PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rengar Tritty (ranked 2473 p4p, 4039 weight class) and Hyseon Whang (ranked 320 p4p, 507 weight class). Whang has chosen A History of Bad Men as his entrance music. Hyseon Whang has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Tritty
vs
Whang

190 cm
20
214
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
215
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rengar Tritty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hyseon Whang!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tritty stuffs the takedown.
Tritty is looking to counter punch.
Whang misses with a lunging right hand
and Tritty counters with a nice uppercut.
Whang throws a hook but Tritty avoids it easily.
Tritty is looking for a counter combo.
Whang misses with a takedown
and Tritty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Tritty.
It looked like Tritty was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whang throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tritty counters with a two punch combo.
Whang misses with a two punch combination.
Tritty is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whang misses with a lunging right hand
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tritty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rengar Tritty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyseon Whang.
Whang misses with a straight left.
Whang throws a good cross that connects.
Whang misses with an uppercut
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whang misses with a lunging right hand
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.
Whang throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Tritty to counter with a crisp jab.
Whang misses with a hook
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tritty listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whang throws a lazy uppercut
and Whang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whang throws a right hand that misses
and Tritty counters with a two punch combo.
Whang throws an off balance right hand
and Tritty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tritty circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tritty throws a big counter combination but Whang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whang misses with a jab to the body
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Whang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tritty.
Tritty appears to be looking for a big counter.
Whang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tritty is looking for a counter combo.
Whang misses with a right hand
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tritty counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tritty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.
Rengar Tritty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whang throws a lazy uppercut
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Whang misses with a combination
and Whang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whang moves away from the strike by Tritty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tritty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whang throws a lazy uppercut
and Tritty counters with a series of strikes. Whang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Whang misses with an uppercut.
Whang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tritty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whang throws out a loose jab but Tritty uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whang throws a shot from downtown. Tritty moves away and avoids it.
Tritty went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Whang swings widly with a right hand
and Tritty counters with a straight right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Whang or perhaps it was just good defense by Tritty, which made it look bad.
Tritty throwing a counter right hand but Whang manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rengar Tritty dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Whang misses with a left hand
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.
Whang throws a big shot that misses.
Tritty swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big left from Whang misses.
Whang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tritty is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Whang misses with a lunging right hand
and Tritty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whang is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Whang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tritty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whang misses the jab.
Tritty throws a big counter combination but Whang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hyseon Whang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tritty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rengar Tritty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tritty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whang misses with an uppercut
enabling Tritty to counter with a crisp jab.
Whang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tritty is out of range.
It looked like Tritty was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tritty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Whang misses with a hook
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Whang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whang misses with a takedown
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rengar Tritty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyseon Whang.
Whang misses with a right hand
and Tritty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Whang is predictable there
and Tritty counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whang slips a jab from Tritty.
Tritty ducks under a wild hook from Whang.
Whang misses with a hook
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Whang might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tritty has got the better of the exchanges.
Tritty punishes Whang's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tritty misses with an uppercut. Whang saw that one coming.
Whang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tritty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whang should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tritty lands a jab-cross combination.
Whang misses with a left hand
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whang throws an off balance right hand
and Tritty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whang with a poor takedown
and Tritty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Whang swings widly with a right hand
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tritty ducks under a wild hook from Whang.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tritty!
Whang misses with an uppercut
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Whang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tritty is looking for a counter combo.
Whang misses with a double jab
and Tritty counters with a straight right hand.
Whang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whang missing with a left hand there. Tritty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whang misses with a hook. Tritty ducked under it nicely.
Whang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Whang looks to move away, Tritty throws a big counter combo but Whang just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Whang misses its intended target.
As Whang looks to move away, Tritty throws a big counter combo but Whang just gets out of the way.
Whang misses with a hook
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Tritty counter with a right hand.
Whang throws an off balance right hand
and Whang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tritty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tritty is looking for a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rengar Tritty dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Whang misses with a hook. Tritty ducked under it nicely.
Whang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whang throws the left hand but Tritty avoids the punch easily.
Whang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tritty's waist but Tritty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whang off to one side.
Tritty appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

Whang instigates a clinch.
Tritty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whang can do to turn this around?
Whang wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whang tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tritty just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rengar Tritty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hyseon Whang.
Whang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tritty walks away with a smile on his face. Whang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whang throws out a loose jab but Tritty uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whang misses with a right hand
and Tritty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tritty defending well as Whang loads up on a big left hand.
Whang misses with a hook
and Tritty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tritty throws a series of punches but Whang avoids them all with ease.
Whang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tritty sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whang somewhat.
Tritty went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Whang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tritty.
Whang misses with a takedown attempt
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whang throws a right hand that misses
and Tritty counters with a nice uppercut.
Whang shoots in but no luck this time.
Tritty throws a big counter combination but Whang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whang wants to clinch but Tritty slips to the side
and Tritty counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tritty slips a straight right by Whang.
Whang misses with a hook
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whang misses with a lunging right hand
and Tritty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whang walks into a straight right hand from Tritty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whang tries to clinch
and Tritty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Whang throws a lazy uppercut
and Tritty counters with a stiff right hand.
Whang misses with a body punch
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whang misses with a straight left.
As Whang looks to move away, Tritty throws a big counter combo but Whang just gets out of the way.
Whang fails with the takedown
and Whang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whang throws an off balance right hand
and Tritty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whang misses with a lunging right hand
and Tritty counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whang just misses with a punch to the body.
Tritty is looking for a counter combo.
Whang throws a leg kick
and Tritty counters with a nice uppercut.
Whang misses with a hook
and Tritty counters with a left and a right that stings Whang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tritty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tritty is looking for a counter combo.
Hyseon Whang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tritty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whang misses with a body shot
and Tritty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whang throws a right hand that misses
and Tritty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tritty throws a series of strikes that have Whang backpedaling.
Whang throws a lazy uppercut
and Tritty counters with a series of strikes. Whang will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rengar Tritty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tritty, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rengar Tritty!
Hyseon Whang was interviewed post fight and said 'I should have done better and I will be heading back to the gym immediately to work on those holes in my game.'.