PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Like Whoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Whoa
vs
Willis

188 cm
26
210 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

180 cm
24
212 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Like Whoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chay Willis!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis throws a body punch but Whoa moves out of range.
Willis swings widly with a right hand
and Whoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Whoa misses
and Willis counters with a right hand to the body.
Willis misses with a right hand
and Whoa counters with a nice body shot.
Willis throws out a loose jab but Whoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Willis misses with an uppercut
and Whoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Willis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whoa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willis.
Willis avoids the body shot from Whoa.
Whoa throws a right hand that misses
and Willis counters with a nice uppercut.
Willis misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis swinging wildly here.
Willis misses with a hook.
Whoa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whoa misses with a combination
and Willis counters with a stiff right hand.
Willis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whoa.
Willis misses with a shot to the body
enabling Whoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Whoa staying out of range there.
Whoa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Willis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoa misses with a lunging right hand

and Willis counters with a takedown into side control.
Willis takes a little break here. Whoa wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Whoa is trying to control Willis's posture but Willis avoids it.
Whoa is trying to improve his position.
Whoa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Willis.
Whoa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Willis on the ground.
Whoa is trying to get back to half guard.
Willis working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Willis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Whoa gets back to half guard.
Whoa wants to control but Willis is keeping busy.
Willis prevents Whoa from improving his position.
Willis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Willis wants to work for an arm triangle but Whoa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Willis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whoa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whoa controlling the position well.
Willis passes to side control.
Willis controls the position.
Willis working away.
Willis staying calm.
Willis in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chay Willis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Whoa looks to land a combination. Willis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Whoa clinches up against the cage.
Whoa digs a right hand into Willis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Willis's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Whoa.
Willis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Willis blocks a body shot from Whoa.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Whoa avoids the damage to the body.
Willis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whoa blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Whoa.
Willis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Willis lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Whoa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoa scores with a hook to the body.
Whoa blocks a body shot from Willis.
Willis misses with a body punch.
Whoa misses with a body punch.
Willis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Willis pushes Whoa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Willis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whoa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Willis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whoa lands a left hand.
Willis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whoa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Willis misses with a punch on the inside.
Whoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis is trying to maintain a safe position but Whoa gets an underhook and turns Willis into the cage.
Whoa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Willis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Willis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Whoa.
Willis has a couple of punches blocked by Whoa.
A short right from Whoa.
Whoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Willis as the two fighters clinch.
Willis lands a good knee to the midsection. Whoa won't want to take too many of those.
Whoa tries to work over Willis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Willis.
Willis lands a body punch.
Whoa blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whoa moves away.
Willis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Willis misses with a lunging right hand
and Whoa counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Whoa. No joy for Willis on that attempt.
Like Whoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis misses with an uppercut
and Whoa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Whoa.
Willis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whoa.
Whoa misses with a combination
letting Willis counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoa throws a hook but Willis avoids it easily.
Whoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Willis misses with a hook to the body
and Whoa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Willis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Whoa.
Willis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whoa counters with a left and a right that stings Willis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whoa misses with a body shot.
Willis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Like Whoa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Willis misses with a body punch
and Whoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whoa falls off balance throwing a combination

and Willis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Whoa's guard.
Willis tries to free his leg and advance position but Whoa is retaining full guard.
Willis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Willis trying to control the position from guard on top but Whoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Willis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
Whoa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Whoa controls Willis momentarily but Willis frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whoa moves away.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Whoa is just out of range.
Willis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Willis shoots for a takedown but Whoa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whoa misses with a hook to the body
and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like Whoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Willis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Willis misses with a straight left.
Willis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Willis misses with a double jab
and Whoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Like Whoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Willis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis misses the shot to the body.
Willis throws a lazy uppercut
and Whoa counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Whoa gets caught napping as Willis dives in and scores a takedown. Whoa manages to retain guard.
Whoa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Willis!
Willis working to try and regain half guard.
Willis wants to control but Whoa is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Willis wants to hold on but Whoa pushes him away.
Willis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Willis tries to hold on but Whoa pushes him away.
Whoa prevents Willis from getting the reversal.
Whoa trying to control but Willis is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Like Whoa.
I think Whoa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Like Whoa!