PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray White (ranked 555 p4p, 473 weight class) and Jarron Faith (ranked 43 p4p, 34 weight class). White comes into the arena with HonestKey- Change blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

White
vs
Faith

164 cm
32
141
9 - 6 - 0

166 cm
23
137
9 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarron Faith!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faith has managed to clinch.
White tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faith smiles and moves away.

Faith clinches with his opponent.
White tries to pull guard but Faith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Faith has White pressed against the cage, preventing White from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Faith.
Faith is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Faith.
Faith lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White wants a takedown but no success here.
Faith misses with a body punch.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Faith.
White tries to circle away but Faith has him pinned against the cage.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faith lands a nice elbow.
Faith can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Faith tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White tries to break free but Faith pushes him back against the cage.
Faith lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Faith.
Faith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
White is looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Faith.
A short right from Faith.
Faith lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faith just stands there and leans against the cage.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Faith after a bit of a struggle.
Faith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Faith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White is looking to take this one to the mat.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
White takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faith.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
White dodges an elbow strike from Faith.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the cage.
White blocks a body shot from Faith.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Faith lands a nice knee to the body.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Faith has double underhooks.
White looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White stalling.
White misses with some punches.
Faith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White avoiding damage as Faith throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Nice body punch from Faith.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
White takes an elbow to the temple.
Faith lands a nice uppercut.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Faith.
Faith lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good body shot from Faith.
Faith trying to land knees to the body.
Faith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Faith uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Faith lands a shot to the body.

White gets a trip takedown into half guard.

White is working for a submission of some sort.

Faith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
Faith tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.

Faith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faith wants to control the action here but instead White manages to pass to full mount!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to take his opponent's back.
White lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faith is desperately trying to improve his position but White has a good base and remains in mount.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White lands a big shot there that rocks Faith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faith tries to lock up and control but White gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
White scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Faith tries to reverse the position but White maintains control.
Faith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Faith is looking to escape.
Faith is in a horrible position here. White smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
White takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
White with the ground and pound from mount.
White is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Faith is rocked!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White dominating with strikes here.
Faith is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?
White connects with a bit shot that sees Faith covering up! More strikes from White and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! White is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray White!
An out of breath Ray White thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.