PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Whitney (ranked 5827 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ima BigBully (ranked 24707 p4p, 0 weight class). Malcom Whitney is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Whitney
vs
BigBully

202 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malcom Whitney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ima BigBully!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitney fails with a takedown attempt.

BigBully closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Whitney to the mat! Whitney manages to get full guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Whitney manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Whitney is trying to break the clinch but BigBully is controlling him.
BigBully fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BigBully swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitney uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from BigBully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BigBully keeps control of Whitney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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

BigBully rushes Whitney and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
BigBully jumps guard but Whitney stands there with BigBully around his waist. BigBully gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
BigBully tries to pull guard but Whitney holds him up against the cage and eventually BigBully drops back down to his feet.
Malcom Whitney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ima BigBully.
BigBully is trying to pull guard but Whitney has him pressed against the cage.
Whitney goes for a takedown in the clinch but BigBully prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whitney pulls BigBully into guard.
BigBully won't allow Whitney to sweep him here.

Whitney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whitney bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in BigBully's guard.

Whitney gets to his feet - BigBully follows without any prompting.
BigBully stuffs the takedown attempt from Whitney. Whitney gets slowly back to his feet.
Whitney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? BigBully is fending him off so far but Whitney persists. Nope, BigBully circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and BigBully counters with a three punch combo that has Whitney backing up. Whitney nods at BigBully to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigBully shoots in but no luck this time.
BigBully doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitney circles away.
Whitney shoots in but BigBully avoids the takedown attempt easily.
BigBully is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Whitney is breathing heavily.
BigBully defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whitney.
Whitney with a poor takedown
and BigBully counters with a lovely straight right hand!
BigBully throws a body kick that misses.
Whitney is looking to counter punch.

BigBully has taken the fight to the clinch.

BigBully gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Whitney is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but BigBully pulls his head out easily.
Whitney is trying to get back to full guard.

BigBully seems to be working for a kimura but Whitney defends the submission attempt.
Whitney makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Whitney.
Whitney wants to sweep here but BigBully controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ima BigBully will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

BigBully misses with a combination
and Whitney counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
BigBully is looking to clinch but Whitney is avoiding it.
Whitney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
BigBully has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Ima BigBully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BigBully looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

BigBully takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BigBully tries to land knees in the clinch but Whitney avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
BigBully jumps guard but Whitney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
BigBully dodges an elbow strike from Whitney.
Whitney is trying to pull guard but BigBully turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Whitney looking to throw knees to the head but BigBully is blocking nicely.
BigBully has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Whitney after a bit of a struggle.
Malcom Whitney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ima BigBully.
Whitney is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but BigBully is defending well.
BigBully's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
BigBully is trying to pull guard but Whitney has him pressed against the cage.
BigBully tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whitney smiles and moves away.
BigBully is breathing heavily.

BigBully tries to keep at a distance but Whitney has taken the fight into the clinch.
BigBully is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Whitney is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BigBully has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
BigBully misses with an elbow strike.

Whitney is trying to trip BigBully. He has hold of a leg but BigBully is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Whitney persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Malcom Whitney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Whitney gets to his feet - BigBully follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Whitney as BigBully shoots in.

BigBully tries to sprawl but Whitney drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Whitney in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. BigBully tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Whitney!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Malcom Whitney!