PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Whitehorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferris Bueller Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitehorse comes to the ring accompanied by The Builders and The Butchers - Black Dresses. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bueller Jr's choice of entrance music: Twist And Shout. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Whitehorse
vs
Bueller Jr

161 cm
22
140 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Whitehorse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ferris Bueller Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueller Jr tries to clinch but Whitehorse moves out of range.
Whitehorse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Whitehorse scores with a hook to the body. Bueller Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Bueller Jr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whitehorse napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whitehorse tries to bench press Bueller Jr off him but Bueller Jr keeps the position.
Whitehorse manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bueller Jr's best efforts.
Bueller Jr wants to control but Whitehorse is keeping him busy.
Whitehorse wants to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Whitehorse's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Whitehorse desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Whitehorse trying to control here.
Whitehorse gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitehorse is trying to keep Bueller Jr in close.
Bueller Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitehorse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Whitehorse is controlling Bueller Jr's posture.
Whitehorse working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bueller Jr trying to control but Whitehorse is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitehorse comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

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.

Whitehorse gets caught napping as Bueller Jr dives in and scores a takedown. Whitehorse manages to retain guard.
Whitehorse looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Whitehorse wants to sweep here but Bueller Jr controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whitehorse holds on and takes a little breather.
Whitehorse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bueller Jr is one step ahead there.

Whitehorse escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bueller Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whitehorse pulls Bueller Jr in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bueller Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Bueller Jr wants to control from the top but Whitehorse keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whitehorse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Whitehorse is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Bueller Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Whitehorse gets back to half guard.
Whitehorse regains full guard. Nicely done.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whitehorse holds on and takes a little breather.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitehorse is trying to control the position but Bueller Jr postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ferris Bueller Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Whitehorse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bueller Jr on the side of the head.
Whitehorse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bueller Jr is just out of range.
Bueller Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whitehorse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bueller Jr darts in and clinches Whitehorse up against the ropes.
Bueller Jr lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Bueller Jr.
Bueller Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitehorse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whitehorse softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Whitehorse looking to throw knees to the head but Bueller Jr is blocking nicely.
Whitehorse working aggressively here.
Bueller Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Whitehorse.

Whitehorse manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueller Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bueller Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whitehorse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bueller Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bueller Jr wants to clinch up but Whitehorse keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehorse wants to land a leg kick but Bueller Jr is out of range.
Whitehorse misses with a body shot.
Whitehorse shoots in for a double leg but Bueller Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whitehorse throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Bueller Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Whitehorse looking for a guillotine here but Bueller Jr defends easily.

Whitehorse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bueller Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Bueller Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bueller Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehorse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bueller Jr manages to get himself to full guard.

Our spies down at at Better Alternative ($800/week) inform us that Bueller Jr has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Whitehorse postures up and lands a big shot to Bueller Jr's brow.
Whitehorse is in close to Bueller Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Whitehorse throwing strikes from guard but Bueller Jr blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whitehorse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueller Jr keeping moving, preventing Whitehorse from controlling successfully.
Whitehorse distracts Bueller Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bueller Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bueller Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Bueller Jr, not yet.
Whitehorse wants to control from the top but Bueller Jr keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bueller Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bueller Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bueller Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Whitehorse paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Whitehorse is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bueller Jr's half guard.
Bueller Jr is not content to let Whitehorse control the position.
Whitehorse thows a huge punch but Bueller Jr dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Whitehorse dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Whitehorse swats away the attempt to clinch by Bueller Jr.
Whitehorse feinted with a counter takedown.
Whitehorse swats away the attempt to clinch by Bueller Jr.
Whitehorse tries to counter with a takedown but Bueller Jr is quick to defend against it.
Bueller Jr throws a right hand that Whitehorse ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitehorse also avoids with ease.

Bueller Jr moves into the clinch.
Whitehorse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitehorse goes for a takedown attempt but Bueller Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Whitehorse throws the left hand but Bueller Jr avoids the punch easily.
Whitehorse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitehorse misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueller Jr checks a leg kick.
Jacob Whitehorse is winning the standup battle so far.
Bueller Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitehorse lands with a good body shot.
Bueller Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitehorse circles away.
Bueller Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueller Jr is looking to clinch.
Ferris Bueller Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitehorse missing with a left hand there. Bueller Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bueller Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Whitehorse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitehorse feinted with a counter takedown.
Bueller Jr tries to clinch up.
Whitehorse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bueller Jr can do to turn this around?

Bueller Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Whitehorse controlling the position for now.
Whitehorse is trying to control but can't.
Bueller Jr trying to control the action but Whitehorse is working from the bottom.
Whitehorse makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Whitehorse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueller Jr preventing the sweep.
Whitehorse pulls Bueller Jr in to control the position.
Bueller Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Whitehorse looking for a sweep. Not yet Whitehorse, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Whitehorse swats away the attempt to clinch by Bueller Jr.
Bueller Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueller Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitehorse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bueller Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitehorse circles away.
Whitehorse changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bueller Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Whitehorse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bueller Jr tries to clinch but Whitehorse moves out of range.
Bueller Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Whitehorse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bueller Jr tries to clinch there but Whitehorse circles away.

Bueller Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Whitehorse manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Whitehorse seems keen to control Bueller Jr's posture.
Jacob Whitehorse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferris Bueller Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueller Jr looking to pass the guard.
Whitehorse trying to keep a closed guard but Bueller Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Ferris Bueller Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bueller Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whitehorse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitehorse keeping moving, preventing Bueller Jr from controlling successfully.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Whitehorse defending well as Bueller Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Whitehorse lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacob Whitehorse.
I think Whitehorse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jacob Whitehorse!

Jacob Whitehorse wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Jacob Whitehorse 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.