PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between craig whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

whitehead
vs
Brady

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, craig whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus Brady!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

whitehead feints and as Brady raises his hands in defense, whitehead changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brady wants to stand and escape but whitehead is having none of it.
whitehead looking to sit in guard and control but Brady gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brady wants to stand but whitehead has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
whitehead wants to sweep but no luck.
whitehead trying to control the position.
whitehead is pulling down on Brady's head. It's preventing any offense from Brady, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

whitehead had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Brady is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. whitehead Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Brady's back instead.
Brady is trying to stand back up.

Brady defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Brady trying to get back to his feet but whitehead is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
whitehead throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Brady trying to get back to his feet but whitehead is in full control for now.
Oooh a big shot gets through from whitehead. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
whitehead lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by whitehead.

whitehead is looking for the choke from the back position but Brady is controlling his hands well.
whitehead has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Brady.
whitehead is breathing heavily.
Brady is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Brady has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
whitehead landing with strikes.
Brady is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by whitehead.
Brady covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
whitehead controlling from the back.
whitehead has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead missing with strikes.
whitehead controlling the position well here. Brady rolled but whitehead kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
whitehead looking to hold on to the position here but Brady rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Brady keeping moving, preventing whitehead from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. craig whitehead just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

whitehead scores a takedown into full mount!
Brady really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

craig whitehead dominated that round.
That's time! whitehead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

whitehead swats away the attempt to clinch by Brady.
Brady tries for a takedown but whitehead circles away easily

and whitehead counters with a shoot takedown. Brady fights it but they end up in guard.

whitehead drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Brady dives on top into guard.
whitehead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

whitehead is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brady won't allow whitehead to sweep him here.
Brady wants to stand but whitehead is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brady is breathing heavily.
whitehead doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now whitehead is on top in guard.

whitehead drops back looking for a leg! Brady is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brady manages to kick whitehead off! whitehead jumps back into Brady's guard.
whitehead slips nicely into half guard.

whitehead decides to stand and escape the position.

whitehead scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady being controlled for a moment.
Brady is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
whitehead controlling the position from side mount.
Brady takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

whitehead decides to stand up, so the ref orders Brady to his feet.

whitehead shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brady's guard.
whitehead throws and elbow that misses. Brady uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in whitehead's guard. Nice move by Brady!
Brady wants to stand but whitehead has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitehead pulls Brady in close to prevent any damage.
Brady trying to control the position from guard on top but whitehead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady wants to stand but whitehead has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brady stopping the sweep attempt from whitehead.

That's four 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.
Brady wants to stand but whitehead is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

whitehead shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brady's guard.
Brady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
whitehead stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
whitehead is fighting to break Brady's control of his arms but Brady is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
whitehead won't allow Brady to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

craig whitehead dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Brady darts in trying to clinch
and whitehead counters with a two punch combo.
Brady lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like craig whitehead has been cut.
whitehead has a takedown stuffed.
Seamus Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brady throws a right and a left that whitehead avoids nicely.
Brady wants to clinch but whitehead slips to the side

and whitehead counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
whitehead trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
whitehead loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
whitehead has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
whitehead scoring with some ground and pound.

whitehead gets to his feet - Brady follows without any prompting.
Brady closes the distance looking to clinch

and whitehead counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by whitehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
whitehead takes a shot to the head.
Brady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
whitehead throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brady blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Brady.
whitehead is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
whitehead wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for craig whitehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brady is trying to maintain a safe position but whitehead gets an underhook and turns Brady into the cage.
whitehead landing some nice looking knees to the body.

whitehead lands a takedown into guard.
Brady wants to get back to his feet but whitehead is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
whitehead controls from within his opponent's guard.
whitehead won't allow Brady to get back to his feet.
Brady wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and whitehead manages to pass to side control.
whitehead prevents Brady from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady taking some punishment here, with whitehead in his half guard.
whitehead trying to pass the guard but Brady defending well.
Brady pushes whitehead off but whitehead dives into side control.

whitehead decides to stand back up. whitehead steps back and let's Brady get back to his feet.
Brady tries to close the distance and clinch up but whitehead swats him away and circles back towards the center.
whitehead swats away the attempt to clinch by Brady.
Brady tries to clinch there but whitehead circles away.
Brady with a lazy takedown attempt

and whitehead counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brady's guard now.
whitehead cracks Brady with a solid left hand.
Brady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady wants to sweep here but whitehead controlling him for the moment.
whitehead not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
whitehead won't allow Brady to get back to his feet.
Brady is trying to control the position but whitehead postures up.
Brady wants to stand and escape but whitehead is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Brady wants to clinch but whitehead slips to the side

and whitehead counters with a shoot takedown. Brady fights it but they end up in guard.
Brady wants to stand up but whitehead is controlling him.
whitehead is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
whitehead prevents Brady from getting back to his feet.
whitehead trying to control but Brady is working from the bottom.
whitehead stops Brady from standing up.
whitehead lands a couple of decent looking shots.

whitehead drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brady looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brady looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brady!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
whitehead trying his best to control but Brady has mounted him.

And that's the end of the fight!
craig whitehead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for whitehead, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... craig whitehead!