PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Willwerth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by "Bring Out Your Dead" by Strung Out. Willwerth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Justin Moore - I Could Kick Your Ass . Dennis Willwerth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

White
vs
Willwerth

181 cm
24
181 lbs
6 - 1 - 1

178 cm
25
183 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jay White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dennis Willwerth!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willwerth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A jab from White misses.
Willwerth misses with a double jab.
Willwerth doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Willwerth tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Willwerth. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willwerth slips a jab from White.
Willwerth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Willwerth checks the leg kick.
White throws a good cross that connects.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jay White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willwerth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willwerth gets slowly back to his feet.
Willwerth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willwerth looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Willwerth staying out of range there.
Willwerth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White scores with a punch to the head.
White swings for the body but Willwerth moves out of range.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Willwerth's shoulder, as Willwerth tries to avoid the shot.
Willwerth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Willwerth misses with a series of wild punches.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from White does it's job there.
White feints and then cracks Willwerth's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Willwerth down.
Willwerth ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a head kick but Willwerth moves out of range.
Willwerth misses with a kick to the body.
White misses with an uppercut. Willwerth saw that one coming.
White misses with an uppercut.
White stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a straight right.
Willwerth tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
Willwerth lands a lovely overhand right.
Willwerth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White misses with a straight right.
White looks to land a right hand but Willwerth moved out of range.
Willwerth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
Jay White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Willwerth.
Willwerth throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Willwerth moves out of range as White strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Willwerth takes one on the button.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Willwerth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White digs a good body shot into Willwerth's ribs.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White looks to land a right hand but Willwerth moved out of range.
White misses with a two punch combination.
White misses with a combination
and Willwerth counters with a good low kick that White was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willwerth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Willwerth throws a leg kick
and White counters with a leg kick.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Willwerth. Willwerth obviously looking to wear him down.
White throws a series of punches but Willwerth moves out of range.
Willwerth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Willwerth on the side of the head.
Willwerth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willwerth manages to avoid it.
White misses with a low kick.
Willwerth throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
Willwerth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dennis Willwerth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Willwerth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by White misses
and Willwerth counters with a nice body kick.
Willwerth misses with a double jab.
Jay White is winning the standup battle so far.
Willwerth tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Willwerth somewhat.
White misses with a looping right.
Willwerth misses with an uppercut.
Willwerth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Willwerth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willwerth wants to clinch.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Willwerth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willwerth.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willwerth moves away from the strike by White.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willwerth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Willwerth.
A nice combination there by Willwerth.
Willwerth tries to clinch up.
Willwerth throws a half hearted mid kick.
White cracks a nice hook into Willwerth's ribs.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Willwerth moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
Willwerth misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Willwerth throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Willwerth's head back.
A low kick from White misses
letting Willwerth counter with a right hand.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Willwerth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willwerth.
Willwerth moves away from the strike by White.
Willwerth 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 tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willwerth was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Nice body punch from White.
White loads up on a big right hand but Willwerth slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Willwerth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

White looks to land a left hand but Willwerth moved out of range nicely.
Willwerth scores with a kick to the body.
Willwerth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws out a loose jab but Willwerth uses good head movement to avoid it.

Willwerth moves into the clinch.
Willwerth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Willwerth lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Willwerth blocks the elbow strike.
Willwerth lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Willwerth.
Willwerth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Willwerth cracks White with a nice body shot.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Willwerth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Willwerth as the two fighters clinch.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Willwerth controls his hands.
Willwerth blocking some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Willwerth as the two fighters clinch.
Willwerth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willwerth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Willwerth lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willwerth digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Willwerth.
Willwerth lands a body shot.
White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Willwerth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Willwerth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Willwerth.
Willwerth gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White is pressed up against the cage. Willwerth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Willwerth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Willwerth throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White misses with a body kick.
Willwerth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
Willwerth throws a hook but White blocks it.
White loads up on a big right hand but Willwerth slips the punch.
Willwerth misses with a combination
and White counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willwerth.
A punch combination from Willwerth misses.
Willwerth dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Willwerth's head and hops out.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White moves out of range of the body kick from Willwerth.
Willwerth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Willwerth.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Willwerth counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willwerth misses with the combination.
Willwerth throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
A low kick from Willwerth misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Willwerth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White throws a shot from downtown. Willwerth moves away and avoids it.
White thows a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by White.
White throws a sloppy head kick
and Willwerth counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Willwerth misses with a low kick.
White throws a solid leg kick but Willwerth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Willwerth counters with a two punch combo.
White scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Willwerth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Willwerth both land. Nice combination.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Willwerth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Willwerth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Willwerth!