PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Whitaker (ranked 206 p4p, 641 weight class) and Jacques Chaize (ranked 25 p4p, 87 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Whitaker
vs
Chaize

177 cm
35
160
29 - 13 - 0

170 cm
36
160
22 - 13 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Whitaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques Chaize!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chaize takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chaize at a distance.
Whitaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whitaker misses the jab.
Whitaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Chaize is looking to clinch.
Whitaker digs a good body shot into Chaize's ribs.
Chaize displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jacques Chaize seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chaize walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whitaker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Chaize clinches up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whitaker .

Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whitaker punishes Chaize's body with a nice straight punch.
Chaize misses with a body punch
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaize takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whitaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chaize manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Whitaker blocks the leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chaize lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Whitaker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Whitaker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chaize throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whitaker misses with a right hand
and Chaize counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaize keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaize is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaize takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
Chaize throws a leg kick
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Chaize 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.
Chaize throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chaize misses with a body shot
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
Chaize closes the distance but Whitaker moves to the side
and Whitaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chaize misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Whitaker blocks the low kick.
Chaize throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitaker connects with a nice looking jab.
Whitaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chaize takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker checks the leg kick.
Chaize wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Whitaker .
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaize.
Chaize goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chaize is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Whitaker rather than just go for the knockout.
A leg kick checked by Whitaker .
Whitaker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chaize throws a leg kick but Whitaker moved away.
Chaize fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whitaker is out of range.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaize.
Whitaker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whitaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Whitaker throws a hook but Chaize blocks it.
Chaize now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Chaize is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chaize rushes Whitaker and presses him up against the cage.
Chaize tries a knee to the head but Whitaker blocks it.
Whitaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaize misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaize's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Whitaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chaize misses with some punches.
A short right from Whitaker .
Whitaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Whitaker .

Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Whitaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Chaize staying out of range there.
Chaize is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaize.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Whitaker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whitaker misses with a double jab.

Chaize rushes Whitaker and presses him up against the cage.
Whitaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaize controls his hands.
Chaize misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Whitaker as the two fighters clinch.
Chaize putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Whitaker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chaize's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chaize tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chaize misses with some punches.
Whitaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chaize looking to slow down the pace here.
Chaize is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Whitaker has denied him.
Whitaker managing to block the knees to the body from Chaize.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize prevents a body shot from Whitaker .
Chaize lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chaize stalls.
Jacques Chaize seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Whitaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chaize on the side of the head.
Chaize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaize throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Chaize checks a leg kick.
Chaize wants to clinch.
Chaize ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chaize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaize moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Whitaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whitaker tries to bum rush Chaize with a series of wild strikes but Chaize uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chaize uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitaker .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Chaize moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Chaize.
Whitaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaize was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker .
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Chaize moved out of range.
Chaize scores with a body shot.
Chaize scores with the left hand. Whitaker knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Chaize moved out of range.
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chaize can do to turn this around?
Chaize throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Chaize. Those never looked like landing.
Whitaker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chaize slips under a jab from Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Chaize tries to clinch but Whitaker moves away
and Whitaker counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range.
It seemed like Chaize was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whitaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
Chaize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaize was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker .
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chaize's hands.
Whitaker misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker cracks Chaize with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whitaker checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chaize looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Chaize drives through and clinches with Whitaker against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaize obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chaize tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whitaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chaize backwards.
Chaize working Whitaker over with knees to the body.
Whitaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaize tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker 's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Whitaker .
Chaize goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Chaize controls his hands.
Whitaker tries a body shot but Chaize blocks it.
Whitaker is working Chaize over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Chaize.
Whitaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chaize's elbow.
Whitaker tries to throw a body punch but Chaize avoids it by throwing Whitaker back against the cage.
Come on Chaize - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Whitaker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Whitaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chaize.
Chaize throws a low kick but it's checked well by Whitaker .
Chaize swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whitaker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chaize finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whitaker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whitaker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whitaker throws a body punch but Chaize moves out of range.
Chaize is looking for the big counter here.
Whitaker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chaize stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaize misses with a double jab
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Chaize slips under a jab from Whitaker .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
A jab from Whitaker finds it's way through Chaize's defenses.
Whitaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Whitaker throws an overhand right that lands on Chaize's shoulder, as Chaize tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chaize uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitaker .
Chaize tries to clinch up but Whitaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Chaize throws a hook but Whitaker blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whitaker checks a leg kick.
Whitaker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chaize throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitaker walks into a jab.
Chaize tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaize is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Whitaker with a body shot.
Chaize scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Whitaker doesn't seem bothered though.
Whitaker avoids the body shot from Chaize.
Chaize blocks a jab.
Whitaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chaize is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chaize throws a body shot but no joy.
Chaize lunges at Whitaker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whitaker 's hand.
Whitaker checks a leg kick.
Chaize works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whitaker moves forwards but Chaize connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker lands a nice shot that snaps Chaize's head back.
Whitaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chaize 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.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chaize throws a body punch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chaize was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker .
Chaize only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Whitaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roy Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaize slips under a jab from Whitaker .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaize ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Chaize tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Chaize is just out of range.
Chaize lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whitaker backs up against the cage.
Whitaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jacques Chaize has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chaize misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whitaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitaker scores with the left hand. Chaize knows he should have avoided that one.
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Chaize is out of range.
Chaize takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker lands with a good body shot.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whitaker lands a jab.
Chaize throws a hook to the side of Whitaker 's head but Whitaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chaize throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chaize.
Whitaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chaize needs to keep his hands up - Whitaker had a free shot at his head there.
Chaize finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whitaker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Whitaker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chaize circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Whitaker .
Whitaker cracks Chaize with a right hand to the side of the head.
Whitaker throws a shot to the body.
Chaize bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whitaker scores with a jab. Chaize acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chaize tries to score with a low kick but Whitaker moves his leg out of the way.
Chaize defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker sets himself, and Chaize steps forward looking for the clinch! Whitaker avoids it this time.
Chaize throws a hook but Whitaker blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Whitaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitaker , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
An out of breath Roy Whitaker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.