PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Levy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell comes to the cage accompanied by Rose Of Sharon. George Whissell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Whissell
vs
Levy

177 cm
26
160 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

182 cm
21
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Levy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whissell misses with a double jab.
Levy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Levy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whissell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Levy scores with the left hand. Whissell knows he should have avoided that one.
Augustus Levy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Whissell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Levy's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levy is staying active underneath Whissell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Whissell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Levy trying to control from the bottom.
Whissell thows a huge punch but Levy dodges it nicely.
Whissell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Levy's head.
Levy tries to roll over but Whissell keeps him under control.
Whissell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whissell.
Whissell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab lands there for Levy.
Whissell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Levy avoids it really well and circles away.
Levy misses with a straight right.
Augustus Levy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Levy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levy misses the jab.
Whissell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Levy misses with a few strikes there.
Levy throws a hook to the side of Whissell's head but Whissell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whissell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Levy throws out the jab.
Whissell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Levy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Whissell avoids a kick to the body.
Levy lands with a hook. Whissell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Levy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whissell.
Whissell ducks under a wild hook from Levy.
Some wild striking there from Levy.
Whissell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Whissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levy throws a series of punches but Whissell avoids them all with ease.
Levy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Whissell counter with a right hand.
Levy misses with a straight right.
Levy misses with a double jab.
Levy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Levy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whissell throws out the jab.
Horrible takedown by Whissell or perhaps it was just good defense by Levy which made him look bad.
Levy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Levy digs a good body shot into Whissell's ribs.
Levy swings for the body but Whissell moves out of range.
Levy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whissell is out of range and Levy settles back down.
Whissell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Levy falls off balance throwing a combination

and Whissell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Whissell.

Whissell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whissell throws a jab when Levy was well out of range.
Levy slips a jab from Whissell.
Levy throws a hook to the side of Whissell's head but Whissell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whissell.
Whissell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Levy.
Levy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whissell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whissell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Levy throws out the jab.
Levy lands with a shot to the body.
Levy digs a good hook to Whissell's body.
Levy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Levy sizes up Whissell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Levy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Levy. Whissell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Levy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whissell.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whissell 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 Levy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Levy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Levy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whissell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Levy cracks Whissell with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Levy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Levy throws a right hand that Whissell ducks under and follows up with a left that Whissell also avoids with ease.
Levy throws a shot from downtown. Whissell moves away and avoids it.
Levy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whissell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Levy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Levy.
Levy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whissell throws a looping overhand right but Levy ducks down to avoid it.
Levy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A good leg kick by Whissell.
Levy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whissell throws out the jab.
Levy tries to bum rush Whissell with a series of wild strikes but Whissell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whissell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Levy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whissell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Levy throws a body punch but Whissell moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Levy swivels and escapes.
Levy misses with a straight right.
Levy tries a head kick but it misses.
Levy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whissell on the side of the head.
Whissell takes a swing at Levy's ribcage but misses.
Levy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whissell.
Levy throws an overhand right that lands on Whissell's shoulder, as Whissell tries to avoid the shot.
Levy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whissell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Whissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levy throws a right hand that Whissell ducks under and follows up with a left that Whissell also avoids with ease.
Levy throws a sloppy body shot

and Whissell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Levy's guard.
Whissell wanted to stand there but Levy had control of the position.
Whissell trying to control but Levy is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell won't allow Levy to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Levy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whissell throwing strikes but missing.
Whissell wanted to stand there but Levy had control of the position.
Levy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell wants to get up but he can't break Levy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Levy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Whissell finds it's way through Levy's defenses.
Levy stuns Whissell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Levy lands a right hand.
Levy digs a right hand underneath Whissell's ribcage. Whissell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Levy lands with a left to the head.
Levy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Levy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whissell is looking to break free of the clinch but Levy has double underhooks.
Whissell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whissell tries to break free but Levy pushes him back against the cage.
Whissell is trying to force a seperation but Levy has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Levy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levy just leaning against Whissell, taking a breather.
Levy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whissell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whissell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levy presses Whissell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Levy has Whissell pressed against the cage.
Levy lands with a right to the head.
Whissell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Levy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Levy is pressed up against the cage. Whissell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Levy down to the mat. Levy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Levy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Levy misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levy scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whissell moves away from the strike by Levy.
Levy throws a combination that misses
and Whissell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Levy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Levy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Levy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whissell manages to avoid it.
Levy lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Levy misses
and Whissell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Levy swings for the body but Whissell moves out of range.

Whissell closes the distance and pushes Levy back into the cage.
Whissell wants to break free but Levy has control.
Whissell struggles to land a body shot inside as Levy controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Levy.
Levy lands a right hand.

Levy manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Levy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Levy.
Whissell throws a hook to the side of Levy's head but Levy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Levy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Levy with a hook.
Horrible takedown by Whissell or perhaps it was just good defense by Levy which made him look bad.
Whissell shoots in and drives through. Levy sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Levy connects with a body shot.
Levy misses the body punch

so Whissell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Levy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Whissell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Levy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Levy working a defensive guard here.
Whissell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Levy wants to sweep but no luck.
Levy managing to control the position.
Whissell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whissell looking to sit in guard and control but Levy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Levy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Levy trying to control but Whissell is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levy forces his way into half guard.
Levy stops Whissell from getting back to his feet.
Levy not doing much here.
Whissell wants to get back to his feet.
George Whissell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augustus Levy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Levy is controlling the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whissell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Levy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whissell wants to get back to his feet but Levy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Levy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Levy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Levy 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustus Levy!