PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Pogu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and craig whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). craig whitehead has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pogu
vs
whitehead

177 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Pogu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, craig whitehead!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pogu darts in and clinches whitehead up against the cage.

Pogu successfully pulls guard.
whitehead trying to control the position from guard on top but Pogu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

whitehead thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
whitehead looking to sit in guard and control but Pogu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
whitehead managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
whitehead avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pogu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Pogu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
whitehead lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pogu!
whitehead sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that whitehead has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pogu is working to get back to half guard.
whitehead is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pogu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
whitehead lands a heavy elbow.
whitehead punishing his opponent with strikes.
whitehead tries to control but Pogu wriggling away.
Pogu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pogu gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. whitehead lands a nice short elbow.
whitehead prevents Pogu from improving his position.
whitehead content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Pogu tries to get to full guard but whitehead has control of the leg.
Pogu is not content to let whitehead control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pogu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
whitehead postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitehead trying to control but Pogu is working from the bottom.
whitehead passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pogu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pogu is trying to get back to full guard.

whitehead is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pogu sees it coming and defends easily.
whitehead has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
whitehead works his way into side control.
whitehead looks gassed!
whitehead is putting a hurting on Pogu here, landing some big shots from side control.

whitehead goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pogu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in whitehead's guard! Nice work there by Pogu!
Pogu postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pogu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

whitehead throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pogu advances to half guard.
Pogu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
whitehead is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pogu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pogu's back!
whitehead struggling to keep hold of the position.
whitehead is trying to stick to Pogu's back but Pogu is turning into whitehead. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in whitehead's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Pogu.
whitehead wants to sweep here but Pogu controlling him for the moment.
Pogu works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Pogu is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but craig whitehead will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pogu throws a low kick, looking for whitehead's leg but whitehead calmly moves out of range.
whitehead looks to land a body kick but Pogu moved away.
Pogu tries to clinch but whitehead moves out of range.
Pogu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
whitehead misses with an uppercut.
whitehead misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
whitehead takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pogu tries to clinch there but whitehead circles away.
Pogu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
whitehead wants to clinch up but Pogu keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
whitehead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pogu connects with a solid leg kick.
Pogu closes the distance and clinches up with whitehead, looking for a takedown. Pogu pushes whitehead against the cage but whitehead circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
whitehead avoids a kick to the body.
Pogu looks to clinch

and whitehead counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pogu won't be happy with that.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). craig whitehead!