PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Park (ranked 4309 p4p, 534 weight class) and Wesley Whitaker (ranked 5920 p4p, 646 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Park
vs
Whitaker

187 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
223 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Amped Performance ($200/160q)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wesley Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker with a poor takedown
and Park counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitaker throws a lazy uppercut
and Park counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whitaker thinking.
No joy there for Whitaker , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitaker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Park defends well and Whitaker ends up having to push Park into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Whitaker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Park slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whitaker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Park definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ron Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wesley Whitaker .
Whitaker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whitaker tries for a takedown but Park circles away easily
enabling Park to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitaker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whitaker misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Park throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whitaker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whitaker misses with a lunging right hand
and Park counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Whitaker misses
and Park counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whitaker thinking.
Whitaker looks winded!
Whitaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Park counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Park drops Whitaker with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Whitaker looks back up at him and smiles so Park waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Whitaker is rocked!
Park cracks a nice hook into Whitaker 's ribs.
Whitaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Park finish him?
Whitaker circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Park. Whitaker falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Park!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Park!