PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Whyte (ranked 5171 p4p, 442 weight class) and Marin Ivanov (ranked 3569 p4p, 370 weight class). Benjamin Whyte had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Whyte
vs
Ivanov

183 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
173 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benjamin Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marin Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte leaves Ivanov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ivanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whyte throws out the jab.
Whyte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ivanov.

Ivanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Whyte!
Whyte is trying to buck Ivanov off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ivanov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Whyte is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ivanov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

It looks like Benjamin Whyte has been cut.
Ivanov cracks Whyte with a big elbow.

Whyte is rocked!
Ivanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ivanov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Whyte looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ivanov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Whyte is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ivanov lets go of the hold and Whyte can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marin Ivanov!
After winning the bout, Marin Ivanov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.