PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Whitaker (ranked 523 p4p, 69 weight class) and Thor Odinson (ranked 734 p4p, 95 weight class). Odinson has chosen U Can't Touch This as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Whitaker
vs
Odinson

177 cm
21
175 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

174 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Whitaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Odinson!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Odinson, as that shot connected.
Odinson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker .
It looked like Whitaker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whitaker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
Odinson misses with a looping right.
Whitaker walks into a straight right hand from Odinson.
Odinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Odinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Odinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Odinson jabs Whitaker right on the nose. Whitaker blinks but takes it well.
Odinson throws out a powerful jab.
Odinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Odinson misses with a right hand
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker avoids the head kick by Odinson.
Whitaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Odinson.
Odinson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Odinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Odinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitaker throws a big shot that misses.
Odinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Odinson scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson misses with a looping right.
Whitaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Odinson lands with an overhand left.
Odinson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thor Odinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Odinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Odinson throws a good cross that connects.
Whitaker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Odinson is looking to chop away at Whitaker 's legs.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Odinson.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odinson clobbers Whitaker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Whitaker moves away from the strike by Odinson.
Odinson throws a head kick but Whitaker moves out of range.
Odinson cracks the inside of Whitaker 's front leg.
No joy there for Odinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker .
Odinson throws a leg kick that misses.
Odinson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whitaker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Odinson connects with a crisp jab.
Odinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Odinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker .
Odinson lands a jab to the nose.
Odinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Odinson.
Whitaker scores with a shot to the body.
Odinson throws a head kick that Whitaker semi-blocks.
Odinson throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker moves away and avoids it.
Odinson throws out a loose jab but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Odinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Odinson moves away.
Odinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whitaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Odinson misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Odinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from Odinson.
Odinson scores with a punch to the head.
Whitaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Odinson ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Odinson misses its intended target.
Whitaker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Odinson lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Odinson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker looks to land a combination but Odinson avoids it well.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Odinson.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odinson throws a looping overhand right but Whitaker ducks down to avoid it.
Odinson's corner calls for a 1-2. Odinson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Odinson.
Whitaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Odinson ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
A combination from Whitaker does no damage.
Odinson cracks a nice hook into Whitaker 's ribs.
Whitaker takes a swing at Odinson's ribcage but misses.
Odinson scores with a hook.
Odinson lands with a good body shot.
Odinson ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Odinson moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker throws a big shot that misses.
Odinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
A jab lands there for Whitaker .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odinson takes one to the side of the head.
Odinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Odinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whitaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Odinson misses with a right hand
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Odinson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from Odinson.
A big left from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Odinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Odinson moves away and avoids it.
Odinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Odinson.
Whitaker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Odinson scores with a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Odinson throws the left hand but Whitaker avoids the punch easily.
Odinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Whitaker blocks the leg kick.
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but Odinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
A big right from Odinson misses.
Whitaker takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Odinson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from Odinson.
A jab from Odinson misses.
Whitaker is looking to counter punch.
Thor Odinson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Odinson misses its intended target.
Whitaker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Odinson cracks the inside of Whitaker 's front leg.
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Odinson.
Odinson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whitaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Odinson's head.
Whitaker lands with a shot to the body.
Odinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Odinson cracks Whitaker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Odinson misses with a hook. Whitaker ducked under it nicely.
Whitaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Odinson throws out the jab.
Odinson throws a hook but Whitaker avoids it easily.
Odinson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker 's corner calls for a 1-2. Whitaker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whitaker slips under a jab from Odinson.
Odinson throws an off balance right hand
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
Whitaker swinging wildly here.
Odinson misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Odinson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Odinson ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Odinson misses the target.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Odinson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whitaker at a distance.
Whitaker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Odinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whitaker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whitaker slips under a jab from Odinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Odinson.
Whitaker throws the left hand but Odinson avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Odinson.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Odinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker misses with a two punch combination.
Whitaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Odinson misses with a left hand
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Odinson lands with a slapping head kick.
The fighters circling - Whitaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Odinson throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Whitaker lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odinson lands a leg kick that knocks Whitaker off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Whitaker .
It looked like Whitaker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Whitaker lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odinson misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
The fighters circling - Whitaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whitaker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Odinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Odinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Odinson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Whitaker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Odinson is out of range.
Odinson blocks a jab.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Odinson.
Whitaker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Odinson thuds his right hand into Whitaker 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker slips a straight right by Odinson.
Odinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Odinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 Roy Whitaker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Whitaker jabs Odinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whitaker lands a nice shot that snaps Odinson's head back.
Odinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
Whitaker throws out a powerful jab.
Whitaker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Odinson misses with a hook
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.

Odinson is rocked!
Whitaker drops Odinson with a big left hand! Odinson is injured, injured bad! Whitaker jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Whitaker !