PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lime White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Funke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to never gonna stop. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Funke
vs
White

188 cm
25
184 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lime White!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White feints and then cracks Funke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Funke down.
White tries to clinch up but Funke circles away and keeps his distance.
Funke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White slips a jab and a cross from Funke.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by White.
Funke misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Funke down.
White is looking to slow Funke down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White moves into the clinch successfully.
White dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Funke avoids the damage to the body.
Funke takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Cody Funke has been cut.
White lands an elbow inside.
Funke takes an elbow to the temple.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Funke avoids the damage to the body.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
White leaning against his opponent.
Funke has White pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. White manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
White has Funke pushed against the cage.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Funke is blocking nicely.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White lands an elbow just above Funke 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke takes an elbow to the temple.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White lands an elbow that stopped Funke in his tracks for a moment.
White lands an elbow inside that Funke shrugs off.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on White - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Funke blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.

Cody Funke's cut is getting worse.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White lands a nice elbow.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from White.
White stalling against the cage.
Funke is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a knee to the body.
Funke is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from White.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funke avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
Funke dodges an elbow strike from White.
White with a knee to the head.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Funke letting White take a breather here.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Funke blocks the elbow strike.
White misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funke blocks an elbow strike.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Funke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Cody Funke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
White leaning against his opponent.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Funke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funke avoids it.
Funke avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funke dodges an elbow strike from White.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White lands a damaging elbow.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lime White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cody Funke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee calls for White to work.
Funke takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White lands an elbow inside.
Funke takes a knee to the side of the body.
White lands an elbow inside that Funke shrugs off.
Funke avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
The referee calls for White to work.
Nice elbow from White.
White misses with an elbow over the top.
White lands a nice elbow.
Funke avoids a wild elbow strike from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Funke tries for a takedown. No joy.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White lands an elbow that stopped Funke in his tracks for a moment.

Jeez, Cody Funke's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funke takes an elbow to the forehead.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cody Funke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lime White!