PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Buddy Guy - Five Years . Buddy Guy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Guy
vs
White

195 cm
32
260 lbs
19 - 1 - 0

188 cm
27
255 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buddy Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul White!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Guy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

White shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Guy is controlling White's posture.
Guy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

White drops back looking for a leg! Guy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guy manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Guy's guard.
White passes Guy's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a head shot. Guy uses the momentum to regain guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Guy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
White's corner is telling him to maintain position.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.
Guy keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.

Paul White has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice jab there from Guy.
White throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buddy Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guy.
Guy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches White on the side of the head.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guy as he jumps to the side.
White throws a series of punches but Guy avoids them all with ease.
White throws a series of punches but Guy moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Buddy Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
White shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guy as he jumps to the side.
White tries to bum rush Guy with a series of wild strikes but Guy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White throws a combination that misses
and Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Guy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guy.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Guy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guy misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Guy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
White throws out a leg kick but Guy moves out of range and White only half commits.
Guy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guy avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a wild combination.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guy sprawls well. Guy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guy sprawls well. Guy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Buddy Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guy missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White tries to clinch up.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guy sprawls well. Guy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Guy misses the jab.
White misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Guy moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White misses with a hook
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Paul White has been cut.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White wants to clinch
and Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Guy slips a jab and a cross from White.
Guy leaves White with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guy circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Guy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul White's cut.
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.

Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
White looks for a takedown but Guy sprawls well.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Guy misses the jab.
White misses with a body shot
letting Guy counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Buddy Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul White.
Jab from White.
White takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guy misses with a looping left.
White misses the shot to the body.

Oooooh!!! Guy has knocked White down with a huge combo! Guy steps away and waves a wobbly White back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy connects with a stiff jab that staggers White - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buddy Guy!
Buddy Guy retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Buddy Guy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.