PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Bordado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesco White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying White's choice of entrance music: Smoke the Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bordado
vs
White

170 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
27
198 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquin Bordado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesco White!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bordado counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bordado throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White throws a head kick that misses.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Bordado moves out of range easily.
Bordado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bordado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bordado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bordado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bordado dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White lands a jab.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bordado moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Bordado does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bordado.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bordado throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Bordado only half commits.
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bordado's waist but Bordado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
White is looking to clinch.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bordado swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bordado swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Bordado throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Bordado throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White scores with a jab to the head.
White connects with a leg kick. Bordado looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Bordado moves out of range easily.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White throws a series of punches but Bordado avoids them all with ease.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Bordado seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

White darts in and clinches Bordado up against the cage.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White slows down the pace here.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bordado.
White prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bordado fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joaquin Bordado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bordado throws an elbow but it misses.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Bordado won't allow it.
Bordado can't get the takedown.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bordado is defending well.

Bordado manages to break the clinch.
Bordado rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bordado is trying to stall.
Bordado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bordado is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
White wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

White has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bordado uses from the top position.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bordado postures up.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bordado stopping the sweep attempt from White.
Bordado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bordado throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bordado.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bordado throwing strikes but missing.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bordado.
White is trying to keep Bordado in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesco White will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bordado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

White fails in his attempt to clinch.
White throws the kick towards the body but Bordado avoids it.
Jesco White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bordado tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
Bordado tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
Bordado swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and White moves into the clinch.
Bordado wants to stall.
Bordado is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bordado is looking to land body kicks.
Bordado circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bordado misses with a looping right.
White scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bordado tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bordado is trying to pull guard but White has him pressed against the cage.

White successfully pulls guard.
Bordado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bordado postures up.
Bordado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bordado throws an elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bordado's guard. Nice move by White!
Bordado is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst White is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jesco White hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
White thuds his shin into the meat of Bordado's side.
Bordado misses with a few strikes there.
Bordado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Bordado misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bordado misses with a telegraphed body shot

and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
White has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bordado is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
White lands a shoulder strike.
White controlling the action here for a moment.

White drags the fight down to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bordado off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bordado misses with the combination.
Bordado dodges the punch combination from White.
Joaquin Bordado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bordado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bordado misses with an attempted mid kick.

White closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - White lands in his opponent's guard.
Bordado wants to get back to his feet but White is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control from the top but Bordado keeps moving.
Bordado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesco 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. And we move into the final round!

Bordado lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joaquin Bordado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bordado thows a leg kick but White checks it

and White counters by moving into the clinch.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bordado avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bordado tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
Bordado has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. White is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bordado is trying to stall.

White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bordado misses with a left hand
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bordado.
Bordado takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bordado stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bordado wants it to stay on the feet.
White throws a leg kick
and Bordado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

White drives through and clinches with Bordado against the cage.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bordado is defending well.
Joaquin Bordado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesco White.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White keeps control of Bordado as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bordado is looking to break free of the clinch but White has double underhooks.
Bordado trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bordado into the cage.
Bordado is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well.

White drags the fight down to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bordado throws an elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bordado's guard. Nice move by White!
White looking to pass the guard.
White trying to control but Bordado is working from the bottom.

White gets to his feet - Bordado follows without any prompting.
Bordado pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White slips a jab from Bordado.
White pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bordado back to the cage. White follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Some wild striking there from Bordado.
Bordado looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from White misses.

White throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bordado was covering up waiting for the punch and White finishes the takedown easily into guard.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jesco White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bordado keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White prevents Bordado from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesco White was stalling too much, according to the referee.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joaquin Bordado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Bordado.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesco White.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

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