PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus J Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adhra Muombwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Muombwa's choice of entrance music: Warrior's Dance. Marcus J Whyte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adhra Muombwa's chin.

J Whyte
vs
Muombwa

183 cm
23
235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

210 cm
19
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus J Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adhra Muombwa!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte shoots in but Muombwa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whyte tries to clinch
letting Muombwa counter with a right hand.
Muombwa throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Muombwa counter with a right hand.
Whyte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte looks to clinch
and Muombwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muombwa but Muombwa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whyte drops his hands momentarily and Muombwa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muombwa keeps the fight on the outside.
Muombwa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muombwa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whyte.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus J Whyte. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Whyte has a takedown stuffed.
Muombwa stuffs the takedown attempt from Whyte. Whyte gets slowly back to his feet.
Whyte is breathing heavily.
Muombwa scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to the body from Whyte misses
and Muombwa counters with a nice uppercut.

Muombwa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Whyte sprawling to the canvas! Whyte rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Muombwa finish him?!

Whyte is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whyte fails with the takedown.
Muombwa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whyte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Muombwa throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Whyte counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muombwa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Whyte sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whyte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Muombwa is staying active underneath Whyte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Whyte with the ground and pound but Muombwa uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws an elbow that misses. Muombwa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Whyte's guard. Nice move by Muombwa!
Whyte is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Muombwa is controlling him.

Muombwa stands and steps away. Whyte gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Muombwa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whyte connects with the punch.

Whyte shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Whyte is looking to pass into half guard but Muombwa pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Muombwa is in guard.

Muombwa stands up from Whyte's guard - Muombwa perhaps looking for a knockout.
Whyte fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whyte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whyte tries to clinch
and Muombwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Whyte shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Muombwa is trying to defend but Whyte finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Muombwa is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adhra Muombwa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Whyte has a takedown stuffed.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Muombwa is out of range.
Whyte shoots in but no luck this time.
Muombwa stuffs the takedown attempt from Whyte. Whyte gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus J Whyte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muombwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whyte tries to close the distance and clinch but Muombwa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whyte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte moves to clinch but Muombwa breaks away
and Muombwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muombwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muombwa.
Muombwa blocks a leg kick.
Whyte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muombwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte wants to clinch.
Muombwa might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Muombwa misses with an uppercut. Whyte saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whyte rushes Muombwa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Muombwa has had enough of the clinch but Whyte keeps him there for the moment.
Muombwa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Muombwa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Whyte tries to pull guard but Muombwa holds him up against the cage and eventually Whyte drops back down 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!
Whyte working hard to break the clinch.
Muombwa tries to circle away but Whyte has him pinned against the cage.

Whyte gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte wants to take a breather but Muombwa is having none of it.
Whyte stops Muombwa from getting back to his feet.
Whyte wants to pass to mount but Muombwa is defending the position.
Whyte trying to control from Muombwa's half guard. Muombwa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Muombwa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whyte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muombwa swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Whyte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whyte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muombwa is keeping the position for now.
Muombwa wants to stand and escape but Whyte is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whyte is looking to work some ground and pound but Muombwa has wrist control.
Whyte trying to control but Muombwa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Marcus J Whyte will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
Whyte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whyte tries to clinch but Muombwa moves away
and Muombwa counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muombwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muombwa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adhra Muombwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muombwa throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Whyte counters with a shoot takedown. Muombwa fights it but they end up in guard.
Muombwa keeping moving, preventing Whyte from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte stops Muombwa from standing up.
Muombwa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Whyte is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus J Whyte wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Whyte tries to bum rush Muombwa with a series of wild strikes but Muombwa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Muombwa looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte looks to clinch
and Muombwa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whyte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muombwa defends it nicely.
Whyte wants to clinch
enabling Muombwa to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muombwa swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut lands for Muombwa. That snapped Whyte's head back.
Muombwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whyte moves in looking to clinch but Muombwa pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte shoots in but Muombwa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus J Whyte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whyte takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Muombwa.
Whyte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whyte tries to clinch up but Muombwa circles away and keeps his distance.
Whyte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muombwa throws a hook but Whyte blocks it.
Marcus J Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muombwa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Whyte's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Muombwa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muombwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Whyte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muombwa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whyte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muombwa as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whyte tries to clinch
and Muombwa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whyte walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whyte is defended easily by Muombwa.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adhra Muombwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Muombwa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adhra Muombwa!
Adhra Muombwa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.