PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Whitplay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hard comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Bitch. Whitplay is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Orion. Mike Whitplay will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hard
vs
Whitplay

187 cm
19
227 lbs
1 - 13 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Whitplay!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard shoots in for a takedown but Whitplay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whitplay.
Hard tries for a takedown but Whitplay circles away easily
and Whitplay counters with a one-two to the body.
Hard ducks right into an uppercut from Whitplay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitplay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Tim Hard has been cut.
Whitplay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hard as he avoids it easily.

Hard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whitplay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Check out the look on Hard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Whitplay managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hard.
Hard is putting a hurting on Whitplay here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hard working the head and body with strikes.
Whitplay taking a bit of punishment here - Hard scoring with strikes.
Hard is breathing heavily.
Hard landing a few strikes.
Hard landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitplay gets back to half guard.
Whitplay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whitplay wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whitplay's head.
Whitplay is trying to maintain the position but Hard is very close to passing his half guard.
Whitplay manages to get to full guard.
Hard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hard stands up over Whitplay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hard postures up.
Hard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whitplay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitplay trying to control the position.
Hard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whitplay fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitplay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitplay dives in and grabs Hard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hard pushes down on Whitplay's head and hops out.
Tim Hard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Whitplay.

Hard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hard is in close to Whitplay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hard is in close to Whitplay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Whitplay wants to stand and escape but Hard is having none of it.
Whitplay has momentary wrist control but Hard slips an elbow through the middle.
Hard postures up.
Hard cracks Whitplay with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Whitplay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hard postures up in Whitplay's guard and throws a big left but Whitplay blocks it.
Hard landing with the ground and pound.
Hard cracks Whitplay with a solid left hand.
Hard chips away with some ground and pound.
Whitplay working a defensive guard here.
Hard is in close to Whitplay's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Hard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Whitplay has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hard has managed to get both his arms back between Whitplay's legs - danger averted.
Hard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Whitplay working for a triangle but Hard defends it easily.
Whitplay throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whitplay's head.
Hard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hard lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hard is working Whitplay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whitplay looks to land a combination but Hard avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Whitplay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Hard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whitplay misses with a double jab.

Hard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hard lands strikes from half guard.
Hard working the head and body with strikes.
Tim Hard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitplay wants to get back to his feet.
Hard passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitplay is looking to improve his position but Hard isn't that keen on the idea.
Whitplay is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hard prevents Whitplay from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Hard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Whitplay gets back to half guard.
Hard lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Hard.
Whitplay is looking to control Hard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whitplay avoid being mounted?
Hard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whitplay tries to roll over but Hard keeps him under control.
Hard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hard throwing shots but Whitplay is blocking nicely.
Whitplay is looking to escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whitplay leaves Hard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whitplay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitplay shoots in looking for a takedown. Hard tries to sprawl out of it but Whitplay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Hard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Whitplay manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Whitplay blocks the strikes from Hard.
Hard landing strikes from the bottom.
Hard landing strikes from the bottom.
Whitplay tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hard controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard landing a few short strikes.
Hard missing with punches from the bottom.
Hard striking from the bottom.
Whitplay tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whitplay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hard defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Hard or perhaps it was just good defense by Whitplay which made him look bad.
Whitplay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitplay scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whitplay stalks Hard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hard's face. Hard staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whitplay tries to bum rush Hard with a series of wild strikes but Hard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitplay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Whitplay leaves Hard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whitplay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Whitplay sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hard somewhat.
Hard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Whitplay to counter with a crisp jab.
Hard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Hard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Whitplay manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hard's best efforts.
Hard drops an elbow to the side of Whitplay's head.
Hard drops an elbow to the side of Whitplay's head.
Hard slips a nice elbow through Whitplay's hands, connecting with Whitplay's forehead.
Whitplay is trying to stand up here but Hard is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Hard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Hard's cut.
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!

Whitplay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hard backs up against the cage.

Hard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hard is working Whitplay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whitplay's head.
Hard works over Whitplay with some ground and pound from guard.
Hard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hard distracts Whitplay with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Whitplay is looking for a triangle but Hard pushes his legs off easily.
Hard is in close to Whitplay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whitplay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hard is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitplay keeping full guard, as Hard tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whitplay looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hard is defending well. Whitplay quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hard has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Whitplay celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Whitplay!