PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hater Hurter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell comes to the cage accompanied by Rose Of Sharon. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Whissell
vs
Hurter

177 cm
22
160 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

170 cm
24
160 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Fightwear
Knock Out Artistry

The Red Eye

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hater Hurter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whissell moves out of range as Hurter strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Hurter as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Hurter misses.
Hurter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whissell.
Hurter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Whissell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hurter wants to break free but Whissell has control.
Hurter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Hurter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Whissell rushes Hurter and presses him up against the cage.
Hurter has had enough of the clinch but Whissell keeps him there for the moment.

Hurter breaks from the clinch.
Hurter swings for the body but Whissell moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Hurter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurter throws a jab but it's blocked by Whissell.
Hater Hurter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hurter throws out the jab.

Whissell takes the fight into the clinch.
Whissell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hurter is trying to break the clinch but Whissell has him pressed against the cage.
Hurter misses with a knee strike.
Whissell can't find room to land a body shot as Hurter controls the action.

Hurter breaks from the clinch.
Whissell fails to land the takedown.
Hurter throws a head kick but Whissell moves out of range.
Hurter throws a nice looking combination but Whissell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hurter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whissell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whissell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hurter looks to land a left hand but Whissell moved out of range nicely.
Hurter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hurter throws out a loose jab but Whissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whissell is out of range and Hurter settles back down.
Whissell doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurter circles away.
Whissell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurter misses with an uppercut.
Hurter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hurter misses the shot to the body.
Whissell walks into a jab.
Hurter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurter lands a lovely overhand right.
Hurter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurter misses with a wild combination.
Hurter throws the left hand but Whissell avoids the punch easily.
Hurter takes a swing at Whissell's ribcage but misses.
Whissell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hurter.
Hurter throws a hook but Whissell avoids it easily.
Hurter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurter throws a low kick, looking for Whissell's leg but Whissell calmly moves out of range.
Hurter throws a head kick but Whissell moves out of range.
Hurter connects with a right hand. Whissell shakes it off.
Hurter looks to land a left hand but Whissell moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Hurter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whissell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hurter takes a swing at Whissell's ribcage but misses.
Hurter throws a solid leg kick but Whissell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hurter.

Whissell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hurter tries to kick Whissell off but Whissell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Whissell there.
Hurter tries to kick Whissell off but Whissell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Whissell is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hater Hurter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Whissell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurter.
A good leg kick by Hurter.
Hurter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whissell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hurter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurter throws a series of punches but Whissell avoids them all with ease.
Hurter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whissell.
Hurter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whissell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurter scores with the left hand. Whissell knows he should have avoided that one.
Whissell avoids the body shot from Hurter.
A slow jab from Hurter misses its intended target.
Hurter loads up on a big right hand but Whissell slips the punch.

Hurter gets caught flat footed, as Whissell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Whissell 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.
Whissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whissell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whissell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whissell is stalling in the full guard.

Whissell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurter wants to stand up but Whissell is controlling him.
Whissell landing with the ground and pound.
Whissell throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hurter throws a shot from downtown. Whissell moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hurter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hurter just misses with a punch to the body.

Whissell scores a takedown into full mount!
Whissell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Whissell tries to control but Hurter wriggling away.
Hurter wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Whissell looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hurter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Whissell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hurter?

Hurter bucks up and throws Whissell to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Hurter swings for the body but Whissell moves out of range.
Whissell lands the left hand.
Hurter throws the left hand but Whissell avoids the punch easily.
Whissell slips under a jab from Hurter.

Whissell moves into the clinch.
Hurter swings wildly with an uppercut but Whissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Whissell dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hurter misses with a two punch combination.
Hurter throws a shot from downtown. Whissell moves away and avoids it.
Hurter sizes up Whissell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whissell defending well as Hurter loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hurter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whissell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whissell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whissell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hurter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurter with a nice cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hurter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hurter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurter.
Hurter just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hurter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whissell moves away from the strike by Hurter.
Hurter throws a series of punches but Whissell avoids them all with ease.
Hurter throws a sloppy head kick and Whissell moves out of range easily.
Hurter throws a sloppy head kick and Whissell moves out of range easily.
Hurter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whissell manages to avoid it.
Whissell ducks under a wild hook from Hurter.
Hurter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hurter throws a hook but Whissell blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Whissell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hurter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whissell checks it well.
Hurter misses with a hook. Whissell ducked under it nicely.
Whissell throws out a powerful jab.
Hater Hurter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurter misses the target.
Whissell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whissell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hurter as he jumps to the side.
Hurter throws the left hand but Whissell avoids the punch easily.
Hurter misses with a wild body shot.
Hurter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hurter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice straight punches there by Hurter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hurter.
Hurter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whissell manages to avoid it.
Hurter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whissell shoots in but no luck this time.
Hurter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hurter throws a hook but Whissell avoids it easily.
Whissell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hurter circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Whissell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whissell defending well as Hurter loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hurter does it's job there.
Hater Hurter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hurter misses with a few strikes there.
Whissell blocks a jab.
Whissell blocks a leg kick.
Hurter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whissell moves away.
Hurter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whissell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hurter lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Hurter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hater Hurter really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whissell slips a jab from Hurter.
Whissell slips a jab from Hurter.
Whissell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hurter.
Whissell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurter.
Whissell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A swing and a miss from Hurter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whissell tries to clinch but Hurter is having none of it.
Whissell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurter misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hurter throws out a loose jab but Whissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hurter connects with the punch.
Hurter throws a shot to the body.
Hurter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whissell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whissell misses with a takedown attempt - Hurter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Whissell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hurter, pushing him back against the cage.
Hurter is trying to break free.
Hurter can't break the clinch.
Hurter working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurter is trying to break the clinch but Whissell has him pressed against the cage.

Whissell has hold of one of Hurter's legs. Hurter is fighting the takedown attempt but Whissell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hurter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whissell.
Whissell looking to sit in guard and control but Hurter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Whissell has a closed guard, preventing Hurter from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whissell pulls Hurter in to control the position.
Whissell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hurter is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell controlling the position.

Hurter stands and steps away. Whissell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hurter lands a nice shot to the body.
Whissell slips a straight right by Hurter.
Whissell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurter.
Hurter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurter lands with an overhand left.
Whissell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hurter misses with a hook. Whissell ducked under it nicely.
Hurter connects with a solid leg kick.
Hurter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurter.
Hurter misses with a wild body shot.
Hurter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurter misses with a straight left.
Hurter throws a right hand that Whissell ducks under and follows up with a left that Whissell also avoids with ease.
Whissell moves out of range as Hurter strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hater Hurter dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hurter missing with a left hand there. Whissell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hurter misses with a head kick.
Whissell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hurter lands a head shot.
Whissell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurter.
Hurter thows a leg kick but Whissell checks it

and Whissell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Whissell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hurter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hurter is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Whissell throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell thows a big elbow that misses.
Whissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hurter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whissell.
Whissell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hurter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whissell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hurter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hurter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hurter throws an overhand right that lands on Whissell's shoulder, as Whissell tries to avoid the shot.
Hurter throws the kick towards the body but Whissell avoids it.
Hurter misses with a hook.
Hurter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whissell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hurter throws a lazy right hand but Whissell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hurter lands an overhand right.
Hurter misses the jab.
Hurter throws an overhand right that lands on Whissell's shoulder, as Whissell tries to avoid the shot.
Whissell staying out of range there.
Whissell ducks under a wild hook from Hurter.
Whissell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whissell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurter catches Whissell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Whissell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hurter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hurter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hurter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurter is looking to chop away at Whissell's legs.
Hurter misses with a combination

and Whissell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Whissell trying to control but Hurter is working from the bottom.
Hurter is looking to stand up but Whissell isn't so interested in that idea.
George Whissell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurter keeping moving, preventing Whissell from controlling successfully.
Whissell prevents Hurter from getting back to his feet.
Whissell trying to control but Hurter is working from the bottom.
Whissell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whissell controlling from the top position.
Whissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hurter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hater Hurter! Hater Hurter retains his lightweight title!