PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Whitfield (ranked 5870 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Cyrus (ranked 25337 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Whitfield
vs
Cyrus

219 cm
24
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Whitfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Cyrus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cyrus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Cyrus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whitfield defends it well.
Cyrus looks winded!
Whitfield is holding on to half guard well.
Cyrus stops Whitfield from getting back to his feet.
Whitfield wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitfield is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cyrus trying to control from half guard but Whitfield is working away.
Whitfield is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitfield regains full guard. Nicely done.
Whitfield has Cyrus pulled in close to control his posture.

Whitfield is looking for a triangle here but Cyrus uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cyrus looking to control but instead Whitfield has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Cyrus wants to advance to full mount but Whitfield doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Cyrus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whitfield throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cyrus looking to sit in guard and control but Whitfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whitfield's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whitfield with a nice head shot there.
Whitfield stands up over Cyrus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Whitfield not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Whitfield lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whitfield chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whitfield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cyrus's head.
Whitfield controlling from the top position.
Whitfield knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cyrus on the ground.
Whitfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whitfield connects with a couple of short punches.
Whitfield slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Whitfield lands a couple of digs.
Whitfield working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whitfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whitfield chips away with some ground and pound.
Cyrus has momentary wrist control but Whitfield slips an elbow through the middle.
Whitfield with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whitfield's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cyrus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whitfield works over Cyrus with some ground and pound from guard.
Whitfield scoring with punches to the head and body.
Whitfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitfield stands up over Cyrus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Whitfield is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whitfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whitfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whitfield keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cyrus's head.
Whitfield landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Whitfield dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whitfield darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cyrus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitfield performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Whitfield is nestled in close to Cyrus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Whitfield is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cyrus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whitfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Whitfield seems content to control.
Whitfield lands strikes from half guard.
Cyrus is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitfield is nestled in close to Cyrus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Whitfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whitfield is nestled in close to Cyrus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cyrus wants to get back to full guard.
Whitfield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Whitfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cyrus can do to turn this around?
Whitfield content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Whitfield is working for a submission of some sort.

Whitfield is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Whitfield is taking a breather. Cyrus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Whitfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cyrus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Julian Whitfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitfield winds up and cracks Cyrus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Whitfield lands with a punch from half guard.
Cyrus has hold of Whitfield's hands but Whitfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Cyrus is defending against the submission attempts here by Whitfield.

Whitfield is working for a kimura but Cyrus is defending it quite comfortably.

Whitfield seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield working the head and body with strikes.
Whitfield lands with a punch from half guard.
Whitfield not doing much here.
Ground and pound from Whitfield.
Whitfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whitfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cyrus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitfield landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyrus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whitfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whitfield sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cyrus taking some punishment here, with Whitfield in his half guard.
Cyrus trying to control here.
Whitfield working Cyrus over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Whitfield connects with a nice short shot to Cyrus's temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cyrus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whitfield drops an elbow to the side of Cyrus's head.
Nice strikes from Whitfield there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Whitfield dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cyrus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Whitfield pushes Cyrus off and scrambles back to his feet.

Whitfield decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Whitfield controlling the pace.
Whitfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitfield working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Whitfield landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whitfield working Cyrus over with strikes.
Cyrus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Whitfield seems to be working for a kimura but Cyrus defends the submission attempt.

Whitfield wants to work for an arm triangle but Cyrus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Whitfield connects with a nice short shot to Cyrus's temple.
Cyrus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whitfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Whitfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Whitfield connects with a nice short shot to Cyrus's temple.
Cyrus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whitfield working Cyrus over with strikes.
Whitfield controlling the action here.
Whitfield looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whitfield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whitfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Whitfield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whitfield lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Whitfield working the head and body with strikes.
Whitfield controlling the pace.
Whitfield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cyrus taking some punishment here, with Whitfield in his half guard.
Cyrus is looking to improve his position.
Whitfield lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whitfield lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whitfield lands a nice short elbow.
Whitfield working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Whitfield there.
Whitfield winds up and cracks Cyrus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Whitfield not doing much here.
Whitfield working Cyrus over with strikes.
Whitfield working the head and body with strikes.
Whitfield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Whitfield lands with a punch from half guard.
Whitfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Whitfield.
Whitfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whitfield slips a nice elbow through Cyrus's hands, connecting with Cyrus's forehead.
Whitfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cyrus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cyrus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whitfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Whitfield winds up and cracks Cyrus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Whitfield in particular looking to stall.
Jake Cyrus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitfield lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Julian Whitfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, if Whitfield is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Whitfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitfield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Whitfield!