PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Whittman (ranked 5597 p4p, 448 weight class) and Giant Face (ranked 25158 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brad Whittman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Whittman
vs
Face

205 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Whittman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giant Face!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Face drives through and clinches with Whittman against the cage.
Whittman looking to slow down the pace here.
Whittman avoids a wild elbow strike from Face.
Face comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whittman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Face smiles and moves away.
Face moves in looking to clinch but Whittman pushes him off.
Whittman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Face is fending him off so far but Whittman persists. Nope, Face circles away and we're back to standing.
Face is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Giant Face seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Face has Whittman up against the cage in a clinch.
Whittman avoids a wild elbow strike from Face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Face as Whittman tries to tie him up.
Whittman tries to circle away but Face has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face pushes off an throws an elbow but Whittman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Whittman decides to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Whittman holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittman has a closed guard, preventing Face from standing up.
Whittman controls Face momentarily but Face frees himself.
Face preventing the sweep.

That's two 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.
Face wanted to stand there but Whittman had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Face gets a clinch.
Face pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Whittman can't find room to land a body shot as Face controls the action.
Whittman dodges an elbow strike from Face.
Whittman blocks an elbow strike from Face.
Face throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Face misses with an elbow over the top.
Whittman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Face has eaten all the pies!
Whittman avoids the elbow strike from Face, against the cage.
Whittman avoids the elbow strike from Face, against the cage.
Whittman blocks the elbow strike.
Whittman dodges an elbow strike from Face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Face throws an elbow but misses.
Face throws an elbow that misses.
Whittman avoids a wild elbow strike from Face.
Whittman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Whittman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whittman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Face is keeping busy.
Whittman avoids a wild elbow strike from Face.
Whittman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whittman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Face is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Whittman blocks the elbow strike.
Face throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Face lands an elbow inside.
Whittman avoids the elbow strike from Face, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Face throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Face just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whittman's brow.

Whittman manages to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face wants to stand but Whittman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Whittman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Face is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whittman is controlling him.
Whittman advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Face tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Face is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giant Face dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Whittman dives in for a single leg takedown but Face sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Whittman moves into range and clinches up with Face.
Face has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whittman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whittman is looking for a takedown.
Face misses with an elbow strike.
Face keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Whittman's efforts to push away.
Whittman takes an elbow to the temple.
Whittman blocks the elbow strike.
Face gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Face throws an elbow but misses.
Whittman tries to score a body lock takedown but Face shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Whittman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whittman blocks an elbow strike from Face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face prevents Whittman from breaking the clinch.
Face throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Face looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Face creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Face pushes off an throws an elbow but Whittman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Face misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Face.
Whittman blocks an elbow strike from Face.
Whittman can't get the takedown.
Face throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whittman blocks an elbow strike from Face.
Whittman avoids the elbow strike from Face, against the cage.
Whittman blocks an elbow strike from Face.
Face throws an elbow that misses.
Whittman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Face is defending well.
With the fighters up against the cage, Face throws an elbow but misses.
Face looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whittman wants a takedown but no success here.
Face comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Whittman is looking for a takedown.
Whittman avoids a wild elbow strike from Face.
Face misses with an elbow over the top.
Face creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittman blocks an elbow strike from Face.
Whittman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Face creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whittman can't get the takedown.
Whittman avoids the elbow strike from Face, against the cage.
Whittman avoids the elbow strike from Face, against the cage.
Face misses with an elbow over the top.
Whittman avoids a wild elbow strike from Face.
Face creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Giant Face seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Face throws an elbow but it misses.

Whittman breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Whittman drives through and clinches with Face against the cage.
Face misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Face throws an elbow but misses.
Whittman lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittman tries to pull guard but Face holds him up against the cage and eventually Whittman drops back down to his feet.
Face throws an elbow that misses.
Face misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Face.
Face throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whittman dodges an elbow strike from Face.
Whittman avoids a wild elbow strike from Face.
Whittman stalls.
Face pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Whittman blocks the elbow strike.
Face creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whittman blocks an elbow strike from Face.

Whittman manages to pull guard.
Whittman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Face manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Face wants to stand but Whittman is controlling the position.
Face wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Whittman manages to pass to side control.
Whittman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Face does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Face tries to kick Whittman off in order to stand up. Whittman Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Whittman trying to control the action but Face is working from the bottom.
Face tries to escape but Whittman is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giant Face showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Whittman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Face sprawls well. Face wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whittman gets slowly back to his feet.

Face pushes Whittman up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Face.
Face throws an elbow that misses.
Face pushes off an throws an elbow but Whittman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whittman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whittman dodges an elbow strike from Face.
Face pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Whittman drags the fight down to the ground.
Whittman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Whittman won't allow Face to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Face really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whittman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Whittman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Whittman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Whittman lands strikes from half guard.
Face tries to kick Whittman off but Whittman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Face is looking to get back to is feet but Whittman passes into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face taking punishment in the form of punches.

It looks like Giant Face has been cut.

Whittman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Face, who protects the arm well.
Face is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Whittman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Whittman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Face is not content to let Whittman control the position.
Brad Whittman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whittman scores with punches from side control.

That has opened up Giant Face's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face is pushing Whittman's head away, looking to escape. Whittman manages to hold on to the position though.
Face is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Whittman cracks Face with a big right hand but Face just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

The cut above Giant Face's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Whittman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Giant Face's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Giant Face's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brad Whittman!