PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Todd Packer (ranked 1040 p4p, 143 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 963 p4p, 131 weight class). Todd Packer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Packer
vs
Whitaker

177 cm
32
190 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

177 cm
26
175 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Urban Fighter

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Packer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Packer slips a straight right by Whitaker .
Packer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
Packer tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
Whitaker lands a really nice looking cross but Packer seems unphased.
Todd Packer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker keeps the fight on the outside.
Packer wants to clinch.
Packer misses the shot to the body.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitaker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whitaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Packer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Packer staying out of range there.
Packer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whitaker slips under a jab from Packer.
Some wild striking there from Packer.
Whitaker throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer throws a lazy right hand but Whitaker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whitaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Whitaker as he connects with a hook.
Whitaker stuffs the takedown attempt from Packer. Packer gets slowly back to his feet.
Whitaker lands a glancing blow to the side of Packer's head.
Whitaker takes a kick to the side of the head.

Packer takes the fight into the clinch.
Packer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Whitaker .
Packer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitaker misses with a body punch.
Packer has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Packer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Packer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whitaker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Packer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker moves out of range as Packer strikes.
Whitaker throws the left hand but Packer avoids the punch easily.
Packer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Packer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitaker .
Packer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whitaker if he has to take too many more of those.
Whitaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Packer's head.
Packer wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Packer on the side of the head.
Whitaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Packer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Packer clinches.
Whitaker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitaker digs a right hand into Packer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Packer's gas tank.
Packer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whitaker blocks an elbow strike.
Whitaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Packer fails to land.
Packer misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker avoids a wild elbow strike from Packer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Packer throws a head punch that misses.
Packer lands a damaging elbow.
Whitaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Packer's elbow.
Packer lands a shoulder strike.
Packer tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Packer back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Packer.
Packer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Packer trying to land knees to the body.
Whitaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Packer throws a head punch that misses.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike.
Packer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Whitaker .
Packer can't find room to land a body shot as Whitaker controls the action.
I was talking to Packer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Whitaker .
Packer is breathing heavily.
Packer lands an elbow just above Whitaker 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Packer lands with a short shot to the head.
Whitaker gets through Packer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Whitaker .
A short body shot lands from Whitaker as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Whitaker .

Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Packer was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a nice shot that snaps Packer's head back.
Whitaker connects with the punch.
Whitaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whitaker cracks Packer with a good jab.
Whitaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Packer slips under a jab.
Whitaker walks into a left hand.
Packer throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker .
Packer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Packer slips under a jab from Whitaker .
Packer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whitaker .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Packer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Whitaker wants to counter the offense by Packer and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Packer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Packer.
Packer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
It looked like Packer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roy Whitaker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Whitaker throws a jab when Packer was well out of range.
Whitaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Packer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Packer tries to clinch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Packer slips under a jab.
Whitaker lands a head shot.
Todd Packer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitaker is looking to chop away at Packer's legs.
Packer scores with a spinning back kick!
Packer swings for the body but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Packer with a jab.
Whitaker avoids the body shot from Packer.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Packer is looking for a counter combo.
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Packer is looking to counter with a body kick.
Packer jabs Whitaker right on the nose. Whitaker blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitaker . That's going to slow Packer down.
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Packer moved away.
Packer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker lunges at Packer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Packer's hand.
Packer throws a leg kick which misses Whitaker 's front leg but catches the back leg as Whitaker tries to avoid it.
Whitaker checks a leg kick.
Packer tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Packer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Packer.
Packer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Packer is just out of range.
Packer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Whitaker manages to circle out of the way.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Packer.
Whitaker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Packer can pounce on him.
Whitaker throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Packer to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Packer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whitaker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whitaker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Packer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
Packer lands a body shot.
Whitaker throws a hook to the side of Packer's head but Packer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker misses with a lunging right hand

and Packer counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Packer lands a knee to the body.
Whitaker tries to throw a body punch but Packer avoids it by throwing Whitaker back against the cage.
Whitaker leaning against his opponent.
Todd Packer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whitaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Packer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Roy Whitaker has been cut.
Whitaker tries a body shot but Packer blocks it.
Whitaker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Packer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Packer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Packer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whitaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Packer tries to work over Whitaker 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker scores with a body shot.
Whitaker slips a jab and a cross from Packer.
Whitaker wants to counter the offense by Packer and move into the clinch position.
Roy Whitaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Packer digs a good body shot into Whitaker 's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Whitaker as he connects with a hook.
Packer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whitaker finds it's way round the side to connect with Packer's head.
Packer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitaker .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Packer is out of range.
Whitaker lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Whitaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Packer doesn't seem phased though.
Packer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Packer fails with the takedown.
Packer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whitaker .
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Packer.
A telegraphed right hand from Packer misses the target.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitaker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Packer. That one must have hurt.
Whitaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Packer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Whitaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Packer counters with a quick kick to the body but Whitaker blocks it.
Whitaker clobbers Packer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Packer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker throws an overhand right that lands on Packer's shoulder, as Packer tries to avoid the shot.
Whitaker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Packer finds it's way round the side to connect with Whitaker 's head.
Whitaker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Packer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Packer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Whitaker as he connects with a hook.
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but Packer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Packer misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Packer, right into the meat.
Packer takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Whitaker .
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Packer is just out of range.

Packer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Packer misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roy Whitaker 's cut.
That's time! Packer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Oooooh!!! Whitaker has knocked Packer down with a huge combo! Whitaker steps away and waves a wobbly Packer back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Todd Packer has been cut.
Whitaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whitaker checks the leg kick.
A combination from Whitaker does no damage.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Whitaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whitaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Packer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Packer throws a series of punches but Whitaker moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Whitaker . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Packer connects with a single shot there.
Packer is looking to clinch but Whitaker is avoiding it.
Whitaker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Packer wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
Packer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Packer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker fakes the leg kick and cracks Packer in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Packer. That did some damage!
Whitaker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Packer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Packer throws a jab when Whitaker was well out of range.
Whitaker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Packer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. Packer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Packer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Packer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whitaker on his heels. He'll look to pass Whitaker 's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Packer throws a big right hand that misses.
Packer wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving.
Packer postures up in Whitaker 's guard and throws a big left but Whitaker blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Packer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitaker looking to control.
Packer throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Packer passes into half guard.
Whitaker is pressing down on Packer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Packer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Packer wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving.
Packer throws a big elbow that misses.
Packer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Whitaker misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Packer scoring with punches from side control.
Whitaker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Packer connects with a decent elbow.
Whitaker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Packer connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Packer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Whitaker is holding Packer down, trying to stall.
Whitaker is trying to improve his position.
Packer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Packer trying to control the action but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Roy Whitaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Whitaker is not content to let Packer control the position.
Packer cracks Whitaker with a big elbow.
Packer scores with punches from side control.
Todd Packer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Packer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Whitaker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Packer's guard! Nice work there by Whitaker !

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Whitaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whitaker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
Roy Whitaker made sure to mention his sponsor, Urban Fighter in his post fight interview.