PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasko Nusciva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nusciva has chosen Lionel Richie - Hello as his entrance music. Pasko Nusciva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank White's chin.

White
vs
Nusciva

183 cm
27
192 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

192 cm
25
199 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasko Nusciva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White stuffs the takedown.
White misses the jab.
Nusciva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nusciva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nusciva is defended easily by White.
Jab from White.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nusciva at a distance.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nusciva scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White misses with an uppercut
and Nusciva counters with a big head kick but White shrugs it off.
Nusciva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
Frank White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasko Nusciva.
White throws a hook to the side of Nusciva's head but Nusciva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nusciva staying out of range there.
Nusciva misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a combination that misses

and Nusciva counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
Nusciva is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White wants to control but Nusciva postures up.
White regains half guard.
White is trying to get back to full guard.

Nusciva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Nusciva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, White has managed to free his arm - good work.
White is controlling Nusciva's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Nusciva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nusciva is now in half guard.

White actively working from the bottom here.
Nusciva controlling the pace.
Nusciva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nusciva is nestled in close to White, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nusciva working over White with some ground and pound. White looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
White is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White regains full guard. Nicely done.

White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nusciva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nusciva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nusciva trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nusciva trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nusciva throws a big elbow that misses.
Nusciva trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nusciva trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White has control of Nusciva's left arm, preventing Nusciva from doing any damage.
Nusciva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pasko Nusciva wasn't active enough on the ground.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nusciva tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Nusciva does no damage.
White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White thows a body shot but no joy.
White lands a jab to Nusciva's midsection.
White takes a swing at Nusciva's ribcage but misses.
White digs a good hook to Nusciva's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank White dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

White misses with a few strikes there.
Pasko Nusciva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nusciva.
Nusciva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frank White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nusciva moves away from the strike by White.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nusciva fails with an attempt to clinch.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nusciva moves away.
A big left from White misses.
White cracks a nice hook into Nusciva's ribs.
Nusciva shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Nusciva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nusciva is breathing heavily.
White loads up on a big right hand but Nusciva slips the punch.
A big right from White misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nusciva moves out of range as White strikes.
White lands a body shot.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nusciva was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nusciva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White takes a swing at Nusciva's ribcage but misses.
Nusciva shoots and misses
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Frank White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasko Nusciva.

White lands a left and a right that send Nusciva crashing to the mat, dazed. White thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Nusciva is rocked!

It looks like Pasko Nusciva has been cut.
White cracks Nusciva's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Nusciva slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before White can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank White!
A victorious Frank White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.