PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 336 p4p, 46 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 464 p4p, 68 weight class). Whyte comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Jammin. The crowd seem to be enjoying Darko's choice of entrance music: Ominous Drumming. Benson Whyte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vlad Darko's chin.

Whyte
vs
Darko

183 cm
26
176 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

178 cm
23
176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Blue Moon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko misses with a body punch
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Darko takes one to the chin there.
Darko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Darko throws a right hand that Whyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Whyte also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Darko misses.
Whyte throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Darko does no damage.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darko throws a body kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko misses with a right hand
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Darko throws a lazy body kick
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Darko connects with a high kick.

It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Whyte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Darko counters with a leg kick.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Whyte.
Whyte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Darko misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a body kick that misses
and Darko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko misses with a head kick.
Darko slips a straight right by Whyte.
Darko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darko thinking.
Darko slips a straight right by Whyte.
Whyte moves out of range as Darko throws a body kick.
Whyte looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Darko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Darko swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Darko lands a nice shot that snaps Whyte's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte.
Darko looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Darko is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
Whyte takes one on the button.
Whyte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Darko scores with a nice body kick.
Darko is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Darko throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Whyte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darko.
Whyte misses with a lunging right hand
and Darko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darko staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Whyte misses with a kick to the body.
Whyte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Darko to counter with a crisp jab.
Whyte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benson Whyte is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Darko.
Whyte misses with a hook.
Whyte lunges at Darko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Darko's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
Darko throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darko misses with an uppercut.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
Darko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Whyte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darko looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Darko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Whyte has got the better of the exchanges.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darko throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darko lands a jab to the nose.
Darko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Darko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whyte if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Darko.
Darko misses with a wild combination.
Darko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Darko. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Darko's leg. Darko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Whyte chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Darko scores with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Darko as he connects with a hook.
Darko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whyte counters with a good low kick that Darko was not able to check.
Darko defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Darko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whyte moves out of range as Darko strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Darko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darko misses with an attempted mid kick.
It appears Whyte was looking to counter with a kick there.
Darko is looking to land body kicks.
Darko takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Darko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Darko is rocked!
Darko jabs Whyte right on the nose. Whyte blinks but takes it well.
Darko is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Darko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Benson Whyte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benson Whyte's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Whyte connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Darko seems to have recovered his senses.
A swing and a miss from Darko.
Darko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whyte counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darko lands a nice shot that snaps Whyte's head back.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Darko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whyte's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Darko throws a lazy body kick
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
An attempted straight right counter from Whyte misses the target.
Whyte looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Whyte backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Darko's temple! It sends Darko violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Whyte celebrates and the doctors try to help Darko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte retains his welterweight title!
Benson Whyte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.