PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 1021 p4p, 169 weight class) and Kevin Whitfield (ranked 1972 p4p, 301 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bull
vs
Whitfield

200 cm
27
210 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

184 cm
39
203 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Whitfield!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitfield misses with a low kick.
Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bull punishes Whitfield's body with a nice straight punch.
Whitfield misses with a jab to the body
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Kevin Whitfield has been cut.
Bull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whitfield.
Bull misses with a body shot.
Whitfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bull throws out the jab.
Whitfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bull.
Nice straight punches there by Bull. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bull.
Whitfield fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whitfield tests Bull's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
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!
Whitfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whitfield takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bull slips under a jab from Whitfield.
A quick step to the side and Bull tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Whitfield bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Whitfield grinds an elbow into Bull's temple.
The ground and pound from Whitfield seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Whitfield working the head and body with strikes.
Whitfield tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Whitfield working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bull manages to work his way to half guard, despite Whitfield's best efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bull preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bull trying to hold on to Whitfield's head to control him but Whitfield postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Whitfield.
Whitfield throwing shots but Bull is blocking nicely.
Whitfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bull defending well though.
Bull wants to get back to his feet.
Whitfield looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Whitfield there.
Whitfield lands with a punch from half guard.
Bull blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitfield.
Bull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull is controlling Whitfield's trapped leg to prevent Whitfield from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull is trying to stand.
Whitfield looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Bull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitfield pulls his head out easily.
Whitfield is nestled in close to Bull, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Whitfield there.
Nice strikes from Whitfield there.
Whitfield content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bull wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whitfield working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bull tries to kick Whitfield off but Whitfield keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Whitfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bull defending well though.
Bull keeping control of the position.
Whitfield working Bull over with strikes.
Bull trying to hold on to Whitfield's head to control him but Whitfield postures up.
Whitfield not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Whitfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whitfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bull is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whitfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Whitfield dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bull thumps Whitfield with a low kick.

Whitfield is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bull's half guard.
Whitfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bull defending well though.
Bull pushes Whitfield off looking to stand but Whitfield dives back in and keeps control.
Whitfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bull's head.
Whitfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bull keeps working.
Bull controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bull with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whitfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bull defending well though.
Whitfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bull is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Whitfield's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Whitfield's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Whitfield breaks Bull's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Whitfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitfield prevents Bull from getting back to his feet.
Bull utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bull seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Whitfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bull pulls Whitfield in close to prevent any damage.
Whitfield lands a couple of digs.
Whitfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitfield makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Whitfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whitfield sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bull can't keep his opponent in guard - Whitfield advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Whitfield throwing shots but Bull is blocking nicely.
Whitfield throwing shots but Bull is blocking nicely.
Whitfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whitfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whitfield working Bull over with strikes.
Bull is trying to stand up here but Whitfield is controlling him well.
Whitfield scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitfield working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bull is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whitfield scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull manages to get to full guard.
Whitfield postures up.
Bull will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whitfield advances position into side control!
Whitfield working away.
Whitfield in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Whitfield lands an elbow.
Whitfield scoring with punches from side control.
Bull is not content to let Whitfield control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to control but Whitfield postures up.
Check out the look on Whitfield's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Whitfield working the head with strikes.
Whitfield tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bull tries to bench press Whitfield off him but Whitfield keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Whitfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Whitfield avoids the body shot from Bull.
Whitfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whitfield looks to land a left hand but Bull moved out of range nicely.
Bull throws a quick inside leg kick.

Bull has Whitfield up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Bull to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bull stops a takedown attempt from Whitfield.
Whitfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitfield misses with a body punch.
Bull lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitfield backwards.
Bull slowing the pace effectively.
Bull misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bull.
Whitfield tries to circle away but Bull has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitfield backwards.
Bull misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitfield drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whitfield misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitfield.
Bull has Whitfield pressed against the cage, preventing Whitfield from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whitfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitfield tries to break the clinch but Bull is controlling the position.
Whitfield misses with some punches.
Whitfield can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
Bull is leaning against Whitfield and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Whitfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitfield throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bull to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitfield moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whitfield walks into a jab.
Whitfield lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bull takes a step back to recover.
Whitfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jari Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bull is looking to slow Whitfield down with leg kicks.
Kevin Whitfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitfield throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whitfield darts in looking for a takedown but Bull gets double underhooks and turns Whitfield into the cage.
Jari Bull has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Whitfield.
Bull takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whitfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Bull throws out a powerful jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whitfield.
Jari Bull is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Whitfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Bull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitfield closes the distance and clinches up with Bull, looking for a takedown. Whitfield pushes Bull against the cage but Bull circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whitfield wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bull thows a leg kick but Whitfield checks it
and Whitfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whitfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitfield moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A low kick from Whitfield misses
and Bull cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bull gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Whitfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whitfield prevents Bull from getting back to his feet.
Whitfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Bull is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bull avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whitfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Whitfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bull has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Whitfield has managed to get both his arms back between Bull's legs - danger averted.
Bull throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Whitfield is in close to Bull's body, working some short punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jari Bull.
I think Whitfield has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Whitfield!
Kevin Whitfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.