PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 29 p4p, 4 weight class) and Benson Whyte (ranked 47 p4p, 6 weight class). Whyte is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bob Marley - Jammin. Benson Whyte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Warror
vs
Whyte

185 cm
36
180 lbs
33 - 12 - 2

183 cm
34
186 lbs
36 - 12 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warror looks to land a combination but Whyte avoids it well.
Warror swinging wildly here.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Whyte raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Warror dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whyte. That did some damage!
A jab from Warror misses.
Whyte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Whyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It appears Warror was looking to counter with a kick there.
Warror with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Warror can pounce on him.
A lazy left from Warror finds it's target.
Warror throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warror cracks Whyte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul Warror seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Warror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Warror lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warror throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whyte.
Whyte feints a counter leg kick.
Whyte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warror.
Warror scores with a jab.
Whyte misses with a leg kick.
Warror scores with a jab to the body.
Warror lands a front kick.
Warror scores with the left hand. Whyte knows he should have avoided that one.
Warror throws a low kick but Whyte moves out of range easily.
Warror throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Whyte shapes to counter with a head kick.
Warror scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warror moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWhyte.
Warror throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Whyte on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warror wants to land a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Warror works Whyte's body with a nice hook.
Warror misses with a kick to the body
and Whyte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warror scores with a spinning back kick!
Good exchange - Warror coming out on top.
Whyte steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Warror. That one must have hurt.
Warror lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Warror.
Whyte takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror misses with a straight left.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Warror steps away.
Warror's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whyte under the eye.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Whyte staying out of range there.
Warror's corner calls for a 1-2. Warror obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whyte blocks the body kick.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Warror fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whyte just manages to avoid it.
Whyte misses with a kick to the body.
Warror cracks Whyte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Warror connects with an inside leg kick.
Whyte misses with a looping left.
Warror feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Whyte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Warror saw that one coming.
Warror feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Warror is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Warror.
Whyte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whyte.
Warror appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Warror blocks the leg kick.
Warror throws a quick inside leg kick.
Whyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Warror is just out of range.
Whyte misses with an uppercut
and Warror makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Warror takes a jab right on the kisser.
Warror checks a leg kick.
Warror tests Whyte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Warror throws a low kick but Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte throws out a counter right but Warror avoids it with no problem.
Whyte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warror counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Warror dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Warror lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul Warror is winning the standup battle so far.
Whyte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warror doesn't seem bothered though.
Warror ducks under a wild hook from Whyte.
Warror takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Warror's corner calls for a 1-2. Warror obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Warror scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Warror lands with a cross.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Warror.
Whyte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warror. That did some damage!
Warror throws out a powerful jab.
Warror lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whyte's sensitive parts.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Whyte might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Warror has got the better of the exchanges.
Warror thuds his right hand into Whyte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Warror.
Whyte blocks a leg kick.
Warror connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Whyte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
A thudding body kick lands there by Warror!
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte flicks out a counter leg kick but Warror steps away.
Warror jabs Whyte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Whyte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Warror comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Warror looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Warror lands with a cross.
Whyte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warror.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands a right hook to the body.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Warror throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Warror fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whyte manages to avoid it.
Whyte lands with a shot to the body.
Warror lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Warror throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Whyte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warror lands a nice looking body kick.
Warror throws the left hand but Whyte avoids the punch easily.
Warror connects with a right hand. Whyte shakes it off.
Warror is looking to chop away at Whyte's legs.
Warror lunges at Whyte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whyte's hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whyte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Warror - the referee stops the clock and Whyte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Warror. Whyte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
An inside leg kick lands from Warror.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Warror misses with a hook to the body
and Whyte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte throws a shot to the body.
Whyte just misses with a punch to the body.
Warror quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Warror fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whyte checks it well.
Warror slips under a jab from Whyte.
Whyte checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whyte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warror.
Warror thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whyte if he has to take too many more of those.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick by Whyte misses
and Warror counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror lands a nice hook to Whyte's body. Whyte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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 nice leg kick lands there from Warror.
Warror jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whyte looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Warror is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
Whyte connects with a leg kick. Warror looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Whyte was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Warror - that will leave a mark!
Whyte walks forward, straight into a front kick from Warror.
Whyte scores with a head kick.
Warror throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warror throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warror.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Warror dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Warror throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warror thumps Whyte with a low kick.
Warror scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Warror finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Whyte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick from Warror.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Warror.
Whyte scores with a jab. Warror acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Warror is looking to slow Whyte down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
Warror uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whyte has time to react.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Warror lands a leg kick that knocks Whyte off balance momentarily.
Warror is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whyte can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Warror.
A right-left combo lands from Warror.
Warror moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Warror throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whyte connects with a body shot that sends Warror's belly button to the back.
Warror throws a leg kick
and Whyte finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whyte.
Warror takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Whack! Whyte lands a heavy head kick that drops Warror. The ref tackles Whyte to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Warror was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Benson Whyte!
Benson Whyte is the new welterweight champion!
Benson Whyte tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.