PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Sow (ranked 4053 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Whyte (ranked 6783 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Whyte is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sow
vs
Whyte

180 cm
25
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Sow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Whyte!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sow throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte unleashes a big counter combination but Sow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sow throws a right hand that Whyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Whyte also avoids with ease.
Sow throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joe Sow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte jabs Sow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sow is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sow throws a head kick that misses.
Sow slips a straight right by Whyte.
Sow connects with a high kick.
Whyte moves out of range as Sow strikes.
Whyte throws a counter combo.
Sow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
Sow throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sow works over Whyte's head and body with a nice combination.
Sow throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sow throws a combination that misses
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Sow's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte cracks Sow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sow lands with a cross.
Whyte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sow. Sow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sow misses with a two punch combination.
Sow is breathing heavily.
A big left from Sow misses.
Whyte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Sow.
Whyte scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte moves out of range as Sow strikes.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Sow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whyte to score with a decent uppercut.
Sow misses with a head kick.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sow moves away.
Sow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Sow saw that one coming.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Sow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Sow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte stuns Sow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
Sow slips a straight right by Whyte.
A right-left combo lands from Whyte.
Whyte lands with an uppercut that bounces Sow off the cage and back into range.
Whyte scores with a jab to the head.
Whyte misses with a wild body shot.
Sow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sow throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whyte throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whyte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a body punch but Sow moves out of range.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Sow's body.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Sow misses with a hook
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sow misses with a right hand
and Sow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sow looks to land a combination but Whyte avoids it well.
Whyte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sow throws a lazy uppercut
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sow manages to avoid it.
Whyte lands a body shot.
Sow swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sow avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Whyte digs a good body shot into Sow's ribs.
Sow moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Whyte dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sow was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Sow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sow throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a right hand to the body.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sow.
Whyte scores with a jab to the head.
Sow misses with a looping right.
Sow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whyte jabs Sow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sow might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Whyte misses the shot to the body.
Sow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whyte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whyte throws a jab when Sow was well out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whyte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sow's head backwards.
Whyte jabs at Sow's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Sow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whyte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Sow.
Sow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sow blocks a jab.
Whyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sow slips under a jab from Whyte.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Sow.
Whyte scores with a sloppy right hand. Sow should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sow scores with a three punch combo!
Whyte slips under a jab from Sow.
Whyte throws a jab when Sow was well out of range.
Whyte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Whyte swinging wildly here.
Sow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Sow is just out of range.
Whyte tests Sow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sow throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whyte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sow's hands.
Whyte cracks Sow with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sow throws an off balance right hand
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Whyte throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte throws a right and a left that Sow avoids nicely.
Whyte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Sow's body.
Good shot there by Sow.
Whyte connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sow throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Sow looks to land a combination but Whyte avoids it well.
Sow throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Whyte's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Whyte lands with a nice combination. Sow backs away looking to recover.
A cross from Whyte lands.
Sow misses with a two punch combination.
Benjamin Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Sow's shoulder, as Sow tries to avoid the shot.
Sow throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Sow misses with a jab to the body
and Sow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whyte throws a body punch but Sow moves out of range.
Whyte bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sow's head.
Whyte connects with a body shot that sends Sow's belly button to the back.
Whyte jabs at Sow's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Whyte misses with a looping left.
Sow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sow stalks Whyte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Whyte's face. Whyte staggers backwards, shaken.
Sow throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
Sow throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sow thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sow, as that shot connected.
Whyte scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sow tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sow dodges the punch combination from Whyte.
Joe Sow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sow scores with a head kick. Whyte tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sow misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte misses with the combination.
Sow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whyte stuns Sow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sow throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sow misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Whyte. Those never looked like landing.
Whyte dodges the punch combination from Sow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sow moves away.
Whyte lands with a shot to the body.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sow takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sow throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte scores with the left hand. Sow knows he should have avoided that one.
Sow throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sow.
Whyte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sow on the side of the head.
Whyte scores with a nice head shot.
Sow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Sow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
Whyte throws a hook but Sow avoids it easily.
Sow misses with a hook
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Whyte misses.
Sow avoids the body shot from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sow.
Whyte blocks a jab.
Sow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sow misses with a series of wild punches.
Whyte lands a nice looking body shot.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Sow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sow looks to land a combination but Whyte avoids it well.
Whyte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Whyte. That snapped Sow's head back.
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!
Whyte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sow lands a right hook to the body.
Sow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte staying out of range there.
Sow scores with a punch to the head.
Joe Sow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sow misses with a hook. Whyte ducked under it nicely.
Sow throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sow at a distance.
Sow just misses with a punch to the body.
Sow throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Whyte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whyte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Whyte!