PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aku Serronen (ranked 319 p4p, 382 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 48 p4p, 57 weight class). Whyte has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Serronen
vs
Whyte

185 cm
29
171
16 - 9 - 0

183 cm
37
182
42 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serronen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Serronen's head coaches at Helsinki Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serronen throws a shot from downtown. Whyte moves away and avoids it.
Serronen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Serronen tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serronen throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Whyte misses.
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.
Jab from Serronen.
Serronen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whyte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Serronen moves out of range as Whyte throws a body kick.
Serronen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Serronen.
Whyte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Serronen scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Serronen is out of range.
Serronen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Serronen throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Whyte throws a fast counter high kick but Serronen manages to duck under it in time.
Whyte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aku Serronen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serronen misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Serronen looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Serronen stuns Whyte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Serronen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Serronen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whyte.
Serronen scores with a kick to the body.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serronen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Serronen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serronen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Serronen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whytes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Serronen swings widly with a right hand
and Whyte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Serronen with a nice calf kick.
Serronen scores with a shot to the body.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Serronen can pounce on him.
Serronen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Serronen misses with a right hand
and Whyte counters with a straight right hand.
Serronen throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte needs to keep his hands up - Serronen had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Serronen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Whyte scores with a jab. Serronen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serronen.
A bone on bone clash there as Whyte blocks the leg kick.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Serronen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Serronen defending well as Whyte loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Serronen connects with the punch.
Serronen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serronen was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Serronen.
Serronen throws a head kick that Whyte semi-blocks.
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 telegraphed right hand from Serronen misses the target.
Serronen swings widly with a right hand
enabling Whyte to counter with a crisp jab.
Serronen throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Serronen misses with an uppercut.
Serronen throws a leg kick but Whyte moved away.
Serronen lands with a hook. Whyte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Serronen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Serronen. That's going to slow Whyte down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen throws a body shot but no joy.
Serronen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whyte.
It looked like Serronen 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.

Aku Serronen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whyte takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Serronen jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Serronen lands with a straight right. Whyte didn't see that one coming.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whyte.
Whyte takes one to the chin there.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serronen misses with a left hand
and Whyte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Serronen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen lands with a right hand.
Serronen misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Serronen 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 Whyte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whyte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whyte moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen just misses with a punch to the body.
Serronen lands a front kick.
Whyte needs to keep his hands up - Serronen had a free shot at his head there.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aku Serronen is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Serronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Serronen steps away.
Whyte defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
Serronen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serronen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Serronen!
Serronen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whyte moves away.
Donk. Serronen catches Whyte right on the button with a cross.
Serronen lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serronen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Serronen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whyte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Serronen.
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Serronen throws a lazy uppercut
letting Whyte counter with a right hand.
Serronen misses with a hook.
Good exchange - Serronen coming out on top.
Serronen tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Serronen.
Serronen misses with an uppercut
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Serronen lands with an overhand left.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serronen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Serronen.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Whyte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Whyte moves out of range as Serronen throws a body kick.
Serronen looks to score with a jab to the body but Whyte is just out of range.
Whyte swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Serronen clobbers Whyte with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Serronen loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
Whyte appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Serronen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte connects with a leg kick.
Serronen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Serronen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Serronen.
Serronen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whyte on the side of the head.
Whyte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Serronen avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Nice body punch from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aku Serronen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Whyte scores with the left hand. Serronen knows he should have avoided that one.
Benson Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Serronen. Beautiful body shot.
Whyte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Serronen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Serronen scores with a nice strike.
Whyte scores with a jab to the head.
Serronen misses with a straight right.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Serronen throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Serronen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serronen misses with a kick to the body.
Whyte follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Serronen.
Serronen throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte moves away from the strike by Serronen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen throws a leg kick
and Serronen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Serronen throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Serronen avoids it with no problem.
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Serronen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whyte's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Serronen checks a leg kick.
Serronen misses the jab.
Serronen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Whyte back to the cage. Serronen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Whyte throws a leg kick
and Serronen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whyte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Serronen loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
Whyte let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Serronen with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Serronen.
Serronen lands with an overhand left.
Serronen cracks Whyte with a good jab.
Serronen misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serronen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte defending well as Serronen loads up on a big left hand.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Serronen steps away.
Serronen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Serronen.
Serronen throws an overhand right that lands on Whyte's shoulder, as Whyte tries to avoid the shot.
Serronen tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
Serronen throws a leg kick
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
Serronen lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Serronen.
Serronen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Serronen misses the target.
Serronen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Serronen settles back down.
Whyte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Serronen throws a lazy body kick
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Serronen connects with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Whyte blocks the low kick.
Serronen backing away here, and Whyte unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Serronen scores with a nice right hand.
Serronen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whyte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Serronen closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Serronen backwards.
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!
Serronen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Serronen.
Serronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aku Serronen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serronen blocks an uppercut.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whyte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Serronen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serronen has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Whyte blocks an uppercut.
Serronen scores with a shoulder strike.
Whyte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aku Serronen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Serronen 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aku Serronen!
After winning the bout, Aku Serronen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Benson Whyte had this to say: 'Man got tired of all the bullshit decisions and close fights so I went out there to kill or be killed'.