PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Whitney (ranked 4901 p4p, 463 weight class) and Yuri Maltsev (ranked 3765 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Whitney
vs
Maltsev

190 cm
25
216 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aubrey Whitney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuri Maltsev!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maltsev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whitney doesn't seem bothered though.
Maltsev looks to throw the jab but Whitney is out of range.
Whitney shoots for a double leg takedown but Maltsev sprawls well. He's pushed Whitney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whitney takes a swing at Maltsev's ribcage but misses.
Whitney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Maltsev counters by clinching up.
Maltsev tries to work over Whitney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maltsev slows down the pace here.

Maltsev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maltsev throws a hook but Whitney avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whitney shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aubrey Whitney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Maltsev misses the target.
Aubrey Whitney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maltsev leaves Whitney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitney moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maltsev leaves Whitney with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maltsev misses with a hook. Whitney ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Whitney misses
and Maltsev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Whitney thinking.
Maltsev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whitney misses with a combination

and Maltsev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maltsev.
Whitney wants a takedown.
Maltsev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whitney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maltsev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev cracks Whitney with a nice body shot.
Maltsev digs a right hand into Whitney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whitney's gas tank.
Whitney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maltsev pulls his leg out and moves away.

Maltsev moves into range and clinches up with Whitney.
Maltsev lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Maltsev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whitney with a poor takedown

and Maltsev counters by clinching up.

Maltsev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Whitney forces Maltsev back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Maltsev.
A hook to the body from Maltsev.
Whitney is breathing heavily.
Maltsev stalling the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Maltsev.
Maltsev lands with a light punch inside.
Maltsev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitney looking to stall.
A short right from Maltsev.
Whitney jumps guard but Maltsev stands there with Whitney around his waist. Whitney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maltsev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whitney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maltsev's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maltsev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Whitney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maltsev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Maltsev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Maltsev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitney with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maltsev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maltsev misses with a body shot.

Whitney moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
A short right from Maltsev.
We've been informed that Maltsev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Maltsev.
Maltsev lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maltsev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maltsev lands a right hand.
Maltsev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Maltsev.
Maltsev pushes Whitney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whitney takes a shot to the head.
Maltsev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maltsev lands a nice shot to the body.
Maltsev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Maltsev dominated that round.
That's time! Whitney's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maltsev has taken the fight to the clinch.

Maltsev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whitney with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maltsev counters with a left to the body.
Maltsev connects with a right hand. Whitney shakes it off.
Whitney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Maltsev counters by moving into the clinch.
Maltsev content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Maltsev breaks the clinch.
Whitney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Whitney closes the distance and clinches.
Whitney tries to pull guard but Maltsev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aubrey Whitney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Maltsev breaks the clinch.
Aubrey Whitney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maltsev but Maltsev pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitney gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maltsev counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitney moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maltsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitney.
Whitney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maltsev misses with a hook.
Maltsev misses with a body shot
and Whitney counters with a three punch combo that has Maltsev backing up. Maltsev nods at Whitney to acknowledge the strikes.

It looks like Yuri Maltsev has been cut.
Whitney with a poor takedown
and Maltsev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Whitney is rocked!
Maltsev lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Whitney up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Maltsev from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Whitney's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuri Maltsev!