PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beautiful Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Withers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Withers has chosen War Is My Destiny as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Boxer
vs
Withers

170 cm
27
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

184 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Core Tokyo - Low as $8

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 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Beautiful Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Withers!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer looks to clinch
and Withers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boxer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boxer moves in looking to clinch but Withers pushes him off.
Boxer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Withers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boxer's knee momentarily.
Boxer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Withers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxer misses with a body shot.
Withers is looking to score with low kicks.
Boxer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Withers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boxer looks to clinch
and Withers counters with a good low kick that Boxer was not able to check.
Boxer throws a right hand that misses
and Withers finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boxer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Withers counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Withers manages to avoid it.
Boxer tries to clinch but Withers moves out of range.
Boxer is looking to wear down Withers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boxer moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxer jabs Withers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Withers shoots and misses
and Boxer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boxer connects with a body shot that sends Withers's belly button to the back.
Boxer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Withers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Withers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beautiful Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxer misses with a wild body shot.
Boxer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Withers manages to avoid it.
Boxer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boxer throws a sloppy body shot
and Withers counters with a low kick, right behind Boxer 's knee.
Withers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands an overhand right.
Boxer wants to clinch

and Withers counters with a shoot takedown. Boxer fights it but they end up in guard.
Withers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Withers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Withers advances to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boxer wants to improve his position but Withers is controlling well.
Boxer is refusing to be controlled, as Withers sits in half guard.
Withers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boxer defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withers is controlling the pace.
Withers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Withers stalling.

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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Withers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boxer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Withers is looking to advance position but Boxer won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Withers in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luke Withers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Withers or perhaps it was just good defense by Boxer which made him look bad.
Beautiful Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Withers counters with a shoot takedown. Boxer fights it but they end up in guard.
Withers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boxer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Withers pushing down on Boxer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Withers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boxer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Withers scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Withers with the ground and pound but Boxer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Withers trying to control but Boxer is working from the bottom.
Withers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Withers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boxer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Withers pushing down on Boxer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Withers is keen to just control but Boxer is a slippery customer.
Withers drops an elbow to the side of Boxer's head.
Boxer is trying to get back to full guard.
Boxer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boxer tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withers slows the pace down in half guard.
Withers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Withers trying to control from half guard but Boxer is working away.
Withers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withers wants to control but Boxer is keeping him busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Withers might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boxer kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Luke Withers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Boxer misses with a shot to the body

and Withers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Withers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boxer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Withers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Withers can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withers tries to hold on but Boxer postures up.
Boxer tries to control but Withers wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Withers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Boxer misses with a body shot

and Withers counters with a single leg into guard. Boxer didn't expect that.
Withers passes Boxer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boxer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Withers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Withers wants to control but Boxer is keeping him busy.
Withers is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Boxer reverses the position - he's now on top in Withers's guard.
Withers trying to keep a closed guard but Boxer is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Withers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Withers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Withers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withers punching from mount but Boxer doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Withers misses with a head shot.
Withers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Withers looking to ground and pound but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Withers landing punches.
Withers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Withers throws some wild stikes that Boxer manages to avoid easily.
Boxer tries to reverse the position but Withers maintains control.
BOOM! Withers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Beautiful Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Withers.
Withers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Withers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Withers with shots to the head and body - Boxer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Withers working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Boxer slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Withers perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Withers lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withers is looking to advance position but Boxer won't allow it.
Withers not doing much here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Withers lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Withers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Withers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Luke Withers!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Luke Withers!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Luke Withers!

Luke Withers wins by unanimous decision!