PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amara Gale (ranked 6006 p4p, 3395 weight class) and Frank Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 485 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Gale
vs
Whitaker

189 cm
21
194
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
205
5 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amara Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker connects with a nice looking jab.
Whitaker throws a jab when Gale was well out of range.
Gale is looking to counter punch.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gale.
Gale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gale throws a series of punches but Whitaker moves out of range.
It seemed like Whitaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Whitaker lands a left and a right that send Gale crashing to the mat, dazed. Whitaker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Amara Gale has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Gale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whitaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitaker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale moves out of range of the strikes.
Gale is looking to counter punch.
Whitaker scores with a hook.

Whitaker drops Gale with a beautiful combination! Gale stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whitaker is looking for the KO!
Whitaker misses with a hook.
It looked like Gale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitaker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whitaker throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
It looked like Gale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
Gale went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Gale is just out of range.
Gale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frank Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker catches Gale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gale misses with a right hand
and Whitaker counters with a straight right hand.
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Whitaker scores with a nice strike.
Gale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gale manages to avoid it.
Gale misses with a lunging right hand
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitaker.
Gale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gale scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whitaker in his tracks.
Whitaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Gale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big right from Gale misses.
Gale misses with a hook
and Whitaker counters with a nice body shot.
Gale throws an off balance right hand
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker digs a good body shot into Gale's ribs.
Gale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 scores with a nice right hand.
Whitaker throws a big shot that misses.
Whitaker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice shot by Gale.
Gale misses with an uppercut
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Whitaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amara Gale's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Whitaker throws a lazy uppercut

and Gale counters with a nice right hand that sends Whitaker toppling to the canvas! Whitaker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gale finish him?!
Gale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Gale walks into a left hand.
Gale swings widly with a right hand
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker takes a swing at Gale's ribcage but misses.
Whitaker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Whitaker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gale defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Gale throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Gale moved out of range.
Gale walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gale misses with a lunging right hand
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. Gale saw that one coming.
Gale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Gale is out of range.
Whitaker misses with a hook

and Gale counters with a crisp one two that drops Whitaker! Gale thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Whitaker to his feet! Whitaker is in big trouble!
Whitaker stuns Gale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whitaker lands a really nice looking cross but Gale seems unphased.
Gale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitaker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Gale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Whitaker throws an off balance right hand
and Gale counters with a stiff right hand.
Gale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitaker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Gale moves away and avoids it.
Gale throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Gale slips under a jab from Whitaker.
Gale is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whitaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whitaker throws a hook to the side of Gale's head but Gale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gale throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Whitaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gale avoids the body shot from Whitaker.
Gale moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
It looked like Gale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gale slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker.
An attempted straight right counter from Gale misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
Gale is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gale slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gale misses the target.
Whitaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitaker throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gale to counter with a crisp jab.
Gale throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitaker.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Whitaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Amara Gale's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Whitaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gale.
Gale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whitaker.
Whitaker blocks a jab.
Whitaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gale slips a straight right by Whitaker.
Whitaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker.
An attempted straight right counter from Gale misses the target.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Gale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whitaker.
Gale throws out a loose jab but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gale moves away from the strike by Whitaker.
Gale throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Whitaker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Whitaker throws an off balance right hand
and Gale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker lands with a nice body punch.
Gale misses with a right hand
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. Gale saw that one coming.
It looked like Gale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Whitaker.
A shot to the body from Whitaker misses
letting Gale counter with a right hand.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Gale throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Whitaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gale doesn't seem phased though.
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 an overhand right that lands on Gale's shoulder, as Gale tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Gale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gale ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gale might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gale avoids the body shot from Whitaker.
An attempted straight right counter from Gale misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whitaker lands a left and a right that send Gale crashing to the mat, dazed. Whitaker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gale is rocked!
Whitaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gale throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Gale moves away from the strike by Whitaker.
It looked like Gale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gale throwing a counter right hand but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Whitaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. Gale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Gale moved out of range.
Gale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gale moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a series of strikes that have Gale backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitaker throws a right hand that misses
and Gale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whitaker blocks a jab.
Gale throws a big shot that misses.
Whitaker connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Whitaker finds it's way through Gale's defenses.
Gale misses with a hook
and Whitaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amara Gale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Whitaker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gale throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Whitaker!