PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leeroy Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shawty low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). low has chosen dey know remix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. shawty low has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Whitaker
vs
shawty low

183 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leeroy Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, shawty low!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker cracks low with an open hand slap.
Whitaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
low misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Whitaker does no damage.
low lands a left and a right that sends Whitaker crashing to the canvas! low dives into mount looking to finish!

It looks like Leeroy Whitaker has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker is trying to escape the mount.
Whitaker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Whitaker is stalling in the full guard.

low kicks Whitaker off and gets to his feet.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
low throws a nice looking combination but Whitaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
low slips a straight right by Whitaker.
Whitaker is breathing heavily.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Whitaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitaker throws a jab when low was well out of range.
low throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from low misses.
low throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from low does no damage.
A punch combination from Whitaker misses.
low will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
low misses with a series of wild punches.
Whitaker stuffs the takedown.
Whitaker dips to his left and cracks low with an uppercut!
low throws a nice looking combination but Whitaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
low lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whitaker backs up against the cage.
low throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitaker looks to land a combination but low avoids it well.
low throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Whitaker finds it's way through low's defenses.
Whitaker misses with a few strikes there.
low displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
Whitaker slips a jab and a cross from low.
Whitaker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but low avoids them all with ease.
low looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
low shoots in but Whitaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Whitaker lands a body shot.
Whitaker stuffs the takedown attempt from low. low gets slowly back to his feet.
Leeroy Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shawty low.
No joy there for Whitaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitaker works over low's head and body with a nice combination.
low misses with a double jab.
Whitaker swinging wilding here.
low misses with a wild combination.
low slips a straight right by Whitaker.
Whitaker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as low backs up against the cage.
low misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Whitaker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
low misses with a wild combination.
low throws a series of strikes that have Whitaker backpedaling.
low throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitaker throws a hook but low avoids it easily.
low fails to land with a series of punches.
Whitaker slips a jab and a cross from low.
low rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitaker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitaker stalks low and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into low's face. low staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for low, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from low does no damage.
low throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Whitaker.
Whitaker looks to land a combination but low avoids it well.
Whitaker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for low, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
low avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but low is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Whitaker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Whitaker fails to land with a series of punches.
Whitaker sizes up low with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from low misses.
low throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitaker.
low misses with a wild combination.

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

low breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
low dodges the punch combination from Whitaker.
low falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but low bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
low will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
low throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitaker.
A punch combination from low misses.
low swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
low misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

shawty low dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leeroy Whitaker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Whitaker fails to land with a series of punches.
low throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whitaker!
Whitaker lands a lovely overhand right.
low misses with a combination
and Whitaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
low looks to land a combination but Whitaker avoids it well.
low displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
low misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from low does no damage.
A punch combination from low misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
low throws a right hand that Whitaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitaker also avoids with ease.
low fails to land with a series of punches.
Donk. Whitaker catches low right on the button with a cross.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
low falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whitaker counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
low throws a right hand that Whitaker ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitaker also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitaker misses with a few strikes there.
Whitaker misses with a wild combination.
low misses with a few strikes there.
low throws a combination that misses
and Whitaker counters with a two punch combo.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from low.
low throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitaker misses with a two punch combination.
Leeroy Whitaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
low scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
low tries to bum rush Whitaker with a series of wild strikes but Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitaker stalks low and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into low's face. low staggers backwards, shaken.
Whitaker throws a big shot that misses.
low throws a series of punches but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
low misses with a double jab
and Whitaker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two 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.
Whitaker sizes up low with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
low throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitaker.
low throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitaker's waist but Whitaker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing low off to one side.
Leeroy Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Whitaker lands.
low throws a series of punches but Whitaker avoids them all with ease.
low keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
low throws a right and a left that Whitaker avoids nicely.
low misses with a wild combination.
Whitaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from low.
low misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitaker slips a jab and a cross from low.
low gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Whitaker.
Some wild striking there from low.
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but low bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.
low takes a jab right on the kisser.
shawty low seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from low.
low has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to de liver by Whitaker. Beautiful body shot.
Whitaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and low counters with a one-two to the body.
Whitaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by low.
low on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whitaker misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for low, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
low showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitaker.
Whitaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Whitaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Whitaker.
low looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whitaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whitaker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whitaker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
low shoots in for a double leg but Whitaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

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.
Whitaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitaker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
low throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whitaker tries to bum rush low with a series of wild strikes but low uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
low misses with a double jab.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but low is just out of range.
Whitaker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitaker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and low counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Whitaker scores with a hook.
low shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
low swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

low closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
low wants to stand up but Whitaker is controlling the position.

low stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Whitaker to get to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whitaker misses with a combination
and low counters with a series of strikes. Whitaker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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 Leeroy Whitaker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leeroy Whitaker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

low misses with a double jab.
low shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. low was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker swinging wilding here.
low throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but low moves out of range.
Whitaker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Whitaker throws a series of strikes that have low backpedaling.

low closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Whitaker is looking to regain half guard here but low keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

low has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
low will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
low gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whitaker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whitaker scores with the left hand. low knows he should have avoided that one.
Whitaker throws the left hand but low avoids the punch easily.
low moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Whitaker ducks under a wild hook from low.
low keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
low fails with the takedown.
low slips a jab and a cross from Whitaker.
low swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitaker swinging wilding here.
low misses with the combination.
Whitaker lands with an overhand left.
low throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whitaker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
low swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but low bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitaker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whitaker scores with a shot to the body.
low takes one to the side of the head.
low misses with a jab, cross combination.
low throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitaker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Whitaker is working the combinations to good effect here.
low misses with a double jab
and Whitaker counters with a nice uppercut.
low misses with a two punch combination.
Whitaker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
low misses with a wild combination.
low misses with a two punch combination.
Whitaker misses with a double jab.
low lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whitaker backs up against the cage.
Whitaker slips a jab and a cross from low.
Whitaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker stuffs the takedown.
Whitaker fails to land with a series of punches.
Whitaker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Whitaker dodges the punch combination from low.
Some wild striking there from Whitaker.
low tries to bum rush Whitaker with a series of wild strikes but Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from low misses.
Whitaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but low moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but low moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitaker dodges the punch combination from low.
low takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
low throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by low!
Whitaker slips a jab and a cross from low.
Whitaker lands with a cross.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but low moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whitaker tries to bum rush low with a series of wild strikes but low uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
low avoids a punch combination nicely.
low misses with a jab, cross combination.
Whitaker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
low throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Whitaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
low walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
low looks for a takedown but Whitaker sprawls well.
Leeroy Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shawty low.
Whitaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by low.
low takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
low looks to land a combination but Whitaker avoids it well.
low displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitaker throws out the jab.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Whitaker misses with a two punch combination.
low ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker.
Whitaker throws a series of strikes that have low backpedaling.
low misses with a double jab
enabling Whitaker to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leeroy Whitaker.
I think Whitaker 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

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