PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Von Alkum (ranked 902 p4p, 1358 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 132 p4p, 195 weight class). Klaus Von Alkum has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Von Alkum
vs
White Jr

181 cm
26
160
8 - 4 - 0

170 cm
34
155
21 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Klaus Von Alkum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Alkum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Alkum.
As White Jr looks to move away, Von Alkum throws a big counter combo but White Jr just gets out of the way.
White Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from White Jr.
Von Alkum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Von Alkum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Von Alkum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

White Jr rushes Von Alkum and presses him up against the cage.
White Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Alkum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Alkum blocks an elbow strike.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.
Von Alkum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Von Alkum gets through White Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Von Alkum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White Jr cracks a nice hook into Von Alkum's ribs.
Von Alkum throws a leg kick but White Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
White Jr throws a right and a left that Von Alkum avoids nicely.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Alkum.
White Jr throws a hook but Von Alkum blocks it.
Von Alkum scores with a shot to the body.
Von Alkum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White Jr tries to clinch but Von Alkum moves out of range.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Alkum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
Von Alkum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Alkum.
White Jr misses with an uppercut. Von Alkum saw that one coming.
White Jr misses with a hook. Von Alkum ducked under it nicely.
White Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
White Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Alkum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Alkum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
White Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Alkum is just out of range.
White Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Von Alkum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick from Von Alkum misses.
Von Alkum digs a good hook to White Jr's body.
Nice defenses there by Von Alkum.
White Jr takes a swing at Von Alkum's ribcage but misses.
Von Alkum throwing a counter right hand but White Jr manages to avoid it.
Von Alkum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White Jr.
White Jr wants to counter the offense by Von Alkum and move into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from White Jr.
Von Alkum misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from White Jr misses.
White Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Alkum scores with the left hand. White Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Von Alkum stuns White Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Alkum lands a glancing blow to the side of White Jr's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Von Alkum does a little dance to reset his feet.
White Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum looks to score with a jab to the body but White Jr is just out of range.
Von Alkum scores with the left hand. White Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Von Alkum misses with a hook. White Jr ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like White Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Von Alkum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White Jr missing with a left hand there. Von Alkum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White Jr connects with a body shot.
Von Alkum misses with a hook to the body

and White Jr counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Alkum throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White Jr obliges.
White Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Von Alkum controls the action.
White Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Von Alkum is blocking nicely.
Von Alkum lands a shoulder strike.
Von Alkum stalls.
White Jr tries a body shot but Von Alkum blocks it.
White Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Alkum backwards.
Von Alkum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr missing with knees to the body.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Alkum's elbow.
Von Alkum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White Jr misses with a knee strike.
Von Alkum scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Alkum is trying to push White Jr away but White Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've been informed that White Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
White Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Alkum controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruce White Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

White Jr takes a kick to the side of the head.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Alkum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White Jr misses with a left hand
and Von Alkum counters with a nice uppercut.

Oooooh!!! Von Alkum has knocked White Jr down with a huge combo! Von Alkum steps away and waves a wobbly White Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

White Jr is rocked!

It looks like Bruce White Jr has been cut.
Von Alkum swings for the body but White Jr moves out of range.
White Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Von Alkum finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Von Alkum lands a left and a right that send White Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Von Alkum thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Von Alkum throws a leg kick but White Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
White Jr wants to clinch.
White Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
White Jr connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Alkum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
White Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
White Jr connects with a body shot that sends Von Alkum's belly button to the back.
White Jr throws a front kick aimed at Von Alkum's knee but Von Alkum avoids it well.
Von Alkum lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Von Alkum lands a nice hook to White Jr's body. White Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
White Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Von Alkum throws a head kick that misses.
White Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Alkum circles away.
White Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum moves away from the strike by White Jr.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White Jr checks a leg kick.
Von Alkum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Von Alkum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Alkum. Von Alkum obviously looking to wear him down.
White Jr throws a jab when Von Alkum was well out of range.
White Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Alkum circles away.
Von Alkum throws a quick counter kick to the body but White Jr avoids it.
White Jr jabs Von Alkum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from White Jr.
White Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Von Alkum throws a hook to the side of White Jr's head but White Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White Jr throws the kick towards the body but Von Alkum avoids it.
White Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr swings for the body but Von Alkum moves out of range.
White Jr misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Von Alkum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White Jr clobbers Von Alkum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slow jab from White Jr misses its intended target.
Von Alkum appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Von Alkum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White Jr's head.
Von Alkum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

White Jr darts in and clinches Von Alkum up against the cage.
White Jr scores with a shot to the side of Von Alkum's head.
Von Alkum lands a nice shot to the body.

Von Alkum breaks the clinch.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Alkum misses the target.
Von Alkum scores with a nice strike.
White Jr tries to clinch but Von Alkum is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

White Jr rushes Von Alkum and presses him up against the cage.
Von Alkum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of White Jrs head.
White Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Alkum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Von Alkum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Alkum blocks the elbow strike.
White Jr lands an uppercut.

Von Alkum breaks from the clinch.
Von Alkum thuds his shin into the meat of White Jr's side.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Alkum.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Alkum lands a high kick!
White Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Von Alkum dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce White Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Von Alkum throws a jab but it's blocked by White Jr.
Von Alkum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Alkum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Alkum scores with a sloppy right hand. White Jr should have avoided that one.
White Jr throws a body punch but Von Alkum moves out of range.
Von Alkum connects with a high kick.
White Jr misses the body punch
and Von Alkum counters with a straight right hand.
Von Alkum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White Jr.
A counter left hand to the body from Von Alkum misses its target.
Von Alkum circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Von Alkum was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White Jr.
White Jr takes a swing at Von Alkum's ribcage but misses.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Alkum swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Von Alkum counters with a nice uppercut.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Alkum moves away.
Von Alkum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Von Alkum was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White Jr.
Klaus Von Alkum is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Alkum doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Von Alkum throws a shot from downtown. White Jr moves away and avoids it.
Von Alkum misses with a body shot.
Von Alkum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
Von Alkum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Von Alkum scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Von Alkum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Von Alkum avoids the body shot from White Jr.
Von Alkum lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Alkum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good exchange - Von Alkum coming out on top.
Von Alkum ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Alkum blocks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Alkum. White Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Alkum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Von Alkum rather than just go for the knockout.
White Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Alkum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Von Alkum is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
White Jr cracks Von Alkum with a right hand to the side of the head.
White Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Alkum.
Von Alkum throwing a counter right hand but White Jr manages to avoid it.
White Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White Jr misses with a body punch
and Von Alkum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr scores with a body shot.
Von Alkum defending well as White Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Von Alkum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Von Alkum throws a big shot that misses.
Von Alkum scores with a jab.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Von Alkum.
White Jr avoids the body shot from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum slips a jab and a cross from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Von Alkum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Von Alkum lands a really nice looking cross but White Jr seems unphased.
Von Alkum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr looks to clinch
and Von Alkum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White Jr throws a body punch but Von Alkum moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Von Alkum coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White Jr throws a leg kick but Von Alkum moved away.
Von Alkum lands a slapping body shot.
White Jr misses with a low kick.
White Jr darts in trying to clinch
letting Von Alkum counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Von Alkum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Von Alkum 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Von Alkum!
A very excited looking Klaus Von Alkum made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Bruce White Jr had this to say: 'I'm sorry. I should have done better.'.