PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Whitley (ranked 23468 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Bungalow (ranked 4298 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Whitley
vs
Bungalow

210 cm
26
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Whitley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Bungalow!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bungalow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Whitley is trying to defend but Bungalow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Bungalow there.
Bungalow is controlling the pace.
Bungalow wants to stand up but Whitley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Whitley looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bungalow seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitley is pressing down on Bungalow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bungalow preventing the sweep.
Whitley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whitley doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bungalow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bungalow is in close to Whitley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bungalow stands up over Whitley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bungalow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungalow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Whitley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bungalow looking to pass the guard.

Whitley is working an open guard so Bungalow takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bungalow dives in and scores a takedown into Whitley's guard.
Bungalow chips away with some ground and pound.

Whitley is rocked!
Bungalow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oh Whitley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bungalow working some strikes from top position.
Bungalow loads up on a big left hand. Whitley felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bungalow looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Whitley can't hide his disappointment, as Bungalow celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Bungalow!
Bill Bungalow spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.