PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Whitfield (ranked 5521 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Trecozze (ranked 5797 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Whitfield
vs
Trecozze

219 cm
24
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julian Whitfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gino Trecozze!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Whitfield is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trecozze's half guard.
Trecozze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitfield.
Trecozze throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Whitfield really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whitfield perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Whitfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trecozze is trying to stand up here but Whitfield is controlling him well.
Whitfield drops an elbow to the side of Trecozze's head.
Trecozze taking some punishment here, with Whitfield in his half guard.
Whitfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Whitfield is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Whitfield scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trecozze misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Trecozze missing with punches from the bottom.
Whitfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Whitfield is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Trecozze is trying to maintain the position but Whitfield is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trecozze blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whitfield.
Whitfield is nestled in close to Trecozze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Whitfield there.
Whitfield slips a nice elbow through Trecozze's hands, connecting with Trecozze's forehead.
Still in half guard, Whitfield seems content to control.
Trecozze is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whitfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Whitfield working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Whitfield there.
Trecozze taking some punishment here, with Whitfield in his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Whitfield in particular looking to stall.
Whitfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trecozze defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield trying to control the pace.
Whitfield is nestled in close to Trecozze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Trecozze is defending against the submission attempts here by Whitfield.

Whitfield looking for a submission but Trecozze manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Trecozze pulls Whitfield in to control the position.
Whitfield scoring with some ground and pound.
Whitfield lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whitfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Trecozze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield lands a couple of digs.
Whitfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Whitfield stays in close to Trecozze's body and controls the position.
Trecozze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Whitfield is stalling in the full guard.
Whitfield stops Trecozze from standing up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Whitfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whitfield is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Trecozze.

Trecozze moves into the clinch.
Trecozze has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trecozze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whitfield managing to block the knees to the body from Trecozze.

Trecozze tightens his grip and picks Whitfield up, before dumping him to the ground. Whitfield manages to land in guard.
Trecozze wants to get up but he can't break Whitfield's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Trecozze looks winded!

Trecozze drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whitfield manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Trecozze has Whitfield in his guard.

Whitfield working some strikes from top position.
Whitfield postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Trecozze has momentary wrist control but Whitfield slips an elbow through the middle.
Trecozze looking for a sweep. Not yet Trecozze, not yet.
Whitfield landing some decent shots from guard.
Whitfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Whitfield dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trecozze moves into range and clinches up with Whitfield.

Whitfield pulls guard effortlessly.
Trecozze works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Whitfield trying to hold on to Trecozze's head to control him but Trecozze postures up.
Whitfield tries to roll over but Trecozze keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trecozze trying to control from half guard but Whitfield is working away.
Trecozze tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Trecozze is looking to advance position but Whitfield won't allow it.
Whitfield wants to get back to his feet.
Whitfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trecozze can do to turn this around?
Whitfield moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Julian Whitfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Whitfield is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trecozze is aware though and is defending well.
Trecozze throws a big right hand that misses.
Trecozze tries to stand but Whitfield is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whitfield trying to keep a closed guard but Trecozze is proving a slippery customer.

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

Trecozze looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Trecozze throws a strike but Whitfield rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Whitfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitfield lands a couple of digs.
Whitfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Whitfield controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Whitfield working some strikes from top position.
Whitfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Whitfield seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Whitfield with a nice head shot there.
Whitfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trecozze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitfield won't allow Trecozze to get back to his feet.
Whitfield is working Trecozze over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Whitfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Trecozze being controlled here, momentarily.
Whitfield with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trecozze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Trecozze darts in and clinches Whitfield up against the cage.
Trecozze can't break the clinch.

Trecozze pulls guard.
Trecozze is breathing heavily.
Whitfield content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Whitfield with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Whitfield working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trecozze throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Whitfield keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Trecozze's head.
Whitfield with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Whitfield dominated that second round.
That's time! Whitfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Whitfield closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Trecozze did well to prevent Whitfield getting side control.
Whitfield is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Whitfield is looking to take a break and control but Trecozze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whitfield drops an elbow to the side of Trecozze's head.
Whitfield scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Whitfield wants to work for an arm triangle but Trecozze is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Whitfield looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Whitfield slips a nice elbow through Trecozze's hands, connecting with Trecozze's forehead.
Whitfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Whitfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trecozze with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whitfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trecozze has hold of Whitfield's hands but Whitfield slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Whitfield perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Trecozze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trecozze is looking to control Whitfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trecozze avoid being mounted?
Whitfield working Trecozze over with strikes.
Whitfield slows the pace down in half guard.

Whitfield is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Trecozze doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Whitfield.
Whitfield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two 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.

Whitfield seems to be looking for submissions.
Whitfield lands strikes from half guard.
Whitfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Whitfield scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Trecozze is trying to control but can't.
Whitfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whitfield takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Whitfield is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Trecozze is just riding it out for now. Whitfield eventually gives up the hold.
Trecozze tries to get to full guard but Whitfield has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield is nestled in close to Trecozze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Whitfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Trecozze is looking to control Whitfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trecozze avoid being mounted?
Whitfield lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Whitfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Trecozze wants to get back to his feet.
Whitfield prevents Trecozze from improving his position.
Whitfield is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Whitfield sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Whitfield seems to be looking for submissions.
Whitfield working the head and body with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitfield slips a nice elbow through Trecozze's hands, connecting with Trecozze's forehead.
Whitfield content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gino Trecozze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julian Whitfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whitfield seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Trecozze for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Whitfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitfield, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Whitfield!