PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Charcoal
vs
Whitehead

182 cm
22
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
163 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

WTF? $8
GTI - 1337 Franchised

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Whitehead!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehead blocks a jab.
Whitehead tests Charcoal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheers as Whitehead lands an impressive looking overhand right. Charcoal doesn't seem phased though.
Charcoal throws a series of strikes that have Whitehead backpedaling.

It looks like Craig Whitehead has been cut.
Charcoal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Whitehead sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Charcoal somewhat.
Charcoal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Charcoal misses with a straight left.
Charcoal tries to work over Whitehead's front leg with a kick but Whitehead checks it.
Charcoal throws a big shot that misses.
Whitehead keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitehead throws a body punch but Charcoal moves out of range.
Charcoal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Charcoal coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitehead walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whitehead looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Charcoal sizes up Whitehead with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whitehead misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Whitehead misses the target.
Craig Whitehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitehead connects with a crisp jab.
Whitehead throws a head kick that misses.
Charcoal slips under a jab from Whitehead.
Charcoal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Charcoal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Charcoal slips under a jab.
Whitehead throws an off balance right hand
and Charcoal counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitehead takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whitehead takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Charcoal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitehead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charcoal was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitehead.
Charcoal looks for a takedown but Whitehead sprawls well.
Whitehead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charcoal.
Whitehead on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Charcoal throws a looping overhand right but Whitehead ducks down to avoid it.
Charcoal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitehead moves away.
Charcoal looks to land a right hand but Whitehead moved out of range.
Whitehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcoal moves away.
Whitehead throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Charcoal to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Charcoal coming out on top.
Charcoal avoids the body shot from Whitehead.
Charcoal with a nice cross.
Charcoal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitehead.
Whitehead walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whitehead throws a hook but Charcoal blocks it.
Whitehead takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Whitehead throws a lazy uppercut
and Charcoal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitehead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charcoal.
Charcoal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Whitehead misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitehead.
Whitehead thows a body shot but no joy.
Whitehead has a takedown stuffed.
Whitehead goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Charcoal scores with a nice head shot.
Whitehead throws a hook to the side of Charcoal's head but Charcoal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Charcoal is just out of range.
Charcoal lands a leg kick that knocks Whitehead off balance momentarily.
Charcoal feints and then cracks Whitehead's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whitehead down.
Charcoal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitehead moves away.
Charcoal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whitehead looks to land a right hand but Charcoal moved out of range.
Charcoal throws a nice looking combination but Whitehead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Charcoal lands with a hook. Whitehead tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whitehead missing with a left hand there. Charcoal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Whitehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitehead misses with a hook. Charcoal ducked under it nicely.
Charcoal moves away from the strike by Whitehead.
Charcoal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Charcoal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Charcoal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Charcoal misses with the combination.
Charcoal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitehead.
Whitehead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charcoal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Charcoal.
Charcoal misses with a hook.
Charcoal throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitehead.
Whitehead throws a hook but Charcoal avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitehead avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charcoal avoids the head kick by Whitehead.
Whitehead blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Charcoal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Whitehead's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whitehead checks a leg kick nicely.
Whitehead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charcoal.
Charcoal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitehead throws a poor cross that misses
and Charcoal counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitehead throws a head kick that misses.
Charcoal blocks a jab.
Mr Charcoal is winning the standup battle so far.
A cross from Charcoal lands.
Whitehead goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Charcoal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Charcoal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whitehead's sensitive parts.
Whitehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitehead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitehead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whitehead throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Whitehead.
Danga de danga de dang - Charcoal scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitehead tests Charcoal's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead lands with a cross.
Charcoal takes a swing at Whitehead's ribcage but misses.
Charcoal lands with a nice combination. Whitehead backs away looking to recover.
Whitehead slips a straight right by Charcoal.
Charcoal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whitehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charcoal.
Whitehead throws a head kick that misses
and Charcoal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitehead falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Charcoal throws a jab when Whitehead was well out of range.
Charcoal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whitehead is out of range.
Charcoal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitehead.
Charcoal throws a sloppy head kick and Whitehead moves out of range easily.
Whitehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charcoal throws a shot from downtown. Whitehead moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitehead.
Whitehead has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Charcoal misses with the combination.
Charcoal dodges the punch combination from Whitehead.
Charcoal shoots in for a takedown but Whitehead shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Charcoal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitehead slips a jab and a cross from Charcoal.
Whitehead misses with the combination.
Whitehead shoots in for a takedown but Charcoal shows good takedown defense.
Whitehead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitehead defending well as Charcoal loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Charcoal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Whitehead misses with a hook. Charcoal ducked under it nicely.
Whitehead throws a head kick that misses
and Charcoal counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charcoal moves away.
Charcoal throws a shot to the body.
Whitehead fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitehead is breathing heavily.
Charcoal misses with an uppercut. Whitehead saw that one coming.
Charcoal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whitehead uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charcoal.
Whitehead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charcoal misses the jab.
Charcoal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitehead throws out the jab.
Whitehead dodges the punch combination from Charcoal.
Charcoal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitehead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Charcoal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Whitehead scrambles back to his feet.
Whitehead throws a head kick but Charcoal moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Charcoal connects with a looping right hand.
Charcoal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Charcoal missing with a left hand there. Whitehead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charcoal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitehead on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charcoal throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitehead.
A slow jab from Whitehead misses its intended target.
Whitehead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitehead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Whitehead misses.
A slow jab from Whitehead misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charcoal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Charcoal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitehead.
Charcoal ducks under a wild hook from Whitehead.
Charcoal throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Charcoal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Whitehead's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Charcoal lands a nice hook to Whitehead's body. Whitehead takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charcoal moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whitehead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitehead with a jab.
Charcoal looks to throw the jab but Whitehead is out of range.
Charcoal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Charcoal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whitehead lands an overhand right.
Whitehead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitehead digs a good hook to Charcoal's body.
A big right from Whitehead misses.
Charcoal tries to bum rush Whitehead with a series of wild strikes but Whitehead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitehead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Whitehead as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Whitehead.
Charcoal lands with an uppercut that bounces Whitehead off the ropes and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal throws a right hand that Whitehead ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitehead also avoids with ease.
Charcoal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whitehead is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Charcoal.
Charcoal lands with an overhand left.
Charcoal misses with a looping right.
Whitehead misses with a head kick.
Whitehead throws a sloppy head kick and Charcoal moves out of range easily.
Charcoal takes a swing at Whitehead's ribcage but misses.
Charcoal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy left from Charcoal finds it's target.
Whitehead throws a head kick but Charcoal moves out of range.
Charcoal scores with a jab.
Charcoal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Whitehead might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Charcoal has got the better of the exchanges.
A slow jab from Charcoal misses its intended target.
Charcoal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whitehead pinned against the ropes. Whitehead gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whitehead tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Whitehead.
A head kick misses from Whitehead.
The fighters circling - Whitehead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitehead is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Charcoal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whitehead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Whitehead closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Charcoal to the mat! Charcoal manages to get full guard.
Whitehead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Charcoal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whitehead preventing the sweep.
Whitehead wants to pass the guard but Charcoal is keeping the position.
Whitehead postures up in Charcoal's guard and throws a big left but Charcoal blocks it.
Charcoal trying to keep a closed guard but Whitehead is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead trying to control but Charcoal is working from the bottom.
Charcoal pulls Whitehead in close to prevent any damage.

Charcoal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Whitehead is fighting to break Charcoal's control of his arms but Charcoal is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Whitehead cracks Charcoal with a solid left hand.
Craig Whitehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitehead passes Charcoal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Charcoal wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal moves into full guard.
Whitehead must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Whitehead stopping the sweep attempt from Charcoal.
Charcoal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Charcoal wants to sweep here but Whitehead controlling him for the moment.
Whitehead landing with the ground and pound.
Whitehead working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mr Charcoal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charcoal managing to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charcoal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Whitehead!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Charcoal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charcoal 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Mr Charcoal!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Mr Charcoal!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Mr Charcoal!

Mr Charcoal wins by unanimous decision!