PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pure White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbados Slim acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

White
vs
Slim

193 cm
29
204 lbs
13 - 12 - 1

185 cm
31
220 lbs
18 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pure White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barbados Slim!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Slim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Slim lands a jab.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab lands there for White.
A swing and a miss from White.
White loads up on a big right hand but Slim slips the punch.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Slim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
White looks to land a right hand but Slim moved out of range.
Slim slips under a jab from White.
White loads up on a big right hand but Slim slips the punch.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slim.
Pure White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Slim.
White misses with a left hand

and Slim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
White lands a couple of good shots and Slim has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
White gets his hands free as Slim looks to control.
You can see the frustration on Slim's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
White is punishing Slim with some ground and pound.
Slim is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
White scores with punches to the body.
White lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Slim hold on?!
Slim rolls, trying to escape but White keeps control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards White.
Slim tries to roll but White sticks to his back.
White is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Slim tries to escape but White has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
White keeps control of the position easily here as Slim tries to buck him off.
White is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. White gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. White gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. White apologises and we restart here on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slim throws out the jab.
White throws a lazy right hand but Slim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a looping overhand right but Slim ducks down to avoid it.
Slim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slim slips a jab from White.
White throws a looping overhand right but Slim ducks down to avoid it.
Slim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White lunges at Slim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slim's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pure White dominated that round.
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.

The fighters circle momentarily. White darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Slim is rocked!
White loads up on a big right hand but Slim slips the punch.

White cracks Slim with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. White has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Slim to stand back up!
Slim is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
A big left from White misses.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Slim's shoulder, as Slim tries to avoid the shot.
Slim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White throws a lazy right hand but Slim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slim seems to have recovered his senses.
Pure White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands a jab to the nose.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Slim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a hook
and Slim counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Slim closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Slim pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Slim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
Slim swings away with a body shot that misses
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with a straight left.
Slim ducks under a wild hook from White.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Slim.
The ground and pound from Slim seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
White has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slim is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White is trying to improve his position.
Pure White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A lull in the action here as Slim stalls from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slim trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Slim in the domination position with White hanging on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White manages to get back to half guard.
Slim wants to take a breather but White is having none of it.
White trying to control but Slim postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
White is trying to maintain the position but Slim is very close to passing his half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slim takes one on the button.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Slim slips a straight right by White.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slim.
Slim moves away from the strike by White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut
letting Slim counter with a right hand.
Slim staying out of range there.
White looks to land a right hand but Slim moved out of range.
Slim misses with a looping left.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from White misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Slim closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming White to the mat! White manages to get full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now White is on top in guard.
White lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pure White dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Slim moves out of range of the strikes.
Slim misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slim takes one on the button.
Pure White is winning the standup battle so far.
Slim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but White swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Slim on that attempt.
Pure White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barbados Slim.
Slim swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Slim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut. Slim saw that one coming.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice cross by White.
A big right from White misses.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slim can do to turn this around?
White throws a big shot that misses.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slim shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
Slim moves away from the strike by White.
White misses with a hook. Slim ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Slim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slim takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Slim scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Slim.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Slim.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slim misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a hook but Slim avoids it easily.
White looks to land a right hand but Slim moved out of range.
Barbados Slim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Slim. Slim gets slowly back to his feet.
Pure White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
White with a hook.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Slim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Slim counters with a two punch combo.
Slim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Slim seems unphased.
A jab from White misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Slim swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pure White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

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