PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danial Whitney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Saturskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakob Saturskis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Whitney
vs
Saturskis

203 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

198 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danial Whitney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Saturskis!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saturskis darts in and clinches Whitney up against the cage.
Whitney wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saturskis lands with a right to the head.
Whitney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whitney looking to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saturskis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Whitney wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saturskis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Danial Whitney has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Saturskis.
Whitney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whitney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saturskis stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitney tries to circle away but Saturskis has him pinned against the cage.
Whitney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saturskis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Whitney can't find room to land a body shot as Saturskis controls the action.
Saturskis lands a body shot.
Whitney tries to work over Saturskis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saturskis has Whitney pressed against the cage, preventing Whitney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saturskis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Whitney wants to get back to striking at distance but Saturskis won't allow it.

That's two 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.
Whitney tries to break free but Saturskis pushes him back against the cage.
Saturskis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saturskis connects with a knee to the head.
Whitney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saturskis has him pressed against the cage.
Whitney is trying to push Saturskis away but Saturskis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Saturskis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Whitney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saturskis has Whitney pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Saturskis.
The referee calls for Saturskis to work.
Whitney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whitney is trying to break free.
Whitney is trying to push Saturskis away but Saturskis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saturskis connects with a knee to the head.

Whitney is rocked!
Saturskis is working Whitney over against the cage.
Oh Whitney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saturskis creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Whitney with a big uppercut! Whitney tries to clinch up but Saturskis pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Whitney to the mat! Whitney covers up and Saturskis unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jakob Saturskis!