PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Chamakh
vs
White

175 cm
23
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Fighters First Nutrition
Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antoine Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric White!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamakh falls off balance throwing a combination
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White jabs Chamakh right on the nose. Chamakh blinks but takes it well.
Chamakh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Chamakh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chamakh tries to clinch up.
White loads up on a big right hand but Chamakh slips the punch.
A jab from Chamakh does it's job there.
Eric White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chamakh moves away.
Chamakh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
A jab lands there for White.
Chamakh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Chamakh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Chamakh tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chamakh somewhat.
Chamakh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chamakh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from White.
White connects with a body shot that sends Chamakh's belly button to the back.
Eric White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chamakh needs to keep his hands up - White had a free shot at his head there.
Chamakh misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White scores with the left hand. Chamakh knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Chamakh closes the distance but White moves to the side
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Chamakh counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chamakh looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White digs a good body shot into Chamakh's ribs.
A nice combination there by Chamakh.
Chamakh falls off balance throwing a combination
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chamakh had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chamakh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chamakh lands a jab.
White misses with a left hand
and Chamakh counters with a series of strikes. White will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Chamakh.
White throws a front kick aimed at Chamakh's knee but Chamakh avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh moves out of range as White strikes.
Chamakh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Chamakh.
Chamakh tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White misses with a hook. Chamakh ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chamakh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sloppy strikes from Chamakh. Those never looked like landing.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chamakh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Antoine Chamakh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White misses with a left hand
and Chamakh counters with a two punch combo.
Chamakh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eric White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chamakh falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White misses with a body punch
and Chamakh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses the shot to the body.
White cracks Chamakh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Chamakh misses.
Chamakh 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 misses with a hook.
Chamakh has a takedown stuffed.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Chamakh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh slips a jab from White.
Chamakh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chamakh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White throws a right hand that misses
enabling Chamakh to counter with a crisp jab.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Chamakh's shoulder, as Chamakh tries to avoid the shot.
White scores with a nice head shot.
White misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Chamakh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chamakh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looks to throw the jab but Chamakh is out of range.
White throws a series of punches but Chamakh moves out of range.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chamakh.
Chamakh moves away from the strike by White.
A swing and a miss from White.
White takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White digs a good hook to Chamakh's body.
White lands with a cross.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White throws a jab when Chamakh was well out of range.
Chamakh misses with a two punch combination.
Chamakh fails to land with a series of punches.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chamakh circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chamakh avoids the body shot from White.
Chamakh slips a jab and a cross from White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Chamakh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamakh.
Chamakh throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White lands with a nice body punch.
White connects with a single shot there.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Chamakh counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
White swings for the body but Chamakh moves out of range.
Chamakh defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
A combination from White does no damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chamakh.
Chamakh misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White clobbers Chamakh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chamakh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chamakh tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chamakh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chamakh tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Chamakh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a nice looking combination but Chamakh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Chamakh swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Chamakh looks to clinch
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chamakh thinking.
White throws a hook but Chamakh avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White swings for the body but Chamakh moves out of range.
White lands the left hand.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
Chamakh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eric White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White throws a low kick but Chamakh moves out of range easily.
Chamakh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chamakh sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

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