PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marky Mark (ranked 354 p4p, 54 weight class) and Just Whymer (ranked 373 p4p, 57 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mark
vs
Whymer

217 cm
22
211 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

194 cm
22
209 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marky Mark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Whymer misses
and Mark counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Mark misses.
A leg kick checked by Whymer.
Mark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mark throws a right hand that misses
and Mark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whymer looks to land a right hand but Mark moved out of range.
Mark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mark scores with a punch to the head.
Mark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circling - Whymer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whymer looks to land a left hand but Mark moved out of range nicely.
Mark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marky Mark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mark walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whymer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mark.
Mark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whymer throws a body punch but Mark moves out of range.
Mark is looking to counter with head kicks.
A swing and a miss from Whymer.
Mark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Whymer catches Mark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark misses with a two punch combination.
Whymer misses with an uppercut.
Mark avoids the body shot from Whymer.
Mark throws a right and a left that Whymer avoids nicely.
Whymer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mark misses with a double jab.
Mark looks to score with a jab to the body but Whymer is just out of range.
Whymer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whymer.
Mark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whymer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
Whymer throws an overhand right that lands on Mark's shoulder, as Mark tries to avoid the shot.
Whymer looks to throw a body kick
and Mark counters with a series of strikes. Whymer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whymer loads up on a big right hand but Mark slips the punch.
Whymer misses the jab.
Mark thows a leg kick but Whymer checks it
and Whymer 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!
Nice cross by Whymer.
Whymer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mark.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Whymer.
Whymer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mark misses with an uppercut.
Whymer throws a big shot that misses.
Whymer throws a leg kick but Mark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mark misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whymer.
A jab from Mark misses.
Whymer 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.

It looks like Marky Mark has been cut.
Whymer throws a looping overhand right but Mark ducks down to avoid it.
Mark ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whymer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Whymer cracks Mark with a good jab.
Whymer just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Whymer misses.
Mark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whymer.
A big left from Mark misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whymer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whymer looks to land a left hand but Mark moved out of range nicely.
Mark thuds his right hand into Whymer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mark lands with a cross.
Mark tries to work over Whymer's front leg with a kick but Whymer checks it.
Whymer connects with a body shot that sends Mark's belly button to the back.
Mark staying out of range there.
Mark defending well as Whymer loads up on a big left hand.
Whymer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whymer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good exchange - Mark coming out on top.
Mark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whymer lands with a shot to the body.
Whymer throws a big shot that misses.
Mark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Whymer to counter with a crisp jab.
Whymer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mark had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Whymer avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whymer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whymer walks into a straight right hand from Mark.
Mark looks to land a right hand but Whymer moved out of range.
Whymer takes a swing at Mark's ribcage but misses.
Whymer with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whymer.
Mark throws a head kick that misses.
Mark blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer misses with a wild body shot.
Mark lands with an uppercut that bounces Whymer off the cage and back into range.
Mark works Whymer's body with a nice hook.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Just Whymer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marky Mark's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marky Mark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whymer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Whymer's head.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mark moves away from the strike by Whymer.
Mark lands a front kick.
Whymer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mark defending well as Whymer loads up on a big left hand.
Mark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whymer misses with a straight right.
Whymer defending well as Mark loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whymer drops his hands momentarily and Mark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Whymer throws a body punch but Mark moves out of range.
Mark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whymer.
Whymer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mark's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Nice defenses there by Mark.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer looks to land a combination but Mark avoids it well.
Mark throws a head kick but Whymer moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mark.
Mark throws a head kick that misses
and Whymer counters with a nice body shot.
Mark throws a series of punches but Whymer avoids them all with ease.
Mark walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whymer lands a nice looking body shot.
Mark pushes Whymer away with a front kick.
Mark blocks a jab.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Whymer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mark was well out of range. Poor timing from Whymer.
Whymer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mark.
Whymer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mark was well out of range. Poor timing from Whymer.
Mark walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Whymer misses its intended target.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whymer connects with a body shot.
Mark throws a solid leg kick but Whymer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mark.
Mark loads up on a big right hand but Whymer slips the punch.
Mark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Just Whymer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mark throws a solid leg kick but Whymer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mark.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whymer missing with a left hand there. Mark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whymer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark throws a right hand that Whymer ducks under and follows up with a left that Whymer also avoids with ease.
Whymer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mark lands a really nice looking cross but Whymer seems unphased.
Mark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Whymer misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Mark finds it's way through Whymer's defenses.
Mark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Whymer throws a front kick that sends Mark stumbling back into the cage.
Whymer scores with a jab. Mark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a jab but it's blocked by Mark.
Mark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whymer just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Whymer.
Mark lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Mark. Beautiful body shot.
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Mark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whymer tries to score with a low kick but Mark moves his leg out of the way.
Whymer scores with a body shot.
Mark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whymer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whymer swings for the body but Mark moves out of range.
Mark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whymer scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mark tries a head kick but it misses.
Whymer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mark with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mark works over Whymer's head and body with a nice combination.
Mark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whymer connects with a leg kick. Mark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whymer scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Whymer.
Whymer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whymer throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.
Mark tries a head kick but it misses.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
Whymer lands with a nice body punch.
Mark misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mark.
Mark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mark misses with a right hand
and Mark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whymer. Mark does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Just Whymer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marky Mark's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mark thumps Whymer with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Mark.
Mark tried to counter with a leg kick but Whymer avoided it.
Mark misses with a few strikes there.
Whymer connects with the punch.
Mark moves away from the strike by Whymer.
Mark tries to land a front kick but Whymer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice cross by Whymer.
Whymer missing with a left hand there. Mark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whymer looks to land a left hand but Mark moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Whymer misses.
A little feinted left hand from Mark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whymer lands a right hook to the body.
Whymer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mark's sensitive parts.
Mark tests Whymer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Whymer catches Mark with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whymer throws out a counter right but Mark avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mark.
Whymer avoids the head kick by Mark.
Whymer lands an overhand right.
Whymer lands the left hand.
Whymer ducks under a wild hook from Mark.
Whymer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Mark misses.
Mark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Whymer.
Whymer throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Mark wants to slow Whymer down by chopping away at his legs.
Whymer cracks Mark with a good jab.
Whymer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mark scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Whymer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Whymer blocks a head kick by Mark.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whymer manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mark misses
and Whymer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mark takes one to the side of the head.

Mark is rocked!
Mark lands with a good body shot.
Oh Mark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whymer lands a nice looking body kick.
Mark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whymer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Mark seems to have got his legs back now.
A telegraphed right hand from Mark misses the target.
Mark scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Mark. That snapped Whymer's head back.
Mark wants to land a leg kick but Whymer is out of range.
Mark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whymer throws out the jab.
Mark misses with a straight right.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark throws out a loose jab but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whymer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mark.
Mark bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A jab from Mark misses.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
A big right from Whymer misses.
Mark misses with a leg kick
and Whymer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whymer throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.
Whymer scores with a jab to the body.
Whymer misses with a two punch combination.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Mark lands a right hook to the body.
Mark throws a leg kick but Whymer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mark jabs at Whymer's body.
Whymer lands a nice looking body shot.
Just Whymer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
A jab from Whymer misses.
Mark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mark throws a wild body kick that Whymer sees coming a mile off.
Whymer misses with an uppercut.
Mark throws a hook but Whymer blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Whymer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Whymer checks a leg kick.
Whymer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Whymer.
Mark throws a poor cross that misses
letting Whymer counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mark throws a lazy body kick
and Whymer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whymer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Just Whymer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whymer 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Just Whymer!
Just Whymer thanked the fans post fight for their support.