PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between richard whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Whittaker (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.

whitaker
vs
Whittaker

195 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, richard whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Whittaker as whitaker shoots in.
Whittaker doesn't succeed with the takedown

and whitaker counters with a shoot takedown. Whittaker fights it but they end up in guard.
Whittaker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Whittaker is looking to stand up but whitaker isn't so interested in that idea.
Whittaker throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Whittaker has his foot on whitaker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. whitaker works his way back into a safe position though.
Whittaker has a closed guard, preventing whitaker from standing up.
Whittaker pulls whitaker in to control the position.

Whittaker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. whitaker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
whitaker thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
whitaker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
whitaker wants to control from the top but Whittaker keeps moving.
whitaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whittaker on the ground.

Whittaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
whitaker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as whitaker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
whitaker 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.
Whittaker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

whitaker stands up and waves to Whittaker to follow him.
whitaker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whittaker as he avoids it easily.
Whittaker is looking to clinch but whitaker is avoiding it.

whitaker closes the distance and clinches.

whitaker 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.
Whittaker wants to control from the top but whitaker keeps moving.
Whittaker is pushing down on whitaker's leg trying to pass to half guard. whitaker is fighting to maintain full guard but Whittaker has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
whitaker trying to control from the bottom.
Whittaker trying to pass the guard but whitaker defending well.
whitaker is breathing heavily.
whitaker is trying to stand up here but Whittaker is controlling him well.
Whittaker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Whittaker thows a huge punch but whitaker dodges it nicely.
Whittaker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's four 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.
whitaker wants to control but Whittaker is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
whitaker throws a right and a left that Whittaker avoids nicely.
Whittaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from whitaker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for richard whitaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whittaker throws a series of punches but whitaker moves out of range.
Whittaker thows a body shot but no joy.
Whittaker throws a series of punches but whitaker moves out of range.
whitaker wants to clinch up but Whittaker keeps it at a distance.
whitaker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whittaker sprawls well. Whittaker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. whitaker gets slowly back to his feet.
whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that richard whitaker will probably get the nod.
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 moves into the clinch.
whitaker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

whitaker jumps into guard, dragging Whittaker to the mat.
Whittaker forces his way into half guard.

Whittaker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Whittaker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for whitaker!
Whittaker avoids the attempt from whitaker to control.
Whittaker controlling the pace for now.
Whittaker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Whittaker controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Whittaker tries to control but whitaker wriggling away.
Whittaker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitaker tries to hold on but Whittaker pushes him away.
Whittaker content just to control the position here.
whitaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if whitaker tries to get out of the position.

Whittaker looking for a guillotine from mount but whitaker is having none of it.
whitaker wants to hold on but Whittaker pushes him away.
Whittaker content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
whitaker is trying to escape the mount.
Whittaker trying to control but whitaker is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Paul Whittaker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

whitaker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whittaker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Whittaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

whitaker misses with a takedown attempt - Whittaker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Whittaker lands with a shot to the body.
Whittaker misses with a combination
and whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Whittaker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
whitaker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whittaker is working away from the top position though.
whitaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Whittaker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
whitaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Whittaker moves nicely into side control.
whitaker is looking for a sweep.

Whittaker stands up and we're back to a striking position.
whitaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Whittaker.

Whittaker has closed the distance and engaged whitaker in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whittaker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics whitaker uses from the top position.
whitaker trying to control but Whittaker is working from the bottom.

Whittaker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
whitaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Whittaker.
whitaker misses with a takedown

so Whittaker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Whittaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. whitaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Whittaker wants to control from the top but whitaker keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Whittaker swings around for an armbar but whitaker sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Whittaker's guard.
whitaker postures up.
whitaker with a nice head shot there.
whitaker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
whitaker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whittaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
whitaker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Whittaker's guard.
Whittaker trying to control the position.
Whittaker has control of whitaker's left arm, preventing whitaker from doing any damage.
whitaker postures up.
whitaker lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whittaker shoots in but whitaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Whittaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whittaker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

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