PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Whalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Whalen
vs
Pain

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 Sydney, Kendall Whalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrell Pain!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whalen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pain throws a good cross that connects.
Pain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whalen.
Whalen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whalen scores with a leg kick.
Whalen pushes Pain away with a front kick.
Pain jabs Whalen right on the nose. Whalen blinks but takes it well.
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!

Whalen rushes Pain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Whalen.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Whalen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Whalen lands a knee to the body.
Whalen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pain avoids it.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Whalen.
Whalen stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whalen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whalen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whalen with a knee to the head.
Pain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Whalen.
Whalen crunches a lovely knee into Pain's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whalen obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whalen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whalen scores with a knee to the head.
Whalen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pain avoids it.
Whalen lands a knee to the body.
Whalen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Whalen.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Whalen keeps him there for the moment.
Whalen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whalen tries to land knees in the clinch but Pain avoids the damage to the body.
Whalen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pain looks winded!
Whalen lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Whalen keeps him there for the moment.
Whalen stalling.
Whalen landing knees to the body.
Whalen missing with knees to the body.
Whalen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whalen trying to land knees to the body.
Whalen crunches a lovely knee into Pain's ribcage.
Whalen lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Whalen to work.
Whalen scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whalen just leaning against Pain, taking a breather.
Whalen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whalen.
Whalen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whalen landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whalen crunches a lovely knee into Pain's ribcage.
Whalen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Whalen has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Whalen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Whalen scores with a push kick.
Whalen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whalen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Whalen.
Whalen tries to clinch there but Pain circles away.
Pain with a hook.
Whalen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Pain.
Whalen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pain.
Pain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whalen. That one must have hurt.

Whalen has closed the distance and engaged Pain in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whalen with a knee to the head.
Whalen landing knees to the body.
Whalen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whalen landing knees to the body.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Whalen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whalen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Whalen has Pain pressed against the cage.
Whalen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Whalen avoiding damage.
Whalen scores a nice knee to the body.
Whalen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pain can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whalen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whalen trying to land knees to the body.
Whalen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whalen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whalen lands a good knee to the midsection. Pain won't want to take too many of those.
Pain avoiding damage as Whalen throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Whalen to work.
A knee to the head by Whalen.
Whalen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Whalen.
Whalen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Whalen crunches a lovely knee into Pain's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Whalen.
Whalen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pain.
Whalen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Whalen.
Whalen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whalen misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whalen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whalen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Whalen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whalen crunches a lovely knee into Pain's ribcage.
Whalen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whalen is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whalen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whalen scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Whalen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Whalen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pain.
Pain misses with a straight right.
Whalen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whalen thuds his shin into the meat of Pain's side.
Pain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whalen.
Pain tries to bum rush Whalen with a series of wild strikes but Whalen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whalen fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pain tries to keep at a distance but Whalen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whalen lands a good knee to the midsection. Pain won't want to take too many of those.
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee calls for Whalen to work.
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!
Whalen landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whalen obliges.
Whalen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Whalen.
Whalen trying to land knees to the body.
Whalen pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kendall Whalen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Whalen.
Whalen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whalen keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Whalen won't allow it.
Whalen landing knees to the head.
Whalen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tyrell Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Whalen has double underhooks.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whalen connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whalen landing knees to the head.
Whalen lands a good knee to the midsection. Pain won't want to take too many of those.
Pain tries to break free but Whalen pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whalen.
Whalen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Whalen won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Whalen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whalen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Whalen!