PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dangelo Vargas (ranked 7167 p4p, 217 weight class) and Snappy Whiplash (ranked 5474 p4p, 200 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Vargas
vs
Whiplash

170 cm
19
148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dangelo Vargas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Snappy Whiplash!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas blocks a jab.
Whiplash throws a leg kick
and Vargas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Whiplash misses.
Vargas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good work by Vargas as he checks the leg kick.
Whiplash ducks under a wild hook from Vargas.
Vargas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whiplash takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whiplash looks to land a combination but Vargas avoids it well.
Vargas throws a shot from downtown. Whiplash moves away and avoids it.
Vargas lands a right hook to the body.
Whiplash staying out of range there.
A big right from Whiplash misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiplash scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Vargas misses the target.
Vargas throws a shot from downtown. Whiplash moves away and avoids it.
Vargas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiplash manages to avoid it.
Vargas cracks Whiplash with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas moves out of range as Whiplash throws a body kick.
Whiplash throws a low kick but Vargas avoids it.
Vargas throws an overhand right that lands on Whiplash's shoulder, as Whiplash tries to avoid the shot.

Vargas clinches up with Whiplash and pushes him back against the cage.
Whiplash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vargas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whiplash working aggressively here.
Vargas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Vargas decides to pull guard.
Vargas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vargas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Whiplash seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is pushing down on Whiplash's leg trying to pass to half guard. Whiplash is fighting to maintain full guard but Vargas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Whiplash desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Vargas passes to full mount!
Whiplash wants to hold on but Vargas pushes him away.

Vargas working for a guillotine from mount but Whiplash is in no mood to give up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whiplash is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vargas has control of Whiplash's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Whiplash regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Vargas working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Vargas goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Whiplash turns into him and now he's in Vargas's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vargas is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas advances position into side control!
Whiplash is looking for a sweep.
Vargas works to advance to full mount. Whiplash defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Vargas has hold of Whiplash's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Whiplash manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vargas tries to control but Whiplash wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dangelo Vargas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Whiplash takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whiplash motions for Vargas to come forward. Whiplash throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vargas tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Whiplash manages to circle out of the way.
Vargas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whiplash lands with a right hand.
Whiplash wants to slow Vargas down by chopping away at his legs.
Whiplash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vargas.
Whiplash throws a shot from downtown. Vargas moves away and avoids it.
Whiplash lunges at Vargas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vargas's hand.
Vargas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whiplashs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiplash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whiplash's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Whiplash's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vargas blocks a low kick nicely.
Whiplash throws a sloppy head kick and Vargas moves out of range easily.
Whiplash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whiplash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vargas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whiplash moves away from the strike by Vargas.
Whiplash looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vargas wants to clinch.
Whiplash swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Vargas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vargas misses with a straight right.
Vargas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whiplash.
Vargas throws a hook but Whiplash blocks it.
Dangelo Vargas is winning the standup battle so far.
Vargas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vargas checks a leg kick.
Whiplash misses with a looping right.
Whiplash fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vargas is out of range.
As Whiplash tries to get set, Vargas tries to push him back and clinch up but Whiplash manages to avoid the attempt.
Whiplash scores with a decent looking hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas wants to clinch up but Whiplash keeps it at a distance.
Whiplash thinks about the counter body kick.
Vargas lands with an overhand left.
Vargas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vargas misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Whiplash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vargas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whiplash can do to turn this around?
Good work by Vargas as he checks the leg kick.
Whiplash tries a low kick but Vargas avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vargas lands a lovely overhand right.
Vargas checks a low kick from Whiplash.
Whiplash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vargas.
A chopping leg kick lands by Whiplash.
A low kick from Whiplash misses

and Vargas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whiplash prevents a body shot from Vargas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Vargas.
Whiplash swings wildly with an uppercut but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whiplash has a couple of punches blocked by Vargas.
Whiplash scores with a shot to the side of Vargas's head.
Vargas misses with a body punch.
Vargas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whiplash backwards.
Vargas misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas jumps guard but Whiplash stands there with Vargas around his waist. Vargas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vargas.
Whiplash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vargas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vargas tries to throw a body punch but Whiplash avoids it by throwing Vargas back against the cage.
Vargas misses with a punch on the inside.
Vargas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Vargas jumps into guard, dragging Whiplash to the mat.

Whiplash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas is pulling down on Whiplash's head to control his posture.
Whiplash is looking to stand up but Vargas won't let him.
Whiplash not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vargas is on top in guard.

Whiplash keeping moving, preventing Vargas from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiplash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dangelo Vargas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Whiplash uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vargas.
Vargas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vargas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vargas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vargas misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Vargas.
Whiplash misses with an uppercut
and Vargas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vargas checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiplash avoids the body shot from Vargas.
Vargas just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiplash. Vargas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whiplash stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whiplash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vargas. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whiplash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vargas slips under a jab from Whiplash.
Vargas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whiplash staying out of range there.
Whiplash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whiplash throws an overhand right that lands on Vargas's shoulder, as Vargas tries to avoid the shot.
Vargas moves out of range as Whiplash throws a body kick.
Whiplash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vargas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whiplash looks for the body kick but Vargas saw that one coming.
Whiplash throws a leg kick that misses.
Whiplash pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whiplash throws a push kick but Vargas slaps the foot to one side.
Whiplash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Snappy Whiplash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiplash connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vargas momentarily.
Whiplash throws a leg kick

and Vargas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vargas.
Whiplash misses with a short punch on the inside.

Whiplash manages to break the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whiplash.
Vargas looks to clinch
and Whiplash counters with a good low kick that Vargas was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Vargas catches Whiplash right on the button with a cross.
Whiplash lands a jab.
Whiplash throws a leg kick but Vargas checks it.
Whiplash takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vargas throws an overhand right that lands on Whiplash's shoulder, as Whiplash tries to avoid the shot.
Whiplash cracks the inside of Vargas's front leg.
Good standup being displayed there by Vargas as he connects with a hook.
Vargas checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whiplash's hands.
Whiplash throws a solid leg kick but Vargas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Whiplash.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vargas.
Vargas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whiplash.
Vargas misses with the combination.
Whiplash tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vargas is able to avoid easily.
Vargas with a nice cross.
Vargas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whiplash looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vargas checks the leg kick.
Vargas swings widly with a right hand
and Whiplash counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Whiplash throws a looping overhand right but Vargas ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas is looking to counter punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whiplash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Whiplash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whiplash tries to work over Vargas's front leg with a kick but Vargas checks it.
Whiplash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vargas blocks a low kick nicely.
Vargas blocks a leg 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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whiplash.
Vargas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whiplash manages to avoid it.
Whiplash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whiplash slips under a jab.
Whiplash throws out a loose jab but Vargas uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Vargas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whiplash shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whiplash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vargas.
Dangelo Vargas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vargas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Snappy Whiplash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vargas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Snappy Whiplash!