PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigandi Legend (ranked 25451 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Marcus White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Legend
vs
White

150 cm
25
265
2 - 6 - 0

195 cm
25
265
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sigandi Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus White!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

White clinches up with Legend and pushes him back against the cage.
Legend takes a shot to the head.
Legend wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
White is leaning against Legend and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from White.
A short right from White on the inside.
Legend is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Legend has had enough of the clinch but White keeps him there for the moment.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
Legend is breathing heavily.
Legend tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from White.
Legend is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

White has Legend pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. White pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Legend tumbling to the mat - White dives into Legend's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legend wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Legend. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Legend is retaining full guard.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legend wants to stand but White is controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Legend takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

White clinches up with Legend and pushes him back against the cage.
White digs a right hand underneath Legend's ribcage. Legend let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
A short left from White.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from White.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White lands a right hand.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from White.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Legend or not.
White digs a right hand underneath Legend's ribcage. Legend let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legend backwards.

Legend is rocked!
Legend takes a shot to the head.
Oh Legend is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from White on the inside.
White lands a big right hand that drops Legend! The killer instinct kicks in and White finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by White!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus White!