PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Iron (ranked 3222 p4p, 353 weight class) and Rhicky Whysocki (ranked 7683 p4p, 554 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Iron
vs
Whysocki

180 cm
25
173 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

187 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Iron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rhicky Whysocki!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whysocki lands a glancing blow to the side of Iron's head.
Iron feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whysockis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Junior Iron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whysocki.
Iron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whysocki circles away quickly and effectively.
Whysocki wants to counter with a clinch but Iron pushes him away.
Iron throws an overhand right that lands on Whysocki's shoulder, as Whysocki tries to avoid the shot.
Whysocki wants to counter the offense by Iron and move into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Iron.
Whysocki checks a leg kick.
Whysocki shapes to counter with a head kick.
Whysocki avoids the body shot from Iron.
Whysocki moves out of range as Iron throws a body kick.
Whysocki throws a leg kick but Iron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Iron slips a straight right by Whysocki.
Whysocki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iron.
Iron misses with a low kick.
We've been informed that Whysocki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Whysocki throws a body punch but Iron moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Whysocki. Beautiful body shot.
Iron throws a one two combo.
Iron throws a head kick but Whysocki moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron lands a nice looking body shot.
Iron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from Iron does no damage.
Iron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whysocki.
Whysocki walks into a left hand.
Iron swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whysocki.
Whysocki scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whysocki. Iron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Iron as he checks the leg kick.
Whysocki misses with a body shot.
Whysocki blocks a low kick nicely.
Whysocki flicks out a counter leg kick but Iron steps away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iron. Whysocki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whysocki.
Iron throws a head kick that misses.
We've been told by Iron's head coaches at Hilo Hit Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Iron misses with a double jab
and Whysocki counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Whysocki tenderised Iron's leg. Iron is trying to keep his angry face on.

Whysocki clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whysocki.
Whysocki trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whysocki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Iron's brow.
Iron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whysocki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whysocki presses Iron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Iron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whysocki avoids a wild elbow strike from Iron.
Whysocki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Iron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whysocki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Iron's efforts to push away.
Whysocki throws an elbow that misses.
Iron tries to work over Whysocki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whysocki misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whysocki.
Whysocki throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands a hook that snaps the head of Whysocki backwards.
Whysocki scores with a shot to the side of Iron's head.
Whysocki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whysocki.
A left hand lands to the body for Iron.
Iron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Iron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Iron swings wildly with an uppercut but Whysocki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Iron breaks from the clinch.
Iron swinging wildly here.
Whysocki tries to move into range but Iron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Iron walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whysocki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Iron misses.
Iron connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whysocki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron lands a nice hook to Whysocki's body. Whysocki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whysocki lands with a good body shot.
Whysocki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whysocki.
And Whysocki tries to counter it with a takedown but Iron pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Iron scoring well with a low kick there.
Iron throws a hook to the side of Whysocki's head but Whysocki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whysocki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iron.
Whysocki takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Junior Iron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Iron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Iron will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whysocki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Iron tries to counter by clinching up but Whysocki breaks away and moves out of range.
Iron lands with a nice combination. Whysocki backs away looking to recover.
Iron takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Iron dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Whysocki throws a low kick but Iron moves out of range easily.
That kick from Whysocki tenderised Iron's leg. Iron is trying to keep his angry face on.
Iron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whysocki can do to turn this around?
Iron shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Iron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Iron cracks Whysocki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Iron throws a hook to the side of Whysocki's head but Whysocki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iron misses the jab.
Iron looks to score with a jab to the body but Whysocki is just out of range.
Whysocki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Iron misses the target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Iron.
Whysocki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Iron rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Iron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whysocki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Iron tries to bum rush Whysocki with a series of wild strikes but Whysocki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iron misses with a double jab.
Junior Iron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whysocki slips a jab and a cross from Iron.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Iron.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whysocki misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whysocki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whysocki throws a leg kick but Iron moved away.
Iron scores with a kick to the body.
Iron scoring well with a low kick there.
Iron swings for the body but Whysocki moves out of range.
Whysocki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iron takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whysocki misses with a looping right.
Iron looks to land a combination. Whysocki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Whysocki misses the jab.
Whysocki misses with a body shot.
Whysocki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iron.
Whysocki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Iron throws a chopping leg kick but Whysocki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Iron here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Whysocki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iron in his tracks.
A big right from Iron misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whysocki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron swings for the body but Whysocki moves out of range.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Whysocki just misses with a punch to the body.
Iron tries a head kick but it misses.
Iron looks to throw the jab but Whysocki is out of range.
Whysocki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Iron is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Iron throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iron tried to score with a low kick but Whysocki checks it.
Iron shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Whysocki eats them both and turns towards Iron to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Whysocki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whysocki tries a quick counter leg kick but Iron is wise to it.
Iron misses with a wild body shot.
Iron throws a jab when Whysocki was well out of range.
Iron just misses with a punch to the body.
Whysocki tries to counter with a clinch but Iron shakes him off and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whysocki misses with a low kick as Iron jumps back.
Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron swinging wildly here.
Whysocki throws a big counter head kick but Iron avoids it with no problem.
Whysocki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Iron's hands.
Iron misses with a body shot.
As Iron backs off Whysocki throws a huge counter combo but Iron manages to avoid it all.
Iron throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whysocki checks a leg kick.
Whysocki wants to slow Iron down by chopping away at his legs.
Whysocki takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Iron misses.
Whysocki throws the left hand but Iron avoids the punch easily.
Junior Iron is winning the standup battle so far.
Iron connects with a single shot there.
Whysocki wants to land a leg kick but Iron is out of range.
Iron swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whysocki has time to react.
Iron feints and then cracks Whysocki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whysocki down.
Whysocki looks to land a right hand but Iron moved out of range.
Iron misses with a looping right.
Whysocki tries a quick counter leg kick but Iron is wise to it.
Iron slips a jab from Whysocki.
A combination from Iron does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whysocki moves away from the strike by Iron.
Whysocki lands a high kick!
Iron throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Whysocki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Iron is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Whysocki dives into side control.

Whysocki working the ground and pound.
Whysocki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Iron can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior Iron dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Whysocki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Iron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Iron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whysocki.
Iron missing with a left hand there. Whysocki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iron throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

so Whysocki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Iron is trying to keep Whysocki in close.
Whysocki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iron controls Whysocki momentarily but Whysocki frees himself.
Iron has Whysocki pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whysocki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Whysocki 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Iron is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whysocki is aware though and is defending well.
Iron controls Whysocki momentarily but Whysocki frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whysocki swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Whysocki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iron.
Iron tries to bum rush Whysocki with a series of wild strikes but Whysocki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junior Iron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whysocki throws a body shot but no joy.
Whysocki walks into a left hand.
Whysocki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whysocki throws a leg kick but Iron checks it.
Iron throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iron thuds his right hand into Whysocki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whysocki checks a leg kick.
Whysocki throws a counter combo.
Iron misses with an uppercut. Whysocki saw that one coming.
Whysocki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whysocki looks to land a left hand but Iron moved out of range nicely.
Iron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Iron scores with a leg kick.
Iron turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whysocki throws a jab when Iron was well out of range.
Iron works the jab nicely.
Iron feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whysocki's calf.
Whysocki scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whysocki slips under a jab from Iron.
Whysocki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whysocki takes a swing at Iron's ribcage but misses.
Whysocki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Iron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whysocki.
Whysocki flicks out a counter leg kick but Iron steps away.
Iron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Whysocki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Iron checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whysocki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Iron throws a low kick but Whysocki moves out of range easily.
Whysocki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Iron.
Whysocki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Iron lands a jab to Whysocki's midsection.
Whysocki swings for the body but Iron moves out of range.
Iron throws a jab but it's blocked by Whysocki.
Whysocki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Whysocki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Iron finds it's way round the side to connect with Whysocki's head.
Iron misses with a head kick.
Whysocki tries to clinch but Iron is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whysocki throws out a counter right but Iron avoids it with no problem.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whysocki was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Whysocki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whysocki cracks a nice hook into Iron's ribs.
Iron lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Iron.
A combination from Iron does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whysocki.
Iron was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Iron tries to bum rush Whysocki with a series of wild strikes but Whysocki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whysocki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whysocki walks into a stiff left hand from Iron.
Whysocki misses with a two punch combination.
Iron fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whysocki on the side of the head.
Iron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whysocki.
Iron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whysocki was well out of range. Poor timing from Iron.
Whysocki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron.
Rhicky Whysocki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iron scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Iron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iron, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Iron!
Junior Iron decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.