PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haryy Houdini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Houdini
vs
White

179 cm
26
179 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

184 cm
27
173 lbs
11 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haryy Houdini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houdini shoots for a takedown but White saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

White drives through and clinches with Houdini against the cage.

Houdini pulls White into guard.
White passes easily into side control. Nice work.
White with the ground and pound but Houdini regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

White is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Houdini is controlling White's trapped leg to prevent White from advancing to side control.
White looks to land a strike but Houdini avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
White is pushing down on Houdini's leg trying to pass to half guard. Houdini is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houdini controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Houdini is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Houdini's head.
White wants to free his trapped foot but Houdini is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Houdini tries to kick White off but White keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini regains full guard. Nicely done.
White wants to stand but Houdini is controlling his posture from full guard.
White looking to pass the guard.
White wants to stand but Houdini has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Houdini is pulling down on White's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houdini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White is fighting to break Houdini's control of his arms but Houdini is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Haryy Houdini just wasn't active enough.

White has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Houdini blocks it with crossed arms.
White blocks a body shot from Houdini.
Houdini tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Houdini.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
White lands an uppercut.

Houdini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

White moves into range and clinches up with Houdini.

Houdini jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Houdini works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Houdini scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Houdini tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
Houdini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as White walks away with a smile on his face. Houdini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

White closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White working aggressively here.

White manages to pull guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini won't allow White to sweep him here.
Houdini trying to control but White is working from the bottom.

Houdini drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Houdini jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White is looking to sweep but instead, Houdini has passed into half guard.

Houdini stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Houdini drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Houdini tries for a kimura but White is defending well.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Houdini cracks White with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Haryy Houdini will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Houdini shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Houdini shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Houdini's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Houdini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Houdini has control of White's left arm, preventing White from doing any damage.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Houdini has his hands on White's head, controlling the position.
White throwing strikes but missing.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
White being controlled here momentarily.
Haryy Houdini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Haryy Houdini just wasn't active enough.

White rushes Houdini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Houdini successfully pulls guard.
Houdini is pulling down on White's head to control his posture.
Houdini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Houdini has wrist control.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Houdini has wrist control.
Houdini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Houdini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Houdini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Houdini seems keen to control White's posture.
White wants to stand but Houdini is controlling his posture from full guard.
White lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
Houdini seems keen to control White's posture.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Houdini pulls White in to control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Haryy Houdini wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Houdini takes an elbow to the temple.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houdini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Houdini drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haryy Houdini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Houdini.

Houdini manages to break the clinch.

White clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houdini lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Houdini pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Houdini manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Houdini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
Houdini is controlling White's posture.
Houdini's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Houdini has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes White off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

White moves into range and clinches up with Houdini.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White lands a knee to the head.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Houdini blocks with his arms.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Houdini blocks with his arms.
Houdini blocking some punches.

Houdini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

White clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from White.
Houdini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Houdini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Houdini decides to pull guard.

White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Houdini is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Houdini manages to escape and get back to his feet.

White clinches with his opponent.

Houdini jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
White throws a big elbow that misses.
Houdini seems keen to control White's posture.
Houdini has a closed guard, preventing White from standing up.
Houdini managing to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houdini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Houdini has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Haryy Houdini has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

White rushes Houdini and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Houdini has hold of one of White's legs. White is fighting the takedown attempt but Houdini gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White wants to stand but Houdini is controlling the position.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Houdini. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

White has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Houdini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

White working for submissions but it's allowed Houdini to get to half guard.
White taking some punishment here, with Houdini in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Houdini is working for a submission of some sort.

Houdini is trying for a kimura here. White looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Houdini wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Haryy Houdini!