PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maoto Lychida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lychida comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lychida
vs
White

186 cm
25
203 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maoto Lychida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lychida doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Lychida tries to clinch but White moves away
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Lychida wants to clinch
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lychida tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lychida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lychida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lychida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lychida tries a head kick but it misses.
White scores with a hook.
White thuds his right hand into Lychida's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lychida throws a lazy head kick
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lychida throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White circles away from the clinch attempt
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Lychida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lychida closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lychida darts in trying to clinch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Lychida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lychida gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maoto Lychida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lychida throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Lychida takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lychida closes the distance but White moves to the side
and Lychida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lychida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Lychida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lychida darts in trying to clinch
and Lychida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a solid leg kick but Lychida takes the impact on his shin and smiles at White.
Lychida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lychida tries to clinch
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lychida tries to clinch up
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Lychida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Lychida tries to clinch up
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White avoids the head kick by Lychida.
Lychida looks to clinch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Lychida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and White counters with a series of strikes. Lychida will be more careful next time no doubt.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from White finds it's way through Lychida's defenses.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Lychida tries to clinch but White moves away
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lychida drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lychida closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Lychida backing up. Lychida nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dana White dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lychida moves to clinch but White breaks away
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White throws a right hand that Lychida ducks under and follows up with a left that Lychida also avoids with ease.
White tries to bum rush Lychida with a series of wild strikes but Lychida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lychida tries to clinch up
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White looks to land a combination. Lychida sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lychida wants to clinch
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lychida thinking.
Dana White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lychida looks to clinch
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Lychida closes the distance looking to clinch
and White counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lychida wants to clinch
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lychida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lychida moves to clinch but White breaks away
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lychida tries to clinch up
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lychida walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lychida looks to clinch
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
Lychida looks to clinch
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lychida misses with a low kick.
Lychida wants to clinch
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White scores with a decent looking hook.
Lychida closes the distance but White moves to the side
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White cracks Lychida with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lychida looks to clinch
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by White.
Lychida wants to clinch but White slips to the side
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lychida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White thuds his shin into the meat of Lychida's side.
White avoids the head kick by Lychida.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lychida.
Lychida wants to clinch
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White connects with the punch.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lychida is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lychida closes the distance but White moves to the side
letting White counter with a right hand.

Lychida is rocked!
White steps in with a hook that catches Lychida right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! White follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lychida looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dana White!