PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Whentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stephens
vs
Whentworth

176 cm
22
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Inexperienced

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Stephens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Whentworth!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whentworth avoids the head kick by Stephens.
Whentworth misses with an attempted mid kick.

Stephens closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Whentworth's guard.
Stephens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stephens landing some decent shots from guard.
Whentworth looking for a sweep. Not yet Whentworth, not yet.
Stephens 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.
Stephens postures up in Whentworth's guard and throws a big left but Whentworth blocks it.
Stephens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stephens's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stephens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whentworth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stephens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stephens works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stephens throwing shots but Whentworth is blocking nicely.
Stephens slows the pace down in half guard.
Stephens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whentworth wants to control but Stephens is keeping busy.
Stephens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stephens is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stephens thows a huge punch but Whentworth dodges it nicely.
Stephens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Whentworth defending well though.
Whentworth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stephens scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stephens stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Whentworth to get to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whentworth takes a swing at Stephens's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whentworth. Stephens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whentworth wants to slow Stephens down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Stephens.
Stephens throws a strike aimed at the side of Whentworth's head but Whentworth avoids it well.
Stephens misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stephens controlling from side mount.
Whentworth takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stephens working the body and head with strikes.
Stephens is putting a hurting on Whentworth here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephens seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Whentworth for as long as he can get away with.
Stephens moves into full mount!
Stephens content just to control the position here.
Stephens working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stephens controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A leg kick checked by Whentworth.
Whentworth throws a poor cross that misses

and Stephens counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Whentworth tries to get to full guard but Stephens has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Stephens there.
Whentworth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stephens scores with a couple of nice shots.

Stephens gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Stephens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Whentworth to the mat! Whentworth manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephens throwing strikes from guard but Whentworth blocks nicely.
Stephens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens is in close to Whentworth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stephens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stephens distracts Whentworth with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stephens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stephens throwing strikes from guard but Whentworth blocks nicely.
Stephens is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stephens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stephens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whentworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stephens passes Whentworth's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whentworth won't allow Stephens to pass to mount.
Stephens not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens working over Whentworth with some ground and pound. Whentworth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stephens slows the pace down in half guard.
Stephens passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens controlling his opponent.
Stephens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stephens sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stephens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stephens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stephens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Stephens dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Stephens connects with a body shot that sends Whentworth's belly button to the back.

Stephens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Whentworth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stephens in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Stephens cracks Whentworth with a big right hand but Whentworth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stephens is putting a hurting on Whentworth here, landing some big shots from side control.
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.
Stephens scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Whentworth to see if he's OK.
The referee asks Stephens politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stephens prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Stephens stands up and beckons Whentworth to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stephens manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whentworth on his heels. He'll look to pass Whentworth's guard now, I'm sure.
Stephens throws a big right hand that misses.
Stephens preventing the sweep.
Whentworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whentworth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whentworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stephens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stephens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stephens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stephens lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens working the ground and pound.

Whentworth is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stephens connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Whentworth some visible discomfort.
Whentworth is still in real trouble! Can Stephens finish him?
Stephens moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Whentworth on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stephens advances nicely into full mount.
Stephens pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stephens cracks Whentworth with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Stephens!