaral

184 cm
35
203 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

189 cm
41
194 lbs
36 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Whitfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Amaral!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amaral on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Rafael Amaral has been cut.
Whitfield lands with a nice body punch.
Whitfield misses with a jab to the body
and Amaral counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Whitfield connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut there from Whitfield.

Amaral is rocked!
Whitfield looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Whitfield backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Amaral's temple! It sends Amaral violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Whitfield celebrates and the doctors try to help Amaral!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Kevin Whitfield!
Kevin Whitfield took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I've been in the gym for a long time and I've had the opportunity to train with and learn from the best fighters in the world - including Dustin Douglas. It's now my time - it's time for me to start my climb to the top of the ladder.'.
Rafael Amaral was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!!!!'.