PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao has chosen Cao Cao as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cao Cao was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Whitaker
vs
Cao

185 cm
22
184 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Whitaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cao Cao!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cao defends it nicely.
Whitaker misses with a straight left.

Whitaker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cao's guard.
Cao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whitaker pushes down on Cao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Whitaker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cao is looking to escape.
Cao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao is trying to stand back up but Whitaker is controlling him
Whitaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cao keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Whitaker is looking for a kimura here.
Whitaker 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.
Whitaker is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker trying to control the action but Cao is working from the bottom.
Cao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitaker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whitaker is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cao is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Whitaker!
Gabriel Whitaker retains his welterweight title!
Gabriel Whitaker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.