PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between roger whitmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emperor Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader has chosen Heresy by Pantera as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

whitmore
vs
Vader

185 cm
23
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, roger whitmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emperor Vader!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Vader misses.

Vader lands a left and a right that send whitmore crashing to the mat, dazed. Vader thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

whitmore is rocked!
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!
Vader defends well against a solid takedown attempt from whitmore.
A swing and a miss from Vader.
Vader misses with a looping right.
Vader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but whitmore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
whitmore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vader as he avoids it easily.

whitmore clinches.
Vader lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
whitmore has Vader pressed against the cage, preventing Vader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vader gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from whitmore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roger whitmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vader wants to get back to striking at distance but whitmore won't allow it.
Vader is trying to break free.
Vader is trying to break the clinch but whitmore is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader presses whitmore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vader has had enough of the clinch but whitmore keeps him there for the moment.
whitmore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vader prevents it.
whitmore takes a shot to the head.
Vader can't break the clinch.
whitmore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
whitmore prevents Vader from breaking the clinch.
Vader is trying to break the clinch but whitmore is controlling him.
whitmore leaning against his opponent.
Vader throws a punch but it's blocked by whitmore.
whitmore tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vader is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vader lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of whitmore backwards.
whitmore has Vader pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vader manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Vader's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
whitmore slips a jab from Vader.
Vader throws a big shot that misses.
whitmore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
whitmore avoids a punch combination nicely.
whitmore tries to move into range but Vader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
whitmore is looking to clinch.
whitmore tries to close the distance and clinch but Vader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

whitmore rushes Vader and presses him up against the cage.
Vader is trying to break the clinch but whitmore has him pressed against the cage.

Vader breaks the clinch.
Vader keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Vader misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitmore blocks a jab.
whitmore shoots in looking for a takedown. Vader tries to sprawl out of it but whitmore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vader manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vader misses with a head kick.
Vader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
whitmore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vader as he jumps to the side.
Vader misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vader misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Vader as whitmore shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vader misses with a looping right.
Vader missing with a left hand there. whitmore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vader tries a low kick but whitmore avoids it.

whitmore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

whitmore tries for a kimura but Vader is defending well.
Vader prevents whitmore from improving position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
whitmore creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vader sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emperor Vader dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Vader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader looks to land a right hand but whitmore moved out of range.
whitmore tries to clinch up but Vader circles away and keeps his distance.
Vader looks to land a combination but whitmore avoids it well.

whitmore decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
whitmore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vader defending well though.
whitmore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
whitmore is looking to take a break and control but Vader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
whitmore not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vader controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader avoiding damage under a succession of punches from whitmore.
Vader tries to kick whitmore off in order to stand up. whitmore Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
whitmore working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
whitmore just misses with a punch to the body.
whitmore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
whitmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Vader looks to land a left hand but whitmore moved out of range nicely.
Vader scores with a nice head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
whitmore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vader lands the left hand.

Vader lands a left and a right that send whitmore crashing to the mat, dazed. Vader thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh whitmore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like roger whitmore has been cut.
roger whitmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Vader.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from whitmore is defended easily by Vader.
whitmore seems to have got his legs back now.
Emperor Vader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

whitmore darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
whitmore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vader defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
whitmore wants to free his trapped foot but Vader is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vader manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vader keeping full guard, as whitmore tries to pass.
Vader keeping moving, preventing whitmore from controlling successfully.
Vader keeping full guard, as whitmore tries to pass.

That's four 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.
Vader has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
whitmore trying to control the position from guard on top but Vader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
whitmore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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

whitmore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vader to the mat! Vader manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emperor Vader showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on roger whitmore'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!

whitmore shoots in but Vader avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Vader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vader working hard to break the clinch.
Vader is trying to force a seperation but whitmore has the dominant position.
Vader working hard to break the clinch.
whitmore is trying to stall.
Vader digs a right hand underneath whitmore's ribcage. whitmore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
whitmore has Vader pressed against the cage, preventing Vader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vader working aggressively here.

Vader manages to break the clinch.
whitmore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vader.
Vader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
whitmore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from whitmore there as he acknowledges the shot.
whitmore is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vader sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emperor Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vader throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vader fails to land with a series of punches.
Vader throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vader misses with a straight left.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vader stalling against the cage.
whitmore misses with the head strike.

Vader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Excellent takedown into side control there by whitmore.
whitmore trying to control the action but Vader is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by whitmore.

whitmore goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Vader has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for whitmore but great work by Vader.
whitmore is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

whitmore is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Vader pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
whitmore is looking for a sweep. Vader is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Vader stands up and beckons whitmore to join him on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader missing with a left hand there. whitmore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
whitmore fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for roger whitmore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
whitmore wants to clinch.
roger whitmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
whitmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
whitmore slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

whitmore closes the distance and pushes Vader back into the cage.
whitmore taking a breather.
whitmore drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vader gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vader tries to circle away but whitmore has him pinned against the cage.
Vader wants to break the clinch but can't.
whitmore has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vader is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vader is trying to break the clinch but whitmore has him pressed against the cage.
whitmore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vader's efforts to push away.
Vader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Vader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
whitmore moves away from the strike by Vader.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but whitmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader.
Vader lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vader.
Vader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emperor Vader comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vader 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Emperor Vader!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Emperor Vader!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Emperor Vader!

Emperor Vader wins by unanimous decision!