PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hollis Whitehead (ranked 6929 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Mate (ranked 5865 p4p, 0 weight class). JP Mate has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hollis Whitehead's chin.

Whitehead
vs
Mate

188 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hollis Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JP Mate!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mate closes the distance and clinches.

Mate manages to break the clinch.

Mate moves into the clinch.
Whitehead is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mate to keep the fight standing.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Whitehead enables Mate to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Whitehead manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Whitehead is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mate dives into side control.

Whitehead tries to buck Mate off but Mate is having none of it.
Whitehead takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Mate is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whitehead has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mate controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Mate has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Whitehead on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mate tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mate trying to control the action but Whitehead is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whitehead wants to get back to his feet but Mate is dominant here and he's now got Whitehead's back!

Mate working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Whitehead is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Mate has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Whitehead taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). JP Mate!