PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Joyner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Whaley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Whaley has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Joyner
vs
Whaley

207 cm
18
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Joyner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Whaley!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whaley misses with a few strikes there.
Joyner feinted with a counter takedown.
Whaley blocks a head kick by Joyner.

Whaley moves into the clinch.

Whaley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whaley tries to clinch but Joyner moves out of range.
Whaley is looking to clinch but Joyner is avoiding it.
Joyner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Whaley.
Whaley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joyner attempts a counter takedown but Whaley avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Whaley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Joyner's guard.
Joyner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whaley is controlling him.

Joyner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whaley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joyner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joyner pulls Whaley in close to his closed guard and prevents Whaley from doing any damage or advancing position.
Joyner wants to stand but Whaley is controlling the position.
Whaley postures up.
Joyner wants to sweep but no luck.
Joyner working a defensive guard here.
Whaley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whaley wants to control from the top but Joyner keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Joyner gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whaley to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Joyner manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Whaley is stalling here.
Joyner can't get the takedown.
Joyner goes for a takedown attempt but Whaley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Whaley scores with a takedown into Joyner's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner being controlled here, momentarily.
Joyner keeping moving, preventing Whaley from controlling successfully.
Whaley preventing the sweep.
Joyner is looking to stand up but Whaley isn't so interested in that idea.
Joyner trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Joyner keeping moving, preventing Whaley from controlling successfully.
Joyner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Whaley throws a right hand that Joyner ducks under and follows up with a left that Joyner also avoids with ease.
Joyner drops down looking for a counter takedown but Whaley sprawls and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Joyner tries to keep at a distance but Whaley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whaley controlling the action here for a moment.
Whaley avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whaley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Whaley taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bobby Whaley.
Whaley is looking to clinch but Joyner is avoiding it.
Joyner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whaley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whaley misses with a two punch combination.

Whaley scores with a takedown into Joyner's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Whaley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Joyner throws a hook to the side of Whaley's head but Whaley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whaley doesn't manage to clinch there - Joyner circles away.

Whaley has Joyner up against the cage in a clinch.
Joyner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Whaley working Joyner over with knees to the body.
Whaley stalling.

Whaley lands a takedown into guard.
Whaley trying to control but Joyner is working from the bottom.

Joyner uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Whaley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Joyner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Whaley is in Joyner's guard.
Whaley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whaley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whaley is one step ahead there.
Whaley won't allow Joyner to get back to his feet.
Joyner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joyner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Whaley is defending against the submission attempts here by Joyner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whaley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Whaley is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner lands with a punch from half guard.
Whaley is trying to stand back up but Joyner is controlling him
Whaley trying to control but Joyner postures up.

Joyner 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Joyner stops Whaley from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Joyner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mathew Joyner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Whaley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Joyner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whaley is controlling him.
Bobby Whaley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whaley wants to control from the top but Joyner keeps moving.
Joyner is looking to stand up but Whaley isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whaley's guard.

Whaley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joyner.
Joyner throws a strike but Whaley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joyner controlling the position.
Whaley distracts Joyner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Whaley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Whaley trying to control but Joyner is working from the bottom.
Whaley controlling from the top position.
Joyner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Whaley throwing strikes from guard but Joyner blocks nicely.
Whaley won't allow Joyner to sweep him here.
Whaley wants to control from the top but Joyner keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Joyner is looking to stand up but Whaley isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Joyner dodges the punch combination from Whaley.
Joyner misses with a straight right.
A big left from Joyner misses.

Whaley dives in and scores a takedown into Joyner's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whaley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Whaley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joyner pulls Whaley in close to his closed guard and prevents Whaley from doing any damage or advancing position.
Joyner working a defensive guard here.
Joyner wants to get back to his feet but Whaley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whaley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joyner is looking to stand up but Whaley isn't so interested in that idea.
Whaley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Joyner has control of Whaley's left arm, preventing Whaley from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Whaley tries a head kick but it misses.
Joyner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Whaley throws a right hand that Joyner ducks under and follows up with a left that Joyner also avoids with ease.
Joyner loads up on a big right hand but Whaley slips the punch.

Whaley pushes Joyner up against the cage in a clinch.
Joyner letting Whaley take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Joyner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joyner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joyner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Whaley to keep the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whaley has Joyner pressed against the cage.
Joyner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joyner takes an elbow to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Whaley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whaley 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Whaley!