PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benson Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whyte's entrance music is Bob Marley - Jammin. A fine choice. The key to victory for Benson Whyte has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Whyte
vs
Axe

183 cm
22
184 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
183 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

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World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Axe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe doesn't manage to clinch there - Whyte circles away.
Axe moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
Whyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axe was well out of range. Poor timing from Whyte.

Axe rushes Whyte and presses him up against the ropes.
Whyte lands a left hand.
Axe cracks Whyte with a nice body shot.
Axe scores with a shoulder strike.
Axe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Axe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whyte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Axe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whyte prevents it.
Whyte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axe lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
Axe tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Axe back against the ropes.
Axe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Axe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Axe fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe misses with a body punch.
Axe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Axe.
Axe working aggressively here.
Whyte scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jon Axe has been cut.
Whyte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Axe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Axe throws a punch but it's blocked by Whyte.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Whyte throws a head punch that misses.
Axe can't find room to land a body shot as Whyte controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Axe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte stalling.
Axe is trying to drag Whyte to the mat but Whyte just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
I was talking to Whyte's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whyte obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whyte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Whyte.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axe swings wildly with an uppercut but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whyte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whyte lands a hook that snaps the head of Axe backwards.
Whyte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axe's elbow.
Whyte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whyte pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benson Whyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Axe.
Axe fails in his attempt to clinch.

Axe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whyte, pushing him back against the ropes.
Whyte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whyte lands with a light punch inside.
Axe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whyte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte lands a body punch.

Axe has hold of one of Whyte's legs. Whyte is fighting the takedown attempt but Axe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Axe is looking to work some ground and pound but Whyte has wrist control.
Whyte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Axe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Axe trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whyte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whyte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Axe wants to control from the top but Whyte keeps moving.

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

Axe gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte prevents a body shot from Axe.
Whyte misses with the head strike.
Whyte lands with a right to the head.
Whyte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Axe is rocked!
Axe is working for takedown but Whyte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Axe is still on wobbly legs! Can Whyte finish him?
Whyte unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Axe! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Whyte is unloading with more strikes now! Axe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte thanked the fans post fight for their support.