PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Haseesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan whittiker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan whittiker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Haseesh
vs
whittiker

185 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Red Light Clothing

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omar Haseesh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan whittiker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

whittiker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haseesh wants to improve his position but whittiker is controlling well.
Haseesh blocking the ground and pound attempt from whittiker.
Haseesh is trying to maintain the position but whittiker is very close to passing his half guard.
whittiker is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
whittiker is pressing down on Haseesh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haseesh is holding on for now.

whittiker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Haseesh is trying to control but whittiker manages to pass to mount!

whittiker is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Haseesh has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Haseesh!

That's one minute gone in the round.
whittiker working a defensive guard but Haseesh passes into half guard.
Haseesh stops whittiker from getting back to his feet.
whittiker looks gassed!
Haseesh controlling the action here.
Haseesh is trying to control the action in half guard but whittiker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haseesh is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Haseesh misses with a head shot.
Haseesh controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Haseesh looking to ground and pound but whittiker is blocking nicely.
Haseesh controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
whittiker tries to lock up and control but Haseesh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
whittiker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
whittiker wants to get back to his feet.
whittiker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
whittiker tries to roll over but Haseesh keeps him under control.
whittiker wants to get back to his feet.
Haseesh trying to control the action but whittiker is working from the bottom.
whittiker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Haseesh decides to stand and escape the position.
Haseesh wants to clinch up but whittiker keeps it at a distance.
whittiker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Haseesh is fending him off so far but whittiker persists. Nope, Haseesh circles away and we're back to standing.

whittiker closes the distance and pushes Haseesh back into the cage.
whittiker prevents Haseesh from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Haseesh is pressed up against the cage. whittiker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Haseesh down to the mat. Haseesh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

whittiker scores a takedown into full mount!
Haseesh wants to hold on but whittiker pushes him away.
whittiker wants to take his opponent's back but Haseesh doesn't allow it.
Haseesh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haseesh is working hard here to advance position.
Haseesh tries to lock up and control but whittiker gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
whittiker controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan whittiker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

whittiker closes the distance and clinches up with Haseesh, looking for a takedown. whittiker pushes Haseesh against the cage but Haseesh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haseesh wants to clinch.
whittiker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haseesh.

whittiker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Haseesh wants to control but whittiker is having none of it.
Haseesh is squirming around, avoiding whittiker's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
whittiker blocks Haseesh's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
whittiker can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Haseesh is looking to escape.
Haseesh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
whittiker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Haseesh is desperately trying to improve his position but whittiker has a good base and remains in mount.

whittiker is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Haseesh stuffs the takedown attempt from whittiker. whittiker gets slowly back to his feet.
whittiker closes the distance and clinches up with Haseesh, looking for a takedown. whittiker pushes Haseesh against the cage but Haseesh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Omar Haseesh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan whittiker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Haseesh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

whittiker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Haseesh is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for whittiker.
Haseesh tries to move to mount but whittiker blocks the move with his legs.
whittiker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Haseesh's best efforts.
Haseesh wants to lay and pray for a moment but whittiker keeps working.
Haseesh is thwarting whittiker's attempts to control the position.

whittiker is defending against the submission attempts here by Haseesh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haseesh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Haseesh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
whittiker tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
whittiker gets full guard.
Haseesh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. whittiker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
whittiker controlling Haseesh's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
whittiker looking to control.
whittiker keeping moving, preventing Haseesh from controlling successfully.
whittiker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

whittiker has his foot on Haseesh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haseesh works his way back into a safe position though.
whittiker working a defensive guard here.
Haseesh is fighting to break whittiker's control of his arms but whittiker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jordan whittiker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Haseesh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
whittiker tries to clinch up but Haseesh circles away and keeps his distance.
whittiker shoots in for a double leg but Haseesh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Haseesh scores with a takedown into whittiker's guard.
Jordan whittiker has got the better of the ground game so far.

whittiker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Haseesh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Haseesh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
whittiker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haseesh wants to improve his position but whittiker is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haseesh is holding on to half guard well.
Haseesh tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

whittiker postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Haseesh to stand up.
whittiker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
whittiker throws a right and a left that both miss.
whittiker keeps the fight on the outside.

Haseesh gets the takedown into side control.
whittiker gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
whittiker looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haseesh trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
whittiker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Haseesh's guard. Nice work there by whittiker.
whittiker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Haseesh trying to control the position.
whittiker wants to pass the guard but Haseesh is keeping the position.
Haseesh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haseesh is really struggling to control whittiker but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
whittiker tries to clinch but Haseesh moves away

and Haseesh counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haseesh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haseesh is looking to control whittiker's arms but whittiker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haseesh has his back to the cage.
whittiker wants to break free but Haseesh has control.

whittiker breaks the clinch.
whittiker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haseesh manages to avoid it.

Haseesh has closed the distance and engaged whittiker in a clinch.
whittiker is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as whittiker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
whittiker is looking to break free of the clinch but Haseesh has double underhooks.
Haseesh prevents whittiker from breaking the clinch.
Haseesh stops a takedown attempt from whittiker.

whittiker manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Haseesh forces whittiker back against the cage and clinches.
whittiker wants a takedown.
Omar Haseesh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan whittiker.

Haseesh pulls guard effortlessly.
whittiker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Haseesh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but whittiker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
whittiker stopping the sweep attempt from Haseesh.
whittiker trying to control but Haseesh is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Haseesh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think whittiker 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan whittiker!