PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Striker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Striker's entrance music is MMA THEME. A fine choice. White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Time 4 Sum Aksion. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Striker
vs
White

186 cm
25
145 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

176 cm
27
133 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Striker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank White!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Striker scores with a body shot.
Striker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Striker tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Striker to the ground. Striker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Striker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
Liam Striker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank White.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Striker.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Striker moves out of range easily.
Striker throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Striker lands with a cross.

White is rocked!
Horrible takedown by White or perhaps it was just good defense by Striker which made him look bad.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Striker finish him?
White dodges the punch combination from Striker.
A head kick misses from White.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
White looks gassed!
White closes the distance and clinches up with Striker, looking for a takedown. White pushes Striker against the cage but Striker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Striker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Striker duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White walks straight into a right hand from Striker - that's dropped him! Striker jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save White from any more punishment! White complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Liam Striker!