PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lützenkirchen - Leer aber Techno. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Perry
vs
White

189 cm
25
213 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

185 cm
26
215 lbs
10 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden White!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry shoots in for a double leg but White sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
White throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice sprawl there from White as Perry shoots in.
White throws a wild body kick that Perry sees coming a mile off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perry somewhat.
Perry is breathing heavily.
Perry defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Perry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry has a takedown stuffed.
Aiden White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry swats away the attempt to clinch by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
White wants to clinch up but Perry keeps it at a distance.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White misses with a double jab.
White throws the left hand but Perry avoids the punch easily.
Perry dives in and grabs White's left leg, looking for a takedown. White pushes down on Perry's head and hops out.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perry as he jumps to the side.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Perry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a right hand. Perry shakes it off.
Perry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White throws a one two combo.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White throws a series of punches but Perry avoids them all with ease.
White throws a body punch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
White throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely.
Perry avoids a kick to the body.
White misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White gets caught flat footed, as Perry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Perry won't allow White to sweep him here.
White lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Perry!
Perry working to try and regain half guard.
Perry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Perry is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.

Perry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.

White is looking for a kimura but Perry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
Perry blocking the ground and pound attempt from White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Perry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White working Perry over with strikes.
White wants to control but Perry is keeping him busy.

Perry looking for submissions off his back.

Perry looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
White scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Perry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Perry actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden White dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Perry looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for White!
White working to try and regain half guard.

Perry looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Perry has a good base and remains in mount.

Perry is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. White can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White wants to control but Perry is having none of it.

Perry swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and White is now in Perry's guard. A big mistake from Perry there, giving up the dominant position!

That's one minute gone in the round.
White working some strikes from top position.

White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Perry's legs - danger averted.
White lands a couple of digs.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Perry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White wants to control from the top but Perry keeps moving.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Perry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Perry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Perry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.

Perry looking for a guillotine here but White defends easily.
Perry keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

Perry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Perry's head.
White distracts Perry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Perry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White lands a couple of digs.

Perry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. White gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely.
White chips away with some ground and pound.
Perry keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

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.

Perry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. White defends it easily.

Perry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Perry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White thows a big elbow that misses.
Perry looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perry is keeping the position for now.
White works over Perry with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fred Perry will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

White is looking to clinch.
Perry avoids a punch combination nicely.
White misses with a body kick.
Perry circles away from the clinch attempt.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White tries to clinch but Perry is having none of it.
A combination from White does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Perry scores with a takedown into White's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Perry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Perry won't allow White to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Perry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Perry drops back, looking for a kneebar! White looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. White looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from White!
Perry is looking for a sweep.
White scoring with punches and elbows.
The strikes coming from White are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
White gets to mount! Perry was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
White connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Perry looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Perry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Perry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
Perry is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like White is going to stand back up.

Perry is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.

Perry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
White is nestled in close to Perry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Perry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Perry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perry's head.

Perry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Perry actively working from the bottom here.

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.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Perry is trying to get back to full guard.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Perry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Perry looking for submissions off his back.
White slips a nice elbow through Perry's hands, connecting with Perry's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Perry looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aiden White.
I think White 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden White!