PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes to the cage accompanied by Untouchable . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Le
vs
Whitaker

174 cm
43
183 lbs
36 - 23 - 0

177 cm
27
180 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 36 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le drops his hands momentarily and Whitaker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whitaker avoids the head kick by Le.
Whitaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Le slips a jab from Whitaker .
Le misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Cung Le has been cut.
Whitaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitaker blocks a head kick by Le.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Le looks to land a left hand but Whitaker moved out of range nicely.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but Le moves out of range.
Le lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker thumps Le with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Le misses.
A jab from Le does it's job there.
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Le ducks down to avoid it.
Whitaker cracks Le with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whitaker checks a low kick from Le.
The fighters circling - Whitaker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Le throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Le 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whitaker takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker blocks a leg kick.
Whitaker scores with a nice strike.
Whitaker throws an overhand right that lands on Le's shoulder, as Le tries to avoid the shot.
Whitaker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Le.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le half committed to a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Whitaker .
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Le misses with a straight left.
Whitaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker lands with a shot to the body.
Le is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitaker .
Whitaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Whitaker .
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Le 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 Whitaker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whitaker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Whitaker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Le in his tracks.
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
Whitaker moves away from the strike by Le.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Whitaker throws a hook but Le blocks it.
Whitaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Le uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker .
A little feinted left hand from Le on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Le bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Le ducks down to avoid it.
Whitaker has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Whitaker works the jab nicely.

Whitaker lands a big uppercut and Le crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Le looks OK. Whitaker waves Le back to his feet!

Le is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker .
Oh Le is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Le seems to have got his legs back now.
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
Whitaker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitaker .
Whitaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whitaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whitaker lands a body shot.
Le takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whitaker throws an overhand right that drops Le like a sack of potatoes! Whitaker dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Whitaker !
After winning the bout, Ray Whitaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.