PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Fuentes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Whitley
vs
Fuentes

173 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradford Whitley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fernando Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Whitley. No joy for Fuentes on that attempt.
Fuentes swings widly with a right hand
letting Whitley counter with a right hand.
Fuentes shoots in for a takedown but Whitley shows good takedown defense.
Whitley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Whitley wants it to stay on the feet.
Bradford Whitley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Fuentes.
Fuentes fails to land the takedown.

Fuentes feints and as Whitley raises his hands in defense, Fuentes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fuentes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitley is keeping the position for now.
Fuentes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Whitley keeping moving, preventing Fuentes from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitley pulls Fuentes in to control the position.

Fernando Fuentes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fuentes misses with a takedown
and Whitley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fuentes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fuentes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitley's waist but Whitley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fuentes off to one side.
Whitley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuentes.
Fuentes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whitley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuentes shoots in and drives through. Whitley sprawls well.
Fuentes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whitley is fending him off so far but Fuentes persists. Nope, Whitley circles away and we're back to standing.
Fernando Fuentes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuentes looks winded!
Decent striking displayed by Whitley there.
Fuentes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whitley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fuentes thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes fails with a takedown attempt.
Fuentes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whitley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fuentes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whitley tries to avoid it but Fuentes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whitley to the ground. Whitley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitley throws a body punch but Fuentes moves out of range.
Fuentes looks for a takedown but Whitley sprawls well.
Whitley digs a good body shot into Fuentes's ribs.
Whitley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuentes fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whitley counters with a solid body kick.

Whitley has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Whitley.
Fuentes throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitley.
Whitley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fuentes backwards.
Whitley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitley lands a shoulder strike.
Whitley landing knees to the body.
Whitley presses Fuentes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whitley lands a hook that snaps the head of Fuentes backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whitley.
Whitley blocking some punches.
Whitley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whitley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whitley works on Fuentes's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fuentes's defenses.
Whitley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whitley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuentes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whitley.
Good body shot from Whitley.
Whitley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fuentes's defenses.
Whitley connects with a knee to the head.

Whitley breaks the clinch.
Fuentes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Whitley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fuentes somewhat.
Whitley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Whitley takes the fight into the clinch.
Whitley lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Whitley scores with a hook to the body. Fuentes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fuentes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whitley pinned against the cage. Whitley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick from Whitley lands but Fuentes takes it in his stride.
Whitley scores with a nice body kick.
Fuentes looks for a takedown but Whitley sprawls well.
Bradford Whitley is winning the standup battle so far.
Fuentes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whitley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bradford Whitley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Fuentes.
Fuentes shoots in for a double leg but Whitley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fuentes shoots in for a takedown but Whitley shows good takedown defense.
Fuentes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whitley finds it's way round the side to connect with Fuentes's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whitley.
Fuentes is breathing heavily.
Whitley fakes the leg kick and cracks Fuentes in the body.
Whitley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Whitley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Whitley works on Fuentes's body with a couple of short punches.
Fuentes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fuentes tries to throw a body punch but Whitley avoids it by throwing Fuentes back against the cage.

Whitley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Whitley has closed the distance and engaged Fuentes in a clinch.
Whitley pushes Fuentes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitley working Fuentes over with knees to the body.
Whitley lands a shoulder strike.
Whitley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whitley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whitley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fuentess head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitley digs a right hand underneath Fuentes's ribcage. Fuentes let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whitley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fuentes backwards.
Fuentes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fuentes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whitley.
Whitley lands a nice elbow.
Fuentes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitley's elbow.
Whitley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fuentes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fuentes is looking to control Whitley's arms but Whitley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fuentes has his back to the cage.
Whitley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Whitley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuentes scores with a shot to the body.
Fuentes fails to land the takedown.
Fuentes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Whitley is fending him off so far but Fuentes persists. Nope, Whitley circles away and we're back to standing.
Fuentes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whitley counters with a series of strikes. Fuentes will be more careful next time no doubt.

Whitley has closed the distance and engaged Fuentes in a clinch.
Whitley with a knee to the head.
Whitley works on Fuentes's body with a couple of short punches.
Whitley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuentes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bradford Whitley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whitley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fuentes or not.
Whitley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Whitley.
Whitley lands with a light punch inside.
Whitley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whitley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fuentes.
Whitley lands a nice knee to the body.
Whitley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Whitley.
Whitley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fuentes.
Whitley scores with a shot to the side of Fuentes's head.
Whitley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuentes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitley's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Whitley lands a knee to the body.
Whitley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fuentes's face.
Fuentes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitley.
Whitley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whitley lands with a left to the head.
Whitley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuentes blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fuentes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fuentes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fuentes misses with a body punch.
Whitley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Whitley stuffs the takedown.
Whitley pushes Fuentes away with a front kick.
Fuentes just misses with a punch to the body.
Fuentes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitley's waist but Whitley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fuentes off to one side.
Whitley lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuentes misses with a takedown attempt - Whitley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bradford Whitley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Fuentes.
Whitley scores with a shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Whitley.
Fuentes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Whitley.
Fuentes shoots in for a double leg but Whitley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuentes.
Whitley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fuentes tries for a takedown but Whitley circles away easily
and Whitley counters with a nice leg kick.
Fuentes on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Whitley moves into the clinch successfully.
Fuentes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whitley is keeping busy.
A short right from Whitley on the inside.
Whitley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitley connects with a knee to the head.

Whitley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuentes throws a looping overhand right but Whitley ducks down to avoid it.
Fuentes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuentes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whitley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuentes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whitley scoring well with a low kick there.
Whitley misses with a head kick.
Fuentes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whitley scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuentes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitley's waist but Whitley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fuentes off to one side.
Whitley lands with a kick to the temple. Fuentes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Whitley as Fuentes shoots in.
Whitley throws a head kick that half lands.
Fuentes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whitley as he jumps to the side.
Bradford Whitley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Whitley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Whitley closes the distance and pushes Fuentes back into the cage.
Fuentes misses with some punches.
Whitley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whitley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fuentes can do to turn this around?

Fuentes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Whitley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fuentes trying to control the position.
Fuentes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Whitley kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fuentes looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Whitley is defending well. Fuentes quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Whitley has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fuentes celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fernando Fuentes!