PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rizal has chosen Diamonds as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Whitley
vs
Rizal

173 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

175 cm
32
145 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

TWGC Champion
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Hellraiser FightGear

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradford Whitley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Rizal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whitley moves into the clinch.
Rizal looking to slow down the pace here.

Whitley manages to break the clinch.
Whitley misses with a right hand
and Rizal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rizal is defended easily by Whitley.
Bradford Whitley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitley lands with a kick to the temple. Rizal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Jose Rizal has been cut.
Rizal shoots in and drives through. Whitley sprawls well.

Whitley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whitley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rizal avoids it.

Whitley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rizal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitley.

Whitley instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizal is trying to break the clinch but Whitley is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whitley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitley throws a series of punches but Rizal avoids them all with ease.
Whitley tries to clinch up.
Whitley throws a series of punches but Rizal avoids them all with ease.

Whitley darts in and clinches Rizal up against the cage.

Whitley manages to break the clinch.
Whitley tries to clinch up.

Rizal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Whitley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rizal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whitley's head.
Whitley keeping moving, preventing Rizal from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley wants to stand up but Rizal is controlling him.

Rizal drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Whitley dives on top into guard.
Rizal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitley's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Whitley is proving hard to escape from.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Whitley manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rizal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Whitley to keep the fight standing.
Bradford Whitley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Rizal.
Whitley lands with a short shot to the head.
Rizal prevents a body shot from Whitley.

Whitley breaks the clinch.
Whitley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rizal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rizal misses with a takedown attempt

and Whitley moves into the clinch.
Rizal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Whitley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Rizal or perhaps it was just good defense by Whitley which made him look bad.

Whitley drives through and clinches with Rizal against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitley tries to throw a body punch but Rizal avoids it by throwing Whitley back against the cage.
Rizal is trying to pull guard but Whitley has him pressed against the cage.
Whitley lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitley.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Whitley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rizal moves in looking to clinch but Whitley pushes him off.

Whitley instigates a clinch.
Whitley lands a hook that snaps the head of Rizal backwards.
A hook to the body from Whitley.
A right handed body shot lands from Whitley.
Rizal looks winded!
A short right from Whitley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Whitley manages to break the clinch.

Whitley clinches up with Rizal and pushes him back against the cage.
Whitley presses Rizal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bradford Whitley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Rizal's cut.
That's time! Whitley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rizal throws a head kick that misses

and Whitley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whitley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bradford Whitley has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Whitley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whitley takes a swing at Rizal's ribcage but misses.
Whitley leaves Rizal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Whitley clinches.
Whitley working Rizal over with knees to the body.
Whitley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Whitley.
A frustrated look appears on Rizal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whitley.
Rizal is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rizal's face.

Rizal is rocked!

Whitley breaks from the clinch.
Rizal is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitley finish him?
Whitley throws a right hand that Rizal ducks under and follows up with a left that Rizal also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whitley rushes Rizal and presses him up against the cage.
Whitley landing knees to the head.
Whitley is working Rizal over against the cage.
Whitley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Whitley breaks the clinch.
Whitley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Whitley misses with a two punch combination.

Whitley has managed to clinch.
Whitley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whitley scores with a shot to the side of Rizal's head.
Whitley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizal tries to pull guard but Whitley won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Whitley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rizal.
A hook to the body from Whitley.

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

Whitley clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal has had enough of the clinch but Whitley keeps him there for the moment.
Whitley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizal can do to turn this around?
Whitley presses Rizal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

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

Whitley darts in and clinches Rizal up against the cage.
Whitley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Whitley.

Whitley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Whitley has closed the distance and engaged Rizal in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whitley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whitley lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitley lands a nice shot to the body.
Rizal working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Whitley.
A short body shot lands from Whitley as the two fighters clinch.
Whitley creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Rizal! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Whitley.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradford Whitley!
A very excited looking Bradford Whitley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.