PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Michalski
vs
White

195 cm
21
208 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
217 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Michalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob White!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Michalski walks into a left hand.
Michalski throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michalski slips a jab and a cross from White.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michalski manages to avoid it.

White clinches up with Michalski and pushes him back against the cage.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White lands a shot to the body.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Michalski is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michalski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michalski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White prevents a body shot from Michalski.
A hook to the body from White.
White lands a nice uppercut.
Michalski throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Michalski is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Michalski lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Michalski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Michalski.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White blocks a jab.
Michalski misses with a series of wild punches.
White dips to his left and cracks Michalski with an uppercut!
Michalski slips under a jab from White.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michalski avoids it really well and circles away.
Michalski blocks a head kick by White.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michalski misses with a few strikes there.
Michalski misses with a looping right.

White feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
White looks gassed!
Michalski tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
Michalski won't allow White to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Michalski actively working from the bottom here.
Michalski is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.
Michalski tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
White works his way into full mount!
Michalski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski can't escape the position.
Michalski throwing hammer fists to the chest of White. What's that going to do exactly?
Michalski is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michalski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Michalski is desperately trying to improve his position but White has a good base and remains in mount.
White controlling his opponent.
White blocks Michalski's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michalski can't escape the position.
Michalski tries to hold on but White postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A combination from Michalski does no damage.
A jab from Michalski misses.
Michalski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michalski misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from White does no damage.
Alexander Michalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White throws a nice looking combination but Michalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White misses with the combination.
Michalski looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Michalski misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White scores with a jab.
Michalski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michalski throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Michalski throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Michalski connects with a crisp jab.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Michalski seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to move into range but Michalski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

White darts in and clinches Michalski up against the cage.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Michalski swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michalski goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Michalski throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.

White rushes Michalski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White tries for a takedown but Michalski manages to get underhooks.
Michalski managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Michalski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White digs a right hand into Michalski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michalski's gas tank.

White breaks from the clinch.
White looks for the body kick but Michalski saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalski cracks White with a good jab.
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!
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by White.
White moves out of range as Michalski strikes.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Michalski throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White sizes up Michalski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Michalski dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Michalski's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Michalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michalski avoids the head kick by White.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Michalski is just out of range.

White gets the takedown into side control.
Michalski is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked White off and has taken his back!
Michalski gets his hands free as White looks to control.
Michalski thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Michalski scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. White is looking for a way out.
Michalski throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
White breaks Michalski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michalski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michalski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michalski keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Michalski looking for a sweep. Not yet Michalski, not yet.
Michalski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Michalski is looking to stall here but White recovers full guard.
Michalski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
White working a defensive guard but Michalski manages to pass into side control anyway.
Michalski working the head with strikes.
Michalski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but White is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
White is not content to let Michalski control the position.
Michalski cracks White with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

White ducks under a wild hook from Michalski.
Michalski misses with a jab to the body
letting White counter with a right hand.
Michalski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White slips under a jab.
Alexander Michalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michalski tries a head kick but it misses.
Michalski misses with a body shot.
Michalski misses with a takedown attempt
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michalski looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White shoots in but Michalski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michalski.
White misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michalski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
Michalski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michalski avoids the body shot from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by White.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michalski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White cracks Michalski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Michalski thuds a left hand into White's body.
Michalski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
Michalski misses with a combination
and White counters with a straight right hand.
Michalski throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Michalski checks the leg kick.
A big right from Michalski misses.
Michalski misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Michalski is just out of range.
Michalski misses with a wild body shot.
Nice body punch from Michalski.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Michalski. No joy for White on that attempt.
Alexander Michalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob White.
Michalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michalski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Michalski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White throws a head kick but Michalski moves out of range.
Michalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michalski scores with a hook.
Michalski misses with a looping right.
White scores with the left hand. Michalski knows he should have avoided that one.
Michalski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michalski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Michalski works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
White looks to land a combination. Michalski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Michalski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Michalski tries a low kick but White avoids it.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White moves away from the strike by Michalski.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Michalski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Michalski misses.
White misses with a kick to the body
and Michalski counters with a left and a right that stings White.
White misses with a head kick.
Michalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White tries to bum rush Michalski with a series of wild strikes but Michalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michalski avoids the head kick by White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michalski needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
Michalski throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Michalski backing up. Michalski nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Michalski ducks right into an uppercut from White.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
White throws a series of punches but Michalski avoids them all with ease.
Michalski throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Michalski gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows White to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Michalski throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Michalski wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michalski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Michalski looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bob White.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Bob White!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Bob White!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Bob White!

Bob White wins by unanimous decision!