PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viko Maafala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viko Maafala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Maafala
vs
White

195 cm
23
290 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viko Maafala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry White!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maafala tries to clinch there but White circles away.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
White tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maafala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from White is defended easily by Maafala.

Maafala gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maafala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Maafala stops a takedown attempt from White.
Viko Maafala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry White.
Maafala looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
Maafala lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White avoiding damage as Maafala throws knees to the body.
Maafala is working White over against the cage.
White looks gassed!
Maafala landing some nice looking knees 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!
Maafala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White takes a knee to the side of the body.
White tries to score a body lock takedown but Maafala shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maafala avoiding damage.
Maafala with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Maafala.
Maafala connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
Maafala unloads a knee to the mid-section. White lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maafala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maafala stalls.
A right hand to the body from Maafala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White being controlled against the cage.
Maafala lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Maafala.
Maafala throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maafala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maafala with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maafala.
Maafala lands a knee to the head.
Maafala digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Maafala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maafala working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafala lands a body punch.
Maafala lands with a right to the head.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maafala connects with a knee to the head.
Maafala connects with a knee to the head.
Maafala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maafala scores a nice knee to the body.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maafala is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maafala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White stalling the fight.
Maafala lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
White tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Maafala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maafala putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has White in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maafala.
Maafala lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.
Maafala is pressed up against the cage. White has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Maafala down to the mat. Maafala avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Maafala has closed the distance and engaged White in a clinch.
Maafala blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Maafala.
Maafala lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Maafala tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
Maafala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maafala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
White drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maafala pulls his leg out and moves away.
White wants to clinch up but Maafala keeps it at a distance.
Maafala tries to clinch but White moves away

and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
Maafala digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Maafala lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Maafala as the two fighters clinch.
Maafala stalling the fight.
Maafala lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maafala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White wants to break free but Maafala has control.
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maafala obliges.
Maafala misses with a knee to the head.
White is trying to force a seperation but Maafala has the dominant position.
Maafala lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
White tries to pull guard but Maafala won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Maafala.
Maafala scores with a knee to the head.
Maafala scores with a knee to the head.
Maafala lands a body shot.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the head but White blocks with his arms.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Maafala closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maafala postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
White wants to get back to his feet but Maafala is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viko Maafala dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Maafala misses with a combination

and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maafala manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Maafala tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White tries to reverse the position but Maafala maintains control.
Maafala avoids the attempt from White to control.

Maafala has hold of White's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and White manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to lock up and control but Maafala gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Maafala connects with a massive shot to the dome!
White tries to hold on but Maafala pushes him away.
Maafala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maafala cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
White is looking to get to half guard.

Maafala looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Maafala with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maafala looking to finish White with some ground and pound. This is bad for White!
Maafala scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maafala connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maafala pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maafala landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maafala avoids the attempt from White to control.
White is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maafala cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafala fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Maafala has control of White's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and White regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Maafala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of White's face.
Maafala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maafala is in the full mount, landing strikes.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maafala cracks White with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maafala is landing with some decent strikes but White is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maafala scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maafala connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Maafala working White over with strikes here.
White manages to regain half guard. Good work.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Maafala sits in half guard.

Maafala is trying to work for a kimura but White is defending well.
Maafala is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
Viko Maafala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maafala scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viko Maafala dominated that second round.
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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Maafala.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Maafala circles away.
White has a takedown stuffed.
White dodges the punch combination from Maafala.
White with a lazy takedown attempt

and Maafala counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
Maafala is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
Maafala trying to control the position but White is working away.
Maafala gets to mount! White was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maafala can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as White is looking to escape.
White taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maafala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?

Maafala is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but White is surviving well by controlling Maafala's body position as best he can.
Maafala looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
White wants to hold on but Maafala pushes him away.
Maafala blocks White's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Maafala landing punches.
Maafala breaks from White's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maafala in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
White in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
White tries to lock up and control but Maafala gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Maafala postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. White looks a forlorn figure.
Maafala is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. White can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Maafala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maafala blocks White's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Maafala lands a big elbow.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maafala is landing with some decent strikes but White is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to reverse the position but Maafala maintains control.
Maafala landing strikes from the mount and White is in trouble!
Maafala is landing with some decent strikes but White is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maafala with the ground and pound from mount.
Maafala punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maafala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of White's face.
Viko Maafala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maafala looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Maafala.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White can't escape the position.
Maafala has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of White's face.
Maafala sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maafala pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maafala with good strikes from the mount here!
Maafala trying to control but White is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Maafala.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Barry White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maafala trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viko Maafala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maafala 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viko Maafala!