PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sameh Mahmoud (ranked 50 p4p, 7 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 47 p4p, 6 weight class). Whyte has chosen Bob Marley - Jammin as his entrance music. Benson Whyte has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mahmoud
vs
Whyte

180 cm
34
193 lbs
34 - 7 - 0

183 cm
30
176 lbs
27 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sameh Mahmoud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Whyte was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mahmoud fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Whyte misses the target.
A big right from Mahmoud misses.

Mahmoud clinches with his opponent.
Whyte looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whyte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mahmoud blocks it with crossed arms.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Mahmoud's head.
A hook to the body from Whyte.
Mahmoud blocks a body shot from Whyte.
A short uppercut from Mahmoud.
Whyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Mahmoud fails to land.
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Whyte presses Mahmoud against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahmoud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahmoud.
Whyte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sameh Mahmoud has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Whyte as the two fighters clinch.
Whyte scores with a shot to the side of Mahmoud's head.
Whyte tries to work over Mahmoud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whyte.
Whyte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Whyte.
Mahmoud tries a body shot but Whyte blocks it.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whyte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whyte as Mahmoud tries to tie him up.
Whyte working aggressively here.
Mahmoud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whyte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Mahmoud - that landed with a thud.
Mahmoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahmoud misses with a punch to the body.
Mahmoud prevents a body shot from Whyte.
Mahmoud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whyte.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud blocking some punches.
Whyte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mahmoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahmouds head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahmoud.
Whyte blocks a body shot from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahmoud definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahmoud blocks an uppercut.
Mahmoud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahmoud lands a left hand.
Mahmoud lands a left hand.
Mahmoud tries to work over Whyte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahmoud misses with some punches.
Whyte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whyte.
Whyte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mahmouds head.
Mahmoud is trying to maintain a safe position but Whyte gets an underhook and turns Mahmoud into the cage.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whyte looking to throw knees to the head but Mahmoud is blocking nicely.
Mahmoud scores with a nice hook to the head.
Whyte blocking some punches.
Mahmoud controlling the action here for a moment.
Mahmoud tries to throw a body punch but Whyte avoids it by throwing Mahmoud back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Whyte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Whyte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Whyte catches Mahmoud right on the button with a cross.
Whyte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whyte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whyte throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whyte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahmoud cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Benson Whyte has been cut.
Mahmoud is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Mahmoud clinches up with Whyte and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Whyte.
Mahmoud lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmoud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mahmoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Whyte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Whyte takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahmoud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahmoud drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahmoud has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Mahmoud moved out of range nicely.
Mahmoud throws a body shot but no joy.
Whyte takes a swing at Mahmoud's ribcage but misses.
Whyte feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mahmoud's calf.
Mahmoud slips under a jab from Whyte.
Mahmoud throws a looping overhand right but Whyte ducks down to avoid it.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Mahmoud avoids it with no problem.
An inside leg kick lands from Whyte.
Mahmoud throws out a loose jab but Whyte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Mahmoud - just one landing.
Whyte throws a head kick that half lands.
Good work by Whyte as he checks the leg kick.
Mahmoud takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmoud looks to throw the jab but Whyte is out of range.
Mahmoud throws a body kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Whyte.
Mahmoud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahmoud is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benson Whyte will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whyte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mahmoud fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Mahmoud swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Mahmoud lands a glancing blow to the side of Whyte's head.
Mahmoud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Whyte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Mahmoud tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahmoud.
Whyte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahmoud moves away.
Mahmoud misses with an uppercut.
Whyte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mahmoud throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Whyte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Whyte sizes up Mahmoud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mahmoud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benson Whyte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Mahmoud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whyte delivers a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Whyte.
Mahmoud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahmoud just misses with a punch to the body.
Whyte looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whyte throws a head kick that half lands.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Whyte.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmoud swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud tries to clinch there but Whyte circles away.
Whyte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahmoud is just out of range.
Whyte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahmoud finds it's way round the side to connect with Whyte's head.
Whyte connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whyte lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Mahmoud.
Benson Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte throws a right hand that Mahmoud ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahmoud also avoids with ease.
Whyte slips under a jab from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahmoud lands a slapping body shot.
Whyte lands with an uppercut that bounces Mahmoud off the cage and back into range.
Whyte staying out of range there.
That kick from Whyte tenderised Mahmoud's leg. Mahmoud is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Whyte. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Whyte scores with a jab. Mahmoud acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mahmoud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Whyte jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mahmoud lands a body shot.
Whyte throws a hook to the side of Mahmoud's head but Mahmoud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whyte looks to land a right hand but Mahmoud moved out of range.
Mahmoud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whyte can pounce on him.
Whyte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whyte misses with a straight left.
Whyte moves out of range as Mahmoud throws a body kick.
Mahmoud throws a leg kick but Whyte checks it.
Whyte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mahmoud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahmoud.
Whyte clobbers Mahmoud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahmoud has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Mahmoud catches Whyte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahmoud scores with a leg kick.
Mahmoud takes one to the chin there.
Mahmoud tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whyte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mahmoud in his tracks.
Whyte throws a poor cross that misses
and Mahmoud counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Mahmoud catches Whyte right on the button with a cross.
Whyte misses with a straight right.
Whyte lands with a cross.
Mahmoud slips under a jab.
A jab from Whyte misses.
Mahmoud seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmoud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whyte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahmoud moves out of range of the leg kick from Whyte.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Whyte throws a solid leg kick but Mahmoud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whyte.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benson Whyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mahmoud takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A combination from Mahmoud does no damage.
Mahmoud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whyte ducks under a wild hook from Mahmoud.
Mahmoud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
Mahmoud throws a big shot that misses.
Whyte thows a body kick. Mahmoud tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whyte is looking to land body kicks.
Whyte looks to land a combination. Mahmoud sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mahmoud throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Whyte misses
and Mahmoud counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mahmoud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Whyte is looking to chop away at Mahmoud's legs.
Whyte looks to throw the jab but Mahmoud is out of range.
Mahmoud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Mahmoud on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte cracks Mahmoud with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mahmoud connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whyte.
Some wild striking there from Mahmoud.
Whyte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mahmoud circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Mahmoud.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahmoud is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Whyte.
Mahmoud walks into a jab.
Whyte misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Mahmoud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Mahmoud.
Whyte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mahmoud doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmoud steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whyte. That one must have hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mahmoud counter with a right hand.
Mahmoud ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Mahmoud moves in looking to clinch but Whyte pushes him off.
Mahmoud takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mahmoud lands a jab.
Mahmoud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whyte.
Whyte throws an overhand right that lands on Mahmoud's shoulder, as Mahmoud tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Whyte there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whyte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mahmoud under the eye.
Good standup being displayed there by Whyte as he connects with a hook.
Mahmoud scores with a nice head shot.
Whyte moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahmoud avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Mahmoud lands a left and a right that send Whyte crashing to the mat, dazed. Mahmoud thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Whyte is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmoud cracks Whyte with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Whyte tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Mahmoud pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Whyte is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sameh Mahmoud!
An out of breath Sameh Mahmoud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.