PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon White (ranked 4732 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Baker (ranked 4679 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

White
vs
Baker

187 cm
18
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vernon White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Baker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Hemmingworth and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Baker misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Baker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Baker's head.
White drops his hands momentarily and Baker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Vernon White has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baker's hands.
Baker connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donk. White catches Baker right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baker misses with a hook to the body
and White counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a combination
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baker tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baker's knee momentarily.
Baker misses with a double jab.
White swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White scores with the left hand. Baker knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Baker lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker misses with a combination
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker looks winded!
Baker misses with a left hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker misses with an uppercut
letting White counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vernon White's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

White lands a leg kick that knocks Baker off balance momentarily.
Baker throws a lazy uppercut
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Baker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker misses with a takedown
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with a right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker throws an off balance right hand
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Vernon White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by White.
White connects with the punch.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baker looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
And White counters with a quick kick to the body but Baker blocks it.
James Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White lands a body shot.
White scores with a head kick. Baker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baker misses with a combination
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vernon White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vernon White's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baker misses with a hook to the body
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker misses with an uppercut.
White with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White thuds a left hand into Baker's body.
Baker takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White lands a lovely overhand right.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Baker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Baker throws a right hand that misses
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses with a double jab
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baker misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
White lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baker misses with a right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Baker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, White has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Baker seems unphased.
Baker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baker misses with a right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker misses with a combination
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vernon White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White sizes up Baker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by White.
Baker swings away with a body shot that misses
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Erwin scores the fight for Vernon White!
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight for Vernon White!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Vernon White!

Vernon White wins by unanimous decision!