PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zech Whitney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dent comes to the cage accompanied by Powertrip. Curtis Dent could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zech Whitney's chin.

Dent
vs
Whitney

189 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zech Whitney!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitney blocks a low kick nicely.
Whitney tries to clinch but Dent is having none of it.
Dent really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whitney is looking to clinch but Dent is avoiding it.
Zech Whitney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dent lands a high kick to the side of Whitney's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Dent dives into guard, looking to finish.

Whitney is rocked!

It looks like Zech Whitney has been cut.

Dent stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Whitney is still on wobbly legs! Can Dent finish him?
Dent misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitney seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitney tries to clinch but Dent moves out of range.
Whitney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dent shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitney but Whitney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whitney tries to clinch but Dent moves out of range.
Whitney is looking to clinch but Dent is avoiding it.
Dent throws a head kick but Whitney moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Whitney moves into the clinch.
Whitney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Dent.
Whitney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whitney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dent lands an elbow inside.
Whitney can't find room to land a body shot as Dent controls the action.
Whitney blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dent throws an elbow but it misses.
Dent throws an elbow that misses.
Whitney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whitney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whitney avoids a wild elbow strike from Dent.
Dent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whitney blocks it with crossed arms.
Whitney blocks an elbow strike from Dent.
Knees to the body from Dent.

Whitney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitney takes a kick to the side of the head.
Whitney looks to land a combination but Dent avoids it well.

Whitney drives through and clinches with Dent against the cage.
Whitney is trying to break free.
Dent crunches a lovely knee into Whitney's ribcage.
Whitney looks gassed!
Dent misses with a knee strike.
Whitney dodges an elbow strike from Dent.
Dent connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whitney's face.
Whitney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dent throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whitney breaks the clinch.
Whitney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dent.
Whitney throws a right hand that Dent ducks under and follows up with a left that Dent also avoids with ease.
Whitney clinches but Dent breaks the clinch
and Dent counters with an inside leg kick.
Dent throws a left that rocks Whitney and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Dent dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Whitney regain composure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dent tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Whitney seems a little lost for a moment, as Dent dominates the positioning.
Dent trying to control the action but Whitney is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dent is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whitney has escaped the position, nice work there.

Dent decides to stand back up.
Dent lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whitney tries to clinch
and Dent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dent thuds his right hand into Whitney's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Whitney takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dent fakes the leg kick and cracks Whitney in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitney with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dent to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dent tries a head kick but it misses.
Dent lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitney blocks a head kick by Dent.
Whitney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dent finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Dent.
Dent lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dent bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whitney's head.
Dent connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whitney's hands.
A head kick misses from Dent.
Dent misses with a body shot.
Whitney gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dent moves into the clinch successfully.
Dent tries to land a knee to the head but Whitney blocks with his arms.
Whitney dodges an elbow strike from Dent.
Whitney swings wildly with an uppercut but Dent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dent comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Dent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zech Whitney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Whitney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dent lands a jab to the head.

That has opened up Zech Whitney's cut even more.
Dent's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dent duly obliges.
Zech Whitney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dent lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dent misses with an elbow over the top.
Whitney looking to throw knees to the head but Dent is blocking nicely.
Whitney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dent gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dent pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Whitney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dent blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dent just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whitney's brow.
Dent misses with an elbow strike.
Dent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whitney.
Whitney avoids the elbow strike from Dent, against the cage.
Whitney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dent lands a nice elbow.
Whitney avoids the elbow strike from Dent, against the cage.
Dent pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent lands an elbow inside that Whitney shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dent.
Whitney looking to throw knees to the head but Dent is blocking nicely.
Dent creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dent comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whitney avoids the elbow strike from Dent, against the cage.
Dent throws an elbow that misses.
Dent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Whitney breaks the clinch.
Dent fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whitney.
Curtis Dent is winning the standup battle so far.
Dent feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whitney's calf.
Dent lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitney's head.
Dent scores with a jab to the body.

Dent clinches up with Whitney and pushes him back against the cage.
Dent throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Dent.
Dent unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whitney lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dent pushes off an throws an elbow but Whitney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent misses with an elbow over the top.
Dent is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Whitney avoids the elbow strike from Dent, against the cage.
Whitney avoids the elbow strike from Dent, against the cage.
Dent connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Dent.
Whitney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dent is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whitney can do to turn this around?
Whitney managing to block the knees to the body from Dent.
Dent tries a knee to the head but Whitney blocks it.
Whitney looking to throw knees to the head but Dent is blocking nicely.
Dent looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whitney blocks it with crossed arms.
Whitney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whitney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whitney avoiding damage as Dent throws knees to the body.
Dent throws an elbow but it misses.
Whitney misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dent throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dent pushes off an throws an elbow but Whitney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whitney tries to land a knee to the head but Dent blocks with his arms.
Dent throws an elbow but it misses.
Whitney takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dent just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whitney's brow.
Dent using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whitney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dent creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whitney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whitney avoids the elbow strike from Dent, against the cage.
Whitney misses with a knee strike.
Dent with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whitney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whitney takes an elbow to the temple.
Dent lands an elbow that stopped Whitney in his tracks for a moment.
Whitney avoids a wild elbow strike from Dent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dent just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whitney's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dent throws an elbow but misses.
Dent lands an elbow that stopped Whitney in his tracks for a moment.
Whitney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dent has him pressed against the cage.
Dent lands an elbow just above Whitney 's eye.
Dent using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whitney avoids a wild elbow strike from Dent.
Dent lands a nice elbow.
Dent scores a nice knee to the body.
Dent lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whitney dodges an elbow strike from Dent.
Dent lands an elbow inside that Whitney shrugs off.
Dent keeps control of Whitney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dent looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dent gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dent lands an elbow inside that Whitney shrugs off.
Dent lands an elbow that stopped Whitney in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Dent dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zech Whitney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Dent there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whitney keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitney closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dent counters with a flying knee that drops Whitney! Dent dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Dent!