PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herb Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rose Of Sharon. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hurt
vs
Whissell

178 cm
27
166 lbs
13 - 21 - 0

177 cm
31
160 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herb Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt tries to clinch but Whissell is having none of it.
Hurt closes the distance but Whissell moves to the side
and Whissell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Whissell connects with a right hand. Hurt shakes it off.
An inside leg kick from Hurt misses.
A nice combination there by Whissell.
Whissell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whissell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hurt.
Hurt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whissell counters with a nice uppercut.
Hurt throws a body kick that misses.
Hurt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Whissell scores with a leg kick.
Hurt feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whissell's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurt shoots in looking for a takedown. Whissell tries to sprawl out of it but Hurt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whissell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whissell lands a slapping body shot.
Hurt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hurt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whissell circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt tries to clinch up but Whissell circles away and keeps his distance.
Hurt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Whissell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Hurt
and Whissell counters with a nice body kick.
Whissell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hurt takes one to the chin there.
George Whissell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whissell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Whissell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herb Hurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whissell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hurt.
Whissell connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy left from Whissell finds it's target.
Whissell lands a slapping body shot.
Herb Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whissell cracks a nice hook into Hurt's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whissell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whissell throws a right and a left that Hurt avoids nicely.
Whissell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hurt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Whissell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hurt in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whissell connects with a crisp jab.
Hurt throws a shot from downtown. Whissell moves away and avoids it.

Whissell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Whissell breaks from the clinch.
Hurt thows a leg kick but Whissell checks it
and Whissell counters with a left and a right that stings Hurt.
A head kick misses from Hurt.
Hurt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Hurt drives through and clinches with Whissell against the cage.
Whissell takes an elbow to the temple.

Whissell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whissell feints a jab promting Hurt to slip. Whissell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hurt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Whissell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt tried to score with a low kick but Whissell checks it.
Hurt fails with a takedown attempt.
Hurt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whissell counters with an outside leg kick.
Hurt is breathing heavily.
Whissell throws a series of punches but Hurt avoids them all with ease.

Whissell clinches with his opponent.

Whissell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whissell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hurt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whissell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hurt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whissell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hurt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Hurt moves into the clinch.

Whissell breaks from the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Whissell scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whissell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hurt back to the cage. Whissell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Whissell coming out on top.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hurt.
Hurt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A punch combination from Whissell misses.
Hurt looks to throw a body kick
and Hurt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hurt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hurt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hurt moves out of range as Whissell throws a body kick.
Hurt looks for the body kick but Whissell saw that one coming.
Hurt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whissell scores with a nice head shot.
Whissell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hurt's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hurt throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Whissell fakes the leg kick and cracks Hurt in the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whissell.
A thudding body kick lands there by Whissell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whissell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Whissell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hurt is looking to clinch.
Whissell throws a series of punches but Hurt avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Whissell misses.
Whissell lands a slapping body shot.
Hurt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hurt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hurt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Whissell. Beautiful body shot.
George Whissell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whissell checks the leg kick.
Whissell checks a low kick from Hurt.
Whissell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whissell keeps the fight on the outside.
Hurt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hurt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Hurt moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Whissell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell jabs Hurt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whissell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hurt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whissell is fending him off so far but Hurt persists. Nope, Whissell circles away and we're back to standing.
Whissell misses with a wild combination.
Whissell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whissell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hurt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hurt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whissell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hurt misses with a leg kick.
Whissell lands a head shot.
Whissell misses with a head kick.
Whissell lands a right hook to the body.
Whissell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whissell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurt throws a body kick that misses.
Hurt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whissell but Whissell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herb Hurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whissell lands a jab to the head.
Whissell blocks a low kick nicely.
Whissell throws out a powerful jab.
Hurt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Whissell.
Hurt walks into a left hand.
Hurt throws a chopping leg kick but Whissell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hurt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Whissell cracks Hurt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whissell lands an overhand right.
Hurt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whissell moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whissell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hurt on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Whissell - just one landing.
Hurt misses with a low kick.

Hurt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whissell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hurt working away.

Hurt decides to stand up, so the ref orders Whissell to his feet.
Hurt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Whissell works the jab nicely.
Whissell stalks Hurt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hurt's face. Hurt staggers backwards, shaken.
Whissell connects with a leg kick. Hurt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whissell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hurt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Whissell.
Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch but Whissell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whissell scores with a jab.
Whissell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Whissell is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab from Whissell does it's job there.
Whissell throws a head kick that half lands.
A low kick from Hurt misses
and Whissell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whissell leaves Hurt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whissell connects with a single shot there.
Hurt fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hurt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whissell is out of range.
Whissell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Whissell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whissell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hurt throws a low kick, looking for Whissell's leg but Whissell calmly moves out of range.
Whissell cracks the inside of Hurt's front leg.
Some bone on bone action there as Whissell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hurt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whissell pushes Hurt away with a front kick.
Hurt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Whissell throws a nice looking combination but Hurt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whissell thuds a left hand into Hurt's body.
That kick from Whissell tenderised Hurt's leg. Hurt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hurt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hurt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hurt is looking to clinch but Whissell is avoiding it.
Hurt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whissell checks it well.
Whissell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hurt throws a head kick that misses
and Whissell counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Hurt is predictable there
and Whissell counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hurt looks for the body kick but Whissell saw that one coming.
Whissell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hurt misses with a takedown attempt - Whissell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whissell, as that shot connected.
Whissell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whissell.
Whissell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Whissell lands a really nice looking cross but Hurt seems unphased.
Hurt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Whissell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whissell throws a series of punches but Hurt avoids them all with ease.
Whissell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whissell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hurt throws a leg kick that misses.
Whissell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whissell's sensitive parts.
Whissell connects with an inside leg kick.
Whissell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whissell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hurt tries to score with a low kick but Whissell moves his leg out of the way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whissell.
Hurt throws a head kick that misses.
Hurt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hurt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Whissell swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurt.
Crunch! Whissell slams his shin into Hurt's torso.
Hurt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A punch combination from Whissell misses.
Hurt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hurt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell lands with a nice body punch.
Hurt misses with a takedown attempt
and Whissell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Whissell works Hurt's body with a nice hook.

Whissell instigates a clinch.
Hurt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Whissell breaks from the clinch.
Whissell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herb Hurt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Whissell.
Hurt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Herb Hurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hurt throws a leg kick
and Whissell counters with an inside leg kick.
Whissell cracks Hurt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Hurt misses.
Hurt misses with a takedown
and Whissell counters with a series of strikes. Hurt will be more careful next time no doubt.
George Whissell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell checks a low kick from Hurt.
Whissell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hurt throws a sloppy head kick and Whissell moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whissell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whissell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whissell connects with a body shot.
Whissell lands a right hook to the body.
Whissell scores with a decent looking hook.
Whissell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurt fails to land the takedown.
Whissell works Hurt's body with a nice hook.
Whissell throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whissell 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whissell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Whissell waved his t-shirt featuring F.ighters U.nlimited K.lothing C.ompany ☯'s logo in front of the cameras.