PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordan whittiker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Jill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

whittiker
vs
Jill

190 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan whittiker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Jill!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jill is trying hard to land a takedown here. whittiker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
whittiker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Jill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Jill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. whittiker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jill.
whittiker is trying to maintain the position but Jill is very close to passing his half guard.

Jill is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Jill is working for a submission of some sort.
whittiker wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

whittiker makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
whittiker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

whittiker moves into the clinch successfully.

whittiker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jordan whittiker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jill tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but whittiker swivels and escapes.
Jill takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Jacob Jill has been cut.

whittiker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jill wants to hold on but whittiker pushes him away.
Jill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jill wants to hold on but whittiker pushes him away.

whittiker goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jill is on top in guard.
Jill throwing strikes from guard but whittiker blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
whittiker controls Jill momentarily but Jill frees himself.

whittiker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

whittiker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
whittiker is breathing heavily.
Jill trying to control the position from guard on top but whittiker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
whittiker has a closed guard, preventing Jill from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

whittiker has his foot on Jill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jill works his way back into a safe position though.
Jill cracks whittiker with a solid left hand.
whittiker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jill wants to control from the top but whittiker keeps moving.
Jill looking to sit in guard and control but whittiker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
whittiker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jill's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jill working for submissions but it's allowed whittiker to get to half guard.
Jill looks like he's trying to stand up.

whittiker is working for a kimura but Jill is defending it quite comfortably.

whittiker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jill moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan whittiker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Jill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jill fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
whittiker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jill looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? whittiker is fending him off so far but Jill persists. Nope, whittiker circles away and we're back to standing.

Jill gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows whittiker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
whittiker trying to control the position from guard on top but Jill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Jill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. whittiker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jill is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
whittiker wants to control from the top but Jill keeps moving.
whittiker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
whittiker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jill is trying to control whittiker's posture but whittiker avoids it.
whittiker takes a little break here. Jill wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jill isn't going anywhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jill tries to buck whittiker off but whittiker is having none of it.

whittiker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jill is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
whittiker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jill is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
whittiker working away.

whittiker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jill wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jill is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
whittiker cracks Jill with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
whittiker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jill.
Jordan whittiker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Jill.
whittiker throws a combination. Jill tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
whittiker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jill tries to close the distance and clinch up but whittiker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jill fails to land the takedown.

Jill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jill prevents whittiker from getting back to his feet.
whittiker keeping full guard, as Jill tries to pass.

whittiker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jill throws a big right hand that misses.

Jill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
whittiker wants to sweep here but Jill controlling him for the moment.
whittiker trying to control the position.
Jill advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan whittiker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Jill's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jill lands a nice looking body shot.

Jill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with whittiker, pushing him back against the cage.

whittiker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jill shoots and misses

and whittiker counters with a takedown into side control.

whittiker working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jill can't do much from the bottom here.
whittiker trying to control the action but Jill is working from the bottom.
Jill is looking to regain half guard here but whittiker keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jill wants to control but whittiker postures up.

whittiker decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jill has his takedown stuffed
and whittiker counters with a left and a right that stings Jill.
whittiker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Jill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
whittiker is looking to improve his position.

whittiker looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jill is keen to just control but whittiker is a slippery customer.
Jill winds up and cracks whittiker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
whittiker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jill is working away from the top position though.
Jill lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jill seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but whittiker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jordan whittiker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jill throws a series of punches but whittiker moves out of range.
Jill shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and whittiker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jordan whittiker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Jill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jill has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. whittiker is working away from the top position though.
Jill is not content to let whittiker control the position.
Jill slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jill pulls whittiker in close to prevent any damage.

Jill working for submissions but it's allowed whittiker to get to half guard.

whittiker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jill sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jill is trying to stand back up but whittiker is controlling him

whittiker stands up and beckons Jill to join him on the feet.
Jill with a poor takedown

and whittiker counters by clinching up.
whittiker avoiding damage as Jill throws knees to the body.
whittiker connects with a knee to the head.
whittiker managing to block the knees to the body from Jill.
whittiker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
whittiker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
whittiker avoiding damage as Jill throws knees to the body.
whittiker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jill is trying to trip whittiker. He has hold of a leg but whittiker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jill persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
whittiker being controlled here, momentarily.
Jacob Jill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jordan whittiker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jill postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! whittiker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jill, into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan whittiker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well whittiker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan whittiker!