PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tad Whippet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Whippet
vs
Garcia

180 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tad Whippet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danilo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Whippet pushes him off.
Whippet tries a head kick but it misses.
Whippet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid body kick from Whippet.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Whippet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia swings for the body but Whippet moves out of range.

Whippet moves into the clinch.
Whippet lands a knee to the body.
Whippet prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
Whippet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whippet scores a nice knee to the body.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Whippet.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
Whippet tries to clinch up

and Garcia counters by clinching up.
Whippet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Danilo Garcia has been cut.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whippet landing knees to the head.
Whippet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whippet crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Whippet tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Whippet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whippet scores with a knee to the head.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Garcia looks gassed!
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Whippet.
Garcia is looking to break free of the clinch but Whippet has double underhooks.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Whippet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tad Whippet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danilo Garcia.
Whippet throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whippet. Garcia shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whippet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tad Whippet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whippet.
Whippet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Whippet.
Whippet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whippet misses with a body kick.
Whippet scores with a head kick.

Whippet clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Whippet lands a knee to the body.
Whippet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Whippet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whippet scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whippet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Garcia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whippet trying to land knees to the body.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whippet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garcia in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whippet landing knees to the head.
Whippet tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Whippet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whippet with a knee to the head.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whippet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whippet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garcia takes a knee to the side of the body.
Whippet working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Whippet tries to land knees in the clinch but Garcia avoids the damage to the body.
Whippet lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcia won't want to take too many of those.
Whippet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whippet tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Whippet.

Garcia is rocked!
Whippet scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia is still on wobbly legs! Can Whippet finish him?
Whippet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garcia's face.
Whippet landing knees to the head.
Whippet jerks Garcia's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Garcia drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Whippet goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Whippet because Garcia was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tad Whippet!