PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Whitaker (ranked 281 p4p, 43 weight class) and Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 575 p4p, 84 weight class). Kevin Daughtrey has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roy Whitaker 's chin.

Whitaker
vs
Daughtrey

177 cm
20
175 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Whitaker !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daughtrey instigates a clinch.
Whitaker blocking some punches.

Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daughtrey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Daughtrey closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Whitaker to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daughtrey.
Whitaker prevents a body shot from Daughtrey.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daughtrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Daughtrey cracks Whitaker with a nice body shot.
Whitaker tries a body shot but Daughtrey blocks it.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Whitaker 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Daughtrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daughtrey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Daughtrey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey tries to counter with a clinch but Whitaker shakes him off and moves away.
Daughtrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daughtrey throws a body shot but no joy.
Daughtrey misses with a hook. Whitaker ducked under it nicely.

Daughtrey takes the fight into the clinch.
Daughtrey lands a nice uppercut.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike.
Daughtrey avoiding damage.
Whitaker tries a body shot but Daughtrey blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Daughtrey.
Whitaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Daughtrey controls his hands.
Daughtrey cracks Whitaker with a nice body shot.
Whitaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daughtrey working aggressively here.
Whitaker working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whitaker 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Daughtrey misses its intended target.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker .
A little feinted left hand from Whitaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Daughtrey tries to clinch there but Whitaker circles away.
Daughtrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker misses with a straight right.
Daughtrey connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daughtrey throws a body shot but no joy.

Daughtrey instigates a clinch.
Daughtrey tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Daughtrey back against the cage.
Daughtrey lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
A short uppercut from Whitaker .
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daughtrey blocks a body shot from Whitaker .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Whitaker blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Daughtrey wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Daughtrey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Whitaker misses.
Daughtrey tries to counter with a clinch but Whitaker shakes him off and moves away.

Daughtrey darts in and clinches Whitaker up against the cage.
Daughtrey misses with some punches.
Whitaker lands with a left to the head.
Whitaker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
Whitaker lands an uppercut.
Daughtrey lands with a left to the head.

Whitaker breaks from the clinch.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daughtrey misses with a lunging right hand
and Whitaker counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daughtrey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Daughtrey has closed the distance and engaged Whitaker in a clinch.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daughtrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whitaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whitaker trying to stall but Daughtrey improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daughtrey.
Daughtrey presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Daughtrey.
Whitaker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daughtrey.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daughtrey scores with a shoulder strike.
Daughtrey being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Daughtrey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Whitaker misses with a hook.
Whitaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daughtrey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daughtrey throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Whitaker .
Daughtrey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whitaker under the eye.
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daughtrey wants to clinch.
Whitaker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Whitaker 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Whitaker duly obliges.
Whitaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Whitaker misses its target.
Whitaker moves out of range as Daughtrey strikes.
A swing and a miss from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .

Daughtrey lands a left and a right that send Whitaker crashing to the mat, dazed. Daughtrey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Whitaker is rocked!

It looks like Roy Whitaker has been cut.
Whitaker bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Daughtrey comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Whitaker falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Whitaker was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Daughtrey!
Kevin Daughtrey is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Kevin Daughtrey started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.