PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Whittaker (ranked 3519 p4p, 5051 weight class) and Lucius Fyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whittaker has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Sean Whittaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Whittaker
vs
Fyre

199 cm
25
215
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Whittaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucius Fyre!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fyre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whittaker 's waist but Whittaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fyre off to one side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fyre working hard to break the clinch.
Whittaker keeps control of Fyre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Fyre drags the fight down to the ground.
Fyre is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Whittaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fyre on the ground.
Whittaker wants to stand and escape but instead Fyre has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Fyre with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker wants to stand and escape but Fyre is having none of it.
Fyre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fyre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fyre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fyre throws a big elbow that misses.
Fyre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fyre won't allow Whittaker to get back to his feet.
Whittaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whittaker tries to get out of the position.
Whittaker is breathing heavily.
Fyre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Whittaker closes the distance and pushes Fyre back into the cage.
Whittaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fyre backwards.
Fyre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fyre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Whittaker up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Whittaker .
Whittaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Whittaker .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Fyre drags the fight down to the ground.

Fyre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whittaker is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fyre is adopting a defensive guard.

Fyre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whittaker is aware though and is defending well.
Whittaker is looking to stand up but Fyre won't let him.

Fyre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whittaker defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fyre is pulling down on Whittaker 's head to control his posture.
Fyre working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fyre is on top in guard.

Fyre trying to control but Whittaker is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fyre stands and throws Whittaker 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucius Fyre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Whittaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whittaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fyre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whittaker tries to clinch there but Fyre circles away.
Fyre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fyre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Sean Whittaker has been cut.
Fyre tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Whittaker defends well and Fyre ends up having to push Whittaker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fyre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whittaker checks a leg kick.
Fyre swats away the attempt to clinch by Whittaker .
Fyre shoots for a takedown but Whittaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fyre keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whittaker moves in looking to clinch but Fyre pushes him off.
Fyre shoots in for a takedown but Whittaker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sean Whittaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Fyre.
Fyre shoots in but no luck this time.

Whittaker clinches up with Fyre and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whittaker .
Fyre avoids the elbow strike from Whittaker , against the cage.
Fyre is trying to force a seperation but Whittaker has the dominant position.
Whittaker can't find room to land a body shot as Fyre controls the action.
Whittaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fyre's elbow.
Whittaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Fyre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fyre misses with a body punch.
Fyre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whittaker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Whittaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fyre's elbow.
Fyre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fyre trying to stall but Whittaker improves his position.
Fyre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fyre avoiding damage as Whittaker throws knees to the body.

Fyre pulls guard effortlessly.
Fyre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Fyre is taking a breather. Whittaker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Whittaker wants to get back to his feet.

Fyre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Whittaker manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker is looking to clinch but Fyre is avoiding it.
Fyre shoots in but Whittaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whittaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Whittaker clinches with his opponent.
Whittaker working aggressively here.
Fyre lands a nice uppercut.
Whittaker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Fyre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Whittaker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fyre jumps guard but Whittaker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fyre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fyre managing to block the knees to the body from Whittaker .
Whittaker lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Whittaker as the two fighters clinch.
Whittaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whittaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fyre avoids it.
Whittaker misses with a punch to the body.
Whittaker tries to throw a body punch but Fyre avoids it by throwing Whittaker back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Whittaker as the two fighters clinch.
Fyre tries to score a body lock takedown but Whittaker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sean Whittaker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whittaker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whittaker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fyre.
Whittaker misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Whittaker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Whittaker 's cut.
That's time! Whittaker 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Whittaker closes the distance and clinches.
Fyre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whittaker smiles and moves away.
Whittaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fyre swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Whittaker moves into the clinch.
Fyre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whittaker prevents it.
Fyre jumps guard but Whittaker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sean Whittaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Fyre.
Whittaker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fyre.
Whittaker misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fyre backwards.
Whittaker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whittaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fyre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whittaker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Fyre has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Whittaker uses from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker tries to stand but Fyre is controlling from the bottom.

Fyre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whittaker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Whittaker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Whittaker stands and steps away. Fyre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Whittaker has closed the distance and engaged Fyre in a clinch.
Fyre digs a right hand into Whittaker 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whittaker 's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fyre fails to pull guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Whittaker lands a shoulder strike.
Whittaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whittaker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Whittaker lands a body punch.
Whittaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fyre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fyre takes a shot to the head.
Whittaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whittaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whittaker lands with a short shot to the head.
Fyre prevents a body shot from Whittaker .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fyre's elbow.
Fyre is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Whittaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fyre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whittaker prevents it.
Whittaker lands with a light punch inside.
Fyre takes a shot to the head.
Whittaker tries to land knees in the clinch but Fyre avoids the damage to the body.
Whittaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Whittaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whittaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fyres head.
Whittaker tries to throw a body punch but Fyre avoids it by throwing Whittaker back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fyre.
Fyre is trying to pull guard but Whittaker has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Whittaker .
Whittaker trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whittaker as Fyre tries to tie him up.
Whittaker lands a body punch.
Whittaker throws an elbow but it misses.
Fyre tries to pull guard but Whittaker holds him up against the cage and eventually Fyre drops back down to his feet.
Fyre blocks an elbow strike.
Whittaker lands a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Whittaker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whittaker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Whittaker !