PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Ban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Ray White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ban
vs
Ray White

225 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

205 cm
23
295 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Omar Ban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Ray White!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Dale Ray White has been cut.
Ban throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
White missing with a left hand there. Ban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ban knocks White to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

White is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White tries to bench press Ban off him but Ban keeps the position.
White is still in real trouble! Can Ban finish him?
Ban will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
White manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
White is pressing down on Ban's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ban is holding on for now.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ban defending well though.
White is trying to control. Ban wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White thows a huge punch but Ban dodges it nicely.
Ban missing with punches from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.

That has opened up Dale Ray White's cut even more.

White shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ban is trying to defend but White finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White working the head and body with strikes.
Ban avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
Ban is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
White blocks the strikes from Ban.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ban is trying to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ban looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
White moves out of range as Ban strikes.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Ban tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ban keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
White has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ban.
White looks gassed!
Ban lands a head kick that stumbles White and the fighters go to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ban throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Ban stopping the sweep attempt from White.

Ban is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
White is trying to control the position but Ban postures up.
Ban throwing strikes but missing.
Ban working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
Ban knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ban wants to stand but White has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ban with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ban throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Ban throws a big right hand that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Omar Ban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ban moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ban lands a front kick.
Ban throws a nice head kick!

The cut above Dale Ray White's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ban misses with a head kick.
Ban throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Dale Ray White's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ban scores with a head kick.
Omar Ban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ban throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ban throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dale Ray White's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Omar Ban!