PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nolan comes to the cage accompanied by Down - Stone the Crow. White has chosen If You Want Blood as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nolan
vs
White

195 cm
29
212 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

190 cm
30
220 lbs
17 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Nolan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack White!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White clobbers Nolan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Christian Nolan has been cut.
White will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
White misses with a leg kick.
Nolan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

White throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nolan was covering up waiting for the punch and White finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nolan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Nolan wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
White postures up in Nolan's guard and throws a big left but Nolan blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White distracts Nolan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nolan holds on and takes a little breather.
White wants to control from the top but Nolan keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nolan keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nolan throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
Jack White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nolan. Nolan obviously looking to wear him down.
Nolan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nolan's hands.
Nolan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nolan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christian Nolan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Nolan misses its intended target.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White thumps Nolan with a low kick.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Christian Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack White.
Nolan just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a series of strikes that have Nolan backpedaling.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nolan is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Nolan circles away and we're back to standing.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nolan throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Nolan lands with an overhand left.
Nolan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White throws a looping overhand right but Nolan ducks down to avoid it.
Nolan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White wants to land a leg kick but Nolan is out of range.
Nolan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White swings for the body but Nolan moves out of range.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Nolan off balance momentarily.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Nolan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. White is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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 a low kick.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nolan to score with a decent uppercut.
Nolan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nolan catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nolan throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
Nolan defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
White wants to land a leg kick but Nolan is out of range.
Nolan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nolan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White digs a good hook to Nolan's body.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Nolan'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.

White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Nolan's head back.
Nolan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White throws a body punch but Nolan moves out of range.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nolan's calf.
White fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nolan avoids it really well and circles away.
Nolan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nolan.
White cracks Nolan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nolan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

White closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nolan did well to prevent White getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
Nolan is looking to control White's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nolan avoid being mounted?
White is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nolan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
Nolan wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nolan gets full guard.
Nolan wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
Nolan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Nolan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan preventing the sweep.
Nolan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nolan is pushing down on White's leg trying to pass to half guard. White is fighting to maintain full guard but Nolan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nolan controlling the action here.
White wants to improve his position but Nolan is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan wants to get back to his feet.

Nolan stands up and beckons White to join him on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a body punch but Nolan moves out of range.
White misses with a body shot
and Nolan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nolan defends it nicely.
Donk. White catches Nolan right on the button with a cross.
White throws a front kick aimed at Nolan's knee but Nolan avoids it well.
A punch combination from White misses.
White changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nolan tries to avoid it but White manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nolan to the ground. Nolan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Christian Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack White.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nolan misses with a jab, cross combination.
White throws a series of punches but Nolan avoids them all with ease.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Christian Nolan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christian Nolan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nolan circles away.
Nolan throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Nolan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nolan lands with a straight right. White didn't see that one coming.
Good exchange - Nolan coming out on top.
Nolan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nolan tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White misses with a looping right.
Nolan connects with a jab.
Nolan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Nolan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
White moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from White finds it's way through Nolan's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nolan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nolan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
White tries to bum rush Nolan with a series of wild strikes but Nolan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Nolan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Nolan.
Nolan staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nolan. That's going to slow White down.
Nolan lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Nolan.
Nolan lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nolan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nolan scores with a nice head shot.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Christian Nolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack White.
Nolan looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Nolan cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Christian Nolan is winning the standup battle so far.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nolan lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nolan.
Nolan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nolan lands a big head kick that sends White tumbling to the mat! Nolan takes a step backwards and waves White back to his feet - he wants the finish!

White is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Nolan has White up against the cage in a clinch.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Nolan finish him?
Nolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nolan.
Nolan works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Nolan lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Nolan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles White! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Nolan is unloading with more strikes now! White drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Nolan!
Christian Nolan retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, Christian Nolan stared into the camera and said 'Whos next? Whos next to step up to the plate and try and take this 205 lb title from me. Whoever it is, you better bring an army.'.