PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domingo Chavez (ranked 436 p4p, 189 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 65 p4p, 27 weight class). Whyte has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Chavez
vs
Whyte

173 cm
33
176
28 - 13 - 0

183 cm
37
182
42 - 16 - 0

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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 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte counters with a nice body shot.
Whyte slips a straight right by Chavez.
Whyte throws a shot from downtown. Chavez moves away and avoids it.
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
We've been informed that Whyte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chavez throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whyte shapes to counter with a head kick.
Chavez throws a solid leg kick but Whyte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chavez.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Chavez.
Chavez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Domingo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
We've been told by Chavez's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chavez lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Whyte's belly button to the back.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Whyte 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chavez.
Chavez scores with a push kick.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Chavez misses.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whyte at a distance.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Chavez looks to land a left hand but Whyte moved out of range nicely.
Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Chavez there.
Chavez misses with an uppercut
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chavez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
Whyte now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chavez cracks Whyte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Whyte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chavez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chavez connects with a body shot that sends Whyte's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez scores with a shot to the body.
Chavez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chavez misses with an uppercut.
Chavez scores with a nice strike.
Chavez slips under a jab from Whyte.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.
Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Whyte counters with a nice body kick.
Chavez lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chavez defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chavez.
Chavez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Chavez does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to clinch there but Whyte circles away.
Chavez swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
A big left from Chavez misses.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chavez can pounce on him.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Whyte throws a low kick but Chavez avoids it.
Chavez scores with a hook to the body. Whyte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whyte drops his hands momentarily and Chavez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whyte at a distance.
Whyte slips a straight right by Chavez.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domingo Chavez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Whyte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavez fakes the leg kick and cracks Whyte in the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chavez!
Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chavez with a body shot.
Chavez throws a leg kick but Whyte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chavez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chavez misses with a low kick as Whyte jumps back.
Chavez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Chavez.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whyte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whyte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chavez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Whyte might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chavez has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with the body kick
and Whyte counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chavez's knee momentarily.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavez.
Chavez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whyte at a distance.
Whyte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chavez.
Chavez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavez.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whyte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chavez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chavez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chavez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whyte on the side of the head.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whyte darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Chavez misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whyte! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Whyte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavez.
Chavez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chavez blocks a jab.
Chavez scores with a decent looking hook.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Whyte off the cage and back into range.
Chavez misses with a hook to the body
and Whyte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Whyte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chavez.
Whyte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chavez misses with a hook
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez checks a low kick from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a hook.
It looked like Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chavez lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whyte tries to keep at a distance but Chavez has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Whyte fails to land.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez is working Whyte over against the cage.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Whyte back against the cage.

Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Chavez has closed the distance and engaged Whyte in a clinch.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whyte's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chavez.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Chavez as the two fighters clinch.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whyte takes a shot to the head.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chavez tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whyte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Chavez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chavez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whyte is breathing heavily.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chavez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
Chavez blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte lands a nice uppercut.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
Chavez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domingo Chavez dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Whyte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chavez lands a head shot.
Chavez cracks Whyte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chavez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whyte. Whyte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chavez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Chavez throws an off balance right hand
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
Whyte throws a big counter head kick but Chavez avoids it with no problem.
Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
A head kick misses from Chavez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavez. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whyte. That did some damage!
Whyte moves out of range of the leg kick from Chavez.
Whyte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick from Chavez lands but Whyte takes it in his stride.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Whyte is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chavez with a body shot.
Chavez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy left from Chavez finds it's target.
That kick from Chavez tenderised Whyte's leg. Whyte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Chavez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chavez.
Chavez connects with a right hand. Whyte shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to clinch.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Chavez avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
Chavez lands a nice looking body shot.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?

Chavez takes the fight into the clinch.
Chavez wants to break free but Whyte has control.
Whyte throws a knee to the head but misses.

Chavez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whyte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chavez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chavez throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Chavez lands with an uppercut that bounces Whyte off the cage and back into range.
Chavez digs a good hook to Whyte's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Chavez.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chavez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chavez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chavez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chavez.
Whyte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whyte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Chavez misses the target.
Chavez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Chavez finds it's way through Whyte's defenses.
Chavez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chavez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chavez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
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!
A jab from Whyte misses.
Chavez thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chavez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chavez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whyte on the side of the head.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chavez backing away here, and Whyte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chavez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Chavez!
Domingo Chavez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Benson Whyte was interviewed post fight and said 'Man got tired of all the bullshit decisions and close fights so I went out there to kill or be killed'.