PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Humors Lacplesis (ranked 333 p4p, 330 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 42 p4p, 41 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lacplesis
vs
Whitaker

180 cm
34
171
36 - 13 - 1

177 cm
35
160
28 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 36 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cloud9 in the buildup to the fight.
Lacplesis loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker slips the punch.
Lacplesis misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitaker connects with a body shot.
Lacplesis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whitaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whitaker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lacplesis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker .
Lacplesis misses with a leg kick.
Whitaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker lands with a nice combination. Lacplesis backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker scores with a nice strike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Whitaker , as that shot connected.
Some bone on bone action there as Whitaker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from Lacplesis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Whitaker thumps Lacplesis with a low kick.
Lacplesis takes a swing at Whitaker 's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whitaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Whitaker .
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Whitaker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whitaker scores with a hook.
Lacplesis jabs at Whitaker 's body.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitaker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whitaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Lacplesis with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacplesis misses with a low kick as Whitaker jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whitaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whitaker scores with a nice strike.
Whitaker scores with a kick to the body.
Lacplesis connects with a leg kick.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lacplesis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whitaker .
Whitaker connects with a high kick.
Whitaker throws a leg kick
and Lacplesis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Whitaker .
Lacplesis tried to score with a low kick but Whitaker checks it.
Whitaker throws out a counter right but Lacplesis avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Lacplesis misses.
Lacplesis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lacplesis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker scores with a jab. Lacplesis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lacplesis staying out of range there.
Whitaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whitaker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lacplesis staying out of range there.
Lacplesis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lacplesis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacplesis throws an off balance right hand
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitaker connects with a looping right hand.
Lacplesis scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lacplesis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Lacplesis moved out of range.
Whitaker slips under a jab.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis takes one to the side of the head.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot.
Whitaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lacplesis walks into a left hand.
Lacplesis throws a body punch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Whitaker .
A jab from Whitaker does it's job there.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacplesis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lacplesis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Whitaker throws a nice head kick!
Lacplesis throws a solid leg kick but Whitaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lacplesis.
A punch lands to the side of Lacplesis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Whitaker dominated that 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.

Whitaker lands a leg kick that knocks Lacplesis off balance momentarily.
Lacplesis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lacplesis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lacplesis throws a lazy uppercut
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker lands with an uppercut that bounces Lacplesis off the cage and back into range.
Lacplesis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lacplesis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Whitaker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Whitaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lacplesis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Whitaker slips a straight right by Lacplesis.
A little jabbing left from Whitaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whitaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lacplesis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacplesis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lacplesis missing with a left hand there. Whitaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis throws a sloppy body shot
and Whitaker counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis throws a leg kick but Whitaker moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Whitaker slips under a jab.
Whitaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whitaker lands a really nice looking cross but Lacplesis seems unphased.
Whitaker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whitaker lands with a cross.
Whitaker scores with a jab.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lacplesis throws a low kick, looking for Whitaker 's leg but Whitaker calmly moves out of range.
Whitaker slips a straight right by Lacplesis.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitaker .
Jab by Lacplesis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Whitaker throws a leg kick but Lacplesis moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a wild body shot.
Whitaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whitaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacplesis punishes Whitaker 's body with a nice straight punch.
Lacplesis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whitaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitaker jabs Lacplesis right on the nose. Lacplesis blinks but takes it well.
Lacplesis misses with a head kick.
Whitaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lacplesis misses with a lunging right hand
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitaker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis connects with a leg kick.
Whitaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacplesis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lacplesis thows a leg kick but Whitaker checks it
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut.
Whitaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lacplesis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lacplesis. That did some damage!
Lacplesis misses with a looping right.
Lacplesis connects with a nice looking jab.
Whitaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whitaker loads up on a big right hand but Lacplesis slips the punch.
Whitaker slips a jab from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis misses the shot to the body.
Whitaker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lacplesis looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitaker is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Whitaker .
Lacplesis throws out a loose jab but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lacplesis's sensitive parts.
Whitaker scores with a jab. Lacplesis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Whitaker .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacplesis ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Lacplesis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
Lacplesis tries to land a leg kick but Whitaker saw it coming and moves away.
Nice jab there from Lacplesis.
A cross from Whitaker lands.
Lacplesis slips under a jab from Whitaker .
Lacplesis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lacplesis misses with a straight left.
Lacplesis throws an overhand right that lands on Whitaker 's shoulder, as Whitaker tries to avoid the shot.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot
and Whitaker counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whitaker connects with a nice looking jab.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Whitaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lacplesis checks a low kick from Whitaker .
Nice straight punches there by Whitaker . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Whitaker .
Lacplesis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lacplesis walks into a stiff left hand from Whitaker .
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitaker . That's going to slow Lacplesis down.
Whitaker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Whitaker there.
Whitaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitaker lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lacplesis throws a shot from downtown. Whitaker moves away and avoids it.
Lacplesis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Good leg kick by Whitaker .
Whitaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lacplesis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacplesis.
A left lands for Whitaker .
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitaker . That's going to slow Lacplesis down.
Lacplesis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Whitaker is rocked!
Lacplesis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Lacplesis finish him?
Lacplesis loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker slips the punch.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Whitaker as he connects with a hook.
Whitaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lacplesis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Whitaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whitaker lands a body shot.
Humors Lacplesis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Whitaker .
Lacplesis misses with a hook
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Whitaker .
Whitaker cracks Lacplesis with an open hand slap.
Whitaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lacplesis's sensitive parts.
Lacplesis connects with an inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Whitaker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whitaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lacplesis connects with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Lacplesis misses the target.
Lacplesis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lacplesis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Roy Whitaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Lacplesis lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lacplesis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lacplesis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whitaker just manages to avoid it.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Lacplesis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whitaker . That's going to slow Lacplesis down.
Lacplesis throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitaker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lacplesis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whitaker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Whitaker tests Lacplesis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacplesis misses with a lunging right hand
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
Lacplesis staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a push kick but Lacplesis slaps the foot to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Lacplesis misses its target.
Lacplesis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Whitaker will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitaker connects with a body shot that sends Lacplesis's belly button to the back.
Jab, jab by Whitaker - just one landing.
Lacplesis misses with a looping right.
Lacplesis looks to land a left hand but Whitaker moved out of range nicely.
Lacplesis moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWhitaker .
Whitaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Whitaker connects with a leg kick.
Whitaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lacplesis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whitaker .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacplesis throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker .
A head kick misses from Whitaker .
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Whitaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whitaker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Whitaker !
A relieved looking Roy Whitaker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.