PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angel Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Billy Talent - Devil On My Shoulder. Will Whyte acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Pierce
vs
Whyte

191 cm
19
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angel Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce shoots in looking for a takedown. Whyte tries to sprawl out of it but Pierce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whyte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Whyte.
Whyte throws a right hand that Pierce ducks under and follows up with a left that Pierce also avoids with ease.
Pierce slips under a jab from Whyte.
Pierce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whyte misses with a hook.
A combination from Whyte does no damage.
Whyte looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pierce really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pierce moves out of range as Whyte throws a body kick.
Pierce ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierce. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whyte swivels and escapes.

Pierce looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Whyte!
Pierce pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Whyte?
Whyte tries to buck Pierce off but Pierce takes his back!

Pierce working for the choke.
Whyte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pierce. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Whyte defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pierce cracks Whyte with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Whyte from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Pierce looking for the RNC.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte is trying to get back to his feet but Pierce has full control of the position and if anything, Whyte has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Whyte manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whyte sprawls well. Whyte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierce.
Whyte tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whyte scores with a hook to the body. Pierce takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Will Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierce is breathing heavily.
Whyte lands with an uppercut that bounces Pierce off the cage and back into rage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte swinging wildly here.
Whyte misses with a double jab.
Pierce slips a jab and a cross from Whyte.
Pierce avoids a kick to the body.
Whyte scores with a one two! Pierce had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pierce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whyte as he avoids it easily.
Pierce shoots in looking for a takedown. Whyte tries to sprawl out of it but Pierce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whyte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pierce has time to react.
Whyte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whyte stuffs the takedown attempt from Pierce. Pierce gets slowly back to his feet.
Whyte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whyte circles away.
Whyte scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Whyte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whyte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A lazy left from Whyte finds it's target.
Whyte thuds a left hand into Pierce's body.
Whyte tried to score with a low kick but Pierce checks it.
Whyte tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whyte lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Whyte.
Whyte connects with the punch.
Whyte throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Whyte misses with the combination.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Whyte.
Pierce dives in and grabs Whyte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whyte pushes down on Pierce's head and hops out.
Whyte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whyte misses with a series of wild punches.
Whyte throws a leg kick but Pierce sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pierce shoots in but Whyte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pierce is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Whyte's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whyte is staying active underneath Pierce, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whyte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nice strikes from Pierce there.
Pierce is trying to control. Whyte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pierce stops Whyte from getting back to his feet.

Whyte manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Whyte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angel Pierce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whyte misses with a double jab.
Whyte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pierce wants to clinch up but Whyte keeps it at a distance.
Whyte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whyte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierce.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Pierce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whyte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierce's sensitive parts.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pierce.
Pierce sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Whyte is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Whyte wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pierce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pierce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pierce prevents Whyte from escaping the position.
Pierce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whyte keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierce tries for a takedown but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierce is just out of range.

Pierce scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pierce looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Whyte is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pierce asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pierce wants to control but Whyte is keeping him busy.
Whyte is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angel Pierce dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Whyte.
No joy there for Whyte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whyte throws a series of punches but Pierce avoids them all with ease.

Pierce drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pierce stops Whyte from standing up.
Pierce postures up in Whyte's guard and throws a big left but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte wants to get back to his feet but Pierce is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierce is looking to work some ground and pound but Whyte has wrist control.
Pierce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whyte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whyte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pierce tries for a takedown but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whyte stuffs the takedown.
Pierce slips a jab and a cross from Whyte.
Pierce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whyte misses with a two punch combination.
Pierce is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whyte tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Whyte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierce.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angel Pierce. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
Pierce slips a jab from Whyte.
Whyte throws a lazy right hand but Pierce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whyte swivels and escapes.
Donk. Whyte catches Pierce right on the button with a cross.
A solid body kick from Whyte.
Pierce tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pierce shoots in and drives through. Whyte sprawls well.
Whyte lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pierce takes a step back to recover.
Some wild striking there from Whyte.
Will Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whyte throws a series of punches but Pierce avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whyte's waist but Whyte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierce off to one side.
Pierce checks a low kick from Whyte.
Decent striking displayed by Whyte there.

Pierce feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pierce stops Whyte from standing up.
Whyte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whyte wants to stand and escape but Pierce is having none of it.
Pierce trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce prevents Whyte from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whyte misses with a two punch combination.
Pierce has a takedown stuffed.
Pierce is looking to clinch but Whyte is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierce.
Pierce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whyte.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Whyte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whyte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Whyte!