PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryce ODonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Whitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome To The Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

ODonnell
vs
Whitman

167 cm
27
156 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

170 cm
25
141 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Bryce ODonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Charles Whitman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ODonnell misses with a few strikes there.
ODonnell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whitman.
Whitman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whitman keeps the fight on the outside.
ODonnell misses with a few strikes there.
Whitman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ODonnell throws a head kick that misses.
ODonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ODonnell lands a slapping body shot.
Whitman looks winded!
Whitman throws a right hand that ODonnell ducks under and follows up with a left that ODonnell also avoids with ease.
Whitman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitman checks the leg kick nicely there.
ODonnell lands with a cross.
ODonnell is looking to clinch.
Whitman throws a head kick that misses.
Charles Whitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by ODonnell. Beautiful body shot.
Whitman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitman throws a lazy head kick
and ODonnell counters with a body kick that stops Whitman in his tracks momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ODonnell wants to clinch.
ODonnell tries to clinch up.
ODonnell lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman blocks a head kick by ODonnell.
ODonnell moves away from the strike by Whitman.
ODonnell lands a nice looking body shot.

ODonnell pushes Whitman up against the cage in a clinch.
ODonnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitman controls his hands.
ODonnell misses with a punch to the body.
ODonnell keeps control of Whitman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Whitman is trying to force a seperation but ODonnell has the dominant position.
Whitman misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
ODonnell digs a right hand into Whitman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whitman's gas tank.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whitman throws an elbow but misses.
ODonnell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whitman can't break the clinch.
Whitman is trying to push ODonnell away but ODonnell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
ODonnell pushes Whitman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
ODonnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitman.
Whitman misses with an elbow strike.
Whitman wants to break free but ODonnell has control.
Whitman is trying to break the clinch but ODonnell is controlling him.
ODonnell misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ODonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
ODonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ODonnell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whitman's defenses.
ODonnell misses with a hook to the ribs.
ODonnell lands a good knee to the midsection. Whitman won't want to take too many of those.
ODonnell is working Whitman over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by ODonnell.
Whitman managing to block the knees to the body from ODonnell.
A short uppercut from ODonnell.
ODonnell tries a body shot but Whitman blocks it.
ODonnell lands with a light punch inside.
ODonnell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whitman avoids it.
Whitman avoiding damage as ODonnell throws knees to the body.
Whitman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whitman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but ODonnell blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
ODonnell is looking to control Whitman's arms but Whitman gets an underhook and turns him. Now ODonnell has his back to the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by ODonnell.
ODonnell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whitman avoids it.
Whitman tries a body shot but ODonnell blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Whitman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whitman tries to break free but ODonnell pushes him back against the cage.
ODonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ODonnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
ODonnell scores with a shoulder strike.
Whitman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from ODonnell.
ODonnell missing with knees to the body.
Whitman misses with a punch to the body.
ODonnell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
ODonnell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whitman blocks a body shot from ODonnell.
A left hand lands to the body for ODonnell.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitman backwards.
ODonnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ODonnell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ODonnell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitman.
ODonnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
ODonnell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitman tries to break the clinch but ODonnell is controlling the position.
Whitman avoiding damage as ODonnell throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from ODonnell - that landed with a thud.
ODonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitman.
Whitman working hard to break the clinch.
Whitman wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
ODonnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitman backwards.
Whitman blocks the elbow strike.
ODonnell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whitman's face.
Whitman throws an elbow but it misses.
Whitman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce ODonnell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

ODonnell throws a series of punches but Whitman moves out of range.
ODonnell avoids the head kick by Whitman.
ODonnell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
ODonnell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Charles Whitman has been cut.

ODonnell lands a big head kick that sends Whitman tumbling to the mat! ODonnell takes a step backwards and waves Whitman back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Whitman is rocked!
ODonnell is looking to wear down Whitman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ODonnell is looking to slow Whitman down with leg kicks.
Whitman is still on wobbly legs! Can ODonnell finish him?
ODonnell scores with a jab.
ODonnell throws a head kick that misses.
ODonnell lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Whitman head around and knocks him out cold! ODonnell hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryce ODonnell!
A determined Bryce ODonnell didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!