PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hadjiril Matba (ranked 6854 p4p, 369 weight class) and Duane Whittman (ranked 7447 p4p, 381 weight class). Matba comes to the ring accompanied by B.Y.O.B .. Whittman has chosen Best Day Ever-Mac Miller as his entrance music. Duane Whittman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Matba
vs
Whittman

170 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

172 cm
23
156 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hadjiril Matba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duane Whittman!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whittman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Matba to the mat! Matba manages to get full guard.

Matba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whittman defends it easily.

Matba had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whittman defends it easily.
Whittman connects with a couple of short punches.
Whittman lands a couple of elbows.
We've been hearing good reports from Matba'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.
Whittman is in close to Matba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Whittman distracts Matba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Whittman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whittman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whittman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Whittman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Matba is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whittman trying to control the action but Matba is working from the bottom.
Matba takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittman lands some shots froms side control.

Matba is rocked!
Whittman is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Matba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whittman is working Matba over with some ground and pound from side control.
Matba tries to improve position but can't.
Whittman lands a strong strike to the head of Matba. That's dazed him! Whittman looking to finish here. Matba is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Whittman lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duane Whittman!
As Duane Whittman got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This is dedicated to Mac Miller, RIP Brother...I will win a belt for you and shove it up everybody ass for good luck and some good ole fashion fun'.
Hadjiril Matba spoke after the fight, saying 'I dunno sounds like a lot of effort to me. I think I'd prefer red dead 2 and pornhub'.