PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Whibley (ranked 4747 p4p, 4678 weight class) and Zander Nisbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Whibley
vs
Nisbit

170 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 1

170 cm
25
160
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Elmo Whibley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zander Nisbit !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whibley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Whibley does no damage.
Whibley lands a really nice looking cross but Nisbit seems unphased.
Nisbit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nisbit moves away from the strike by Whibley.

Nisbit has Whibley up against the cage in a clinch.
Nisbit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Nisbit to work.
Whibley can't find room to land a body shot as Nisbit controls the action.
Whibley swings wildly with an uppercut but Nisbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whibley working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nisbit .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whibley misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nisbit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whibley throws a punch but it's blocked by Nisbit .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nisbit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whibley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whibley throws a head punch that misses.
Nisbit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whibley backwards.
Nisbit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whibley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nisbit pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nisbit blocking some punches.
Whibley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whibley.
Whibley misses with the head strike.
Whibley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Nisbit has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Whibley uses from the top position.
Whibley tries to free his leg and advance position but Nisbit is retaining full guard.
Whibley trying to control the position from guard on top but Nisbit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nisbit wants to sweep here but Whibley controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whibley trying to control the position from guard on top but Nisbit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whibley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Whibley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nisbit lands with a short shot to the head.
Nisbit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Nisbit wants the takedown. Whibley is fighting it off but Nisbit persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Whibley's guard against the cage.
Nisbit throws a strike but Whibley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Whibley stops Nisbit from standing up.
Nisbit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nisbit keeping full guard, as Whibley tries to pass.
Whibley is working hard here to advance position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nisbit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Whibley wants to control from the top but Nisbit keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whibley is pushing down on Nisbit 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nisbit is fighting to maintain full guard but Whibley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nisbit wants to improve his position but Whibley is controlling well.
Nisbit pushes Whibley off looking to stand but Whibley dives back in and keeps control.
Whibley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nisbit wants to get back to full guard but Whibley has mounted him!
Whibley moves to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Elmo Whibley will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nisbit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whibley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nisbit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Whibley to score with a decent uppercut.
Nisbit walks into a stiff left hand from Whibley.
Elmo Whibley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nisbit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nisbit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nisbit swings wildly with an uppercut but Whibley uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Whibley.
Whibley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nisbit .
Nisbit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whibley swings wildly with an uppercut but Nisbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whibley takes a shot to the head.
Nisbit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whibley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nisbit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whibleys head.
Nisbit tries to pull guard but Whibley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nisbit pushes Whibley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nisbit blocking some punches.
Nisbit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whibley throws a punch but it's blocked by Nisbit .
Whibley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nisbit backwards.
Whibley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zander Nisbit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nisbit blocks an uppercut.
Nisbit lands an uppercut.
Whibley misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nisbit .
Whibley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whibley scores with a shot to the side of Nisbit 's head.
Nisbit misses with an elbow over the top.
Whibley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nisbit leaning his opponent against the cage.
Whibley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nisbit prevents a body shot from Whibley.
Nisbit blocking some punches.
Whibley misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whibley throws a punch but it's blocked by Nisbit .
Whibley swings wildly with an uppercut but Nisbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nisbit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whibley throws a punch but it's blocked by Nisbit .
Nisbit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nisbit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nisbit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whibley backwards.
Whibley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whibley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whibley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nisbit .
Whibley has a couple of punches blocked by Nisbit .
Nisbit lands a nice uppercut.
Whibley misses with a punch to the body.
Nisbit is stalling here.
Whibley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nisbit is defending well for now.
Nisbit avoiding damage.
Nisbit lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nisbit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whibley misses with some punches.
Whibley scores with a shot to the side of Nisbit 's head.
Whibley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nisbit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nisbit blocks an uppercut.

Nisbit ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nisbit no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Whibley controlling from the top position.
Nisbit trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Whibley is stalling in the full guard.
Nisbit is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whibley trying to control but Nisbit is working from the bottom.

Whibley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nisbit looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nisbit looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nisbit !

Nisbit throws an elbow but Whibley slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whibley tries to buck Nisbit off but Nisbit is having none of it.
Zander Nisbit has got the better of the ground game so far.

Nisbit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Whibley can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zander Nisbit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Whibley lands with a cross.
Nisbit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whibley.
Whibley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nisbit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nisbit tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nisbit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whibley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whibley lands with a shot to the body.
Whibley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nisbit in his tracks.
Whibley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whibley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nisbit on the side of the head.
Nisbit staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whibley lunges at Nisbit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nisbit 's hand.
Nisbit walks into a straight right hand from Whibley.
A slow jab from Whibley misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whibley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nisbit .

Nisbit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whibley swings wildly with an uppercut but Nisbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nisbit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whibley misses with some punches.
Nisbit lands with a right to the head.
Whibley throws a head punch that misses.
Nisbit blocking some punches.
Whibley working aggressively here.
Nisbit lands with a light punch inside.
Whibley swings wildly with an uppercut but Nisbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nisbit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whibley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nisbit misses with a knee to the head.
Nisbit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whibley backwards.
Whibley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nisbit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nisbit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whibley throws a head punch that misses.
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 short right from Whibley.
Whibley misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nisbit has Whibley pushed against the cage.
Whibley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whibley struggles to land a body shot inside as Nisbit controls his hands.
Nisbit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nisbit swings wildly with an uppercut but Whibley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nisbit lands with a light punch inside.
Nisbit swings wildly with an uppercut but Whibley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nisbit scores with a shoulder strike.
Nisbit scores with a shot to the side of Whibley's head.
Whibley misses with some punches.
Whibley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whibley misses with the head strike.
Whibley lands with a left to the head.

Nisbit jumps guard and drags Whibley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Whibley slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whibley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nisbit keeps working.
Nisbit is in trouble now - Whibley has advanced to mount!
Whibley is looking to take Nisbit 's back but instead Nisbit gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Whibley trying to control the action but Nisbit is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nisbit is looking for a sweep. Whibley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whibley wants to pass to mount but Nisbit is defending the position.
Nisbit is trying to stand back up but Whibley is controlling him
Whibley trying to control the action but Nisbit is working from the bottom.

Whibley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Whibley is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Elmo Whibley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Whibley 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elmo Whibley!